Monday, December 31, 2007

Start to Welcome Feng Shui 2008 Year of the Rat

Feng Shui 2008 year of the Rat or some just want to call it feng shui 2008 rat.
It is no feng shui 2008 prediction or forecast. It is the practical action i am going to share for a good luck in 2008 for everyone of you.

Clearing Clutter or Spring Cleaning Day For Better Luck In 2008

The Chinese people start to clear clutter or they set aside a day for Spring cleaning to welcome the new beginning of the new year. Those old stuff need to be removed before the new year set-in. They will start their spring cleaning as early as one month before the Chinese New year. They will do their clearing clutter till the last day of the pig year which is Feb 6, 2007.

The best time to clear the clutter is about one month before the New Year. For the good chi to settle in, try not to clear clutter at the very last moment before the new year.It is best to clear the clutter well before the chi changes.

'Press the refresh button' to clear your mental mind. Our brain is like a computer harddisk, it may store too much of those bad news and negative thoughts.Refresh it and have your mind fresh and clear, then refill it with positive thoughts to have a good and health body for the new year.


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Friday, December 21, 2007

Feng Shui 2008 Prediction

Feng Shui 2008 Prediction and forecast is meant to be a guide to ensure you read your animal sign to that of western sign with some accuracy.

I hope this tip finds you all in the Best of Health and Happiness!

Well it's that time of year again, where one year closes and another soon will begin. We are leaving from the Universal year #9 ( the year of endings) and going into the Universal Year #1 ( the year of NEW beginnings) Please be advised, that although 'Flying Star Analysis' is known for its "exact ability and accuracy" these predictions are just that;they are ONLY predictions - THUS NOT WRITTEN IN STONE !

To get even a more precise outlook (awareness) of what the Chinese year of the Earth Rat will bring it is also advised that you take a look at your PERSONAL YEAR NUMBER as well.

In 2008 we will be entering the numerological year of #1. Thus, 2+0+0+8 = 10. Then reduced 1+0 = 1. If you read the explanation of the Number 1 year, it will give you a good picture of where the mindset of most of the world will be at.

Be also advised that the Chinese Animal signs also have a Western corresponding sign. These corresponding signs are as follows. It is also advised that you also read the Flying Star analysis for that corresponding sign - whereas you will find that both will apply equally.

* CORRESPONDING = Similar or equivalent in character or function.
1. RAT corresponds to Western sign of Sagittarius
2. OX ............................................. Capricorn
3. TIGER ............................................. Aquarius
4. RABBIT ............................................. Pisces
5.. DRAGON .............................................. Aries
6. SNAKE .............................................. Taurus
7. HORSE .............................................. Gemini
8. SHEEP .............................................. Cancer
9. MONKEY .............................................. Leo
10 ROOSTER .............................................. Virgo
11. DOG .............................................. Libra
12. PIG .............................................. Scorpio

EXAMPLE: I was born in the Western sign of Virgo and in the Chinese year of the Snake. Thus I would read the 'Flying Star Analysis' for Snake, then because Rooster corresponds to the Western sign of Virgo,I would also read the 'Flying Star Analysis for Rooster'.

If I was reading my Daily horoscope for Virgo, I would also read the Daily horoscope for Taurus, because Snake corresponds to the Western sign of Taurus. Note: I find that when I do this, the daily horoscope seems to apply much more accurately!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Feng Shui Office

feng shui office

Feng Shui Office Tip: How to remedy if your back is against window

If your are sitting with your back facing the window in the office. At the same time cannot hang a portrait of a mountain.
What is the remedy?

All you need is solid support. If you cannot hang a picture of a mountain behind you, try at least make sure you are sitting with your back against a solid wall.

If there is a window, try and get window blinds that are heavy enough to shut out the glare from outside. At least the portion of the window that your back faces should be covered, to provide you with that symbolic support that is crucial to career success and advancement. If you cannot close up the window, try and shift to another desk in our office.

Monday, December 10, 2007

How to Attract More Friends into Your Life

Attract more friends into your life

Some people have more friends, some not so many, and some do not have any. All this depends on your karma, or heaven luck.

However, using symbolic feng shui, you can change your luck to attract more friends.
1. Find out what animal signs your horoscope allies and astrological secret friend belong to.
2. Get a set of those animals and place in your own astrological animal sector.
3.You can also wear your "allies and friends" as lucky charms on bracelets or carry them as amulets.

It will create "friendship" luck in your life. You have to play a part to be sociable and friendly.

To your many friendship success!

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Monday, December 3, 2007

Carps

Carp or Koi Fish, red dots on their foreheads

Single red dot on the forehead of a carp is the symbol of failure. During the legend of the Dragon Gate, carps that do not make it in jumping over the Lung Men or dragon gate are marked for life with a red dot on their forehead.

If you are considering putting up picture or poster of carps, please note that the carps do not have a single red dot on their forehead.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Feng Shui Living Room

How to Feng Shui your living room to better life

A well designed and comfortable living room evokes a sense of peace and calm among the people who are in it. Thus, if you want to feel rested when you are in this room, apply the principles and practices of Feng Shui...learn how to feng shui your living room now!

Friday, November 23, 2007

Feng Shui Tips to Tranform Your Life!

