by Alexandra Shaw
One of the services I have been asked frequently to perform is a House Blessing, or a Cleansing & Purification Rite. Many clients ask me to come to their homes or work to pray to cleanse or bind off any ill feelings or bad karma they feel exists there. Some even report ghosts or presences that are unwelcome. Even worse some clients believe that they have been cursed by others, or that others have threatened them by saying they have had them cursed. All of these negative and dark scenarios need to be released into the earth, away from client’s homes or businesses. Using simple prayers and a combination of Hebrew, Christian, and Native American traditional customs this is achieved. I have had only positive results from feedback on these ceremonies to cleanse and bless all their spaces, freeing them from dark or negative forces.
Native American custom of an offering of sage to the Great Spirit, (God the Creator), goes back many thousands of years. Smudging, as it is called, is a traditional purification rite meant to cleanse all bad feelings from others directed toward you or members of your household, and removing the presence of bad spirits or ghosts, from your environment. It is their belief that this rite of cleansing blesses and restores harmony with the Great Spirit.
So many clients have asked how this may be done, and if they may do this for themselves, that I have put together this article just for that express purpose. I have combined the concept of Native American sage, or incense, the Wise Men or Kings brought Frankincense and Myrrh to the Christ Child at his birth to keep away evil as he was being sought to be killed, and the Christian rite of dowsing with Holy Water and the anointing of oil spoken of in the 23rd Psalm of the Bible and a bit of salt to end negativity in the earth where the Blessing and Cleansing Ceremony is being performed.
One of the things you need is some dried pieces of sage from Whole Food or a market like it, for the smudging. Use any incense you may feel led to burn instead if it is easier.
A small amount of olive oil for the door blessings and four corners of your land. God is fond of olive trees, or olive branches, etc. in the Holy Bible so I prefer to use Olive Oil.
Create Holy Water from your own faucet in the kitchen or tub. The City can clean it and resell it to you but only God makes the water. Remember His first miracle of creation was to separate the Light from the darkness. The second miracle was to create the Water and then the Earth. It is a very important Holy miracle. Originally all of these were Holy and blest.
Add a dash of salt of any kind to the water to symbolically destroy the negativity upon the land. Add a few drops of the olive oil to the water. Use some simple prayers to purify the water for your home or office and remember to ask for your loved ones to also be blest.
As a Native American descendant, I am comfortable with the practice of smudging. As a Christian raised with the familiar “thou anoints my head with oil,” (Psalm 23), I have seen many miracles occur after a tiny bit of oil of any type, accompanied by a simple prayer was placed upon a person or their land or dwelling. This is a Hebrew custom as well.
The practice of dowsing with blessed Holy Water I have only begun to use in the last twenty-six years. As a non-Catholic, it was not familiar to me. Many of my clients are Catholic and have shared this. After praying and sprinkling of Holy Water, I have seen great miracles that have made me a believer. It is my opinion that even though I am not a Catholic, by joining with a like kind believer in the Holy Spirit, (a priest if you are a Catholic) that has prayed for a blessing from God over the water, that I am combining prayer power strength to receive the desired result I am seeking for them.
The Bible says in Matt. 18:20, “For where two or three are gathered together in My Name, [Jesus], there I am in the midst of them.” Prior to that Matt. 18:18 states Verily, I say unto you, “Whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven: and whatever ye loose on earth, shall be loosed in Heaven. Matt. 18:19, “Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth, as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in Heaven.”
Using simple prayers, Holy Water, Water you have drawn from your kitchen sink and blest in prayers, olive oil and sage combines not only Bible customs, but traditions of my Native American heritage as well. It is my opinion that any tradition that honors God is valid, whether it be Jew or Gentile, Native American, or from the Far East. God has created many different people throughout this earth that call Him by many names to honor Him as their Creator.
Using some of these, tried and true traditions to seek Him and honor Him are meant to bless the rite of prayer as an aid in seeking His help for many needs in addition to cleansing and blessing. After all, He is an old God and He has old ways. Not all seek Him weekly in the church of their choice, yet still ask Him to supply their needs through prayer, as they go about their daily lives.
