| These are hard times for everybody... unemployment, | | | | For your Fame and Reputation area: |
| layoffs, foreclosures. We all need money, and work, | | | | This area is important because your reputation is |
| and some financial help. But you can actually make | | | | what gets you work, so you need to energize the |
| more money using feng shui. I am not saying that | | | | Chi there. |
| feng shui will cure all your woes and make you rich | | | | Red, red and more red.... fire is key. Avoid using a lot |
| overnight, but you can improve the energies that | | | | of black (water color) in the Fame and Reputation |
| influence the wealth in your life by using it. | | | | area, since water extinguishes fire. If you already |
| Spend some time studying the areas that might | | | | happen to have something black there, keep in mind |
| affect your wealth to decide what you need to do. | | | | that there always has to be a balance of all the |
| The most important areas are: Wealth and | | | | elements, so although fire is the ruling element in that |
| Prosperity, Fame and Reputation, Career and Helpful | | | | area, you need a bit of all the elements in every |
| People and Travel. (Consult the Bagua Map in the | | | | area, so don't forget to add earth, wood, water and |
| site) | | | | metal elements. |
| All these cures will apply to every room in your | | | | This is another good place to put all your red |
| house, and of course, especially to the rooms where | | | | cushions, flowers, and set up a nice plate with red |
| these areas fall on your house or apartment. | | | | candles and light them once in a while. A healthy plant |
| First thing to get rid of: clutter. Check that there's no | | | | works fine here too. |
| clutter in any of these areas of any of your rooms, | | | | No clutter!! Try to avoid large mirrors. No fountains, |
| even the garage! | | | | aquariums, or pictures of water in any form. |
| For your Wealth and Prosperity area: | | | | Anything that has to do with fire is good. Electronics |
| If you don't have one by now, this is a good time to | | | | are considered fire elements, as well as animals and |
| set up an aquarium. If it's possible, make it big | | | | animal prints. |
| enough to house 3 Goldfish or more, always in odd | | | | Great place for diplomas, awards, pictures or figurines |
| numbers. Use rocks and plants to decorate it. Make it | | | | of animals, triangular and pyramidal objects. |
| beautiful. Of course, if you have money problems, | | | | For the Career area: |
| maybe you can't afford an aquarium, but you can | | | | The reasons to energize this area are obvious! |
| always find a picture or a painting of fish or an | | | | Here, you can use all the black and dark colors you |
| aquarium. If an aquarium is not something you really | | | | want. |
| like, think of a table fountain. Flowing water is key. It | | | | The area is ruled by water, so a fountain is also |
| can also be the picture of a waterfall. | | | | recommended here. For wealth, I personally like to |
| Use things in shades of purple, red and blue: flowers | | | | have my aquarium in the Wealth and Prosperity area, |
| (silk or live but never dried), candles, curtains, any | | | | but the Career area is also a good place to put it. |
| decoration with these colors. Look around your | | | | You can also put pictures of oceans, rivers or |
| house, move your furniture around, make it a | | | | waterfalls. |
| comfortable corner. | | | | If your front door is in this area, you have to make it |
| Leave a lamp on in that corner 24/7. A lamp with low | | | | super welcoming! Nice round rug, a mirror, a healthy |
| wattage will suffice, but keep it on. Obviously, if the | | | | plant (or a healthy looking silk plant), crystals objects. |
| wealth area of your home is in your bedroom, this | | | | Absolutely no clutter!! |
| would not be advisable, but do it in the wealth corner | | | | Think of ways to energize your Career area. Get |
| of your living room, or home office. | | | | your creativity flowing and if you already have a |
| How about repainting that old dresser you have lying | | | | table there, maybe you can paint it black or dark |
| around, painting it red or blue or purple and using it in | | | | brown or blue. |
| the wealth corner of your living room, bedroom or | | | | Remember that if you can't afford a table fountain, |
| den? | | | | or a painting, you can even use a piece of paper of |
| We all collect our pennies and other coins somewhere | | | | the color you need and lay it on a table or hang it on |
| in the house. Well, get a nice container (a copper | | | | the wall! |
| bowl, a purple box or something nice) and put all your | | | | Try to keep mementos related to your career in this |
| change in that corner. This is a great area to put | | | | area. Keep in mind we are doing this in every room, |
| valuable collections, antiques, pictures of stuff you | | | | so if you can't keep your diplomas near the front |
| wish to have like a car, a boat, etc., | | | | door, maybe you can do it in the career area in your |
| You have red or purple cushions lying around? Make | | | | bedroom, or your home office, just make sure that |
| sure you put them in this area. | | | | the career colors and elements are represented in |
| If one of these areas (wealth, fame or career) | | | | every room. |
| happens to be a bathroom, it doesn't mean that you | | | | For the Helpful People and Travel area: |
| will forever have money problems, it just means you | | | | Helpful people here could be your boss, your potential |
| have to use cures to make the energy flow in the | | | | boss, a contact that might get you a job, even a |
| right way. | | | | religious figure. Use colors in the shades of white, |
| Keep the toilet lid down AT ALL TIMES. This is a rule | | | | gray and black in this area. |
| in Feng Shui, but it's of the utmost importance if the | | | | This is the place to put any images, paintings, posters |
| bathroom is one of these important areas that are | | | | or figures of spiritual guides, gods, goddesses, saints |
| directly related to money. | | | | and angels. Pictures of mentors and influential people |
| Avoid all clutter as you would in any other part of | | | | in your life. Maybe the picture of someone that you |
| the house. | | | | are hoping will give you a job, or who you would like |
| Put a plant (silk or real, no dried flowers or herbs) in a | | | | to work with. Since it's also the Travel area, this is |
| place that is higher than the toilet. | | | | the place to put pictures of your favorite vacation |
| Hang a faceted crystal over the toilet. | | | | spot or a place you want to travel to. |
| Make the bathroom a comfortable and pleasant place | | | | The important thing to keep in mind is that Feng Shui |
| to be. | | | | works, and if you take a serious look around and |
| Use the colors related to the area to energize the | | | | make an effort to avoid the clutter in these areas of |
| Chi. Candles with these colors are perfect. Towels, | | | | your life and energize the Chi, your situation will |
| bath rugs, a picture. | | | | improve. |
| Keep the bathroom door closed at all times. | | | | |