Our Possessions & The Energetic Connection We Overlook

Do you actively use your things or do you have a lot of unused stuff laying around or in storage? The next viewpoint explains the subtle yet complex impact of our relationship with our things.

First, what are objects? We see and treat objects as inanimate, lifeless elements that we use and discard. That is perfectly understandable, because we only perceive them as such. But our possessions, big or small, as inanimate as they seem, are in many ways an important part of us and just another expression of our own energy.

Everything is energy, no matter how we perceive it to be in terms of density. Objects are energy put to work, taking the shape that we need or want, from toilet paper rolls to space rockets.

The objects we own are, literally, our energy

Objects enter our lives and become our possessions, in exchange for us using our money, time, attention in various ways. This exchange principle applies to anything, no matter if it is a piece of clothing or a real estate property.

Our money, our time and our attention are expressions of our energy. So through the exchange, the objects that enter our lives and become our possessions, become an expression of our energy. They are part of our own “wider” individual energy footprint let’s say.

Our relationship with what we own influences our ability to thrive

The relationship to the things that we own can either be conducive to our wellbeing and success, to our health and mental clarity, to our productivity and creative flow, or detrimental to it:

With very few exceptions, what you own but not use acts as a break or as a blocker to your own progress

Those who own a lot of things that they don’t actually use or put to use, or hoard, tend to have a lot of stuck energy, that is locked within these static elements. Energy is meant to circulate, to be in motion, and unused stuff become slow, passive, static energy. It literally weights you down. The less energy moves, the lower its frequency gets. That creates a lot of troubles in subtle ways, that people are generally not conscious of.

To be clear, owning a lot of things is not an issue. Minimalism is just a personal choice. What I am talking about is owning a lot of things we don’t use or don’t put to use.

Using or putting to use refers to any form of utility or purpose that an object is meant for and engaged in. From things that simply make your space look pretty, to others creating new energy for you (for ex — investments).

Decluttering is essential for both personal momentum & wellbeing

Decluttering and releasing what you don’t actively use or put to use, will act as a huge booster in terms of getting things “spinning” for you in a beneficial way. It makes space for new things to come, it creates momentum for opportunity, and for elements of new to make itself present in your life. Obviously that not only refers to objects but applies as principle to all aspects and elements in our lives.

It is a form of refresh and also a form of cleansing and detox. It clears out things, it creates space, it airs it, and it creates lightness. Also, it puts you in a state of openness and readiness to welcome and embrace the new. All of these aspects, while sometimes subtle, are key to our wellbeing and thriving.

Decluttering is necessary to be done constantly and recurrently, as a form of refresh, just like we refresh our personal hygiene.

Respectful release & self-integration

Because things are part of our energy, and therefore part of us, releasing them through recurrent decluttering processes, is important to be done in a grateful, graceful and loving way.

Our possessions hold our stories, hold our emotions from certain times, and are physical reflections of parts of us, of how we felt and thought and wanted in a certain moment in our life. They had a role and served a purpose that, at that time, we considered valuable.

How we release these objects is a testament to our relationship with those parts. A conscious, healthy, self loving way will involve treating those objects with respect, and finding a beneficial way to release them, even if some are indeed no longer usable in that from. To respectfully let them go and integrate those parts of yourself that have served you and got you to the present moment, just have a short and simple conscious moment to allow an expression of your gratitude and acknowledgement of the purpose they served.

A fresh chapter for you, a fresh chapter for your possessions

Where possible, this loving release will involve us making it possible for former preloved items to go serve someone else. Either through selling or gifting, that is a powerful way to activate and raise their energy in order to create new purpose. This fresh energetic momentum will serve both you and the person who adopts them.

The concept of ‘garbage’ stems from a narrow viewpoint that will soon cease to exist.

Even for what is no longer usable, but ready to be thrown away, the similar respectful release process applies. There are no such things as garbage or trash. What we currently call our trash and our garbage is an expression rooted in a narrow understanding. Our “garbage” is in fact a form of energy that has consumed its purpose in the current way it has been put to work. So those remnants, be it egg shells, our old dress or a broken TV, are being released to be transformed and go serve a new purpose. Whether to simply decompose and nourish our soil or to be processed into a new creation.

Circular economy, while in its inception, is establishing, normalizing and expanding the understanding of these principles and process.

Sustainability or Shame?

Obviously, prolonging the lifespan of things is sustainable and something the world needs more of, rather than new things. There are lots of benefits for everyone, including recovery of value for the previous owner and enjoying items that are new to you, but at a fraction of their price or even for free.

However, in some cultures there is still stigma associated to pre-used items and some of the reasons behind this have their roots in various forms of negative emotion, generally shame and fear.

For example, one might be very reluctant to deal with going through their things in order to avoid dealing with shame, self judgment and potential external judgement over things like:

• actually preferring to sell their stuff and not giving it to charity, because they barely used it. Repressing this leads to holding on to a LOT of things, and only discarding EOL and low value stuff
• buying and using something that was first some else’s vs buying new

The idea of not having time, that many use, is just an excuse that actually contains deeper reasons outside of conscious awareness.

On one hand, there is a lot of value in simply allowing, accepting and normalizing expressions of negative feelings that are generally disowned and repressed. In many ways it is a necessary first step, before achieving any conscious awareness, when a new, more educated choice can be made.

However, often, these negative emotions are repressed, so they simply lead to a person remaining stuck into a growing state of clutter that only makes it more difficult for them to exit and manage.

Overcoming potential unconscious reasons such as fear, shame and judgement will support the normalization and the ease to initiate and manage a conscious process of releasing your things or welcoming someone else’s.

This will in fact support both the current holder of that stuck energy, and the others, who could potentially benefit from adopting pre-loved items, to create movement and freshness together.

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This viewpoint is focused on regular possessions people have. However, similar principles apply and expand in complexity when it comes to large scale ‘possessions’. That may be the topic of another writing.

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May this viewpoint support a more conscious relationship with your own possessions.

Om Mani Padme Hum ????