Your Own Sacred Space

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Your Own Sacred Space

By John Holland

At one time or another we all need a break from the outside world, a place we can visit to quiet our minds, to renew our energy, and a place where we can commune with the heavens and our soul. Some prefer to go on a vacation or on a retreat; some prefer to go to a sacred location like a church, cathedral, synagogue or temple, or even the pyramids!

When I am feeling tense, disconnected, or when I need to meditate, I don’t need to always go to a location that’s far away, I can go to my own sacred space located right in my home, which is dedicated to my spiritual work. If you are lucky enough to have a whole room, that’s great, but if not, is there a corner or certain area within a room that you can dedicate to being your “sacred space?”

Some weeks ago I knew it was time to de-clutter my house once again! As I was walking from room to room, I noticed how my life was spilling into other rooms. Papers on the kitchen table, books unread here and there, clothes that were no longer needed in my closets, and cabinets that needed to be cleared. I wrote about this in a newsletter not too long ago, that clearing things out of your life and home will in fact create new space for positive things to enter into your life.

Even though I might have clutter in other parts of the house, I always honor my meditation room. The energy in that sacred space, no matter what the rest of the house looks like, never changes. I keep it uncluttered and clean, and still retreat there often, whether it’s for five minutes or an hour. When I’m in there, I can slip into a quiet place very quickly, because the energy of the room has been primed from hours and hours of meditating or doing spiritual work. It’s almost as if the energy has a memory that stays within the room.

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