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Kua Number

Here is how you can find out your kua number

* For Male
Take your birth year. Ex:1979 => (1+9+7+9=26)
Add up the sum of 26 to form a single digit(2+6=8)
Subtract this single digit from eleven (11-8=3). This number is your Kua number.
[Note:should the final number be 5, subtract three. (5-3=2) This is your kua.]

* For Female
Take your birth year. Ex: 1983 =>(1+9+8+3=21)
Keep adding until you come up with a single digit (2+1=3)
Add this digit to four (3+4=7). This number is your kua.
[Note: Should the final number be 5, add three (5+3=8).This is your kua.]

Kua Number, is to determine the personal favorable and unfavorable direction based on kua.

If your kua is 1, you should face one of your favorable directions when studying or sitting at your office to receive sheng qi.

Generally, person with life kuas are 1,3,4,9 belong to East Group. Person who life kuas are 2,6,7,8 belong to West.

To your Success!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Weight Loss Help

Weight Loss Help - Use Feng Shui as Your Guide to Weight Loss Help

Weight Loss help - Obesity is a major health concern in North America. Weight loss programs is very expensive and it is mentally, physically and emotionally exhorted. Many find it tough to fight a weight lose battle. You can easily win this hard battle of weigh lose help from the unseen world of Chi. We all know that Chi is one of the principle of Feng Shui. I use chi very much to help me in weight lose. You can also do it by practising deep breathing for three minutes before meal, especially lunch....carry on reading weight loss help with feng shui.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Feng Shui Tip - Two Equal Panels Door


Feng Shui tip entrance, two equal panels door.

When you have two panels to a main door it is like having double doors. This kind of door is really excellent when the two flaps of the entrance are opened. Opening just one side symbolizes you only get half the good luck coming in.

It also means whatever you start can only get half finished. So it is better not to have a double door if you do not intend to open both sides of the door.

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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Salt Lamps

Feng shui -salt lamp

Question: I have a Himalayan salt lamp which I placed in the SW corner of my home. However a friend told me that in Feng Shui, salt lamps are bad. Is this true?

Answer:Salt is a powerful cleansing agent and it can have the properties of cleansing any space. That is why salt is used in space clearing rituals, particularly when you are moving into a new home, or you need to cleanse stagnant energy from a piece of old furniture or a property where something bad has just taken place such as an illness or a death. However, when using salt to cleanse,you always humbly ask permission from any spirits that may be lingering there still before using the salt; otherwise some people say you could anger the spirits.

Salt lamps on the other hand are extremely harmful and they do not even have the power to cleanse. Salt lamps will soak all your chi energy from you leaving you feeling listless and tired. Salt lamps absorb all the good energy from the room so I strongly recommend that you remove it. Otherwise you will feel your essence flowing out of you making you sick even. Surely you must already be feeling it already?

This question and answer are taken off from 'ask Aunt Agga' of World of Feng Shui magazine.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

How to Arrange your Office Sitting Position to Achieve Abundant and Promotion

The tips given below is about the layout of your working space. You would want a smooth and harmony working environment. At the same time achieve positive results in your work and not only that, you are able get your promotion faster.

Your Workplace - Desks

The layout of your working space is basically common sense - your desk should be an appropriate size with adequate storage and working surface. The ideal place for a desk is in the opposite corner to the door, parallel to a wall rather than at an angle and preferably with a solid wall behind.

Office Work Desk

* Square and rectangular desks are more suitable for making money while oval, round or curved are more conducive to creative work.
* A desk in too strong a color, like black, will make working more difficult.
* If your desk directly faces a door, it may make visitors feel uncomfortable.
* You could find a mirror in front of your desk unsettling and objects hanging behind your head - like diplomas or artwork - will distract your visitors from business.

Office Desk

Sit with your back to a solid wall so you can easily see the door and window. Light coming from a window at the side is desirable.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Feng Shui Tip - Living Room

When moving into a new house, always purchase new pillows. This signifies a new beginning and symbolizes that you are leaving your old problems behind you.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Overhead Beams can Be Oppressive

How the internal features of your home or office affect you, in term of Feng Shui. This tip is on overhead beams

Overhead beams can be oppressive - particularly if you are lying or are sitting directly underneath. The effect will be strong if the beam is thick, dark, and low in nature.

How to balance the effect of a beam:

* break the pathway of the qi through the beam by hanging two bamboo flutes at angles (to form an octagonal shape) and tied with red ribbons - make sure the mouthpieces are pointing down
* decorate the beam with a piece of fabric, a banner or a swag
* paint it a light color so it appears less heavy
* use the qualities of metal - light colors and round shapes - to complement the element of the beam which is wood.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Balancing Unhappy Locations

Feng Shui Tip for Home.
How to Balance Unhappy Locations

* The sound of water or chimes will help reduce unwanted noise.

*Decorate your balcony with hanging pots.

*Try growing creepers over fences and walls to enhance the qi.

*Place a small mirror on the front wall of your house or install a weather vane for added protection.

*Screen your home or slow down from negative sha qi by having Plants, shrubs, or a wall.

Feng Shui Tip For Home

Feng Shui tip for home.
You will learn a few basic situations to avoid when selecting a home.

*Your Front Door
Do not directly face a church,temple,cemetery or railway because the qi will be too concentrated.

*Gap Between Building
If the gap between two building is narrow, it can suck nourishing sheng qi (positive energy)from your home.

*Facing T-Junction
A front door facing onto a T-junction or at the end of a cul-de-sac allows qi to flow too quickly towards you; it also means, from a practical point of view,that headlights will shine straight into your home.

