Toxic Energy Lingers – How to Cleanse Yourself and Your Spaces

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Did you know that everything is energy and that vibes are real? Everything in existence has an energetic vibration. You, your dog, the vacuum cleaner, your plants, and even your thoughts. And just like cleaning house makes a big difference in the feel of a room, energetic cleansing can make a big difference in how you, and your spaces feel.

For reference,

Lower vibe, dark, and negative energy feels dense and heavy. Restrictive.

Higher vibe energy feels like love, joy, contentment, and peace - where spaces and people feel lighter and freer.

Some people are more sensitive to feeling energy in the people and places surrounding us. We can walk into a room after a tense argument occurred and feel the lingering lower vibes. This is because energy doesn’t just disappear. It tends to linger until it is cleared, sort of like dust on the windowsill.

Until I began sensing energy through my meditation practice, and working with energy as a Reiki practitioner, I didn’t quite understand what I was feeling.

I knew there were times when I would get off the phone with someone and not be able to shake off the feeling of the conversation. I knew I couldn’t watch certain news programs without feeling ill and anxious afterwords. And I knew there were certain houses I would go into and feel a chill run through me and the lower density energy in the air.

Needless to say, there were people and places I would try to avoid being in the presence of.

Avoidance can help but isn’t always possible. Sometimes you can’t avoid the angry person ahead of you in line at the grocery store. Sometimes you cannot avoid the family gathering at your house and the political argument that sparked.

But what you can do, is clear out the lingering icky vibes afterwards.

Signs a lower vibe energy is in your midst.

How do you know if you have lower vibe energy lingering?

If you begin feeling agitated for no reason you can think of, you may be affected by the energy of someone else’s negative vibe.

A feeling of chronic, physical heaviness (that may be dense energy blanketing you or your area).

If you have spaces where plants wilt and die, or arguments break out frequently.

If there seem to be endless bouts of sickness amongst the people in your home.

If you go from feeling light and free, to constricted and feeling a bit suffocative, you may have been affected by lower vibration (dense) energy.

If you were in the presence of a disturbing scene like a car accident, a fight, or even watched some highly negative news, take time to clear your energy.

How to clear toxic low vibe energy from yourself

Merge with the air of nature if you can. Open your car windows.

Speak aloud or in your mind, (though I find it more powerful aloud) – “I release any energy that is lowering my vibration from my highest level of consciousness.” “I let go of any energy that is not mine.” “I am immersed in divine white light consciousness and the highest vibration of energy and light that is possible.” “I release any energy that is not grounded in love and light.”

Any version of those declarations will help. Declare the darkness or negativity NOT a part of your energy, not welcome with your energy, and it will release.

This is all about your intention – which is very powerful!

Take a shower and imagine releasing and cleansing all the lower vibe energy and experiences down the drain. I like to use nag champa incense (you can also use sage or palo santo and more) to cleanse myself, when a shower isn’t convenient. I will light the incense and wave the smoke around my body and ask to purify and cleanse myself, and my energy body.

Sound Healing!

Immerse yourself in sound healing frequencies like 396Hz (releasing negative energies), 417Hz (clearing frequency), 741Hz (purification and cleansing).

Use singing bowls, bells, or chimes, to bring peace in and around yourself.

To Cleanse your physical spaces,

Use singing bowls or sound frequencies throughout your home to help clear stagnant air.

Open the windows in your house, your car, and allow nature to breeze through. Clear away any lingering dust and tidy up clutter, which tends to help lower vibe energy linger.

Use crystals in your home, car, or in your pocket to help safeguard your energy. Black tourmaline is known as an “energy bodyguard”, as it absorbs negative vibrations. Selenite acts as a filter for energy to continually move through and brings balance. Amethyst is known to provide spiritual protection, and radiate calm and harmonious energy.

If you use crystals, remember to cleanse them regularly in the sunlight, moonlight, or for some, dousing with cool water or placing near quartz crystals..

Smudging your home and spaces.

Smudging is a sacred, ancient Indigenous spiritual practice of burning sacred plants to create a purifying smoke. There is a reason these ancient rituals are still practiced - they work! Use nag champa, sage, or palo santo to smudge, purify and cleanse your home.

Regular energy clearings of your home is good hygiene, and these sacred botanicals are all excellent tools. Light up the incense of your choice and wander through your home, from room to room, smudging the areas with the smoke.

As you use them, speak aloud or in your mind “purify and cleanse this space”, and “bring healing, loving, light energy into this space, and release all energy that does not serve the highest good.”

Speak your intentions for clearing the spaces in a way that resonates with you. Create a ritual and use tools that mean something to you. If you’ve never done this before, it will feel a little awkward or woo-woo, but trust me, it works!

Having plants in your home will also help purify the air and bring harmony into the environment. Care for them well and they will be able to work their energy clearing magic for you.

I would love to know if you have a story to share about clearing your space or if you have a favorite way to do it that I have not mentioned!

Please, leave a comment below!