Dear Karen,

I live in a beautiful Victorian town house. It was bought to be a meditation centre, which was visited by many revered and powerful yogis, who all commented on what a special building it was. There are incredibly high vibrations soaked into its very fibres.

I chose to move from the house as I wanted to follow other pursuits in my life but it continued very successfully as a meditation centre until three years ago as I needed to return to the house to bring up my two baby girls.

Since moving back to the house I suffered a miserable split from my partner and developed very severe post natal depression. I also allowed clutter to build up in abundance. I am now off the antidepressants and feeling better than I have in years and ready to make positive changes in my life and make my dreams and aspirations happen. I have started clutter clearing and once that is complete I would like to do some space clearing. My question is this: Will space clearing affect the powerful vibrations that were imbued in the house before my more recent upsets?

I worry that I have spoiled the high atmosphere that was once here especially with my depression, anger and hurt, oh, and clutter, of course. I would love to restore the energies here to their former height as well as follow some feng shui suggestions. My main concern is that the good energy and vibrations already here are not lost completely if I space clear or follow any of your suggestions. I only wish to get rid of the negative energies.

I would also be very interested to hear your thoughts on how I can respect this unique building that I live in which was nothing short of a temple in its time as a meditation centre and how can I take maximum benefit from its special vibrations?

- L.N., United Kingdom

Karen's reply:

As I explained in the question above, 'Does Space Clearing affect 'good' energy?', it only clears out low level energies, not the higher ones. All temples in the world practice a form of Space Clearing regularly in order to create an environment that is conducive to high spiritual connections. The form I have developed is non-denominational, and can be used by people of all cultures, religions and spiritual affiliations.

What interests me most about your situation is whether those who ran the centre, or the yogis who visited, formally consecrated the house to their own frequencies. It would have been very wise of them to do so, and it's extremely likely that they did. This would explain the high atmospheres they were able to create and could also explain the difficulties you've had since you moved back. If you are no longer a practicing member of their organization, your frequencies and theirs may have been psychically at loggerheads.

It's no easy matter to reconsecrate such a space. My trained practitioners would be able to do so but you certainly wouldn't be able to do it yourself.

I suggest you finish your clutter clearing, do Space Clearing, and then see what happens. If you feel motivated in the following months to resume a more spiritual way of life then that would be in keeping with the energy of the space, and it would bring a happy resolution. If you feel no such inclination then you may need to think about moving house so that you can get on with wherever your new life may lead you. The important thing is for you to find what's right for you.