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Feng Shui 4 You!

Updated on January 14, 2014

How to get started with Feng Shui

Feng Shui can have great impact on a person's life. With some suggestions and tips, anyone can begin experiencing the benefits of Feng Shui in their lives. Feng Shui can be used to enhance a person's romance, career, health, wealth, children's education and much more. Cures can help to overcome obstacles that have held a person back from reaching their true potential.

What is Feng Shui?

This site is dedicated to providing some tips and suggestions on how anyone can benefit from feng shui. Some topics include how to select the color of your car that matches your individual kua number, how to maximize your career luck, how to attract romance if single or enhance your marriage and more!

Why Feng Shui?

Feng Shui expands a person's influence to allow him/her to make a difference in life. It enables a person to set and obtain goals to make the most out of one's environment instead of being controlled by it. Feng Shui makes a person great, generous and fulfilled individual.

Feng Shui define where it is most advantageous to live, how to create a beneficial environment, and how to turn one's workplace, business, home, or landscape into the best center of power. It is believed that Feng Shui provides guidance that enables business owners, and builders to succeed in their endeavors. With the help of Feng Shui, those who live in their own homes or rent apartments can achieve harmony and prosperity within their existing living space.

Feng Shui guides people on how to arrange objects so there will be harmony in the place that they occupy. The process can be as simple as placing a couch in the best location in the living room or as complex as placing the house in the best location on an empty lot. According to geomancers and feng shui consultants, whoever follows the principles of Feng Shui will have an enhanced and energized life. As a result, achieving his/her dreams in life. A large part of feng shui success comes from an individual's intention. Instead of being negative or pessimistic. Say Affirmation such as. "I am blessed, I am healthy, I am wealthy, I am happy, I am successful, I am fulfilled." Such statements empower oneself to be something other than who he/she is at the moment. The power of intention and that of faith can motivate one's greatest potential. Positive energy does, in fact, attract positive energy.

Auspicious Travel Dates for May

Daily Chinese Zodiac forecast

May 02 - Monday

May 03 - Tuesday

May 10 - Tuesday

May 12 - Thursday

May 21 - Saturday

May 22 - Sunday

May 24 - Tuesday

Weekly Feng Shui Guidance by day

Feng Shui daily tips

This Material is extracted from Feng Shui Calendars which help determine if a particular day is good for travel, business, relationships etc.

Day Selection:

18 May, Monday

Don't do important things today.

Animals Zodiac Sign:

Unlucky day: for Snake

Good day: for Boar

19 May, Tuesday

Don't do important things today.

Animals Zodiac Sign:

Unlucky day: for Horse

Good day: for Rat

20 May, Wednesday

Auspicious day for commencing business, wedding, moving.

Animals Zodiac Sign:

Unlucky day: for Sheep

Good day: for Ox

21 May, Thursday

Auspicious day for wedding, travel.

Animals Zodiac Sign:

Unlucky day: for Monkey

Good day: for Tiger

Materials you'll need

The basic items needed to begin utilizing feng shui are: a compass and knowing your kua number, The specific feng shui symbols and cures will be dependant on your kua number and what you are trying to achieve. You will also want to either buy a book or two on feng shui or better yet, link into some feng shui sites and sign up for newsletters. Feng shui can seem intimidating when you first start, if you try it on your own or just from a book.

Feng Shui Do List for Wealth

Here is a useful collection of Do's to help get you started

Helpful tips:

Wealth:

1. Hanging three chinese coins tied with red string on the door handles of your main door bring good fortune into your home.

Lucky Chinese coins

2. Make your own wealth vase and keep them in your bedroom closet out of sight.

Lucky Chinese Wealth Vase

3. Put three coins tied in red ribbon in every handbag, purse and wallet generates healthy flow of income.

3 Lucky Chinese Coins

4. Displaying laughing buddha in your home brings lots of success.

Lucky Buddhas

5. Place nine three-legged toad in your home and in your garden for good fortune and protection

Money Frogs

6. Use rounded edges furniture in your home or office for a smooth flow of good chi.

7. Giving three chinese coins as gift represents prosperity for the recipient. Keep your main door clean and in order will help bring in opportunities.