The belief of the Catholic church is that if the water has been blest and it is all used except for a few drops, then when water is added and prayed over, then it all becomes Holy water again. Although I am not Catholic I do have many Catholic clients that like for the blest Holy water to be used in these ceremonies, as they are believers of the power of Holiness of it. Many keep small bottles of blest Holy water from their church in their homes and desire to use that water to add to their own water source in the kitchen for the ceremony.
For myself I order blest Holy water from Lourdes, France where it is spoken of that the Virgin Mary, Jesus’s Mother Mary still appears to heal those that seek healing at the Grotto of Lourdes. Many people travel there whether they are Catholic or not to seek that healing through her appearances, for many years. I add some of it to the client’s water source to strengthen the blessing upon their home’s Sacred Space.
This Lourdes water is not guaranteed to heal all or bring you the lotto numbers. I merely use it as I believe, as mentioned that the Holy Mother Mary’s blessing is at that location and by purchasing the Lourdes Holy water and adding it to the prayers and blessings I am raising the vibration of the cleaning and blessing with Mary’s healing blessing. You may read about this Lourdes Holy water at: https://thecatholictravelguide.com/destinations/france/lourdes-france-lady-lourdes-site-healing-hope/
Originally, The shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France is a popular pilgrimage destination for individuals with special devotions to Mary and for those seeking miraculous healings. It is the site where young Bernadette Soubirous witnessed Marian apparitions, beginning on Feb. 11, 1858. The shrine also holds a spring of water which is said to have miraculous healing properties.
The story of the Catholic Church declaring it the 70th miracle when a French nun was present in a healing service there healed even though she did not pray for healing is found at: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/its-a-miracle-lourdes-healing-officially-declared-supernatural-84194
You may order it yourself from https://directfromlourdes.com/lourdes_water_gifts
If it is believed that if only a few drops of the Blest water remain and by adding clean water and purifying it through prayers, then I agree with that. I use the Lourdes Holy Water to increase the blessings with my Blessing & Cleansing ceremonies, not claiming it for the healing power to my clients.
OUTSIDE:
Take the Holy Water, adding the salt to it, outside the dwelling and drop a little bit on each of the four corners of the land where the dwelling sits. In this water add a few drops of olive oil also to drop on the same four corners of the land. Say whatever prayers you desire as you walk the land and do this part of the Blessing & Cleansing or Space Clearing Ceremony.
Go to the driveway and any sidewalks and pour a bead of water mixture across the pathway of that entrance to your land, from one side to the other. You may do this with a line of water by the street, just leaving a line of water across the driveway as it enters the land and I also leave a trail of water across the entrance to the garage, as it is often the home’s entry for the family.
I also pour a bead of water mixture across all doorways that are outside doors only, from one side to the other, and pray and bless them as well and all that enter there.
Then I bless locations with the water, salt, and olive oil I fill empty 16 oz. bottles of clean water to carry outside to do this so it does not attract unnecessary questions of “Why” I am doing this. Prayers are a private matter in these cases. When I am finished I pour the remainder of these into the earth outside of the home for myself or at my client’s locations.
Outside Also:
I use the olive oil to create a cross symbol, starting with the top of the outside doorways at the top center point, adding a dab of oil there, in the center of both the left and right side of the door molding also, and at the bottom of the door’s threshold, in the center, on the outside porch or flooring, touching a small amount of olive oil there as well. This is a basically blessing all through prayer that enter here and interact with this family.
Inside the home or office location:
Going through the home or office, if you have a family member or a trusted employee (if it is for work), ask them to walk with you, through the dwelling, taking the smudge or incense with you (use a plate or pan to catch the ashes so there is no damage or fire) & light it, then blowing the flames out and allowing it to smudge (called smudging) going through each & every single room, saying prayers and blessings for all that work, live or come there.
It is important to move quickly through the space as you do NOT want to set off any fire alarms and draw attention to yourself. IF you are doing this where there is an alarm system and it silently calls the Fire Department there are huge fines if they are called to a false alarm. Slowly moving through the space will allow the smoke to collect and the alarms will be activated. Trust me, this is not what you want. Although this has never happened to me a client in a mall location told me someone had silently activated their alarm and had to pay a huge amount to the city for the Firemen and all of their equipment coming to help, even though it was set off accidently. Not a good thing!
As you do this part, inside your Space, say whatever prayers, Psalms, or requests you are making aloud to God, your Creator as you know Him. The ones you are inspired to say will be the right ones for you and your space.
