Reducing sublte stresses and irritations is the beginning of the many benefits of Feng Shui , and the result is an easier and more comfortable life . A good energy flow is brought about by the application of good Feng Shui , and this makes for a better life and for greater happiness.

Five Basic Feng Shui Tips

1. Arrange your office such that your desk faces the door or is at a diagonal to the door. If this is impossible then consider arraching a mirror to the wall so you can see what’s behind you. I’ve been more productive since I changed the layout so that my desk faces the door.
2. While you are cleaning and organizing pay attention to basements and under your bed as energy rises.   Clutter disrupts the good energy flaw that you’re looking for.   Are the items you have stored in these places really necessary?   You can be sure that you don’t need the stuff if you only see it during spring cleaning.  A decluttered living space is much less stressful than one that isn’t.
3. In the kitchen, if you cook while facing a wall you leave your back exposed , a position that is considered weak in feng shui. Placing a mirror on the wall behind the stove will allow you to see what’s going on behind you while you cook. If something happens, or someone comes up behind you, then you will be able to see it in the mirror.
4. Fresh flowers bring beautiful uplifting energy to the kitchen. Place a bowl of fruit, a vase of flowers, or a living plant on your kitchen table, windowsill, or wherever the layout of your kitchen allows. (In feng shui, dried flowers have no life energy in them, so they are not recommended. If real plants are impossible, you can use very lifelike fake ones, but the effect will not be nearly as strong.)
5. If your love life needs a quick boost, you can use the art of placement (Feng Shui for Romance) to produce the romantic results you desire. Dust and cobwebs on the fans, walls, light fixtures and ceilings should be cleaned away. Enhance your space with romance colors, such as shades of pinks, reds and whites. Guys, this does not mean it has to be feminine. You can use maroon, grayish tones of pinks and whites to achieve the same results. You don’t want one color to overpower the others,so consulting with a Feng Shui expert is a good idea.

While this is by no means the ultimate guide to Feng Shui, it is a good start. These five tips will help to give your life the boost it deserves and the fulfillment it requires. Alter your space and you will change your life.

Feng Shui is pronounced “Fung Shway” and can be implemented for helping you rest better and revigorate a person’s love life. If this sounds like something you would want to implement to your own bedroom, there are a couple different “rules” which you need to understand that will help you obtain a feng shui bedroom.

The bed is one significant piece of your furniture in the bedroom. Your bed should be in a command location. This means that a bed should be in whole view of the door but not in the direct range of the door. You definitely will need to leave a lot of room on both sides of the bed for every partner to get in and out of bed with no hassle.

As well, under no circumstances place your bed in the position in which your feet are facing the door. This is very bad Feng Shui. This kind of alignment is named the death position given that the dead are usually carried out by their feet.
It’s better whenever an individual opt for to have your bedroom in the farthest room from the entry door. This is considered to give the mind greater security as there is that much more distance between anything coming in the door and you sleeping in bed.
It is rather harmful Feng Shui to have your bedroom pointed to the front entrance.

But, occasionally we have no real possibility where the bedroom is located although you can in spite of this use alternative methods to Feng Shui your bedroom.

Clear away the clutter. Any kind of clutter that reaches over your head that can make anyone feel unsure, consequently you will need to clean anything that should not become collected on your dresser or side furniture. The clutter will suppress the Chi from flowing in a natural way as it should.
Everything in your current bedroom that has to do with other things that don’t have to do with sleep or the bedroom is required to be taken out. For instance if you have job related objects in your room, these things have to be taken out. Computer systems, televisions as well as other electronics really don’t belong in the bedroom as well.

Here are three of the best tips and hints which can be provided for persons who desire to transform their sleeping rooms straight into a Feng Shui heaven. Not only will Feng Shui make improvements to your entire lifestyle but implementing Feng Shui in the bedroom can easily help improve your sleeping routines in order that you get up feeling far more relaxed as well as completely regenerated.

