Dear Karen,

I have just read Clear Your Clutter - strangely I have been working on this for a couple of months prior to reading your excellent book. It has encouraged me to work at it further in the manner you prescribe. I am ordering the book Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui.

My problem is that, although I have a large and beautiful house in a lovely coastal area I am terribly unhappy in it. My husband refuses to move and I feel isolated and depressed.

The house is a strange design although spacious - it has corners unreachable as they are so high, huge balconies and towering walls. Its not my type of house at all and I moved for all the wrong reasons. The last owner of the house died of cancer and I was horrified to discover in May that I had cancer myself - after a major op and months of sickness I am now physically much better. The point is that I just want to move so anything I do is undermined by this mind set. It would mean leaving my partner of almost 40 years.

I have never liked this house from the moment I moved in I am very sensitive to atmosphere and suffered the most terrible despair when I moved into it I have seldom felt so unhappy and feel it contributed to my illness. I am afraid that if I use the space clearing procedure outlined I will make the situation worse - I hasten to add I would not try this without reading Creating Sacred Space first and obtaining all the necessary bells etc. Maybe I will unleash stuff that could be dangerous. What should I do?

Best wishes, M

Karen's reply:

In Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui you will find a chapter about Geopathic Stress. From your description of your home and your health problems, it sounds very likely that this is applicable to you. My best advice therefore would be to find a reputable dowser to check this for you. Space Clearing (done professionally) can provide temporary relief from geopathic stress but is not a permanent solution. Space Clearing is also not advisable if you have not fully recovered your health.

To find a dowser in your part of the world, do an internet search on 'Dowsing' + the name of your country or nearest city. Some dowsers are very competent; others have no talent, wild imaginations and are a public menace. I tell you this so that you are aware of the need to practise discernment, rather than just accepting everything they say without question.

To help you further, please read the information I have written about ways to neutralize geopathic stress. This was published in some later editions of my book but was not in the early ones.