*Large Freeway
Living near a large freeway will make qi flash past rather than stop awhile to nourish land, building and people.

*Under Flight Paths
You need peace and quiet so avoid land under flight paths, next to railway lines,factories or on major roads.

*End of a Bridge
Your front door should not be close to either end of a bridge. The energy comes from many directions and becomes concentrated at these points, preventing relaxation.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Wealth Area Tips - Red Ribbon

How to Use Red Ribbon to better your wealth area tips

Red ribbons wrapped around all drains slows the money from flowing "out",also includes toilet drain in the basement, under every sink and basin.

If the kitchen or bathroom is in the wealth corner of the home - place a pebble in the drain to stop the money draining away.

If the room has a toilet place a shallow bowl of pebbles on top of the tank and place the lid down when not in use.

A money plant or any upright round leaved plant placed in the wealth corner of any room will encourage money to grow.

Place either real goldfish or fish wind chimes/mobile in the wealth area, keep the water clean and the fish well fed.

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Friday, August 31, 2007

Spiky plants and plastic flowers

Spiky hair style, spiky plants, spiky hair and whatever spiky....plastic flowers, plastic hanger and whatever plastic. In Feng Shui, there are many arguments about placing spiky plants and plastic flowers in the apartment, etc.

After a long argument, a person know as 'fsa' reply :
Feng Shui practitioners need to be aware of this:
when we do Feng Shui, we look at the world from a Feng Shui perspective and make choices with a Feng Shui value.

From a Feng Shui perspective, we have a "Gan-Ying" or a "mutual response" to the environment and to the everyday objects around us, This mutual resonance operates on 3 levels: physical, emotional and symbolic, so if your client find spiky plants or plastic flowers physical appealing, emotional fulfilling and symbolically empowering, then by all means let your client use them, even though you may feel otherwise with your Feng Shui value.

Feng Shui rules are only there to reinforce its value system, and that is in a Feng Shui environment, we prefer the natural to the artificial, the honest over the false and the beautiful over the ugly. But again, that is only the FS value preference; others who don't like Feng Shui may not share in this paradigm.

Also, what is natural, honest and beautiful vary from person to person and from master to master, so in the end, your client the users, have to make the final choice and accept the consequence. Feng Shui is just there as a guideline and a value system to help them make choices and you, the FS practitioner, is no more than a consultant and an adviser with a Feng Shui biase.

So lets not get on our high horse and tell others what is correct or incorrect thing to do, and be honest with ourself that we have a biased way of looking at the world.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Elements of Argument

Many a time we are so engross in winner an argument, or how to structure an argument. Do you know that feng shui have an effect on argument ? Below I will tell you; How to feng shui your home after an argument

This is important, because argument can spark-off unnecessary bad luck at home

Obviously, you don't want any of that negative energy hanging around your home. Remove bad chi instantly with a quick cleanse of your home.

Sprinkle a handful of sea salt on the floor of the room where the argument took place. Salt in feng shui terms acts rather like salt does in real life - namely, as a substance that absorbs surrounding moisture. According to feng shui, salt attracts any negative chi energy that may be circulating. Leave it overnight and vacuum it up the following morning, then repeat as necessary until all the bad vibes have dispersed.

This trick also helps with moving on from any bad relationship - friendship, sexual, whatever - leaving you refreshed with positive energy.. and ready to create your mischief all over again!

Monday, August 20, 2007

How to Transform Your Boss into a Simpering Slave


There are many people who are thinking of how to fire your boss,wack your boss and do not like big boss man.


Why hate your boss, after all he is your boss. Let me give you one tip that transform your boss into a simpering slave.

Place a small statuette of an elephane on your work desk.

This symbolizes wisdom, something that usually comes with years of experience. This subtle ornament is actually your fast track to office swami-dom. Sooner or later, your boss will be seeking your advice on everything from promotions to what they should sell in the staff canteen. Since it's lonely at the top, he or she will see you as their sole confidante, giving you even more opportunity to work your nasty corporate feng shui.

Saturday, August 4, 2007

An Introduction To Feng Shui

An Introduction to Feng Shui Video


Sunday, July 29, 2007

Feng Shui Remedy - Front and Back Door in Line


Remedy for front door is in direct line with the rear door, especially for those house with long hallway.

It is said that having a back door in direct alignment with the front will encourage the Qi (energy) to flow in and straight back out of the home without having time to meander. This can also signify your finances...coming in but going out just as fast or if not faster!

This will of course also depend on the Flying Star Chart of your home. The remedy for the situation above it used to try and slow down the energy. I find placing pictures or photos on the wall between the two doorways are great, in addition to plants etc. This helps to divert the energy into the other rooms of the home.

You do however have to be careful not to “block” the area off as this may lead to blockages
in your life so use common sense and try and be aware of what people so who enter your home. Where do they walk? How fast do they walk through the house? This will give you an indication of how the energy is flowing.


Monday, July 9, 2007

Koi Fish Meaning


In Feng Shui, Koi Fish is used to Energize the living area or a shopping malls.

What is Koi Fish Meaning in Feng Shui

Koi fish represents wealth and prosperity because the actual word in Chinese for fish also translates to “abundance”. As with most Chinese symbols, the carp and Koi has a legend attached to it.Koi is a drum shaped Japanese fish which can make your garden pond come alive with its vibrant colours and playful behavior. Koi is a big fish and can grow to lengths of about three feet and can attain a weight of 40 lbs.