There are many other details you have to consider whenever you plan set up a feng shui bedroom. Make sure that you do as much basic research as you can just before you start. You will need to be aware of exactly what you are doing and how to do it before you get started. You actually do not have to be a believer for Feng Shui to bring miracles in your existence.

Just before you move anything, you’ve to determine what the focal point from the place is going to be.  Concentrate your efforts around that location or item.  Prior to arranging pieces of furniture within the room, decide on what will probably be the concentrate from the place. Center your home furniture arrangement all over that focal point.   It may be something; a fireplace, a picture window, a house entertainment center or a wall painting.

Chairs really should be placed within about eight feet of every other to encourage conversation.  Position a table in such a way that it can be simply accessible from each and every chair. Keep a light source near the seating area. Coffee tables really should have a clearance of about 14 to 18 in . from the sofa. Side tables really should be at least as tall as the arm from the chairs or sofa to make serving effortless and discourage accidental spills. When arranging furnishings, be sure you provide enough room to move around the place.

In a multipurpose place, arrange pieces of furniture inside a way that you divide the room into separate living and dining spaces. A strategically placed screen or curtains hung from the ceiling are very simple and also economical ways to accomplish this. Be sure the room stays balanced and also that the sections or divisions don’t fight one one more.  Region rugs are a good way to define areas and groupings.  Tiny pieces can easily get lost in a very big room, so be sure to group them with larger elements. 

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Every residential and commercial building is affected by energy whether you can see it or not. Each year, millions of people buy, read, or come across books on how to go about setting up the arrangement of items, furniture and special features in the living space. 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, in Chinese, it is called the Yin Metal Rabbit, or ‘xin mao’. Before we begin evaluating the Feng Shui cosmic energy for the year, we must understand that Feng Shui affects our mood, psychology, luck and many other factors in life. By going with the flow of our own cosmic system, and aligning the energy around us, we can live a much more harmonious and auspicious life. The old saying goes “One Destiny, Two Luck, Three Feng Shui”. Feng Shui has a definite bearing on our lives whether we choose to believe in it or not. Obviously education and the things we choose to do also affect our luck. If you are in a good cycle, with Feng Shui, you can enhance the good luck, on the other hand, if you are in a bad cycle, Feng Shui can help you reduce the negative impacts of bad luck.

The following is a summary of what everyone can do with limited knowledge of Feng Shui. Please note that if you are uncertain about the Feng Shui configurations of your house, hire a professional to evaluate your house. Aside from annual Feng Shui energy, you may need to take into consideration the use of other traditional Chinese methods such as Flying Stars, Eight Mansions and so forth. The annual star also has an impact on the Flying Stars which is determined by the time factor. The use of trinkets, ornaments and statues may be considered. Although some may consider them superstition, certain animals such as the Dragon, Kirin, and Pi Yao Dogs, if placed properly, can have powerful defensive qualities. If you intend to make Feng Shui changes for 2011, be sure to do so after February 4th 2011.

The Grand Duke of Jupiter (82.5º – 97.5º East)

Every year, the Asians who are into Feng Shui are always concerned firstly about where the “Grand Duke” resides for the year. It is an area where there is energetic imbalance due to its interactions with the planet Jupiter and the cosmos. This is an area that should not be disturbed. For the Year of the Rabbit, the Grand Duke is located in the East, therefore, avoid renovations and major activities in this area of the house. The inauspicious 5 star also moved into this sector which makes the east sector an even more difficult area to deal with. Things to beware of and remedies in the East sector:

• Avoid red and earth colors in this sector.
• Place six coins in a row or metal objects here.
• Brass, bronze, silver or gold dragon ornaments are also recommended.
• Pi Yao Dogs (preferably two) are of very popular ornaments used to appease the Grand Duke.
• If you have a different sector of entry into the house, try to use that instead of the east sector. If the east entrance is unavoidable, try not to bang or slam the door upon entry.
• Calabash or Wu Lu Gourd can also be used.

