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Empty Nesters Need A Home Blessed
The last of your children has or is about to move away to college or to be out on his / her own setting a new course and direction in life. This is a time that you never thought would happen. You dreamed about it - especially when tempers grew short and fights broke out demanding as a parent that your children prepare themselves for the next step in life called adulthood. A home blessing is a must ritual for empty nesters.
During the teen years, there is a lot of energy buzzing around a home. Much of the energy is very turbulent and brought on by hormones changing. This can bring about a heavy sense of depression, despiration and anxiety throughout the home. As peoplle move from location to location in a home, the energy spreads, too. Bedrooms, bathrooms and living spaces are all affected. A part of a home blessing is to clear the air of negative energy so that positive energy dominates and any negativity can be eliminated.
The first step in accomplishing a home blessing is to declutter the home of unwanted items or bad memories. These latter categories are homes for bad energy and must be gotten rid of so one does not have to make use of special prayers and blessings for each item. The home should then have a good and thorough cleaning (dusting, wiping and vacuuming). Perhaps you may be wondering why this step is even necessary. What does cleaning have to do with getting a home blessed? The answer is that by doing so, you are putting love and caring thoughts back into the home. This is essentially building a foundation for the blessing to take place. By caring for the home and what remains and who remains, you are setting the tone for a new life to begin here.
Home blessings can be done by many qualified individuals. A home blessing is a religious ritual and as such has very precise and defined steps and stages. The Blessing is usually customized for particular circumstances existing inside the home or even outside if you are in close proximity to a bad neighbor or have adjoining walls in the situations of townhomes, condos or apartments. A home blessing may be a sequence of prayers over many months to even a year by some practitioners.
Some individuals like to have a home blessed if they are selling the home to help make a home sell faster. Christian home blessers will often use the St. Joseph statue and bury it behind the home after the required prayer by the clergy person. A similar prayer is used when persons undergo extensive home improvements or additions. Home buyers often want a cleansing performed for a new home to rid negative energies brought on by the prior occupants who may have gone through a divorce. As empty nesters, you may have one or more reasons for having a home blessed. When you call upon a non-denominational minister or other clergy person, you will be typically asked the nature and reason for the home blessing. This short interview allows the person to better prepare for the exact ritual needed for your circumstances. Does a home blessing make life better afterwards? Many who have had a home blessed say that they feel and experience a calmer and more peaceful life in the home. Now that you are an empty nester, leave the past in the past and consider a home blessing to refresh your home for the next stage in your life - time with friends, grandchildren, etc.