PROTECTORS Celestial protectors are just so important for the home to enjoy cosmic protection. You can choose from Fu Dogs, Chi Lins, Pi Yaos or whichever animals hold special meaning for you, but do shop for them with care and good intentions. Only invite home a pair you have affinity with. I love all the different protectors of course, so I have all sorts of guardians - and in many different postures - scattered all over my home. In every important room, I have a pair of celestial protectors. Indeed, I also have a large collection of miniature ones accumulated from my travels over the years.
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HAVE A PAIR OF PROTECTIVE CELESTIAL
For my living room, I really love this pair of jade elephants given to me by a dear friend of mine from Bangkok, Ireen who is also a valued partner of WOFS. Very early on in our relationship, she sent me this beautiful and extremely heavy pair of jade elephants, and I think of her and the sentiments they represent each time I look at them. I use these elephants because they are really heavy, as I was told many years ago by a Taoist master in Hong Kong that when it comes to protective guardians, you should “choose the heaviest ones you can find.” I had originally placed these elephants guarding my home on the outside flanking one of my entrances, but once I brought them into my living area, they brought me loads of good fortune!
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HANG SUCCESS- BRINGING WINDCHIMES
Hang auspicious windchimes where you have windows in your living room. Get yourself the Windhorse or Pegasus windchimes, as these bring wealth and success luck. Better yet if windows are in the West or Northwest, which benefit so much from the sounds of metal on metal. Tese two directions always benefit from having the sounds of metal. In the NW, the chimes benefit the man of the house, and in the West, they benefit the next generation in the family. It is always beneficial to hang windchimes in these corners and within sight of visitors and family.
Precious pair of heavy jade elephants 6
BE MINDFUL OF SEATING ARRANGEMENTS Try to arrange the sofa set in a way that benefits the mother and father. Place the “mother” sitting in the matriarchal corner (the Southwest) and the father sitting in the patriarchal corner (the Northwest). Tis brings Power Energy to both husband and wife of the family in equal measure. If either your SW or NW corner is missing, place a bright light in the vicinity of the missing corner if you can. Tese are vital corners of the living room of your home; indeed, they are vital corners of the whole house. Tey should never be “missing”. A missing patriarchal corner causes the husband to be continually absent from family life. Likewise, when the matriarchal corner is missing, the mother of the family will rarely be there for her family.
7NEVER HAVE A TRASH CAN VISIBLE IN THE LIVING AREA
Keep all your trash hidden from view, no matter how elegant your trashcan may look! I include this as a tip, because I have seen quite a number of homes keep their wastepaper baskets in their living and dining areas. Not a good idea at all! Tese are likely to absorb all your good fortune away!
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WITH MIRRORS IN THE LIVING AREA Wall mirrors are excellent for doubling everything auspicious in the living area, not least reflecting the people who visit you. Tis increases yang chi energy, which is always a good thing. But make sure any large wall mirror you have does not reflect the front door, a toilet or a staircase. Large wall mirrors should always
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reflect a garden or bright hall, so they have the effect of making the space look larger and more spacious. Te presence of big mirrors in the living area will benefit residents and also guests who come visit. You just have to make sure the mirror is high enough to reflect the whole body, and ensure it goes right to the floor so as not to “cut off” the feet of the those who get reflected in it.
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