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Remedies in Feng Shui by Elizabeth Wiggins
Elizabeth is the principle consultant of Feng Shui Living and is considered Australia's Leading Feng Shui consultant.
Elizabeth has been consulting full time for the past seven years and has completed countless engagements including residential, business and commercial projects.
website: www.fengshuiliving.com.au
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After years of consulting, and the last three teaching, I am still absorbing new aspects of this amazing and varied subject like a sponge.
I strongly believe that part of being a good consultant is the ability to be open and receptive to these differing ideas and opinions.
There are many Masters that have studied and teach Feng Shui yet still differ on the interpretation of the old Feng Shui Texts. I would say that about 80% of information is universally agreed whilst the other 20% contrasts from one teacher to the next. Therefore I think it's important to understand that there are ALWAYS exceptions to the rule and not to believe everything that you read or are told!
I receive so many emails from people worried about certain items in their home as they have read something negative about them - and my response is.....Does that item make you feel good? If the answer is yes, then it shouldn't be posing too much of a problem.
Do you have a money toad at your front door? Do you like it? Does it conjure up positive thoughts and feelings relating to money? If so then great - however you need to realise that this has absolutely nothing to do with Traditional Feng Shui.
Instead it is based on intention, which we all know can be very powerful, as we are using our mind to attract opportunities into our life. Where you need to be careful is if you have a negative intention associated with the object.
For example, I had a client who asked me 'which way her toad should face?' The first thing I enquired was 'What does she think about when she sees the toad?' Her reply was "I ask him to give me more money because I have none". This thought process is not supportive and she would be better off without the toad!
I think the most important thing to point out is that Feng Shui is the study of our environment and our relationship with it. When a home is built there is a distribution of energy which I often refer to as the 'birth chart of the house' This can give an indication of what the occupants MAY experience in a home in relation to their health, wealth and relationships. I say MAY as there are many other factors that come into play including your Heaven Luck, which is your Chinese Astrology and of course your MAN luck which is the luck you make yourself.
When looking at the distribution of Qi within a home it helps us determine, for example, the most favourable location of the bedrooms which will support our health and relationships, or the location of the main door as this will determine the quality of Qi entering the home which will affect the occupants ability to make money. This is why the best time to get a Feng Shui consultation is prior to purchasing your block of land!
The location of your land is extremely important as this will determine the direction your home will face which in turn determines the birth chart of the house. The 'next best' time to seek a qualified and experienced consultant is when you are looking at designing your own home.
I work on many projects where people have already chosen their land so I work with the architect to help design a home that supports the family. An important point to remember is that there is no such thing as the perfect Feng Shui home. If you have the positive you must have the negative however the art is in ensuring the negative is not located in important areas such as the bedrooms or the entrance and a balance is obtained.
So what if you already have a home that is built? Well that is where a Feng Shui consultant will make recommendations to better utilise an area. For example some places are much better as quiet rooms, such as a bedroom or meditation room, whilst others are best as active areas such as an office or living room. The use of rooms is a very important aspect of Traditional Feng Shui. It is always best to be sleeping in supportive rather than challenging energy and using a remedy to help harmonise it.
It should also be noted that whilst you may be sleeping in supportive energy from a Flying Star* point of view, if the landforms do not support the energy then you are not able to take full advantage of it.
If you are unable to move rooms, or change the purpose of the room, then harmonising the energies can help. This includes recommending correct furniture placement. Moving a bed to a different wall can have a huge impact on your ability to improve your health and/or relationships. Alternatively the recommendation may be to enter the home through a different door that actually supports your ability to make money.
In addition to this you can recommend favourable elements for a particular room and note elements to avoid. All remedies should relate to the Five Element Theory (read more about the Five Element Theory here...) and be accompanied with an explanation as to why they are recommended.
For those that can’t afford a consultant or would like to try something for themselves the three things I would recommend are:
- Be careful where you place the colour red. This is the only colour powerful enough to effect the Flying Stars in a home so if you have placed something red in your bedroom and things have taken a turn for the worse – Remove the red!
- The other thing to be careful of is moving water and this can include fish tanks, table top water features and water features in the garden. If you have placed one of these in your home and finances have started to take a step backwards – Remove it or at least move it to another area of the house.
- Last but not least is removal of clutter. Clutter will block the flow of energy in a place so removing clutter will open up the path for more opportunities to come your way!
As you can see Traditional Feng Shui is more than making your home look like a Chinese Restaurant! We work to harmonise your home to help make a supportive environment that attract opportunities for you to improve all aspects of your life!
*Flying Star school is the traditional Chinese Feng Shui and is based on numerology which is the 'language' of the universe. It is also considered superior to the other schools due to the fact it takes into account the influence of time and direction on a building. Flying Star is the most complex, accurate and powerful form of Feng Shui.
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