We can exist physically on Earth without ever consciously perceiving the energy fields we walk through, that surround us, and that we create. For we create the space we live in, just like we create our lives. When we consciously create the space within and surrounding ourselves, we tap into the power of creating sacredness. This is sacred space.
Creating sacred space comes from understanding some simple, yet powerful tools: intent, centering, grounding, clearing, and creating a circle/spherical boundary of energy
Intent: Every thought you have, entertain and create is a force of moving energy-resonance. Everything in the universe resonates with energy, even the densest and coldest materials-diamonds and ice. When you resonate with a certain thought or emotion, you are in the act of drawing that resonance to you and thus creating the events that come into your life. If you want to change your life and/or change the space around you, change your intent, change your resonance.
Centering: We scatter ourselves to the winds with our busy busy lives and forget that we are ineffective when we are fragmented. How can you accomplish anything and/or focus if your heart is in one place, your mind in another, and the rest of you scattered around the world? Come home to yourself.
Start by going to whatever physical space which has been chosen, close your eyes and breathe. Breathe long, deep, beautiful breaths in and out. Breath is life. As you let your breaths out, allow yourself to relax muscle by muscle. When you get to a certain point, consciously call/ask for all parts of yourself to come home. As the parts of yourself come home to yourself, you'll begin to feel an energetic/soulful centre inside yourself that connects deeply. This is your spiritual home while you are on the planet. This is your spiritual center. Being in this place is your center and your centering.
Grounding: We are spiritual, energetic creatures living in a physical body, and our environment surrounding us reflects that. So, when we ground, we are grounding in both the spiritual, energetic realm, as well as the terrestrial, physical plane. There are many various techniques you can use to ground. Standing or sitting, concentrate on the energy running up and down through your spine. Picture it as pure white light. Then, send a cord of pure white light out the base of your spine, deep into the Earth and let it expand out into roots and anchor yourself there. You can also send white light out the bottoms of your feet. This anchors you to the terrestrial plane. Then, go back to concentrating on your spine and send a chord of white light out the crown of our head, far up into the atmosphere. Again, send out roots (or limbs!) and secure your energy. This anchors you in the celestial plane.
Clearing: Since the universe is filled with complex, multi-dimensional, diverse resonances, we are always living in this resonance soup. A lot of resonances are simply garbage, mucking up the clarity. And depending on the mood you are in during the day, you may be attracting more garbage energy than you realize. Clearing will elevate your immediate surrounding space so that you can feel and think more clearly-allowing through the more beautiful and meaningful resonances to shine. (Clearing also includes clearing yourself.)
There are three ways to clear. Sometimes. The first is using your own intent, the second is smudging with incense and the third is applying sound.
When you use intent for clearing you are using yourself as a tool. In clearing with yourself, understand that you have two energy bodies-your physical body and your energy body. These two bodies are infused and interlaced through one another, affecting one another. All energies you carry in your energy body, eventually manifest themselves through your physical body. (This is why all disease is a result of repeated energetic patterns manifesting themselves out through the body). So, when you clear with intent, understand you are clearing your own energetic field, as well as the field around you.
Burning incense is also another way to help clear a space of unwanted energies. Be sure to use the highest quality incense possible. Who and how the incense is manufactured makes a difference in your success of its use. Incense has its own resonance, and if the incense is unclear, it will attract those energies.
Sound. It's quick, and easy plus very effective. Choose a favourite track which is associated with peace and well being. Sit down within its resonances … until the space is cleared of unwanted energies.
The Space: After using all of the previous steps, by now you should begin to be able to feel natural spherical space surround you. As you practice these steps, it will become more defined and clearer to you. With the spherical space more defined around you, it's easier to picture yourself inside it's bubble. Picture yourself in a bubble of white light and \seal your space with the white light.
Congratulations, you are on the road and practice to consciously creating your sacred space-the creative space of the six directions: up, down, north, south, east and west. You can do this anytime, anywhere. Though this all seems long and involved, after some practice, you will find it takes only a matter of minutes. I also like to use this technique when I am traveling in my vehicle. I believe it helps shield me and my vehicle from potential accidents.
Power Pieces: Spirit speaks to us all the time through the energy in physical symbols and items. Become aware of the physical items you own and how they affect/resonate in your sacred space. You may find that you have energetically outgrown items in your life and they actually impede your space with negative and bad energy. Have the courage to let go of them, and then watch how items with higher resonances begin to flow in. Become conscious of placing items of great meaning into your sacred space and experience how they resonate with you and the space around you. (Seeker of Truth)
