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pring is just around the corner and for many of us it’s a time to do some spring cleaning.
Whenever I’m cleaning things out or rearrang- ing things in my home, I like to keep in mind the ancient Chinese secrets of feng shui that have been used successfully for centuries to improve health, wealth and happiness. Feng shui is the act of purposefully arranging things around you to gain positive results, from furniture to art to your toothbrush, believe it or not! According to feng shui, everything that hap- pens in life can be categorized into nine life situ- ations, which are spatially represented by areas in your living quarters. This is called a bagua and it includes: prosperity, fame & reputation, relation- ships & love, family, health, creativity & children,
skills & knowledge, career, people & travel. The bagua is essentially layed over the frame of your house or dwelling with the main door of the house corresponding to a particular side of the bagua. This is how you determine what each corner or area of your home repre- sents.
Next, determine which of these areas you are unsatisfied in
currently, vs. trying to tackle them all at once. Then, focus on those specific areas to shift the energy in your home and your life. You should also make a note of what is working to determine if unknow- ingly you have already properly placed things according to feng shui principles. Then using things such as color, shapes and textures to represent the five elements of fire, metal, water, wood and earth you will be able to balance your life and have your home work for you in generating positive energy. You must also set the intention that the elements work for you in a particular area. Just to give you some immediate insight into one of the areas, I’ll
choose prosperity. If you are standing at your front door looking into the house, the prosperity section is the furthest left back corner of the home. Immediate action items for bringing prosperity into your life include: cleaning this section of the home well, removing broken items, using purple, green and gold colors, round-leaved plants. Things you would not want in your prosperity section: trash cans, toilets, dead or fake plants, fireplaces, dust or broken items. There are many informative books on feng shui, but my favorite
is “Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life,” by Karen Rauch Carter. She takes what can be a very complicated subject and makes it easy to read, understand and apply. I hope this inspires you to do some spring cleaning!
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