Koi Fish Picture or Poster

Most Chinese like to use the koi fish picture as a gift. It symbolize good luck and abundance. Especially those art or poster with 9 koi fishes. In Chinese believe, the word 9 mean longevity.

Monday, July 2, 2007

Special foam bath can ward off ill luck


Chinese believe that bathing with special foam bath can ward off ill luck. Some Chinese plant or herb plant that are used as ingredients to process such shower liquid for bathing so that good luck will come.

xiang mao

Traditional XiangMao and Mo Cao has always been used for Special body Cleansing to ward off ill luck

It is ideal for daily bathing and special body cleansing. Occasionally, we do attend funeral wake or visit the hospital and it's believed that these visits might cause "Undesirable Gi" that causes ill luck and affect one's good luck or good fortune "Good Gi" Traditional believe that using Xiang Mao and Mo Cao to wash our body after these visits will wash away all those "Undesirable Gi".

It is believe that regular use of this special foam bath which contains "XiangMao" and "MoCao" can improve our "Body's Positive Gi" that can create good fortune good luck, happiness and success. Accordingly, "XiangMao" has medicinal properties that is healthy to our skin.


Saturday, June 23, 2007

Placing the Waste Baskets in Feng Shui Term

In Feng Shui Term, we are talking about the Feng Shui Chi. In that sense, objects placing might affect the luck and health of the household.

Whenever I have heard about waste baskets, if you have it 'on show' as it were, at all, then you are apparently inviting bad instead of good.

Putting it near your cash register is even worse as far as I have heard.

So as you actually said yourself, yes you really are 'draining your income'away from yourself. Please, if you need to use a waste basket, hide it somewhere. I am sure you will notice the difference. If you can't fit it into a cupboard, then try putting it behind something. Just make sure its not visible to anyone.

Hope this help.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Feng Shui Bathroom


Feng Shui Chi & Feng Shui Bathroom


If your Prospority area is at the bathroom room area, is best that you know what to do with the Feng Shui Chi in that area.

Hope this will help you.

It is important to maintain the positive chi from going down the toilet.

Keep the bathroom door closed and keep the seat down. Closed the sink and tub stoppers when not in use. By placing a mirror on the outside of the bathroom door would help also.


Saturday, June 9, 2007

Basic Feng Shui Tips


When you translate the meaning of Feng Shui, which is the chinese concepts of placement, the name literally means "wind and water." Feng shui is about enhancing the energy or environent around us.

A few basic tips:

Try not to have a mirrors in the bedroom which face your bed. If no choice, you can cover it with a piece of cloth. It is said that it could troubles in your marriage and it also
can bring a third party into it.

Like wise, a TV in the bed room also act like a mirror if it is facing the bed. Cover the TV after watching.

For single who are looking for partner, have pairs in your bedroom, such as candle sticks (close by), two night tables, two of everything, pictiures with a happy couple on it.. that
sort of thing. I would like to recommend the double happiness Chinese character.


Thursday, June 7, 2007

Feng Shui Object - Elephants

In fact elephant is an auspecious object use in Feng Shui.

If you use elephants in your house for Feng Shui,you should have them facing the door not their back to it. The elephant back if facing the door, it is like turning your back on opportunity. Especially, luck and finances.

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When selecting the elephant as the Feng Shui Object for your home, the best is those with their trunk raised. It signifies good luck. Take special attend to the position and ensure that those with raised trunk for good luck. Hope it helps !

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Feng Shui Incense Sticks


Ignite a world of luck and prosperity - Feng Shui Incense Sticks

What are the Feng Shui Elements?
Everything in the world according to the Chinese Belongs to one of the five Feng Shui elements or energies, those being fire, earth, wood, water and metal. These elements are believed to affect everything we do. There are five different ways that Chi energy can be manifested. In our horoscopes we have most or all of the five elements. The quantity of each element determines our personalities and degree of success in life.It takes a highly skilled astrologer to successfully balance and interpret the effects of these five elements in our horoscopes.

Buddha's Grace
It is God who created those five elements and balances the elements in your life. Attain the path of healing touch of Buddha's grace. The path that leads to peaceful and positives effects of Feng Shui through the guidance of the Gracious Almighty

The Use of Feng Shui Incense to ignite your luck and prospertiy

The outside look of the incense packaging

Feng Shui

Ignited Incense in Holder

Luck and Prosperity

The incense smell is soothing and I feel really relexing

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Saturday, May 5, 2007

Is Feng Shui Superstitious


So much talk on Feng Shui; about bedroom feng shui,office feng shui,clearing of clutter for feng shui and many more.....Below is an article on "Is Feng Shui Superstitious?",by Howard Choy Sydney, March 2000

The Oxford dictionary defines superstition as “any blindly accepted belief or notion”. So people who think Feng Shui is superstitious would think that Feng Shui is a belief or a notion entertained regardless of any reason or logic.

Is this the case? Is it true that Feng Shui is just a belief? Is its analysis without reason or a theoretical framework?

