Personal Energy Clearing

To clear energy from your own body or someone else, you can use any of the techniques described in Clear it Yourself. Clearing can be very helpful for someone who is sick or depressed. Actually, clearing your body every day is a good idea, regardless how you're feeling. But it's especially important anytime you've had an unpleasant experience or been around someone that you were uncomfortable with. Any of these things can leave you with unwelcome energy in your energy field, and clearing can remove it and help you feel better.

Smudging is probably the most common way of clearing someone's energy field. It's widely used in earth-culture or other healing ceremonies, and helps to prepare the participants for the ceremony. The person who is being cleared will stand silently while you pass the smudge stick around and around their body, in a spiral fashion, starting at their feet, usually, and ending over their head. Keep your attention on what you're doing, and spend a little extra time on any areas that "feel like" they need it. To clear yourself, direct the smudge stick around yourself in a similar fashion. If the person being cleared can't stand, just pass the stick over them as they sit or lie down. Be sure to watch for falling sparks!