Feng Shui Made Simple 2010

Change and align the energy in your home for love, abundance, health and happiness by simply rearranging, adding or removing specific elements and colors. Your home environment is a total reflection of the energy within you. Are you lacking love, can't find a partner, wanting children, not enough money, get sick too often, receive no respect? Read on...

Generic Western Feng Shui only scratches the surface but there is a deeper, more serious method, original traditional Eastern Feng Shui. We have done all the research for you and made this very simple to apply.

LETS BEGIN:
Your home represents all the directions of the compass including the center area.
Imagine a box divided into 9 squares.

Each compass direction (each box) has a numbered star which represents a specific energy, either positive or negative.
Each year these stars move into a different box/compass direction (same as planets moving through houses and signs in astrology).

Each month a second star visits each box, and slightly shifts the energy for good or for bad just for that month (for advanced practitioners only - we don't want to confuse you).

This page will tell you what elements and colors you need to focus on for each compass direction according to the energy residing there for this year. We will not be updating and adding the monthly visiting stars - check here instead: www.fengshuiweb.co.uk

INSTRUCTIONS:
Work thru this page step by step, slowly and carefully.

OK, get a compass and determine where your compass directions are for your home: N, S, E, W and NE, NW, SE and SW.

Feng Shui grid - BAGUA - representing your home with traditional
elements and colors associated with each direction.

Next, apply the Bagua elements and colors to each direction:
a) You are going to focus on and add/accent certain elements - Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, Wood.
b) You are going to focus on and add/accent certain colors - red, green, blue, brown, silver etc

THE BAGUA:
North: Dark Blue, Black - Water element - Your Career, path in life.
NE: Beige, tan, earthtones - Earth element - Knowledge, Skills, Communication.
East: Green - Wood element - Your Family, foundation in life, the past.
SE: Green - Purple, Red - Wood element - Abundance, prosperity, wealth corner.
South: Red, Orange - Fire element - Your reputation, social status, fame.
SW: Reds, Pink, Orange, Purples - earth tones - Earth element - Relationships, love/romance - Mother or lover.
West: White, Pastels, Silver - Metal element - Your Children, creativity, projects, the future.
NW: White, Grey, Silver - Metal element - Helpful friends/people, mentors, heavenly help - Father or lover.
Center: Earth tones - Earth element - Physical, Mental, Emotional Health.

TIP: Use fabrics such as throws, table runners, scarfs, cushions - and objects such as candles, plants, vase of flowers, lampshades, crystals, photos and wall art, to accent each element and each colour needed for each direction.

Note: Each room of your home may be any color you choose and does not have to be the actual color of the Bagua direction - instead, add accents of the elements and colors needed to activate the specific energy in each direction with objects and/or fabrics.

Note: After you apply the nine box Bagua to your home layout in general - you can apply the Bagua within each individual room, especially if you live in a studio or rent a room. eg Bedroom is in SW so you first apply the colors of love or earthtone colors, then... you apply the Bagua within the Bedroom according to each direction, such as, in the NE corner of your room, you place your books and awards (knowledge corner).

THE ACTUAL ELEMENT IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE COLOR WHICH IS SECONDARY.
eg: Fire = Candles, fireplace. Earth = Pottery. Metal = Home decor object such as candelabra, wall art, photo frame. Water = Vase of flowers, indoor fountain. Wood = Furniture, plants, bamboo.

To understand how the elements work together, look at how they react in nature:
Productive - Earth produces metal, metal turns into flowing liquid, water nourishes wood (trees, plants), wood feeds fire, fire becomes earth (ash).
Destructive - Earth absorbs water, water puts out fire, fire melts metal, metal cuts wood (axe), wood hinders earth.

Elements in home must be balanced for energy to be aligned. Make sure you don't have an over-abundance of any one element and be sure the elements are in the correct location, eg: South is always fire/red, North is always water/blue and black.

Every year, due to visiting stars, the element/colors may need to be changed slightly by removing, adding or toning down specific elements and colors. There is no need to go spend money - work with what you have, get creative.

Confused? No worries - simply read and apply the following:
*The numbered visiting stars written after each direction, are explained further below for those interested.