Feng Shui is not superstitious…

Feng Shui is not just a belief. We do not need to have faith for Feng Shui to work. If we live in an environment with bad Feng Shui, sooner or later it will affect us somehow. We may not be aware that it is Feng Shui at work: we may just feel uncomfortable, or unsettled for some reason but can’t put words to it. Feng Shui has a paradigm and a terminology to describe this unbalanced state of being. The theoretical framework for Feng Shui is based on Chinese metaphysics whose origin comes from the observations of nature and the interaction of the yin and yang forces in our environment. There is a great deal of know-how that has been collected through the 2,000 – 3,000 years of evolution of Feng Shui practice.

On the other hand…

To say that Feng Shui is completely devoid of superstition is not true either. There are many examples of gross misinterpretations of the metaphysics, the classic example being an old Feng Shui method called “Wu-Yin-Xing-Li” – interpreting the auspiciousness of a dwelling according to the five sounds of an owner’s surname. This method was severely criticized by Han Dynasty scholar Wang-Chong (born 27 AD) and subsequently dropped out of Feng Shui practice.

Because Feng Shui involves a multi-disciplinary approach to its practice, we should not look at it only from a Western scientific point of view. Feng Shui is also an art. A large portion of Feng Shui analysis requires a personal and subjective interpretation of the given data. One needs to balance out the subjectivity with the objectivity of a given situation. To the Chinese, the brain is tied to the heart (Xin-Yi), so science and art can exist and should exist as one discipline, instead of two separate entities.

Ultimately, Feng Shui looks at the interaction of the environment with its user. Since the user is a human being and by nature we are a part rational and part irrational being, so Feng Shui has to be part scientific (rational) and part intuitive (irrational/superstitious) as well.

We have an irrational fear of superstition…

If we can accept the notion that everything in nature is composed of the yin and yang complimentary opposites, why can we not accept the fact that behind the rational thoughts are the intuitions and the irrational feelings that seem superstitious? Why can’t science and faith exist side by side? Western science does not have all the answers. Chinese science may be able to provide some of the missing answers. The sceptics are good at attacking irrationality and superstition but they don’t realise that in their zest for Western science and rationality, they are being irrational as well. They give more power to the devil than it deserves.

Feng Shui is unique…

In that it tries to work with the opposing forces of nature. It is extremely complex to practice even though the principles and the objectives are quite straightforward. It looks for balance and harmony, both inside our head as well as out there in the environment. To dismiss it as mere superstition is to throw away a valuable resource from the Chinese culture.

“The Westerner is a man of extremes, who fails to see the basic unity of positive and negative. He strives for the positive and denies the negative. He identifies himself with one extreme, which he makes the goal and god of his life. But the opposite still remains and reacts on him. Unable to reach his god, he finds his self divided, and being self-divided he creates one-sided things that split nature and in turn disrupt man and his order. He fights the devil within his heart and in fits of despair turns negative and creates destruction. He turns to science, technology and formulas to create machines that will bring happiness to man, only to discover that they also bring unhappiness. The happiness and suffering which he brought about he calls progress and thinks this is his mission in life”


Thursday, April 12, 2007

Feng Shui Mirror Placement


Feng Shui Mirror


From my understanding, using mirror as a form of Feng Shui object can be effective in some ways. Mirrors can be used creatively in many ways. Mirrors have been described as the “life-line” of Feng Shui. It is used for cure or remedy in feng shui. However, there are rules to follow. If use it correctly, it provides the energy for cure and remedy.

1. The mirror is best to reflect something pleasant, such as an attractive view or landscape, which will bring the vibrant energy of a garden or scene into the house.

2. When placing a mirror to enhance a space or "cure" an area be aware of what is reflected in it - or a problem could arise.

3. Mirrors should never distort or cut into the image of a person as this symbolically distorts or cuts their chi.

4. Mirrors should always have frames to contain the chi of their image.

5. Do not hang a mirror opposite a door or a window. If you do this they will reflect the chi back at itself and will restrict its flow around the house.

6. Do not hang mirrors opposite of each other. For this will indicate restlessness and is not recommended.

7. Mirror should be kept clean.

8. Replaced if broken.

9. Reflect your whole image.

10. Should not be placed opposite the bed.

NEVER HANG BAGUA MIRRORS INDOORS, THIS IS BAD LUCK!

Remember, other reflective objects can act as mirrors. Be aware of what they reflect and their positions. Objects that can act as mirrors are highly polished furniture, metal pots, glass bowls, shiny surfaces.

Mirrors are useful in small spaces where they apparently can double the size of small spaces. For example:

IRREGULAR SPACES:

When part of a house is "missing", in other words irregularly shaped, a mirror can be used to effectively recreate the missing space and thus make a regular shape.

STAGNANT AREAS:

Use mirrors in dark corners and at bends in passages to help the chi to circulate around these awkward places.

LONG CORRIDORS:

In long corridors the chi moves too fast. Mirrors offer one method of slowing down the chi It is best to place several mirrors in a staggered manner to reflect pleasant images on the opposite wall.

If you have just another wall down this long corridor then you can place a plant in the middle of it or against the back wall to slow the fast moving chi.
Hope this piece of information is helpful to you.


Monday, March 26, 2007

5 Common Auspicious Lucky Feng Shui Objects


Lucky Feng Shui Objects


By Apex Lim


Luck is something that doesn’t come naturally. You have to seek it, dream and think of it. Every culture has it own traditions for luck, but these traditions seem to overlap and create a common believe. In Feng Shui, there are lucky objects that bring luck. If these lucky objects are placed in the correct location or with the correct matching of the personality, it benefits the owners.

