Feeding The Hungry Ghosts from a New York Feng Shui Perspective--by Carole Provenzale, Feng Shui Long Island New Yorl
As a Feng Shui Consultant, I work most often in New York City and Long Island. Years ago, here, we heard the occasional story of a "haunted house." Most people assumed there was something wrong with the owners who were imagining things.
Until the story of The Amityville Horror House on Long Island. People came from all over to pass the house of the famous DeFeo murder scene with these poor people shot in their beds at night. Many did believe that house on Ocean Avenue in Amityville on Long Island New York WAS "haunted" because of the horrible ways these people met their deaths.
In my old days of parapsychology instruction at a local college, we were taught that there are certainly ‘spirits' around us, though they are not here to harm us. Some, who, like the DeFeos have met violent deaths (we were taught), do not know they have passed. Oftentimes the sheer grief of others keeps the departed souls nearby because we cannot bear to let them go. It's a struggle. And sometimes people simply stay ‘behind' because here is where they are comfortable....they just don't want to leave.
We were taught to actually tell a loved one that they have passed and further, to give them the peace they need to move on. Not something that is taught in your basic schools these days, although, to me, it made sense. As a Manhattan Feng Shui Consultant I have been called to many of these homes and have seen and experienced some of the things the homeowner does. Lights flickering, strange noises-many of my clients often see something although they cannot quite make out what it is. In only a few cases did my Feng Shui clients feel threatened. They All, however, wanted whatever and whoever was around to be GONE.
I often speak of Predecessor Energy. Let's Talk About Predecessor Energy: A Feng Shui Post from Feng Shui Long Island People do not have to necessarily have to die in a home, there can be bad feelings or negative energy left from previous occupants. It's important to us to rid the home or business of this energy for several reasons: The new occupants need to infuse THEIR energy into a new space and remove any negative energy.
The Chinese and many other cultures have a slightly different perspective and it is called "Feeding the Hungry Ghosts." This is how we were taught in Feng Shui. They believe that spirits stay around because they feel they need something they may feel they are lacking: food, money or anything else in a physical form they feel they may need. 
No matter what the reason for these spirits, Space Clearings and Blessings release negative and predecessor energy (from a Western perspective we were also taught non-denominational blessings so it wouldn't interfere with our client's religion) or a Black Sect version of Blessings that are a little more involved. Feng Shui Consultants cleanse the interior and the exterior of a home or business, not only when it is new but after a life changing event such as a divorce. In very simple terms, it's "Clearing the Air" a phrase we often used though not in this manner.
In distance Feng Shui Consultations, clients are provided with everything they need to do this on their own. It is an important part of a Feng Shui consultation as it also seals our Intentions for everything we want to manifest.
Something to keep in mind whether you're moving into a new home or business and want to start off in the best possible way or when you feel stuck and don't know why. Things beyond what we can see can hold us back---Energy is all around us.
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**Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island providing on site Feng Shui Consultations for New York City (Manhattan) and all of Long Island for Homes , Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction. Feng Shui Consultant Laura Cerrano is available for on site Feng Shui Consultations in New York City (Manhattan) and New Paltz New York.
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