OK, after you have applied the traditional foundation of the Bagua colors and elements, take a look at the elements and colors for this year, and apply accordingly to each direction. DO NOT APPLY THE FOLLOWING UNTIL YOU HAVE APPLIED THE BASIC BAGUA ELEMENTS AND COLORS, AS EXPLAINED ABOVE:

Year of 2010:
NORTH - Career: Visiting 4 star - good for romance and education.
Use traditional Bagua colors dark blue and black.
Add Images of romantic places. Place poster of wishes and goals.
Fresh flowers in clean still water - fabulous green plant.
NO fire or red colors. No metal.
Sit facing North - do not turn back to North in 2010.

NORTHEAST - Knowledge/Self Cultivation: Visiting 2 star - very bad for health.
Place strong METAL objects here - round in shape if possible.
Use white and silver - can accent with blue, or vase of flowers.
NO red color or candles. No triangle shapes.
Never sit facing this direction - always have back to NE in 2010.

EAST - Health and Family: Visiting 6 star - help/blessings from above.
Use earth tone colors (yellow, beige, brown) and gold metal objects or gold color.
Can place quartz crystals here.
Use earthenware objects.
NO fire/red colors/candles.

SOUTHEAST - Wealth: Visiting 7 star - violence, accidents, losses, burglary.
Add colors dark blue and black.
Keep doors and windows securely locked. Add blue rhino for protection.
No earth, metal or fire elements or color red.
No crystals.
Can place still water (vase of flowers) but must keep water clean and still.

SOUTH - Fame and Reputation: Visiting 3 star - disputes, arguments, fights, legal problems.
Place lots of RED color here, bright lamps, candles.
Wood accent - plants are good as wood feeds fire.
NO metal - keep area calm and quiet.
NO water colors or water features.

SOUTHWEST - Love and Relationships: Visiting 5 star - worst star, very bad luck.
Keep VERY quiet and still. NO noise. No renovations, no digging, no drilling. DO NOT DISTURB!
Place strong METAL objects here - round shape if possible.
MUST hang six rod wind chime outside home in this corner.
Use dark blue/black - white/silver colors.
NO fire/candles/red colors - avoid earth colors.

WEST - Children and Projects: Visiting 1 star - good for personal growth, recognition, reputation.
Home of traditional element metal, with silver/white colors.
Use accent colors dark blue/black/charcoal grey.
Can place small water fountain here for 2010 (NOT allowed if bedroom).
NO red/pink/purple colors. No candles.

NORTHWEST - Helpful People and Travel: Visiting 9 star - doubles intensity of monthly visiting star.
Traditionally metal and silver/white colors.
Accent with plant, candle.
Accent colors red, purple.
Keep well lit.
NO water. NO mirrors.

CENTER OF HOME - Your health and life in general: Visiting 8 star - good for wealth (and romance) in 2010.
Place red/pink/purple/orange colors,
Place amethyst and rose quartz crystals. Place hanging quartz crystals.
Open windows.
Keep well lit, active and happy. Candles.
Place earthenware objects - plants are ok.
NO metal or gold.

WARNING: Indoor fountains may only be placed in the West for 2010.

QUICK RECAP for 2010 BAGUA:
(pink is good - black is bad)

N    WATER - wood. Healthy plant/vase of flowers. FACE, do not turn back against this direction. No fire or metal.
NE METAL and blue accent/still water. NO RED/FIRE. DO NOT DISTURB. DO NOT FACE - sit with back against this direction. A Wu Lou is good here for health protection. No fire/red.
E    Yellow/earth colors, Quartz crystals (gold Buddha is good here). No red/fire. Blue accent if bedroom.
SE WATER - vase of flowers and color blue. No earthenware/plants. KEEP DOORS/WINDOWS LOCKED. Blue rhino for security protection.
S FIRE and wood. Candles, lamps, plants. No metal.
SW METAL and blue accent - 6 rod wind chime is critical to hang outside. DO NOT DISTURB! NO FIRE/RED.
W    METAL - water/blue. Can place water fountain here. No red/fire.
NW Fire (lamp) and wood accents, no earth, orchid is good as wood nourishes fire (If bedroom, Kwan Yin is good here).
CENTER Earth - fire. Crystals, candles, earthenware objects. KEEP ACTIVE. No metal.

