KARMA OF PLACE

By Dr Kate Brooks

This is a most energetic Universe! What spot on Mother Earth do you reside on? Have you ever thought about exactly how perfect and important that particular piece of territory is? The very area and the community and the plot and the home you reside in are all a portion of the energy you live with. All the happenings of history are right there with you — in the spot you live in. Whatever and whomever has been there, have left an energetic imprint. The layers of time, history and personal imprints are very interesting to contemplate.

It is easy to think of this if we are told that a house is haunted. We immediately think of who was there and what had happened. We wonder if everyone is affected by these occurrences and if we will be as well. When we visit an historic monument, we remember the history and the persons who participated in the famous events. Well, at least we think of the great historic figures and imagine what it might have been like.

However, if there is not some over-riding reason to have the past pointed out to us, we often do not realize that many events and many lives have taken place right where we stand. The energy that is imparted to the land, place and dwelling, are important to the energy that can and is evolving right now.

The realization that we are walking where others have walked and living in the balancing act of the energies of the earth itself and the living flora and fauna of the area. You may wonder how it is that we live in harmony with past unknown persons and events.

That might be easier to imagine if the history were a pleasant one. An idyllic farmland with geese in the pond and blue skies seems easy enough to live with. But what if that same land harbored a battle or a robbery or is a land that, far in the past, saw sickness and untimely death? What can we do with those energies. Even more difficult is the unknown. How can we know who has passed our little territory and what may have occurred?

Certainly, most of the time we will never know, even if there are documents to show who may have lived where we live now. We cannot even guess at what may have befallen those souls and what outcome they endured or enjoyed. What we do know and can consider is, that most people live in places where others have habituated for many generations and sometimes thousands of years.

The unfolding of chapter after chapter of human interaction has built an energetic structure. What occurs in our life, in the present, will layer on top of those who came before. We contribute to the overall picture just as they have. Their chapters and ours are all part of the book, that describes that place.

Where we choose to live on the planet is just as impacting as who we choose to live with. You may think you had no choice because you have lived where your parents, mate, children or work were. However, you still had a delightful time or a difficult experience and took that knowledge of life with you. You and those with you also left an imprint of who you were being and what you were doing. You may seek something very similar to your past experience or something quite the opposite. Recognizing that a place and it’s history impacts our thoughts and feelings, can help you to be more aware of your future choices.

Realize also that, who you are being and what you do, can help to restructure, for better or worse, the places you decide on. How a family, a community or a nation decides to comport itself leaves an indelible imprint. These imprints affect future habitants for many many years to come. How we fit in and participate with life in that place can help to heal the energy that has come to be or can create energy that needs to be overcome. Positive interaction is always a healing force and one that we have the opportunity to participate in. Life is interesting on so many levels. Being aware can make it more so!

Becoming more aware that we are indeed affected by our first take on a home, apartment, piece of land or place we visit. We love all the connotations that we associate with an old family home and we feel uncomfortable and distressed when we enter certain territories or buildings. Being keenly aware allows us to choose where we will live and work and play, based on our gut response to the place. Feeling happy, comfortable and at ease with our surroundings is respecting our inner sense of what is good for us. Adding to the ever evolving energetic imprint of those places in positive and uplifting ways, is our duty and our opportunity — to be a part of the story.