Annual One White Star (Northeast)

This year, the Romance Star flies to the Northeast sector. For those who are interested in enhancing their romance aspect of your lives, or increase the possibilities of meeting people, place metal and water objects in this area of your living space. The sound of metal such as a metal chiming clock or music box can do the trick. Water is also advised for this area. If you were to choose one or the other element, definitely go with metal since the Northeast area represents earth. With metal, you are providing a bridge between the earth and water energy of this area.

Annual Two Black Star (South)

The Two Black Star is often referred to as the sickness star. For 2011, this is not a good area at all as the sickness star is enhanced by the fire from the south. If the south area of your house is the bathroom, guestroom, laundry or storage room, then it is of less concern to you. In Flying Star Feng Shui, when the 2 and the 9 come together, there is a higher potential of misfortunes.

Remedies:
• Place six metal coins in this area.
• Avoid major building work or renovations. If you need to do so, hire a professional to select a date for renovations.
• Brass ingot can be used to protect wealth.
• Metal Wu Lou Gourd (Calabash) is also recommended to reduce the effects of the sickness star.
• Avoid colors of red and the use of fire (eg. Candles and electronic equipment) in this sector.
• Some books that I have come across in Hong Kong recommended placing wood in this sector to fight the earth energy. Personally, I’d rather reduce the bad energy before fighting it.

Annual Three Jade Star (North)

This star is not as bad as the Two Black Star nor the Grand Duke yet you have to be aware of arguments and disputes in this area of the house or business unit. The remedy for this area is simple. Since the Three Jade Star possesses wood energy, utilize red colors and fire-related objects to reduce the strength of the wood. Avoid using water features in this sector for the year unless and Feng Shui consultant has diagnosed this area properly utilizing Flying Stars. Do not hang wind chimes or place metallic instruments in this area.

Annual Four Green Star (Southwest)

This is often referred to as the academic or scholar star. It governs not only academic and artistic talents, but also other parts such as career, travel, wisdom, education and interpersonal relations. Unfortunately, this star flies into the Southwest sector which possesses earth energy, as a result, the academic star is weaker for this year due to its conflict with the earth energy. In order to raise the energy of the academic star, you will need to place four bamboo sticks in a water vase. Do not place plants with earth in this area as you can end up creating conflict in this sector for those who are studying. Avoid placing metal objects as it will weaken the academic star. Having a wooden bookshelf or pagoda in this area is also auspicious.

Annual Five Yellow Star (East)

As mentioned earlier about the Grand Duke, this sector is not suitable for major activities. It is not all doom and gloom when we deal with Feng Shui. The key is identifying the bad sectors and finding the proper remedies. Many traditional Chinese cures involve the use of salt water or six Chinese coins in this area. Those methods may work but it is more important to avoid disturbing this sector. Utilize more metal in this area. Please refer to the above description on the Grand Duke for remedies in this area.

Annual Six White Star (Southeast)

The Six White Star is a good star for those who want to enhance their career luck. This is also considered to be a military star which is favourable for those who are politicians or officers. Since the Six White Star possesses metal energy while the Southeast possesses wood, we would require a bridge in order to enhance the metal. To do this, place both fire and earth related items together. Logically, you would have the wood feeding the fire, and the fire strengthening the earth, then the earth can strengthen the metal. You can also place a real quartz crystal or crystal spheres in this area to activate the energy of the White Star.

Annual Seven Robbery Star (Center)

This year, the ‘Broken Soldier’ star is imprisoned in the center palace. This star represents robbery, deception, theft, gossips and back stabbing. This star must be taken care of or there may be possibilities of loss of wealth and break-ins. Do NOT use red colors in the center of your house and try to avoid candles and electronic equipment here. Metal chimes and metallic instruments must also be avoided here. The best remedy for this sector is to place water here. If you intend to use water features in this sector, ensure that the water flows slowly. Water that is crashing or vibrant in this area would accidentally activate the robbery star. If in doubt, you can always upgrade your security and alarm system.