NO WATER or MIRRORS in BEDROOM EVER!

Visiting Flying Stars for 2010.
Positive areas: East, West, North, Center.
Negative areas: SW, NE, SE, South.

*The Numbered Visiting Stars:
Each year, 9 stars visit the 9 square grid of your home. Each star has a specific meaning and element which affects the elements (for better or worse) of the area it is visiting. Four stars are good and 4 are very negative. Here are the meaning of the stars:

* The #1 Lucky star brings career luck in promotions and recognition - White water.
* The #2 Sickness star brings illnesses, diseases, ailments and fatal health problems - Black earth.
* The #3 Conflict star brings disputes, negative encounters, lawsuits and court case - Green wood.
* The #4 Romance star brings love luck and education success - Green wood.
* The #5 Evil star brings bad luck of all kinds, financial loss, accidents, misfortunes, fights and death - Yellow earth.
* The #6 Heavenly star brings luck from heaven with plenty of success and helpful people - White metal.
* The #7 Violent star brings severe bad luck - violence, burglary, deceit and bloodshed - Red metal.
* The #8 Luckiest star brings wealth, prosperity, and lots of money luck - White earth.
* The #9 Multiplying star doubles the good luck or bad luck of the area it is visiting - Purple fire.

FYI:
Feng Shui BEDROOM - room for Love and Healing:
NO mirrors, water, fountains (will create infidelity) or plants.
Remove photos of family and children from bedroom and place in another room - place photos of lover and yourself only.
Never use peach as choice of main color for bedroom - will create infidelity.
Wall art should be happy, romantic or sexy - NO images of single people if you want a relationship!
Make sure space on either side of bed is evenly spaced, with 2 side drawers, 2 lamps etc.
Do not have bed in corner but centered, with sturdy headboard against wall.
Bed should NEVER directly face door - symbolic of a coffin!
Nothing should be stored under bed.
You should not have view into bathroom - keep door closed.
No computer in bedroom, nothing electric near head such as alarm clock, no work-out equipment. If you have a TV in bedroom, cover or unplug when you go to sleep.

Feng Shui HOME IN GENERAL:
1) Keep closets clean and organized - give away or throw out anything and everything that you don't love or need.

Note:
a) If you store things in closets/cupboards, why do you have them, unless they are for a specific season or holiday?
b) If you have objects/clothes that have bad/sad memories - get rid of them!
c) If you have stuff/clothes you have not used or worn for 1-2 years - get rid of them. Give to Goodwill, have a garage sale, give to friends - whatever you don't use or wear, someone else can!

2) Anything broken, leaking or cracked - fix it or throw it away asap.
3) Keep toilet seat down and door closed.
4) Flowers need to be fresh (not silk or dried) - throw out when dead - make sure water is clear and clean and never stagnant.
5) Use natural fabrics and elements such as cotton and silk - stay away from plastic and polyester.
6) Never place your desk chair sitting with back to door - place desk where you can face the entrance/the entire room.

7) Check you have balance of all 5 elements in each room of home - an excess of any element in home or any specific room will misalign energy and disrupt, causing health, wealth or relationship challenges.

8) Be sure to have a great color palette throughout your home to energize love, health and wealth - if you have any monotone theme going on, use accent colors or expect a monotone life!

Note: I recently met a very eligible bachelor with money, career and good looks who could NOT find a girlfriend - His entire home was brown and beige and... his bedroom only had one nightstand and one lamp... no surprise he is single!

9) Artwork is critical - place paintings that you love, art that inspires whatever you desire :) No images of single people if single. No sad images. Artwork reflects the status and energy of who you are or who you want to become, and your life to date.

10) Be sure to the bathroom and kitchen clean (stove, sinks, bathtub, mirrors, floor) - vacuum and dust the entire home every week, otherwise expect negative energy consequences.

11) If a corner or area is missing due to apt/house design, simply remedy abd activate by placing bright light/tall lamp, hanging crystal, mirror or plant.

Feng Shui works whether you believe it or not, so why not give it a try - much of it is common sense!

Feng Shui Health.

Here is special bonus information for those needing help in the health department.
1) Your physical health challenges may be caused by incorrect Feng Shui in your home.
2) Check to see why you are feeling specific emotions or moods - they may be due to element imbalance.

