Searching For Answers

My Monday involves waiting for the plumber to arrive. The new hot water heater has been delivered in a great big box I’ll save for the Angel Kids.

A neighbor came by yesterday and turned off the hot water heater so it’d stop leaking and I realized how much we take for granted things like readily available hot water at our fingertips. It’s something to be grateful for but we don’t normally think about it nuntil we no longer have that luxury.

I had to move everything away from that area in the garage to make it accessible so I took the opportunity to clean and purge which hadn’t been done in a long time, and that felt like an important accomplishment.

Waiting, I started to research other meanings for specific life events. It’s interesting to look deeper to see what it could symbolize in the fourth dimension, out of time and space, on a spiritual level.

Since water represents the flow of emotions, plumbing issues in a home (or a leaky radiator in a car) might signal emotional matters.

Water leaks in our homes can often be perceived as nothing more than an inconvenience or a financial burden, but in some cultures water leaks are seen to have spiritual meaning. They may represent the release of pent up emotions within your home, or even a greater life transition occurring.

On a brighter side, water has long been seen as a sign of luck and wealth. In Feng Shui, water can also symbolize prosperity and career success, and water leaking into your house could be interpreted as an abundance of good fortune coming your way.

Many spiritual practitioners believe it’s a sign to clear out negative or stagnant energy in their homes or lives. Spiritually cleanse through meditation, cleaning, and smudging.

Once you’ve repaired the issue and taken steps to prevent future leaks, you can begin to restore balance and harmony in your home.

• burn incense or candles
• play calming/binaural beats/528Hz music
• saltwater cleanse
• sage or palo santo the area

When the plumber leaves, I think I’ll sage the new water heater as I restore everything I had to move out of the way so they could work in the garage — and be thankful for a nice, long, hot shower.