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September 16, 2008
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Up-and-Down Financial and Career Experiences |
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Q: We bought a raised ranch a couple years ago and our finances are so up and down. Mainly due to my husband always changing jobs. My career is also very up and down in terms of income. I work out of my home in the insurance and mortgage industries, and am also now a new real estate agent/Realtor. But I think a lot has to do with our front door, which is just a few feet from the stairs. The entry is a very small area from which you go up or down. I read somewhere to put a rock on the bottom step going up. I had a small one there and just changed it to a bigger one. Does that help or did I read that wrong?
A: From a feng shui perspective an entry like this (small foyer with stairs leading both up and down) this can indicate increased "ups and downs" in life but is more closely associated with a lack of focus. The problem is that when you enter the house, you are immediately confronted with a "which way do I go" decision. There’s no clear energy path when you step inside the home. This seems to be reflected in the job changes your husband is going through, and your own multi-faceted career.
To some extent, you may be able to lessen this with your décor: use lighting and focal points to influence where your attention goes from the foyer. Brighter lighting, eye-catching imagery, motion (such as a mobile), and sound (a windchime at the top of the stairs) are all possible ways to achieve this.
Those sorts of remedies are usually best placed at the top of the stairs that lead to the upper level, to draw your attention (and therefore chi) in an upward direction from the entry. I say "usually" because if the only rooms on the upper level are the bedrooms and bath(s), then I'd recommend instead that you place your attention-grabbing/chi-directing cures toward the more "yang" spaces of the living room and kitchen instead.
Since you describe the entry area as small, I would be wary of adding anything to that space that will make it feel more cramped, such as a rock at the bottom step. This will add visual clutter and the potential for stubbed toes to your foyer, and won’t do much to define a path of movement one way or the other. Just because a solution is recommended in a book (and that includes any of my books), that doesn’t mean it’s the best remedy for your particular space. Every situation has unique aspects which need to be considered.
I also caution against being quick to see things as a problem. If working in the insurance, mortgage, and real estate fields feels overwhelming or distracting to you, that’s one thing. But if you like the variety don’t feel you have to "fix" it. In my view, multiple sources of income are always a good thing!
Keep in mind, too, that there may be other feng shui factors in your home that are influencing your career and financial experiences. The front door is an important feature of any space, but it is certainly not the only factor.
Hope this helps bring some clarity and focus to how you see your space,
Stephanie R.Labels: doors, Feng Shui Q+A, stairs
posted by Stephanie R. #
9/16/2008 11:08:00 AM
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