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What if creating a home wasn't simply about where you put your furniture, what colours you chose or how beautifully you decorated it?
What if it was about consciously creating the environment that supports the person you're becoming?
I've recently moved house for the first time in almost half my life. And while moving is often described as one of life's most stressful experiences, I've discovered something rather unexpected.
It's also an extraordinary opportunity for conscious creation.
A few mornings before leaving my old home, I found myself lying in bed, suddenly noticing things that had been part of my everyday life for years.
The birdsong outside my window.
The familiar sounds of the morning.
The quality of the light.
Even the feeling of the air.
Things that had become so familiar they barely registered in my conscious awareness.
And I realised that almost everything about my daily routine was about to change.
From where I reached for my coffee mug to the way I moved through the rooms, so much of my life had become automatic.
These small actions were part of the unconscious architecture of my day.
Moving house meant I had an opportunity to create that architecture again.
But this time, intentionally.
What does your soul need from your space?
Rather than immediately deciding where everything should go, I began asking different questions.
How do I want to feel in this room?
What does my soul need from this space right now?
What is this environment inviting me into?
Sometimes the answers surprised me.
It wasn't necessarily about buying something new or creating a perfectly styled room.
Sometimes it was moving a plant, changing the lighting or placing something meaningful where I would see it each morning.
Other times it was about creating a completely new ritual.
I've discovered the pleasure of taking an extra ten minutes to make coffee, choosing a special mug and sitting in the morning sunshine.
Something that used to be an automatic part of my routine has become an opportunity to be present.
And I've noticed something interesting.
Although I'm having to think consciously about so many things that were previously automatic, the process hasn't felt as stressful as I expected.
It's felt creative.
Purposeful.
Almost ceremonial.
Being in relationship with your home
On the day I received my keys, before any furniture arrived, I sat in the empty house.
I spent time with the space.
I spoke to it about my intentions, what I hoped to experience here and what I wanted to bring into it.
I placed a few crystals that felt right.
And I began building a relationship with my new surroundings.
For me, a home isn't simply somewhere we occupy.
It's an environment we are constantly interacting with.
It influences how we feel, how we move, how we rest and how we experience ourselves.
And we influence it in return.
An invitation to create consciously
You don't need to move house to experience this.
Perhaps there's a room, a corner or even a small space in your existing home that you could approach differently.
Rather than immediately rearranging things, sit there for a moment.
Notice how you feel.
Consider what the space is currently supporting in your life.
And ask yourself what it might be inviting you into.
In this episode of Mystic in Training, I explore the relationship between our physical environment, our unconscious habits, our energy and our spiritual evolution.
Because sometimes a new beginning doesn't require a new home.
Sometimes it begins with a new relationship with the space you're already in.
Listen to this week's episode and discover what happens when you begin creating your surroundings with intention.
Memoirs of a Mystic In Training, by Melissa Amos is available on Amazon
Learn more about Melissa by visiting her website melissa-amos.com and download a free hypnotherapeutic series, Intuition Rewired.
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21 min