Clutter accumulates when energy stagnates, and likewise, energy stagnates when clutter accumulates.
Karen Kingston in Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui (p 11)
Karen attributes stuck energy to two causes in addition to clutter: physical grime and predecessor energy.
Western science clearly recognizes clutter and dirt as contributors to dysfunction. In healing facilities (hospitals, recovery centers, and mental health institutions) the first treatment is providing a clean and uncluttered environment. It is a small step to accepting that dirt and disorder could cause our vitality to be depleted.
Predecessor energy may be more difficult cause for the western mind to consider, but we can at least suspend our disbelief and consider the possibility.