Annual Eight White Star (Northwest)

Out of all the stars, the eight star is the most auspicious since it is governing the flying star for this period until 2023. The auspicious earth energy of the eight star resides in a metal area where its fortunes are reduced for 2011. For those who like to place crystals at home, this is the area where it should belong in for this year. The best quality of handpicked quartz crystals is recommended and they have to be place properly and visible in the northwest for 2011. Wealth and fame will also be found in this area of the world and I will cover this next month in my annual predictions for 2011. If your bedroom is located in the northwest, you can also consider placing an amethyst crystal here to strengthen the Eight White Star. The northwest should also be free of clutter. Many Chinese tend to place 8 white pebbles aligned in a shape of a cross like the image shown in the stars chart. The white pebbles can also strengthen and solidify the earth energy in this sector.

Annual Nine Purple Star (West)

This is supposed to be a very auspicious star since it is considered a ‘future’ wealth star with an auspicious influence in this current period. For 2011, the Nine Purple Star, representative of fire energy is in conflict with the metal energy of the west. To make matters worse, the Annual Three Killings reside in this sector. Do not place metal objects in this area as you may end up disturbing the negative energy of the Three Killings. It is best to hold back renovations or major activities in this area of the house for 2011. Remedies for this area would include water and wood objects. Green plants or fresh flowers grown in water would be your best solution. If you are interested in placing Chinese ornaments to take care of the Three Killings, many would use 2 kirin dogs facing the Three Killings.

Summary

This report presents you with many options in terms of what you can do to disperse the negative energy for 2011 and enhance specific sectors of your home. This is by no means a cure-all method as the Annual Flying Stars is only one aspect of a complete system of Feng Shui. In order to maximize the use of Feng Shui, you may wish to consult a professional Feng Shui practitioner who would be able to calculate the Flying Stars of your house based on time, and incorporate the Eight Mansions theory to locate sectors related to your health, wealth and career. Remember that energies of the house change often and is by no means static. The incorporation of a professional Four Pillars of Destiny reading can provide a greater accuracy in determining all your favourable and unfavourable directions.

Feng Shui is not just about balance and harmony, it is also about going with the flow of your own cosmic system. It is very difficult to maximize the use of Feng Shui methods without the understanding of the person and the cosmic energy that one possesses.

I hereby wish everyone a happy and healthy Year of the Rabbit!

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Asian cultures have embraced the idea of your home’s interior affecting your sense of well being and peace for generations. Interest in this form of interior decorating for both home and office is burgeoning in the West as non-Asians discover the idea of living in a harmonic atmosphere. Simply understanding Feng Shui and its principals can enable you to fully enjoy creating harmony in your living space.

Feng Shui is a term used of the practice involving the placement of objects and the use of colors in a home to bring balance into a person’s life. Different materials and colors are thought to have effects on the energy and state-of-mind of an individual. To strictly adhere to this tradition in your décor, you’ll want to remove clutter and simplify the living area first, and then configure that living space with the elements arranged in a pattern designed to conduct good energy throughout the room.

The term “feng” means wind, and the term “shui” translates into the word water. Thus, we have wind and water, two of the basic elements in almost every culture’s vocabulary. The Feng Shui method embraces the elements of wood, fire, earth, water and metal. The “feng” or “wind” and fire are often synonymous. Using different materials and colors to represent these elements, your interior design would create spaces in your home where these elements blend harmoniously and offer you a space where you can achieve optimal energy (chi) flow.

While there is no scientific basis upon which to base using this method it does seem to work for those who practice it. Perhaps it is the simplification and the basic elemental and natural approach that makes it so eye-appealing, as well. Understanding Feng Shui can be an asset in creating harmony in your living space, and giving it a unique style, too.

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House facing and your main door

Every house or apartment building has a sitting and a facing direction and in most cases we can intuitively differentiate them. The facing is usually the side with allow the maximum qi energy into your house.

