Simple daily tools to uplift the qi in your home and promote the flow of auspicious energy

After publishing my initial post on sage and salt bowls, I received feedback from readers who related to the concept of clearing and refreshing the energy in their spaces.

Several people asked for more techniques—especially options that are gentle, smoke-free, and easy to use in daily life. In response, I’m expanding the Fresh Qi, Clear Space series with more practical rituals you can use to harmonize your home and support your well-being.

Today’s post explores one of my favorite tools for daily energy maintenance: clearing sprays made with water, plant essences, and natural oils. These sprays are simple, subtle, and effective—helping you promote the flow of Ji Qi (吉氣), or auspicious, life-supporting energy.

Why Energy Clearing Matters

Qi (氣) is the vital energy that flows through your home and life. When it's healthy and moving freely, you feel supported, calm, and clear. But when qi becomes stagnant, sharp, or heavy, it can impact your mood, relationships, and even your physical health.

Ji Qi (吉氣) refers specifically to auspicious or beneficial energy—the kind of energy that supports good fortune, prosperity, and well-being. Daily clearing practices help you maintain a healthy energy environment where Ji Qi can flourish.

Energy-Clearing Sprays: A Gentle Daily Practice

These sprays are a quick and easy way to:

• Refresh bedrooms, workspaces, and living areas
• Clear subtle emotional residue after guests or stress
• Promote clarity and calm without smoke, fire, or incense

Enhance a space's energy with natural elements.

They're ideal for sensitive environments, and they work beautifully between more intensive space clearings like salt burning or sage smudging.

Walnut Oil Spray

In some Taoist and Feng Shui traditions, walnut oil is used to nourish and harmonize the qi of a space. It brings the Wood Element’s qualities of growth, calm, abundance, and renewal. It’s often used to soften harsh or agitated energy and support mental clarity.

How to use:

• Mix 1 tsp walnut oil with 1 cup filtered water
• Optional: add a pinch of sea salt to 
• Shake well before each use
• Mist lightly near doorways, under furniture, or in corners

Cautions:

• Walnut oil can be harmful to plants, especially bonsai trees like juniper. Avoid spraying directly onto greenery.
• Because this is an oil-water mix with no preservatives, it must be stored in the refrigerator and used within 1–2 days. If it smells off or cloudy, discard it. Never spray bacteria into your living space.

Lavender Spray

Lavender is one of the most favored plants for spiritual and emotional cleansing. It calms the nervous system, clears agitated energy, and supports restful sleep (great in a bedside diffuser).

How to use:

• Add 10–15 drops of lavender essential oil to 1 cup distilled water
• Optional: 1 tsp witch hazel or vodka to help disperse the oil
• Store in a spray bottle, shake before use
• Mist around your bed, meditation space, or reading nook

Rosemary Spray

Rosemary has a bright, clarifying energy. In space clearing, it’s used to cut through confusion, strengthen energetic boundaries, and restore mental clarity.

How to use:

• Add 5–10 drops of rosemary essential oil to 1 cup distilled water
• Optional: blend with lavender or citrus oils for added lift
• Great for work areas, doorways, or mirrors

Peppermint Spray 

Peppermint is sharp, stimulating, and energetically “cooling.” It clears mental fog, repels chaotic energy, and is ideal for home offices, electronics-heavy spaces, or anywhere that feels over-stimulated.

How to use:

• Add 5–10 drops peppermint essential oil to 1 cup distilled water

• Optional: 1 tsp witch hazel or vodka to help disperse

• Mist in corners, near electronics, or to “reset” a space after a stressful day

Cautions:

• Use sparingly around pets, especially cats and dogs, as peppermint can be irritating or toxic to them in concentrated form
• Avoid spraying near eyes or mucous membranes

Other Uplifting Options

• Orange peel or citrus oils: Energize and uplift the qi
• Sage or Palo Santo hydrosols : For smokeless ancestral clearing
• Frankincense: Deepens spiritual presence, great for altars
• Rose water: Opens the heart and harmonizes relationship areas

Intention is the Key

These should all be used with intention. As you spray, take a breath and silently affirm:

“I clear this space of what no longer serves. I welcome Ji Qi— bringing blessings, prosperity, and well-being.”

Plant-Safe Alternatives

Some essential oils and sprays may not be suitable around pets or plants. Consider these safer options:

• Pure hydrosols (e.g., lavender, rose, or holy basil water)
• Crystal-infused water (no oils)—like rose quartz or clear quartz
• Sound clearing (bells, chimes, clapping) as a non-spray alternative

Oils to Use with Caution Around Pets

• Peppermint, tea tree, eucalyptus, citrus, and clove:  May be toxic to cats, dogs, or birds. Use in well-ventilated areas or avoid entirely if unsure.

Feng Shui Alignment

These clearing sprays honor the balance of the Five Elements:

• Water: flow, release
• Wood: growth, renewal
• Fire: purification
• Earth: nurturing, grounding
• Metal: clarity, structure, precision

They’re especially helpful in entryways, corners, work areas, and spaces that are frequently used but rarely reset—like bedrooms, offices, and bathrooms.

References

Lin Yun & Sarah Rossbach, Living Color: Master Lin Yun’s Guide to Feng Shui

Daniel Reid, The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity

Karen Kingston, Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui

Institute of Spiritual Healing & Aromatherapy (ISHA) – ishiaroma.org

Lillian Too, Feng Shui for Everyday Living

Michael Gienger and Joachim Goebel, Gem Water, How to prepare and use more than 130 crystal waters for therapeutic treatments

Keep the Qi Flowing

With just a spray bottle and a few drops of nature’s essence, you can reset the tone of your space—gently, consistently, and intentionally.

By making energy clearing part of your daily rhythm, you keep the environment around you receptive to Ji Qi, supporting both your physical well-being and your inner harmony.

Stay tuned for Blog #3, where we’ll explore salt burning—a powerful ritual for deep space clearing.

Until then wishing you The Three Blessings:                                                                                          

Good Fortune 福 (Fú), Prosperity 祿 (Lù), and Well-Being 壽 (Shòu),

– greg