Part 2.
Air, light and moisture – how does your home breathe?
One of the most important things I look at when assessing a space is the quality of the air and light.
Can fresh air flow in?
Is there natural light?
Does the space feel airy?
Or is everything blocked by curtains, furniture and objects?
Is there mould, water damage or persistent dampness?
Here, it is especially important to stay grounded in reality: mould and dampness are genuine building-related and health problems that require the involvement of an appropriate professional rather than an energetic explanation.
The symbolic question, however, can still be interesting:
What have I been keeping inside for too long?
An old hurt?
Something left unsaid?
Pain?
A relationship?
A life situation?
Plants and animals as indicators of a space
It is also interesting to observe where plants and animals feel most comfortable.
Where do plants thrive?
Where do they struggle?
Where does the dog like to rest?
Where does the cat spend most of its time?
From spiritual and Feng Shui perspectives, these observations can be interpreted in different ways.
For example, there is a common spiritual belief that cats respond sensitively to certain earth-radiation or energetic points, such as Hartmann grid intersections.
However, I would not regard this as a proven fact, and I certainly would not suggest that a cat can diagnose the “dysfunction” of a particular organ.
What is worth observing instead:
Where does the animal like to be?
And even more importantly:
Why?
Perhaps that is simply the warmest spot.
Or the quietest.
Or the place with the best view out of the window.
Observation alone can teach us a great deal about a space.
The attic – where we rarely look
And now we come to another special part of the house.
The attic.
It is no coincidence that attics so often appear as mysterious places in stories and films.
Old trunks.
Forgotten objects.
Childhood memories.
Old photographs.
Secrets.
Treasures.
The attic somehow always seems to hold on to something.
Symbolically, it also leads us upwards.
In holistic thinking, it can therefore be associated with thoughts, inspiration, intuition, spiritual exploration and a higher perspective.
Not necessarily because the attic itself has a “higher energy”, but because its physical position naturally makes it a symbol of looking upwards.
Why do we avoid going up there?
- Many people were afraid of the attic as children.
- It was dark.
- The roof creaked.
- Strange noises came from above.
- We did not know what was up there.
- And sometimes that relationship with the attic remains with us as adults.
I’m not going up there. I don’t want to see it. I’m not interested.
- But whether we go up or not, the attic is still there.
- Perhaps all we will find is old clutter.
- Or perhaps an old photograph.
- A childhood memory.
- A long-forgotten object.
- Or simply the realisation:
“Why haven’t I looked at this before?”
A house can tell our story in three directions
If we look at it symbolically, we can even create a simple map:
BASEMENT
The depths. The subconscious. The past.
What am I still holding on to?
LIVING SPACE
The present. The conscious self. Everyday life.
How am I living now?
ATTIC
A higher perspective. Thoughts. Inspiration.
Where would I like to grow next?
And perhaps this is one of the most beautiful things about our homes:
while we may think we simply live in a house, we are actually in daily contact with a space that can continually reflect our lives back to us.
Try it: “three questions for my home”
1. What do I finally need to let go of?
→ Look around your basement, storage areas or the back of your cupboards.
2. How am I really living right now?
→ Look at your everyday living space as if you were an outsider.
3. Where would I like to grow next?
→ Go up to the attic, or simply find a place in your home from which you can look at your life from a “higher perspective”.
You may be surprised by the answers.
A home is not just a space. It is also a mirror.
For me, holistic interior design means so much more than deciding what colour something should be, where the sofa should go or what style of furniture to choose.
Our relationship with our home can also tell us about our relationship with ourselves.
For me, space clearing is not simply about “cleansing” a property.
Instead, it is an opportunity to stop, look around and begin to see the place where we live with fresh eyes.
Because sometimes the house is not the first thing that needs to change.
It is the awareness with which we live in it.
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Your home is a reflection of your life. And looking into the mirror is always an opportunity for change.
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