The medicine of the home

This article is based on a reading of the book “Médecin des murs” by Rémi Florian, published by Bio-espaces; you will find some extracts from it here.

Just as living beings have their carers, spaces too have their own medicine. The role of these therapists of walls is to detect singular zones and treat them in the manner of an acupuncturist placing needles on different energy points of our body. We have already touched on the question in previous articles on Feng Shui, dowsing and geobiology; here I would like to talk more broadly about the medicine of places. Modern comfort techniques can devitalise spaces. Excessive insulation, harmful materials, poor ventilation, lack of light, proximity to major roads and industries, the presence of electrical currents and waves, incorrect humidity levels*. We speak of the “vitability” of a dwelling, which can be greatly affected, just like the life that inhabits every being.

The study of trees and their movements is very telling: in forests, but above all in orchards, amid a majority of straight, healthy trees, it is not unusual to find one or two specimens that are completely twisted or contorted, giving the impression that they are desperately trying to flee a very localised spot or atmosphere that is clearly hostile. Indeed, beneath the surface of the earth, as described in the article on geobiology, lies a network of energy fields created by the fusion activity of the metals present in the Earth’s core. Some are stronger than others, and also more harmful. Variations in the intensity of the Earth’s magnetic field are detected using a highly sensitive magnetometer, and measurements are generally given in nanoteslas. Our body is also equipped with natural sensors. Specific information reaches the central nervous system, and our body creates signals of a kind that bring imbalances to light – this is called a geo-stress reaction, a sort of reflex response from our body. Our emotions also leave a trace in spaces; this is what is called the memory of places. Some people are more or less sensitive to these variations. You have to trust your body – it is thanks to our autonomic nervous system that information coming not only from the physical world can be relayed.

Any “bad” place can become good. The medicine of walls attaches enormous importance to the occupant’s state of mind towards the place they live in. If there is genuine symbiosis, healing follows. To hate the place where we live is to hate ourselves. To blame our home for all the ills we suffer from is to refuse to take a hard look at ourselves. It is always easier to put the blame on someone else..

*The humidity of our interior at a temperature of 20°C should fluctuate between 50 and 60% – beyond that, people start to complain of a blocked nose, feeling cold and a sense of heavy air. A dehumidifier can help, in addition to airing the home daily. To purify your air, certain houseplants are able to halve the level of formaldehyde in the air of a closed room within six hours. Formaldehyde is a polymer found in laminates, chipboard, glues and insulating foams. Let the light in, too: the sun’s rays kill, for example, the dust mites in your textiles.