Dear Karen,

I am about to get my house tented for termites. I don't want to mess with those toxic chemicals, but termites are eating my house. Any suggestions?

- Laura Hensley, USA

Karen's reply:

I have never claimed that Space Clearing can be used to combat insect infestation. However, at clients' requests, I've sometimes performed Space Clearings in different parts of the world for people experiencing problems with ants, spiders and other pests. I usually find there is an element of geopathic stress in the building that needs to be worked with too.

Whenever I have taken on jobs like this, I ask the client to pay for the materials (flowers, harmony ball, incense and candles), and only pay me my fee for the consultation later on, if they find the infestation clears. I'm happy to report that in most instances it does work.

Unfortunately I haven't had much success so far in teaching this very specific technique to any of my practitioners. You certainly wouldn't be able to do it yourself, and there is no guarantee that you would get a result if you go to the expense of calling in a Space Clearing practitioner whom I have trained. The techniques are still very new and untested.