I’m a hugely symbolic person and live my life as a “work of art” that I create in each moment with everything within and without being sacred, and seeing all things as mirroring symbolism that reflect the state of my being.

Since the beginning, I have always been in constant transformation…it comes second-nature to me and I am continuously embracing change. Along with that, I have continuously also been huge on cleaning out, purging, cleansing – whatever you’d like to call it – which I see as a natural cycle that flows in and out by my giving and receiving, releasing and embracing…all mirroring of the natural rhythms of the Earth and the Universal experience.

This cleansing cycle is something inherent within me and even my body works in direct mirror to this, with all things that go in, go out…nothing is held on to 🙂 I feel that the level of ease or difficulty to which all experiences in our lives take place, directly mirrors our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual landscape in totality and how we process things in all of these ways.

I just went through another round (which happens about every few months, or less, depending on what my energy calls for) of releasing, therefore cleaning out. Yesterday I gave away a huge load of things, with one load going to Good Will and then two large boxes going to faery friends who are my size. I love sharing my things with others and often I feel that I acquire things more for others than myself, as some things don’t stay long in my life, and I can tell immediately who they would perfectly match. I have found this to be true about a lot of things..that I am a channel to help things get to where they need to be.

And yesterday, as I sent off and dropped off all my goodies to everyone, feeling so good that others will be receiving joy from these gifts, I also felt a huge energetic shift. I had felt energy building and by releasing some of that steam, things then have room to recalibrate and make space for other things. Immediately after my drop off, I went to the store with a handy coupon on hand I had just received, and picked up 13 new canvases to create more Crystal Illuminations. Even though I knew this was coming, it hadn’t felt right until this day and with the opening of new energy coming in, by releasing the old, I can see how I’ve embraced and opened the door for the next evolution of creation to flow in.

There is definitely an inherent symbolic and spiritual aspect of cleaning. I know in my life, there simply is no doubt about that. There is also a powerful symbolism in keeping things tidy in your space you live and work in. This organization and orderliness assists you in staying clear and focused, and away from the confusion.

Whether its laundry, papers, clothing, dishes, leaves in the yard, emails, voicemails, things around the house…this all weighs heavily on your energetic clarity and vibrancy. You can effect your optimization by being mindful of your surroundings and what they are reflecting about your inner environment. And when you learn to release more simple things in life you learn the power of detaching and how attachment is counterproductive to the nature of the Universe.

When you clean up and clean out, you free yourself to unlimited possibilities. The channels open. The blockages unclog.

It is definitely therapeutic as well. You can even make a fun meditational and intentful experience out of the cleaning out process, chanting mantras, making up a song and dance, saying affirmations, stating things like “as I release the old, I now welcome the new in for the highest good of all concerned…” etc. You can see each item that needs to be removed or cleaned out as representing a resentment, envy, anger, frustration, or anything that is disconnecting you from being centered, balanced, and connected to Source. And imagine that as you organize, bag up, rake, throw away, that each of those things go away and release from your experience, as you forgive and send unconditional love and compassion to yourself and others.

This is a way you can enjoy the process and realize the benefits, rather than seeing it as a chore and hard work. Know that with each step you take in clearing away, you are clearing your own way in life for all possibilities, opportunities, and inspirations to flow in, as you are allowing things to flow out.

Happy cleaning!