3 Lucky Chinese Coins

Feng Shui Do List for Your Home

Starting Tips to enhance your home

Home:

1. Place a bowl of fruits on the dining room table is an excellent way of showing food is always available.

2. Placing aquarium with odd numbers goldfish brings good fortune.

3. Keep cleaning items, brooms, mops out of sight and lock in a storage as this will cause loss of livelihood.

4. Hanging crystal in a sunny window to catch sunlight brings in good yang energy.

5. Hanging 6 rod metallic winchime can help suppress bad luck.

6. If you bathroom is in your wealth direction you can suppress the negative energy by putting 2 stones between the bathroom and your wealth direction.

7. Try to place your bed with your head pointing your auspicious direction. Do not sleep directly under an exposed ceiling beam.

Feng Shui Do's For Romance

How to attract your mate.

Romance:

1. Displaying real flowers in the living room attract romance for single women.

2. To get him/her commit in your relationship shine a bright light in your southwest corner of your bedroom and place a pink crystal.

Pink Crystal Heart for Romance

3. Displaying a pair of mandarin ducks in your nien yen or love direction enhance your relationship or marriage luck

Feng Shui Items to Attract or enhance Romance

4. Your bedroom should be decorated as if you are a couple. Check your pictures, flowers etc. They should represent more than one person in the scene. Typically, single people's pictures are of a single person. They also typically may have a single rose for example.

Feng Shui Do List for Job and overall luck

Job:

1.During job interview sit facing your wealth direction to increase your chance of getting the job.

2.Place something red, red carpet or decorative object in the south corner and bright light to activate great reputation luck.

3. Ensure your home or office is clutter free as this brings harmony and good vibe.

4. Place a small plant on the southeast corner of your desk top. This attracts income.

Overall Luck:

1. Avoid wearing dirty, torn clothes as this attract poverty and creates negative energy

2. Wearing jewelry especially gold and with precious gemstones attracts good fortune and generates luck.

3. Give your home daily sunshine bath to generate yang energy.

4. Keeping three white bird feathers inside your car acts as your protection while traveling.

5. Throw away chipped utensils or kitchenwares as this brings bad luck..

Feng Shui Don'ts List for your Home

A collection of tips for improving the Feng Shui for your home

Feng Shui Don'ts list

Home:

1. Do not allow your main door to face oncoming straight road. Take precautions to ward off the poison arrows. Install barrier between the main door and the road, like plants or a traditional bagua mirror.

Feng Shui Bagua

2. Do not allow main door to face directly to a toilet.

3. Do not use auspicious paintings in a bathrooms or toilet.

4. Do not sit with your back to a open bookshelves.

5. Do not sit with your back to a door or window in an office.

6. Do not keep your family photographs in the basement.

7. Do not place a stove and sink next to each other.

8. Do not hang family photographs and auspicious paintings facing a toilet, bathrooms, storage and staircase.

9. Do not sit in an office desk directly facing an entrance door.

10. Do not place empty boxes or storage units in the main door of a home

11. Do not use dry plants or flowers in your home or office.

12. Do not use broken cups, plates or broken glass when eating.

Feng Shui Don't List for your Bedroom

A little more specific tips about the most important room in your home!

Bedroom:

1. Do not use water features, fountains, aquariums, plants, flowers, mirrors and water beds in the bedroom. These disrupt the energy flow in the room.

2. Do not put tv's, laptops, computers, exercise equipment, or any appliances that are creating electromagnetic field or EMF in the bedroom.

3. Do not sleep under exposed over head beam.

4. Do not sleep with your feet or head pointing directly to a door. Your chi will flow out the door. In ancient times, this was tied to the practice of carrying deceased people out of rooms feet first.