DRAGON

For those who are climbing the cooperate ladder, dragon is regarded as the most auspicious symbol of good fortune. It signify the power of authority, it can be strategically placed in an office to symbolize the authority and power of the chief executive. Place your dragon on the dragon wall (your left when you face the door) but be sure it does not appear to be heading toward the door or a window. Dragon Pen is especially auspicious for executive, manager, businessman or woman and Chief Executive Officer. The locations to place the double dragon with a pearl in a bowl of gently flowing water; the Southwest, Southeast, North or East corners of the living room. Wearing of gold dragon tortoise pendant can boost success luck.

PHOENIX or BIRDS

The phoenix or birds are powerful and they symbolise renewal and new opportunities. The Phoenix attracts prosperity and abundance. Other small birds indicate good news and happy occasions. Mandarin ducks indicate good relationships and helpful mentor. In feng shui, displaying the 100 birds crystal ball in the south part of the home to ward off all forms of bad luck and in a prominent place at the office to bring good business luck.

HORSE or PONY

The horse symbolizes power, strength, fame, speed, endurance and success. It is incredibly auspicious to display not one but many of this handsome creature in the home. Horses or Pony can also bring good fortune but also lots of happiness and pleasure as well. A horse painting or sculpture can be placed on, or near an executive's desk to reinforce his image as a powerful and dynamic man, but it should not be headed toward the door or a window. Those born under the sign of Roosters, Snakes and Ox, will benefits from displaying horses, in feng shui, the horse brings love luck being the peach blossom animal of these animal signs.

ELEPHANT

The wonderful feng shui elephants, will bring luck and good fortune, strength, wisdom, power and success to your home or business. They make a nice housewarming gift or gift for a milestone in anyone's life (start of new business or family). Elephants should always have their trunks turned upward, as if trumpeting, this meant to herald good news. They can be placed in the entrance hall, but not directly facing the door. Jade Feng Shui Elephant is used for:
· In the home to strengthen love and faithfulness between couples
· To increase intelligence and dignity, and to protect the home
· The elephant symbolizes the head of a household or company as a token of power and prominence
· The elephant is also known as a grantor of wishes.
· Display your feng shui elephant in the bedroom to strengthen love and faithfulness between couples
· Feng Shui elephants in the office or business enhances power, strength, and wisdom.

FENG SHUI FROG

FENG SHUI FROG –‘ATTRACT MONEY TO YOUR LIFE' to you. Placing the frog facing your entrance improves prosperity. Some are very large and quite garish in color. The frog (actually a three-legged toad) holds a coin in its mouth and has strings of coins around its feet. Placing him inside your front door facing inwards symbolizes money coming in to your home or business. In a store it can be on or near the cash register, facing the direction of the door. A three-legged toad/frog can work wonders. According to feng shui, the money frog is a symbol of prosperity and is associated with monetary gains. “Chan chu” as the money frog is called in Chinese is associated with the moon. This is because it is believed that the frog transforms with the moon. The feng shui money frog represents wealth, good health and is the wife of one of the eight immortals.

There are many feng shui objects that enhance one life. Different objects can be placed in the home and offices or as gift for love one and friends. They are also good for career, business, and family and for personal luck. Those are the five most common objects that can be found in the home and office.


Saturday, March 10, 2007

How Shapes of Buildings Implicate Feng Shui


By Apex Lim

There is something about shapes of buildings, which in feng shui are associated with one of the five elements. Basically, these shapes are; square or cube, rectangle, the circle or sphere, the wave or curve liner, and the pyramid or triangle. Each of this shape represents or associate with five of the elements; earth, wood, metal, water and fire. It is possible to use these shapes to incorporate subtle yet effective feng shui harmony into buildings. Beside the shapes, elements, direction where the building sits also plays a important part in feng shui. Element Shapes can also be used as a means of enhancing or exhausting certain sectors based on either Flying Star combinations or the 8 Mansions formula.

The five elements of feng shui and shapes

EARTH - Square
FIRE - Triangle
METAL - Circle
WATER - Curve liner
WOOD - Rectangle

Five Elements and Shapes of Building

Square Shape building represents the element of earth. It will be auspicious if a square building faced or sits in the direction of SW/NE. It is said that square shape building command authoritative with dominance, therefore, it will be suitable for a corporate offices and bank. Enhanced the building with an earth element base, using material such as granite and marble will offer strong earth energy which benefits the luck of the building. SW and NE are the direction for earth element.

Triangle shape building signifies the fire element. The ideal sitting location should be south, the sector of fire. Building with the shape of triangle, the best orientation would be a North-South axis, with the building facing north and sitting south.To enhance the luck of the triangle building, the alternative location would be for the building to sit East or Southeast, in this way, the wood element would then feed the building's fire element.

A circle or Sphere shape building signifies the metal element. So long there is a curve within the overall building in concept, it suggests that the building is a circle shape. It needs not to be overall circle in shape. To enhance the luck of the building, the use of glass and steel are beneficial. Such buildings are excellent sitting West or Northwest, so facing East and Southeast.

A curve liner building symbolizes the element of water. Water is an element that is constant movement. Curve liner buildings adopt a prominent curve form that extends throughout the building design. The curve liner gives a powerful statement of visual 'wave'. Shopping malls or exhibition centres will benefit from this design concept. Curve liner building forms are efficient for creating the flow of speed. It is advisable to avoid building with such shape for office or residential locations. The direction for a water element building should be to face South and sit North. Use full steel-base "look" material for the base of the building to enhance the water element of the building.

