Summer is an ideal time to lighten up and play. Thus, it is perfect synchronicity that the Saturday, July 26th new moon is in the sign of Leo. The corresponding area to energize, or bring into alignment, in your home or workplace is the Children, Creativity, and Joy gua. This is the right center sector when you divide your space into a grid of nine areas, similar to a tic-tac-toe board. It lies opposite Family, the area you may have energized last month. As you may know, new moons are about new beginnings. It is an ideal area to energize this month if you would like to have some fun, tap into your creativity, or go after your desires. To energize your desires:

1. Be clear about what you want,
2. Believe you can have it,
3. Take inspired action regularly,
4. Get out of your own way, to allow things to manifest.

Look around your home, and particularly your Children, Creativity and Joy gua, for any evidence that is associated with holding you back or things you'd like to change. This might include: clutter or debris; anything broken or in disrepair; things you no longer enjoy or find useful; clogged areas; electric or plumbing problems; broken, stuck, or foggy windows; areas of low energy. Check your yard too for overgrown areas or places filled with weeds, debris, ants or wasps. What can you do to shift things? Repair what needs to be fixed, remove clutter, and clear out all items that you no longer use or love. This is a life-long effort. It gets easier with time but it never goes away.

The Children, Creativity and Joy area is related to the Metal element from a feng shui perspective. You can enhance this area using any metals (gold, silver, brass, aluminum, etc.), white, gray, and pastel colors, round and oval shapes, things made from petroleum (plastics) and substances dug from deep within the ground (gemstones, big rocks and boulders), whimsical things, and colorful flowers.

Metal element is an "organizing" element. It is also about clarity, precision, organization, order and focus. When Metal is balanced, you can easily sort information and experiences into patterns, solve puzzles, and bring order through rules and guidelines. You are more likely to have clear thoughts, be focused and communicate effectively. When Metal is deficient you may feel unprotected, find it hard to focus, have little or no routine, and lack a sense of purpose. Excess Metal manifests as criticism and judgments, perfectionism, obsessive compulsive behavior, as well as sarcasm, aloofness and indifference.

Metal out of balance may leave you feeling anxious, anguished, and in tears. The organs associated with Metal are the Lung and Large Intestine. If you are experiencing anxiety or anguish, or you have any difficulty with breathing, intestinal issues, skin conditions or rashes, balancing your Children, Creativity and Joy gua may strengthen your emotional and physical health.

The best time to work on this area this month is from July 13-26. You can tune into the results beginning with the August 10th full moon. Remember: new moons are about new beginnings and full moons are about beginning to see the fruits of our labors. Working with one specific area of your home each month is a very good way to attract beneficial energy that is in alignment with the cosmos.

Contact me if you would like some help. A short half hour or 45 minute phone session may get things moving along for you.

 
My husband is clearing out a used set of replacement windows that he thought he might install about five years ago. He never did and the windows have been taking up space and gathering dust in the basement ever since. For the past few weeks he has been taking a few to our local recycle center each week and now he is almost done. The process was much easier than he thought. In addition to this, he is on a mission to clear out some of his other areas of clutter. As I previously mentioned, he recently did his closet and now, the windows. He also recently relocated a large entertainment center. In the process he had to empty it and he is now clearing over 20 years of accumulated videos. We don't even have a working video player any more.
 
Each of us has to clear our own clutter. No one can do it for you, unless you give the other person permission. The reason is that our "stuff" is a part of us energetically and our emotions are deeply embedded in our possessions. If someone clears your stuff without permission, it is like a part of you is torn away and you don't know why. As I have said for many years, "the work" is always on ourselves! As you do your work on a regular basis, I guarantee you that you will begin to see positive change.

Have you ever heard of a Faraday cage?  Take a look at this short video. It is an enclosure that blocks electric fields and current. Some people who are highly sensitive to EMFs (the frequencies coming from all of our cell phones, iPads, electronic tablets, smart meters, and other devices) create a Faraday cage environment for sleeping. You can "Google" Faraday cages for sleeping to learn more. There is quite a bit of content on the web about this.

A few entrepreneurs in Vancouver are taking things a bit further. They set up a temporary Faraday Café coffee shop, for a two-week trial period, until July 16th. Their intent is to provide a place where anyone can enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, on a donation basis, free of electronic devices. Learn more about this experiment.