As you do this prayer you want to also bless ALL of your neighbors, the elderly, the children, the pets and all that surrounds your home or office. Saying a blessing for them will strengthen your own home’s blessing. God loves when we bless others.
INSIDE THE LOCATION: IN FRONT OF THE OUTSIDE OF EACH DOOR THAT GOES TO THE OUTSIDE DO THIS:
Using Sage or Incense, lighted, blowing the flame out so it is smoking for the smudging effect, it is held over a plate or pan so there are no sparks dropped, hold whichever one you are using in your hand, raise your hand up, in front of you, as far as your arm will reach, then lower you hand, holding your protection under it so there are no ashes dropped, as low as your arm will allow. Then on the same height as your heart, cross you arm, with the sage or incense across you heart, to the left and then move your arm to the right side, forming the sign of the Holy Cross. You will bless each outside doorway, with this movement, 3 times.
Then step to the adjoining wall, in the center, and make the same sign of the Holy Cross there, continue to go to the next corner, do this again, and repeat at every center of each wall of each room, and every corner until you have completed the entire space.
It is proper for you to walk from the left side, making a continuous right circle in a clockwise position, as you complete the walk around the distance of each room. We only want things to happen in the natural order of the Universe and with God’s plan of us all. The clockwise rotation of the Earth is in the natural order of the Universe.
Start walking to the left and proceed all the way around every room, saying prayers and binding off all evil and sending it into the earth, that has ever been present in the home or land, and asking that all spirits that are there that need to go to the Light of Creator God, will do so and go now in Jesus Name. Say to those spirits that “I am alive and the living have authority over the dead. You must go to the Light of God. I command you to do so.” They must leave as we command it. Ask that they be blest and their descendants as well that may have lived upon the land or in the home at another time frame.
IF YOU DESIRE TO KEEP SPIRIT GUIDES, ALSO KNOWN AS FAMILY MEMBER’S ENERGIES THAT VISIT FROM TIME TO TIME, THEN MENTION TO GOD, JESUS, & THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT YOU WISH THEIR VISITS TO CONTINUE AND NOT BE BANISHED.
Often clients fear that those reassuring visits from loved ones in Heaven will end and that is not what they desire to do. They see/feel/hear or sometimes experience even a light touch upon their face, or arm or head from the loved one that once touched them in such an adoring, loving moment and they receive comfort from this. It may appear as a dream or a vision.
Only GOD allows this type of visit if you are concerned. When did evil/darkness/satan/demons ever help us to feel loved or secure? Only GOD would allow communication past the grave. Hundreds of clients since 1975 have shared these experiences with me that have truly happened to them. They were not hallucinating. It was very real to them. GOD allows it as loving encouragement. Not that we worship our deceased family members. Only Him, Christ, & the Divine Holy Spirit, The Comforter, the Spirit of Jesus Christ HE sent back that he spoke of in the Holy Bible.
Pray also for ALL of your family members, friends, neighbors, business associates, fellow church goers, those that have fatal illnesses or setbacks, all that have experienced great losses, and even pray if you choose, for all of God’s souls globally. As you conclude your prayers add “As God Wills It!” Truly it is all out of our hands and we are only asking and directing our prayers to the issues we know of.
When you finish praying for all that you desire to happen in the cleansing and blessing part of the ceremony, then finish burning your incense or sage outside or save it for another time to Re-Bless your Sacred Space. I recommend doing this every 4-6 weeks just to clear the negativity in the land, any traffic issues you may have had driving on the road where you have brought home the anger or rage, the job related stuff, the family and people issues, or any angry phone calls you may have experienced and the neighbors, and the list goes on.
We simply do not want our life slowed down by other’s having jealousy, anger, hatred, and rage of any real or imagined event we may or may not have done against them. People are jealous for many reasons. Often because someone may ask your advice, not theirs. Just because you are not jealous does not mean others are not. Those that are jealous by nature find endless reasons to exhibit their jealousy, sadly.
As you clear all of the negativity completely away from your home and office, watch as new and fresh life force Ch’i, the Cosmic Breath of God energy breaks free and presents different options for your life, love, and work.
Be sure to thank your Creator God Spirit for coming to help you in your time of need to Bless and Cleanse your home or office’s Sacred Space.