A rectangle shape building is associated with the element of wood. Many popular of high-rise building shapes is the rectangle. It will be beneficial if the building can incorporate wood or water elements energy. Avoid glass and concrete dominate the building. Blue-tinted glass, which represents water energy, is a good ideal for the building. Once can also provide the building with a "wood' look as enhancements.The best directions for this type of building, is to sit East, Southeast or North.


Sunday, March 4, 2007

Zoo pays feng shui expert to aid monkeys


feng shui to aid monkeys


Tue Feb 13, 5:17 PM ET

The Los Angeles Zoo paid $4,500 to an expert in the ancient Chinese art of feng shui to ensure three endangered golden monkeys on loan from China can have a strong life force.

Consulting the feng shui expert was part of the cost for a $7.4 million enclosure for the golden monkeys debuting at the zoo later his year. Feng shui focuses on balance in design to promote health and
happiness.

Feng shui is in demand among high-end architects and interior
designers, but Beverly Hills-based feng shui expert Simona Mainini said the Los Angeles Zoo's effort may be a first in animal enclosure design.

"It's very experimental, " Mainini said. "We don't have any books on feng shui for monkeys. We just have to assume that Darwin is correct and that there is a connection and what is good for humans is good for monkeys."

The exhibit for the male and two female golden monkeys is nearing completion and they are expected to arrive by the end of the year,once China approves the export permit.

Exhibit designers from the Seattle-based Portico Group said the enclosure was designed to re-create the feel of a rural Chinese village.

"The viewing building has a Chinese character," said principal architect Charles Mays, who hire Mainini. "We thought it would be more
authentic if we went that extra step and made sure it was done with good feng shui."

Mainini said she tweaked the plans to maximize the good qi (pronounced chee). For example, she recommended moving a door on the observation tower or adding a fountain or water feature to "soften, with moisture,the harsh energy" in that area of the tower.

The city will pay the Chinese government $100,000 a year for the
period of the 10-year loan of the simians.

"The idea is to get people beyond just looking at the animals so they experience how the animals and people live," zoo General Manager John Lewis (news, bio, voting record) said. "So when people see that a species is endangered, maybe they'll feel motivated to do something to save them."

Golden monkeys, which weigh about 30 pounds, have blue faces, long
hair and make a catlike meow.



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Information from: (Los Angeles) Daily News, http://www.dailynews.com

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Practical Feng Shui Color And Flow


Feng Shui Color And Flow



Most of the information that is available concerning Feng Shui is highly over-simplified. It often comes in the form of out-of-context eastern principals, mixed in with basic interior design horse sense from the west, to form a hybrid which many professional
Feng Shui analysts agree can be as harmful as it is helpful. Feng Shui is more than just choosing certain colors, or “getting rid of clutter”, as many books and articles will have you believe. It is actually an extremely complex system of mathematical formulas that give highly specific advice based on the type of home, its layout, and its time of construction. There are no simple answers in Feng Shui, however there is something we can learn from the methods the ancients used to derive these principals.
Real Feng Shui is a system that has been evolving over thousands of years. The concept behind this design form is the idea that energy or “chi” flows through everything. Feng Shui is an attempt to maximize the flow of positive chi through a space to benefit the lives of the people within that setting. Feng Shui is originally based on the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text of mystical origins. Over the years successive schools of thought have come to dominate this decorative philosophy. As each new movement came to power, they refined the formulas and functions of previous schools. In this ongoing process of refinement, every possible arrangement of objects was tested against numerous people’s emotional and spiritual reaction to them over thousands of years. These reactions allowed the ancients to slowly improve their diagrams for the placement of objects.
This ancient mathematical formula for laying out the design of a setting does seem to be a sound method for improving the quality of a room’s décor. While this may be due to the ancients having determined the way chi flows, their real accomplishment might instead have been to develop a systemized mathematical representation of a wide scale, long term psychological study. While trying to determine the flow of energy, they may have instead determined the basic principals of design that elicit positive responses in humans, by experimentally testing and recording peoples reactions to different object settings.
Real Feng Shui is extraordinarily specific, and complex. The only way to do real Feng Shui is either to become a student of this art, and painstakingly learn the many principals and subtleties it requires, or to hire a professional to do an analysis and work over of your home. Either way, use of this design style requires a large sacrifice, and is outside the realm of most people’s time and money budget.
However, Feng Shui does teach us something that is very useful when decorating your home. The ancient thinkers who developed this idea derived it by simply paying attention to the feeling of objects in different spaces. This is a process that every person has it within their power to do. Everyone has taste, everyone has feelings. By simply getting in touch with your inner critic, you can become the source for your own personal Feng Shui. No matter how specific they were, a Philosopher from a thousand years ago is not going to understand the spiritual and emotional nuances of you, your family, and your home as well as you do. By using the strategy rather than the formula of Feng Shui, you can develop a highly personalized design that is a true expression of yourself.
Walk into a room, and see how it makes you feel. Notice the colors, the objects, and their placement. What do they evoke in you? Is the room comfortable? Is it calming or invigorating? Maybe there is something wrong in the room, even if you can’t tell exactly what it is, register that feeling. If you are attentive, you will start to get sensitive to the psychological influences that placement and design have on your own mind.

