Heal Your Home

Chris Ojari, 5I, a midwife, lives in Birkendale, Sheffield, with her husband Jaak and children Steven, 22, Dan, 19, Sam, 16, Molly, 12 and Megan, nine.

'About six years ago, we moved into a beautiful home, but we've never felt right here. My son, Dan, went through a phase of having fainting fits, although the doctor could find no medical reason for it. The other kids complain of aching joints. I educate them at home, so they are indoors more than most children, and I worry our home might be affecting them. I myself feel very tired and depressed all the time. I used to write creatively, but now I just feel blocked. Our friends don't like staying over, and there's a bathroom nobody ever wants to use because It just doesn't feel right, even though it has a lovely bath in it. Please help we don't want to move.'

We sent in Susie Shaw who uses techniques including dowsing, space clearing and earth acupuncture. Susie says ‘The fact that Chris feels tired and stuck suggests that her home has geopathic stress, which occurs when the energies rising through the earth get distorted by weak magnetic fields.

You often find stress lines in areas where there has been some kind of emotional trauma, or where there is a physical disturbance, such as an underground stream. I did some research into the house and surrounding area, and found there are several quarries in the area as well as lots of water. At one point, a dam burst and flooded the area, destroying local homes, and the area was declared a wasteland. Eventually, houses were built there again, including Chris’s, which was built in 1859. However; the man who built it died the same year; so there are unhappy associations.

When I dowsed the home, my dowsing rods confirmed the geopathic stress I suspected. I also discovered a powerful ley line running through it. These lines are areas of strong positive energy, and you often find sacred sites on them. However; they can also cause disturbances. In this case, Chris and Jaak have buift an extension right on the ley line, and Dan was sleeping over it. This could explain why he had fainting fits. I quickly realised why nobody wanted to use the bathroom because when I dowsed it, I discovered a gateway, which is an area that allows spirits of people who have passed over to come through to our world.

Their energies vibrate on different levels to ours and can affect the atmosphere. There was a lot of detrimental energy in Chris’s home, and I’m not surprised they’ve all been struggling.

‘Earth acupuncture is one of the best ways to temper disturbing ley lines, as it pins the energy down and reduces it. I went into the garden, located the stress lines running through the house and, using my dowsing rods and pendulum, hammered copper ‘needles’ into the ground along the lines. I also performed healing on the earth, using flower remedies. As wfth healing on people, this helps balance energies.

‘I went back into the house and did some space clearing, using smudge sticks, a drum and a bell to clear stagnant energy from the home. All buildings collect blocked energy, which is absorbed by the walls, floors, fumiture and ornaments. Clearing helps remove this energy and creates an environment in which you can focus on what you truly want in life.

I asked the family to think about what they would like to happen in the near future. Chris is unhappy at work, so she said she wanted to find a new job. I asked everyone to write their wish lists and bury them in plant pots. Every time the plants are watered, the wishes are nurtured and reinforced. Finally, I encouraged them to de-clutter several areas of the house, including the porch, which is particularly important as it’s the entrance to the home. Clutter can cause stagnant energy making everyone feel tired and unhappy.’

Chris says ‘I was very emotional the day Susie came, but I felt the difference immediately afterwards. The house felt more like a home. It was as though something had lifted. I wasn’t happy with the busy hospital environment where I worked. Amazingly, within a few weeks of writing my wish list, I found a new job as a community midwife, which I love. I have so much more energy, and the children say they feel much better too. Their friends now enjoy coming to stay over. And everyone has started enjoying having baths in that bathroom again. The house feels completely different.’ For more information or a consultation with Susie visit www.susieshaw.co.uk or call 07704 289199. Prices vary depending on your home, but start at around £450. Susie charges £50 for a distant analysis of a floor map of your home, redeemable against the cost of a full consultation. Contact the British Society of Dowsers at www.britishdowsers.org or call 01684-576969.