Feng Shui enthusiasts know this ceremony as a Space Clearing. The best book I have ever read about this is by Karen Kingston, called Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui, which was published in 1996 and received Amazon.com’s Bestseller Award in their Interior Design category in 1998. Her web address is https://www.spaceclearing.com/blog/
You can learn all you need to know about her Space Clearing abilities and products here.
The one thing I found with Karen that was totally unlike any Space Clearing done by any Feng Shui consultant I had read of or heard speak, she used Balinese bells to go through each room and shake the bells to drive out the evil spirits. It works immediately as the bells resonate with Heaven at a very high vibrational level to clear all negativity away. If you are doing this yourself, you can use any type of bells to do this.
The Hebrew Priests in the desert with Moses for those 40 years had bells sewn to the hems of their garments to drive away the evil spirits as they walked daily in their lives, so this is not a new concept.
Another instant way Karen Kingston recommends to Space Clear is to walk through every room and as you say your prayers and blessings, clap your hands together as many or as few times as you feel led to do. The sound of the clapping explodes the negative vibrations immediately, changing the energy level to its highest good.
Whichever way you choose to Space Clear or use the Blessing & Cleansing Ceremony, know that your prayers and faith will make it work. Any type of simple ceremony you are led to do to cleanse and any prayers or songs or blessings you add to it, plus bell ringing of any type of bells, or just clapping your hands dis-spells the negativity. That is truly only what we want, to have a fresh start, all land and housing cleared and cleansed and all family or employees blest and new and wonderful things begin to happen.
Do what you are led to with either of these ceremonies and you will experience changes in supernatural ways of energy exchanges. I do not make these things happen. I cannot. Only by combining our faith, and belief that good triumphs over evil and adding a ceremony to proclaim exactly that, are we successful.
Like you, I want only good to happen for us all. While we can hope others in our environment are sharing the same truths, it can only help to pray for blessings, protection, and good for those that live with us, and around us. Seeking the Creator God for such help brings the ultimate authority on such things. Good luck with your Sacred Space. Enjoy the new changes as they come to you and the fresh energy forces that were released by your Cleansing Ceremony. You will be amazed.
I have written this as so many clients ask how to do this for themselves. All the basic instructions are mentioned here. Often clients desire for me to come and do this for them. You may find all of my contacts below to receive a call back from me if you want me to do this or any other Power Feng Shui or Spiritual Services I perform for clients. As an Ordained Minister and a Cherokee Visionary Shaman Seer I receive visions and dreams for clients if they ask for these services. It is an analytical reading of what I receive after we pray together to God, Jesus Christ, and the Divine Holy Spirit. I have clients of all faiths, including Asian and Hindu that pray to Buddha and other Deities. I respect all names of Creator God. I find no conflict of God being called by other names in other countries.
I have no magic power, nor do I claim it. I simply pray to God and as is spoken of in I. Corinthians 12:8-10 I have all of those Holy Spirit Gifts He allows us to have. If you desire Gifts from Him, ask and you shall receive. You must be sincere and live a righteous life being honorable and obeying the 10 Commandments and avoiding the 7 deadly sins. God shows favor to those that obey and follow him. It is not simple but it is truly the supernatural power of Jesus Christ’s anointing that brings these to us.
I hope this helps you to Cleanse and Bless your home’s Sacred Space or office. May God Himself bless you according to your deeds, as He wills it. Amen.
Rev. Alex Shaw
A client’s reference letter about this ceremony I received many years ago.
“I had originally experienced the power of Alex Shaw’s process over 20 years ago. I had been experiencing an issue in the high rise where I lived. I had tried everything to deal with the problem when Alex suggested a “Blessing.” Nothing else had worked so I hired her to perform this process and the very next morning when I was speaking with a client when out of the blue he offered to take care of everything-problem solved.
I started a new business, Aerial Focus in 2001, (yes September!) which has grown and continually produced strong sales year after year. Alex has been a huge part of creating insights and solutions through her channeling abilities. Her involvement in my business issues led Alex to suggest that we apply Feng Shui to the showroom. Knowing the immediate results of the previous situation, I told Alex I would have to hire another employee before I could handle the impact she most likely would have on my business. Glad I made that hire – we are two months ahead of last year’s sales volume and there is a synergy and peace in the face of the added load of work.
I highly recommend Alex but if you hire her, be prepared for the results!
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