5. Do not sleep under a window. Energy flows in and out of the window and can lead to disruptive sleep and loss of Chi.

Determine your Kua Number

This is critical to all other aspects of your life.

How to determine your kua number. This is the first step in understanding how to make feng shui work for you.

What is a Kua Number???These are personalized numbers that reveals good and bad luck directions for each individual.

Kua Number Formula for Men

Year of birth

Add the last two digits

Reduce to singe digit

Deduct from 10

Reduce to single digit again if necessary

Example: year 1967

6 + 7 = 13

1 + 3 = 4

10 - 4 = 6

Kua Number is 6

Note: For boys born in the year 2000 and after, deduct from 9

Kua Number Formula for Women

Year of birth

Add the last two digits

Reduce to single digit

Add 5

Reduce to single digit again if necessary

Example: year 1978

7 + 8 = 15

1 + 5 = 6

5 + 6 = 11

1 + 1 = 2

Kua Number is 2

Note: For girls born in the year 2000 and after add 6

To learn more about kua numbers and the earth element with each one, I recommend visiting

www.changeurluck.com. This site has a lot more information on kua numbers and earth elements.

How to activate your wealth enhancers with Feng Shui

How to determine which directions are your lucky directions and which directions to avoid.

How to activate your wealth enhancers.

Improving Wealth Luck:

Activate the north sector ofyour home by placing aquarium with eight gold fish and one black this will improve your finance luck. If you cannot place real water hang a painting of a water scene.

Always keep the water clean this generates yang energy bringing wealth into your home.

If any of your fish die replace with new ones immediately. Fish that die are believe to have helped you avoid some misfortune coming your way.

Activate the east sector of our home with an image of a dragon (In feng shui dragons bring a great deal of good fortune and wealth luck)

Place a broad-leaved potted plant on the east of your living room for prosperity.

Place a waterfall and indoor plants in the southeast of your home for growth and income luck.

Avoid sleeping and sitting facing your bad luck direction:

Kua 1 - West both males and females

Kua 2 - East both males and females

Kua 3 - Southwest both males and females

Kua 4 - Northwest both males and females

Kua 5 - East - males; South - females

Kua 6 - Southeast both males and females

Kua 7 - North both males and females

Kua 8 - South both males and females

Kua 9 - Northeast both males and females

Personal Wealth Direction

Kua 1 - Southeast both males and females

Kua 2 - Northeast both males and females

Kua 3 - South both males and females

Kua 4 - North both males and females

Kua 5 - Northeast-males; Southwest-females

Kua 6 - West both males and females

Kua 7 - Northwest both males and females

Kua 8 - Southwest both male and females

Kua 9 - East both males and females

Feng Shui Cures and Products

How to use Feng Shui to determine your Car Color!

Really, cars are like homes for most people, why bog yourself down with bad energy.

How to select the right color for your car. The color of your car can impact your success. Most Americans spend at least 10 hours a week in their cars. Imagine the impact if your car is contributing bad feng shui....

A car may also have good or bad feng shui. A dirty, cluttered, or messy car has bad Feng Shui. The general feeling that when someone gets to his/her car affects his/her mood, and perhaps, even the way he/she drives. Next you should choose the color of your car according to your personal kua number. It is generally beneficial to select the color that supports your personal kua element for overall good luck.

Kua Element Color

1 Water Blue, black

2 Earth Yellow, brown

3 Wood Dark Green

4 Wood Light green

5 Earth Yellow, brown

6 Metal White, gold, silver

7 Metal White, gold, silver

8 Earth Yellow, brown

9 Fire Red, orange, pink

Recommended materials you can get on Amazon

These are some useful resources. I also refer to newsletters from other sites.

P.S.

This site is only just starting out. I will continue to expand over time with additional tips. I would suggest visiting this blog. She is amazing. http://jeniferbettsfengshui.blogspot.com

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