Want something new in your life? Choose to create space for it. 

The Universe abhors empty space, and will swoop in to fill it as soon as it’s made available. But if every area of our lives is packed full of stuff – whether it be physical things, emotional stories, habits, or egoic identities – then there is no space for the Universe to deliver something else. All of those things that we hold onto to define ourselves (no matter how much we claim to dislike it) can be the very things that block us from receiving what it is we actually want, and from becoming our highest expression.

By proactively and authentically surrendering, releasing, or removing this stuff from our space, we energetically communicate with the Universe that we are ready to receive something different.

Creating space can take form in many ways. Below are a few to consider:

Physical

Clean out your home, office, car, locker, closet, desk, etc. This can start with even one drawer or one shelf. Do your best to donate, sell, or gift anything that no longer resonates with you as there is likely someone waiting to receive that very thing as part of their next evolution. 

Emotional

Give yourself time to feel & process your emotions – whether it be those that come up in the moment or those that have been repressed for a long time. Grant them unrestricted space to expand, to move, and to flow within you, and then let them go. Practice acknowledging, accepting and honoring all parts of you, including your inner child and your shadow (anything about you that you believe to be less desirable or contradictory). In accepting them, you release your resistance to them, and in turn reopen flowing streams of energy. 

Ego / Identity

Release the beliefs or stories that you repeatedly use to define yourself. Anything that keeps you boxed in, small, restricted, or rigid, or anything you find yourself grasping onto for a sense of security. Begin with those that are more obviously unaligned with your authentic Self, and work towards releasing all defined aspects of Self (this is your safety net). Without them, you can evolve freely. 

Digital

Delete old text messages or emails, filter out your music or news, delete apps, unfollow or mute people/accounts that don’t support your true sense of Self. In general, be very aware of what you’re consuming – the more you consume, the less space is available for your own essence to shine through. 

Relational / Energetic Ties

Consider all the people in your life - friends, family, old romantic partners, colleagues, etc. Release or adjust any relationships that feel confining or draining, choose to consciously fill your life with people who feel expansive, and establish boundaries across the board. 

Responsibilities

Evaluate whether the roles/tasks you’ve taken on feel authentic to you. If not, can they be released, outsourced or reallocated to someone else? 

Habits

Consider all of your habits, and which, if any, are keeping you bound to an old sense of self. Can you make some adjustments (even very minors ones) to actively embody a more authentically aligned version of you?

Expectations / Desires

We often cling to our expectations and/or desires about how life should unfold, yet the real shift comes through letting go — through surrender. What if you softened your grip on the vision you hold, gently easing the need to control how it all takes shape? In that openness, you create space for the unexpected, and perhaps something even greater than you imagined, to emerge.

Aura

Our energy body carries bits of information from everything and everyone throughout our lives. Consider cleansing your aura regularly to release anything that's not yours. 

  • This can be as simple as saying: 
    • I release all that is not mine to carry.
    • I return all energy that is not mine back to its original owner or back to the light/creator/source.
  • You can further support this cleansing with the help of: water, meditation, grounding, or reiki practices.
    • The dominant element of your astrological natal chart can point you in a direction that best suits your makeup for cleansing (i.e.: if you're water dominant, perhaps taking a shower, bath, or touching a stream can feel cleansing).
  • Fortify your energetic being by establishing barriers. You can speak the below aloud to yourself or in your mind, and even imagine a bubble of white light energy forming around you: 
    • I am available to no ones energy but my own.
    • I do not consent to energy that is not my own.
  • Simply opening up space doesn't mean something “better” will come along. The Universe will continue to fill your space with more of the same stuff, just dressed up in different costumes until you (1) truly release these things from an authentic place (not just because you feel like you should), and (2) internally shift your beliefs around your own worth. Once your sense of Self shifts and you take an aligned action (like creating space in your life), then you begin co-creating with the Universe to receive the next iteration of your experience. 
  • There is often some time between releasing something old and receiving something new. That in-between time (also called the liminal space) can be sprinkled with challenges, tests, or chances to fall back into the safety net of your old way of being. Shift your perspective to view them as opportunities provided by the Universe. Use them to affirm your new level of self-worth and to stretch yourself as you ready to receive the next evolution of your experience.

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Use these while you give it a go . . .

Inner Child
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Care for “little you” by giving them space to be heard, felt, and nurtured in the ways you needed as a child — then gently reparent, so together you can begin to restore a sense of safety and love.

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Shadow Work

Lovingly explore and integrate the hidden or rejected parts of yourself to reclaim your most powerful, authentic Self.

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The Surrender Experiment
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Memoir from the author of "The Untethered Soul" about his personal journey into life's perfection — embracing life’s flow by letting go of personal control and surrendering to what unfolds.

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Shamanism

Open lines of communication to spirits, cleanse ancestral lines and jinn spirits, engage with elders, practice divination rituals & ceremonies, and more.

more tools on the topic

  • To Be Magnetic offers unblocking practices to open internal space. Also reference their Clear your Aura self-hypnosis to release energetic ties. 
  • This Align podcast episode titled "Getting into Spiritual Integrity with David Ghiyam" offers more insight on creating space.
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