How to determine which site allow the most qi energy?

First, you must remember that we all bring in the most qi energy into the house when we walk through the main door.

Take an example, you stay in a condominium where there are on-going construction nearby and you pass by the construction site everytime you want to go home. You will definitely bring along all the killing qi “sha” into your house once you open your main door and walk in. You are not climbing into your condo through the balcony. Your family members are more prone to sickness.

Take another example. This is a truth story. Mr. David Lee was staying in a double storey house. He have a large glass door on the ground floor facing south and his balcony also facing south and his main door is facing west. You might want to conclude that his house facing is South. There was a huge construction site in front of his house not far away. Mr. Lee thought that by not using the glass door and balcony (and also by having curtains) will block all the killing qi. However, he used to passed by the constructon site whenever he want to go home. He entered his house using his south facing door. This means he was bring all the killing qi into his house.

Thus, the site that allow the most qi entering your house is the most frequently used door. Therefore, you can conclude that the facing direction is the facing of your main door.

You should take the compass reading standing inside your house facing your main door.

Dos

1. Priority 1. choose the best facing direction for the main door. It is the mouth of chi. You entire house’s feng shui depends on it. Use our “Online virtual feng shui master” to find the best direction and make sure your house score at least 3 stars. Click here

2. Priority 2. be located at your Sheng Qi location to the owner’s Kua. Make sure you did priority 1. Warning: If priority 1. is totally wrong no matter where is the location of the main door it becomes insignificant.

3. when open make sure it either open to the front or side of the house and face spacious area.

4. open into a non-cluttered area.

5. well-lit area of the house.

6. obstruction free.

Main door facing any sha qi or open into any wrongfully features inside the house will bring bad feng shui into the house.

Don’ts

The main door should not open to face

1. directly onto street lamp posts, street sign
2. directly onto a tree.
3. a mirror inside the house. This is one of the most crucial mistake and very often happened to modern houses.
4. a toilet
5. kitchen inside the house. In case of open concept kitchen, make sure it not facing directly onto your stove.

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The dynamism of the Flying Stars System enables one to decipher the effects of ever changing energies affecting the natal chart of your home or office.

Based on the principles of the Five Elements, an Annual Star (in 2010), a Monthly Star (between 8th September and 7th October 2010) or even a Daily Star (on 18th September 2010) will take on their respective effects on the element residing in different sectors within your home. As such, it is believed that different months of the year will bring about varying results based on the effects of the interacting stars.

Use a reliable compass to determine your location and direction; then refer to the flying star chart for the monthly forecast. So, if your front door (which everyone in the house uses) is located in the East sector, then refer to the relevant grid for the kind of luck that will affect everyone in the household during that particular month. Also, if your Master Bedroom is located in the north sector, then you may want to heed the kind of results likely to bring out of the combination of such energies.

With reference to the September’s Monthly Star chart as an example, each of the nine grids of the Flying Star chart, you will find 2 numbers. The smaller digit (8 in the center) indicates the Annual Star while the bigger digit (4 in the center) indicates the Monthly Star.

Incorporating the ‘Three Periods and Nine Ages’, the reigning age (2004-2023) favors the Star 8 (for prosperity), Star 9 (for coming prosperity) and the Star 1 (for wisdom). Numbers 2 to 7 are faded and termed untimely stars.

Plot a chart of your home and office and start analyzing what the monthly stars will bring you. Match them with the results and you will soon be able to manage the unfavorable energies and enhance what is good for you.

You can follow the attributes of the Flying Stars system which will lead you to some thoughts and answers how different energies will affect your home and office.

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Using Feng Shui to boost wealth as well as fortune is by no means something new and revolutionary. While it is true that this matter literally covers a huge variety of subjects and a lot of topics, one does not need to master everything in order to get started. In actuality, if you are interested in practising Feng Shui, all you need to do is to master the 3 killer tips that are revealed in this article. Keep reading to find out more.