Feng Shui Colour/Color


Colors have very strong and individual effects on people. Different shades will have radically different results on people’s mental behavior. Dark colors can either be relaxing or depressing, light colors can be uplifting or annoying, and extreme colors can be exhilarating or aggravating. Pay attention to how these colors make you feel. When you visit other peoples homes, or even their shops or offices, pay attention to the effect that walking into a room has on you. Sometimes you will enter a space and feel naturally relaxed. Other places can have a negative effect, making you feel uncomfortable or agitated for no apparent reason. Remember the colors and the shades of these rooms, especially if you have a particularly strong response to one.
Colors also affect the nature of interactions, and when you enter a new space you should always pay attention to the way people behave to one another. If there is a room in your home where people tend to get into arguments, reassess the colors in that room. Bright or extreme colors can irritate people’s eyes and increase their metabolism, making them more likely to fight. Darker rooms can put people in a bad mood and make them lethargic. Color and placement are not the only things that influence interactions, but by paying attention you may be able to understand the subtle influence it can have.

Flow


In traditional Feng Shui, the goal is to maximize the flow of positive chi in an area. While you will probably not be able to detect the essence of the energy of a space, you can increase the feeling of flow in a room by paying attention to the way people and objects move through the space.
The flow you want to achieve is in the essence of the room. You want there to be easy access for people moving through the room, as well as in and out of it. You want objects to be able to move from their storage, into use, and back without adding to clutter. This kind of flow is a mixture of organization and design that focuses on removing blockages and allowing easy movement through every area.
You will be able to feel whether a room has flow just by walking into it. There are tiny currents of air that run through every space. We do not generally notice these currents, however using your intuition you can just barely perceive this air. The difference between greater and lesser currents will be translated into your mind as greater or lesser flow. As always, make yourself sensitive to the subtleties of the space.

EXPERIMENT


It is important to allow yourself to be wrong. If you don’t make mistakes, you won’t learn anything. Pay attention to emotional variations you feel from placing different decorations and colors in different spaces. At a certain point, stop and simply exist in the room, remaining attentive to the feel of the space. Occasionally, make small changes, and observe the emotional and interactive differences.
If you don’t have the time or strength to constantly move furnishings and furniture around, then try visualizing different scenarios. Sit somewhere quiet, close your eyes, and imagine the room in a different style. Imagine yourself in the room, and try to incorporate every detail in the room into the setting. Feel how your emotions respond to such a setting. Pay attention to any problems you may feel. Allow yourself access to the subconscious of your mind, and trust its natural inclinations, as it will pick up on problems and solutions that you won’t consciously understand. Use color charts and pictures to help with the imagination process.
Feng Shui is a very respectable form of interior decorating with a long and rich history. However, it was originally based on simple trial and error, as ancient Chinese thinkers explored the many different ways that positioning and design can affect the most subtle workings of the human mind. Today you can try to recreate that method, by experimenting with yourself and your surroundings to produce a room that will affect you and your family in a positive way. While you probably won’t achieve the accuracy of the ancients in your first attempt, each try will educate you as to the style and design that suites you best as well as the way it affects you. Exploring this further can allow you a creative outlet enabling you to get in touch with the very basic nature of art that exists within you.

Sunday, February 4, 2007

Feng Shui For Your Office


What is Office Feng Shui?

Office Feng Shui and bagua
A Bagua map can help you to make your office a “Feng Shui-friendly” environment.

Use of Feng Shui colors
Making use of Feng Shui Colors can help you achieve balance in your office.

Practicing the following Feng Shui Tips can make office Feng Shui work for you and you would start noticing the changes.

How Feng Shui can work for offices to have better prosperit?

These are just an introduction to some of the Feng Shui practices.

This position of the desk according to the Feng Shui office offers you the maximum control.

Clutter according to Feng Shui stimulates negative Chi (energy) and should be kept to a minimum.

There are some time tested office Feng Shui practices which can be used for enhancing your workplace.

Feng Shui tips for offices
Remove clutter
Your office must be organized and arranged efficiently.

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Everyday with Feng Shui


Special with Feng Shui


Feng shui works in much the same way.

With feng shui, you will learn to create beauty so that you can enjoy it on a daily basis.

When you spend time in an area decorated in a feng shui style, you will feel lucky to be a part of such a calm, ordered, and harmonious environment.

Feng shui is the ancient art of creating harmony in your environment so that you will be able to live a balanced and beautiful life.

With feng shui, it is easy to make your home or office feel like a special place even if you don't know the first thing about interior design or aesthetics.

When you re-create your home environment or your work space according to feng shui principles, you will be increasing the aesthetic pleasure that you get at all times.

With feng shui, you can learn to cherish the balance and beauty of each moment, even when you are going about tasks that used to feel mundane and ordinary.

When you pay the kind of attention to order, aesthetics, and positive emotion that are a part of decorating a space according to feng shui traditions, you make every day special.

Feng shui creates a feeling of balance, which helps give a space an orderly and peaceful arrangement so that you will feel calm and happy when you are there.

With feng shui, you place objects with the goal of changing the energy in a room so that it will be more positive.

With feng shui responsible for surrounding you with beauty on all sides, even the simplest tasks can become a treat.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

What is Feng Shui


What is Feng Shui


Feng Shui is changed. Feng Shui is Energized.

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