YOUR PHYSICAL BODY:

Find your physical problem below, then
a) Check and correct the elements/colors in that compass direction.
b) Check the direction that the element star is visiting for the present year (see above), and make sure that direction contains the correct elements and colors, and is clean and tidy, with everything located there working properly.

EXAMPLE: You may need to add an element if it is missing, or remove other elements that clash with it, or fix something broken/cracked/leaking/clogged or in need of repair. Leaking water signals loss of money or poor health.

TIP: Taps/pipes should not leak, doors may not squeak, windows cannot be cracked etc. Rooms - floors, walls and cupboards - should be clean (cobwebs, dust, animal hair etc) and uncluttered.

Health: Ears - Spleen, Blood.
Direction is NORTH - Element is Water - Second born male or '2nd in command' - #1 star.
2010 - #1 star is visiting West.

Example: Ear infection - Water element. Is there a leak, or a broken or clogged pipe in the North, or in the direction the star is visiting this year?

Health: Hands - Joints, Digestive System, Nose.
Direction NE - Element is Earth - Youngest male - #8 star.
2010 - #8 Luckiest star is visiting Center.

Health: Limbs - Liver.
Direction EAST - Element is Wood - Eldest son - #3 star.
2010 - #3 Conflict star is visiting South.

Health: Hips - Bladder.
Direction SE - Element is Wood - Eldest daughter, daughter-in-law - #4 star.
2010 - #4 Romance star is visiting North.

Health: Eyes - Heart.
Direction is SOUTH - Element is Fire - 2nd born female - #9 star.
2010 - #9 Magnification star is visiting NW.

Health: Stomach problems or big belly - Skin, Digestive and Reproductive systems.
Direction is SW - Element is Earth - Mother - #2 star.
2010 - #2 Sickness star is visiting NE.

Health: Mouth - Respiratory problems.
Direction WEST - Element is Metal - Youngest daughter - #7 star.
2010 - #7 Violent star is visiting SE.

Health: Head and Lungs.
Direction NW - Element is Metal - Father - #6 star.
2010 - #6 Heavenly help star is visiting East.

Example: If husband or father in house has headache or lung problem, is there a beam or sharp object in the NW area?
Tip: If home is missing NW corner, a single lady will have difficulty finding or keeping a male partner.

YOUR DAILY EMOTIONS - BALANCED OR UNBALANCED?
Too much of any element will upset you:

Balanced Wood: Youthful, flexible, adventurous, fearless, independent, curious
Encourage these traits with Wood and Water elements.

Unbalanced Wood: Impatient, self-indulgent, reckless, easily frustrated, sluggish - ANGER.
Too much? Reduce with Metal element.

Use Wood element to encourage Family Relationships in East, and Wealth in SE.

Balanced Fire: Passionate, magnetic, charismatic, intelligent, dramatic, dynamic - JOY.
Encourage these traits with Fire and Wood elements.

Unbalanced Fire: Lifeless, immobilized, easily agitated, abusive, burned out, jumpy.
Too much? Reduce with Water element.

Use Fire element to encourage Fame and Reputation in South.

Balanced Water: Contemplative, imaginative, visionary, regenerative, inquisitive, fluid.
Encourage these traits with Water and Metal elements.

Unbalanced Water: Paranoid, passive, uncommunicative, fearful, depressed, manic, isolated - FEAR.
Too much? Reduce with Earth element.

Use Water element to encourage Career and Life Transitions in North.

Balanced Earth: Stable, systematic, sympathetic, reliable, loyal, gentle, nurturing - MEDITATION.
Encourage these traits with Earth and Fire elements.

Unbalanced Earth: Nervous, egotistical, insecure, lonely, intrusive, dogmatic, testy
Too much? Reduce with Wood element.

Use Earth element to encourage your Love Life and Self-Cultivation in SW and NE.

Balanced Metal: Disciplined, logical, reasonable, structured, self-controlled, honest
Encourage these traits with Metal and Earth elements.

Unbalanced Metal: Rigid, fussy, authoritarian, stingy, critical, pompous - SADNESS.
Too much? Reduce with Fire element.

Use Metal element to encourage your Creativity/Relationship with Children in West, and Helpful Friends/Mentors in NW.