I am now back from my warm weather vacation to California with
my equanimity intact! I attended the
Snow Goose Festival in Chico, and spent some time in the San Diego area visiting
with friends, sightseeing, and touring 2 wonderful botanical gardens. Bird watching and botany are 2 of my
passions.
Everything went smoothly with both my go-with-the-flow
friend and the other one who likes to micromanage every little detail of her
life. I was able to take the observer stance most of
the time and not take anything personally.
Having removed my chakras over a year ago has vastly reduced the amount
of heavy energy, or “houcha” that used to get automatically funneled into my
energy field from the surroundings, so that was a big plus on this trip.
I don’t often get to stay with out of town friends in their
homes, so I am always intrigued by how they live, and how they manage their
material world as it is reflected in their home environment. I
have experienced everything from a friend’s house that was so dusty (because of
3 cats and 3 dogs that were constantly coming in and out of the doggie door) that
there was no place where I could sit without getting my clothes dirty to a house
where my friend arranged my shoes at the door, rationed food, and swooped in to
pick up any little crumb that fell on the kitchen floor. Neither of those was during last week's trip, but they do
represent the extremes on both ends of the spectrum. One gets so used to the way they live that it
can be a shock to be exposed to a lifestyle that is so very different. None of my local friends have anything like
that going on, or else we would have to call for an intervention!
Consciousness wise, a lot can be determined by the way one
keeps their house. A messy house with
lots of stuff can indicate a messy and unfocused consciousness. A house that is rigidly kept in order can
indicate a rigid consciousness that is afraid of change or upset. What about a house filled with mementos from
the past? Does that mean that the owner
can’t let go of attachments to people and events that may no longer be
relevant? How about a very sparsely
decorated or “zen” home? Is that person minimally
engaged with life and prefers to stay in the arena of their mind?
If we expand on this theme, recognize that lingering
childhood issues can definitely play a part in what goes on in the home. If there is any remnant of fear, insecurity,
safety or security issues left over from a less than ideal upbringing, one may
become a hoarder, a spendthrift, a recluse, or as I have seen in several cases,
one who is extremely over controlling of their home environment so as to
compensate for an unstable, fearful and uncertain childhood. If you read my post on the bonding issues
that can occur at birth, you will see the cause for much that I am describing
here.
The person who was arranging my shoes lives in a big
beautiful house in a rural setting. Sounds
great, doesn’t it? This is the only
house that I have ever stayed in that had the institutional feel of a nursing
home or similar facility. There was no emotional
energy, no heart. The healing room had a
cold, and again, institutional feel to it.
I can only surmise what the consciousness of the occupants was
like.
As I am rereading this post, I realize that most of the
situations described here involve people who are ostensibly on some sort of
spiritual path. My point is that if one
is deeply internally engaged, has an awareness of their issues and their
surroundings and has a way to heal the wounds that they carry, especially from childhood,
this should ideally reflect in their surroundings. The heart of a home mirrors the heart and
consciousness of the owner. Upon entering,
if one feels a warm and comfortable feeling, that is what is exuding from the
person living there, regardless of what the décor is like.
In my post entitled “In the Groove”, I talk about how the “universe
rearranges itself to accommodate your version of reality”. When you visit other people’s homes, try taking
a look around with an eye to seeing what their version of reality really is!
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