First of all, the main door of a property is the most important aspect as it is the so-called threshold between the negative energy (Yin) and the positive energy (Yang). A good main door will not only ensure that a healthy amount of energy(Qi) flows into the building, it will also shield you from the exposure to an excessive amount of negative energy. Hence, one should go deeper into this topic if you are serious about learning Feng Shui.

Next, another aspect of Feng Shui which is very important to a house is the stove of the kitchen. Understandably, the kitchen is the place where we prepare food and stove is exactly where the food is cooked. According to classical Feng Shui explanation, when the food is cooked, it is basically experiencing a transition from the state of Yin to the state of Yang. This bears a resemblance to the change of your fortune from negative to positive, and thus ensuring that you are well nourished and healthy.

Last but not least, another critical aspect of this matter is the bedroom, which is where most our time is spent on recuperating and relaxing. To cut it short, a good location for the bedroom would be one that overlooks a hill or higher ground externally. This is where the Qi is stable and sentimental, and it will ensure the Qi to circulate around the room freely while helping your body to replenish the Qi after one whole day of activity.

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In the last few years, it has become more and more common to see Feng Shui practiced inside the home, in gardens, in office spaces, and even in cars. This is not surprising since Feng Shui designs do bring about a certain amount of balance and harmony…at least for humans. But what about your pets? Can you Feng Shui your pet’s environment for better health and harmony?

The short answer is yes. Chi flows through all life, humans and pets included. What is good for the human in the house is also good for the pet. Take for example, clutter. Too much clutter in your dog’s sleeping area for example, will bring him disharmony. So remove any clutter around their sleeping area to allow chi to flow.

Another practical thing you can do for your pet is to look at where you are placing their bed. Avoid placing it near a door, especially two doors. According to Feng Shui principles, good and bad energy flow through doors. You don’t want the good and the bad energy to flow right through your best friend Fido.

In addition, don’t place their bed near a bathroom. This is an area where a lot of energy flows in and out of. In practical terms, you don’t want your dog’s bed to be in the way. If it is in front of or near a door or a bathroom, there will be a lot of foot traffic. This can disrupt their rest and privacy.

The other practical advice is to not place their bed in front of a mirror. Mirrors are an energy reflector. You wouldn’t want to channel all that energy onto your poor pet while they are trying to rest.

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A frequent question asked of feng shui consultants is whether or not they are also psychic. Some people assume that a feng shui expert visits a property and feels or senses what is wrong with the energy of the space. While a tiny percentage of the analysis may rely on intuition, the majority of the evaluation should be based on time-tested calculations and tangible observations.

As an example, you do not have to be psychic to surmise that an occupant will be depressed if their home is dark, dingy, and massively cluttered. Nor do you have to be psychic to know that if a house sits at the end of a busy street, that the occupants may be unusually irritated. These are energy principles that are taught in beginner’s classes.

As well, much of what gets discussed and evaluated in a feng shui reading are things which are not obvious to the naked eye, but also learned formulas and techniques. I am not psychic, but have learned and validated that a house which faces southwest (between 203-247 degrees) and built in the in the 1930′s, is a house which can encourage occupants to become alcoholic. And there doesn’t have to be any physical evidence around to prove it.

Still, some clients expect that a feng shui consultant will possess super natural powers or at least claim to have them. This may include sensing the presence of ghosts, spirits, and specific events that have transpired at that location. In reality, everyone is intuitive but few people develop it. People should in fact follow their “gut” instincts or hunches more often. My own personal experience with people who claim to be professional psychics has been a parade of individuals who were excessively confident about their overactive imaginations. This is why I make a big point about not emphasizing any psychic abilities of my own or interjecting them into a feng shui analysis. There is so much formal training available that a person could have no intuition at all and still be able to perform a competent feng shui audit.

Kartar Diamond is a classically trained consultant, advising professionally since 1992. Her company, Feng Shui Solutions, has been a leading force is educating the world about what this misunderstood practice really is.

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