feng shui

feng shui

Do’s and don’ts

Do’s

Keep your home clutter-free but don’t obsess about it. Bottom line: Be comfortable and remember that sheng qi (benevolent life force) travels in winding paths (spirals, curves, waves). It needs smooth forms to wind through. Too much stuff will create a “rugged” landscape and cause problems.

Experiment one cure at a time, and keep track of what’s happening in your home and life, so if something goes wrong, you can take it out immediately.

Be careful about putting in water features. You could get very lucky, but you also could cause major damage.

Keep pathways open to the center of the house or office.

Study, study, study and/or hire a traditional feng shui practitioner.

Chart the history of your house or home and look for patterns.

Keep the toilet lid down when you flush. Health reasons are good feng shui. It has nothing do with flushing away the qi.

Don’ts

Don’t use red to enhance money luck or any other kind of luck. Red is a powerful enhancement. It can be used to benefit the future wealth star, or it can strengthen the sickness and disaster stars.

Don’t assume that you can put a water fountain anywhere to enhance your luck. Water in the wrong place can bring disaster.

Don’t put up little octagon mirrors, hoping that they will deflect bad energy. It just doesn’t work.

Don’t hang bamboo flutes on beams, hoping this will correct problems with beams overhead. The only cure for exposed beams is to cover them with a false ceiling. Even a plain sheet draped from the ceiling beams will correct the bad energy over your bed.

Don’t expect a three-legged toad to bring good fortune. This will work only if you use the toad to encourage yourself to make more money.

Don’t believe everything you read in feng shui books.