Do's and Dont's of Feng Shui
By Monica Hess
Do's
* Do keep your home clutter-free...but DON’T obsess on it. Bottom line...be comfortable and remember that sheng qi 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.
* Do 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 very careful about putting in water features. You could get very lucky - but you could also cause major damage.
* Pay attention to your environment.
* 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 chi.
Don'ts
* Don't: Use red to enhance money luck - or any other kind of luck! Red is a very powerful enhancement. It can be used to benefit the future wealth star - or it can also 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 they will deflect sha chi. It just doesn't work. Unless of course your neighbor knows you put it up to keep him away!
* Don't: Hang bamboo flutes on beams - hoping this will correct problem 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 sha chi 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. Looking at it may encourage you to work harder, though.
* Don't: Confuse feng shui with religion or superstition. It is neither.
* Don't believe everything you read in Feng Shui books
* Don't even believe that the authors believe it....
Monica Hess
Senior Feng Shui Practitioner
Located in Virginia Beach
Associated with:
Feng Shui Research Center, Toronto
This article was posted by Monica Hess
