For those who have practiced feng shui for a number of years, most would admit they got into it due to dire financial or health circumstances. There comes a point in life when things just get a little too hard to bear. If the difficult circumstances continue for some time, people get either depressed or angry (maybe both). Feng shui can help because it moves energy around in a more beneficial manner. Flying Star school seems to have the most immediate effect, at least for westerners.
No matter what school of feng shui one ascribes to, the most common question usually has to do with wealth: getting, keeping, and continuing to increase wealth. While many items have been crafted that purport to bring prosperity into one’s life, it usually tends to be a slow process. From money toads, pi yao’s and carp to imperial coins and gold ingots, money trees to money luck key chains and jewelry, there are so many items to choose from that most people have no idea where to start.
Here is the important part to remember: increasing positive energy also increases negative energy at the same time-it’s a yin/yang kind of thing. Before placing items meant to increase anything, make sure that protective items are included. Favorite combinations would be a moving mantra for wealth with a super-strong 5-element pagoda (check out the website for my personal favorites), a golden money toad with a golden pi yao, and a fleet of wealth ships sailing on a mirror illuminated by a sunny light.
Favorite combinations for health would be a twin wu lou filled with amber chips, sage, coins and white jade spheres, a wu lou wind chime with a medicine Buddha or chi-lin statues nearby, or a white jade lotus vase with Quan Yin statue. Of course, placement of all these items is vitally important. For instance, place the health items in the direction of the #2 Black Star of Illness (North-east corner for 2010) and the protection items in the area of #5 Yellow Star of Misfortune (South-west corner for 2010). The wealth items go in the center of the house for 2010.
Just having those three areas either activated or protected as necessary can make a huge difference in your life. Life can go from one major roller-coaster ride to a nice boat ride down the lazy river. While feng shui does not remove challenges from your path, they can be diminished considerably, to a much more manageable task. There are plenty of practitioners out there, from all sorts of different schools. For those unfamiliar with the uses of the energy cures, hiring someone to evaluate your home would be a good idea. Once you have the energy flowing nicely, you will have the time and concentration necessary to embark on the study of feng shui. You can even have an online consultation done and have your chosen items shipped to you…or you can tighten that seatbelt on your rollercoaster and get ready for the next terrifying curve.
©2010 Dr.Valerie Olmsted
