Dear Karen,

My son, 21 years old, purchased a home from a widow. We don't know if her husband died in the home, but there is sometimes very uncomfortable energy, which the cat picks up on as well as my son and his girlfriend. Lights burn out often, dim or just shut off; the bathtub fell an inch while they were soaking in it; leaks in the plumbing; the furnace had to be replaced & was replaced with a defective part that filled the house with gas. How can this be dealt with if we weren't to have a practitioner come in to clear the space? Or is it best that they sell?

Cindy Benner, USA

Karen's reply:

Some questions I can answer by e-mail, but to answer this I would need to be in the place to feel the energy in order to diagnose what needs to be done. I don't have any practitioners in your part of the US yet but can put the word out to see if any of them would be willing to fly there if your son would be interested. However this would work out rather expensive as the practitioner's airfare, hotel costs and travel time would have to be paid for in addition to the consultation.

At a guess (and this is only a guess, since I haven't seen the place), it sounds possible that the building is geopathically stressed (there is a chapter about this in my book, Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui). If so, this can cause serious health problems over a period of time. I suggest your son finds a local dowser to check the house. You'll find more information about this and how to find a professional dowser on the Geopathic Stress page in the Links section of this website.

If geopathic stress is not the problem, then your son would be able to space clear the house himself, just following the guidelines in my book.