I am a medical student and am currently living with two other women in my class. They are not my friends, they are merely cohabitators in the school's housing. I can clear my own bedroom, but what should I do about the common area. It is as far from "homey" as a living situation can be! I'm not sure there is a way to handle the situation without causing discord, but there are certainly things that need changing. How should this situation be handled?

- Jessica, USA

Karen's reply:

If you are all sharing this common area on an equal basis then you all have an equal right to change the energy of it.

Ideally it is best for room mates to agree on and even perform the Space Clearing ceremony together but in this circumstance it doesn't sound as if that would be possible.

To avoid friction, I would suggest that you space clear the common area when your room mates are out. As you do the ceremony, have the intention that you are clearing and consecrating the space for the highest good of everyone concerned. When you do the harmony ball meditation, intend that you connect to your own higher self and have it in turn link to the higher selves of your two room mates so that you can bring through the frequencies which will benefit you all the most. Transforming the energy of the communal area you share can greatly enhance the way you all relate to each other, so don't be surprised if you all become friends after this!