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September 29, 2005 Fast Feng Shui Newsletter In
this issue:
Household
Maintenance and Millionaire Chi
Good home maintenance is good feng shui. Millionaires don't live with dust bunnies, leaky taps, weed-filled lawns, or dirty windows and neither should you. The best way to shift the chi (vital energy) of your home for a more prosperous impression is to attend to basic housekeeping and maintenance issues that may be draining your energy and abundance. In feng shui, even little things could be having a major effect on your prosperity, no matter where they are located. If these repair and maintenance needs are located in your wealth "power spots," the effect could be even worse. So pay special attention to hsun gua: that's the "wealth" area in the rear left corner of your home and property according to the contemporary western use of the ba gua (the feng shui energy map). If you prefer to follow the compass directions, pay special attention to what's happening in the southeast sector of your home. Here are some common problems to look out for, and why: * A cracked walkway, sagging porch steps, loose railings, rotting threshold, or ratty doormat can all literally or symbolically trip you up and make it difficult to achieve your goals. Check and fix the area leading to the front door as your first priority, but don't forget to check secondary doors/entries as well. * Make sure the doors to any rooms in a wealth area open smoothly and completely, and that the doorknobs turn easily. Any hsun gua door that does not open easily can indicate problems accessing or benefitting from your financial resources. * A loose doorknob in hsun gua can make it difficult to "get a grip on" your financial situation. * A hsun gua door that does not close all the way or does not easily stay closed can mean that your private business is subject to inappropriate public scrutiny, or that some unfinished money issue needs attention. * Problems with a closet door in hsun gua have the same meanings and effect as other doors, with the added difficulty that these issues may be hidden from you. * Dirty windows in hsun gua make it hard to see your financial situation clearly, and can indicate clouded judgment. * Burnt-out lights, fixtures that don't work, or inadequate lighting in hsun gua will all contribute to a lack of vision, energy, and initiative in pursuing your financial objectives. If you need more inspiration and insight where money is concerned, turn some lights on in hsun gua-the brighter the better. * In feng shui, the kitchen and the stove are very important to prosperity. Broken burners especially indicate financial problems, so get them fixed immediately. Dirt and grime will also affect the prosperity chi associated with your stove, so be sure to keep the stove sparkling clean. * Plumbing problems anywhere in the house indicate that resources are leaking away from the home. Fix them immediately! * Minor leaks can be just as damaging as major ones, so pay attention to toilets that run a little too long after flushing and even the slightest dripping from any faucet. * Clogged plumbing indicates clogged energy and should be corrected. When old energy has no way to get out, new energy has a hard time getting in. In hsun gua, clogged drains can indicate that you've been clinging too strongly to the money you've got. Pinching every penny may seem like a good idea if your financial situation is tight, but energetically it keeps new money energy from flowing in. * Anything dirty, dingy, or broken is bringing negative energy into your home. It doesn't matter whether the item is structural (a sagging porch step), functional (a dirty lampshade), or purely decorative (a cracked vase). Clean it up, fix it, or throw it out. * Antiques will never again be new, but you can make sure they are clean and dust-free, and in the best condition possible for their age. Don't make repairs if the object's value will suffer, but be thoughtful about where you keep something that can't be fixed; the wealth area is not the best placement for that item. With these guidelines in mind, do a thorough inspection of your home. Start with your hsun gua power spots, and make a list of anything that needs to be cleaned, repaired, replaced, or relocated. Make a separate list of maintenance issues for the areas that are not power spots, and plan to take care of them when your priority tasks are done. Proper household maintenance is an essential ingredient to good feng shui. Choose to live like a millionaire by taking better care of your home, and you'll be taking better care of your financial feng shui, too. Adapted from "Fast Feng Shui for Prosperity: 8 Steps on the Path to Abundance" by Stephanie Roberts (Lotus Pond Press, 2004) Copyright (c) 2004-2005 Stephanie Roberts Serrano All rights reserved
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Now that the paperback edition of Fast Feng Shui for Prosperity is finally available, we've got 3 copies to give away to subscribers. If you'd like a chance to receive one of these copies, send an email with your complete postal address to before midnight (Hawaii Standard Time) on October 8th.
The October issue of the online magazine, INSPIRE, features an interview with me about how I got into feng shui and my philosophy and approach to the practice. You can read the entire interview here: www.inspiremagazine.info
Feng
Shui Q+A (Most questions will have been edited for clarity and length, and any identifying details have been changed. Please note that due to the high volume of email I receive, it is no longer possible for me to respond to every question personally. I still welcome your questions, and if I cannot provide a personal response I will try to address your issue in a future Q+A column.) Q: : "My bedroom is basically rectangular,
but the door is on an angled wall that cuts across one corner. How do
I place the ba gua over this room if the door is on an angle?"
If the room feels long and narrow, you are entering through ken gua, and the lower edge of the ba gua will be along the short wall to your right:
These diagrams may not closely match your room, but they should help you understand how the placement of windows and furniture affects the flow of chi and determines how you experience the shape of the room. Keep in mind that there are many different schools of thought about the placement and use of the ba gua. Some teachers I have studied with would tell you that the ba gua should be turned to align just with that little angle of the doorway, so that ALL your corners are missing:
However, I disagree with this, because it does not reflect how we experience the space. When you walk into the room, you experience that as entering a rectangular room from the corner, so that's how I would work with that space.
Clutter
Clearing Tip CLUTTER-CLEARING AND WEIGHT LOSS If you've been meaning or hoping to slim down, think of clutter clearing as part of your weight-loss strategy. Clutter in your home surrounds you with a lot of stuck, stagnant energy, which makes it harder to lose weight. Clutter also leads to lack of energy and motivation, which makes it harder to lace up your running shoes or put start that exercise video playing. When you clear your clutter, you release that stuck energy, and some of the energy that has "stuck" to you in the form of extra pounds may also clear away on its own. An added benefit is that you will feel more energized in an uncluttered space, and are likely to be more enthusiastic about exercising. Keep clutter clearing in mind as you work on your eating habits, too. Next time you reach for that donut or slice of pizza, recognize that what you are doing is cluttering your body with empty calories and excess weight. Do you really want to do that? Think of clutter-clearing as a form of self-care. "I have gone down two sizes and 20 pounds.
I have no other excuse of why that should be except doing the clutter-
clearing. Because of the outer physical clearing, some things in my
inner world had to get cleared as well. But after that the weight came
off me."
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