Feng Shui Fun On The Run

A freeform cascade of china plates bows forward over a pyramidical tea cabinet with a solitary lamp standing in as the All Seeing Eye. The Metal element of the circles and frosty gray paint generate Water energy. Powerful symbols! bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

While the lighting is attractive, neither below or above will ever be comfortable. Called “Beneath the Tiger’s Jaw,” when the ceiling is so low as to force you to walk stooped over, you are disempowered. To learn more, subscribe at bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Plants, like all living things, both have and are fields of energy. At night, plants consume oxygen and give off carbon dioxide. Prioritize the people and nights of good sleep. Move either the greenhouse or the bed to another room. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should design an M.C. Escher staircase. The solitary man who created this demonstrates an extreme level of control over his environment, and the intention to play with people’s minds. Beware. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

An indoor/outdoor hot tub in the Wealth gua provides the Water element required by the Wood of the Green Dragon, but the heat serves up your parboiled lizard dead and drowned. This will cost more than you will want to pay. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

A desk set up to force feed a face to the wall will naturally and rigorously be avoided. Turn the desk to face the open space and snug the chair in with the short wall at its back. Back away the tall plant or trade the shorter one. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

The Wealth gua is all about Wood energy, and its creative support from Water. The deep teal accent wall resonates with deep water. Richness rings in every element, and so through their life. Look at EVERY Wealth gua for richness. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

When the side of a bed abuts a wall, there is a limitation of opportunity in life. Because one side of their world is blocked, options and choices seem to be halved. This person sleeps alone. They believe this is their worth. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

There are many who thrill to the yin energy of perfect balance, but beware the stagnation that comes with it. It is the yang energy of odd numbers that the human mind finds most intriguing. The coffee table “gets” it. The pairings don’t. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Piles of paper are Dragon killers, no matter how many plants you stack on top.  Stagnation in any manifestation is death to Green Dragon’s energy of new beginnings. If there is one pile, there are others. Notice which guas host them! bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Chairs in traffic must protect the back to attract a butt. A preponderance of Green Dragon to the chair’s left will force continual getting up to tend to new things. No rest for the weary, regardless of the size of the cactus! bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Anchor a floating conversational grouping with an area rug. While black adds Water energy, the low sofa adds Earth, as do the fuzzy throw, square table and pillows, and the texture of the shag. Can you spot 5 Fire elements? 6? 7? bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Corner houses often have the mouth of the driveway on a different side of the house than the front door. This flips the overlay of the Bagua energy map 90 degrees, making this side yard the area of Career/Water. Want more details? bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

When a structure is built into a hillside, chi cascades downward, as water would, following lines of least resistance. To recycle the chi, install outdoor lighting at the points furthest down and away. Aim lights back up to roof peaks. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

When the front door enters into a solid wall, mirror the wall to make it disappear, but on the side opposite the entrance. A mirror reflecting the door bounces incoming chi right back out. Be mindful of what any mirror multiplies. bit.lt/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

The back center area of any space is the Fame & Reputation gua. This is the area of the Fire element of the Red Phoenix. Here is the manifestation of both Vision and Action in this place. Or not. Discover the repercussions. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Living close to wild water is different from having a pool. The Black Tortoise has cycles, just as the year has seasons. Wild water can run dry or run high, as well as meander by. It is a calculated risk you’ll take till you won’t. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Small Wood energy is seen in growing plants shaped by hand of man. This garden contains suggestive shapes, but nothing specific, giving the mind permission to wander and wonder. A veggie garden is very specific, though often messy. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

The energy of Family and Friends is Large Wood, like the wild oak tree, complete with deep roots, a strong trunk, and broad branches. Placing such Wood over Fire sets up the family dynamic to be incendiary. Explore clues and cures. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

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Poison arrows are anything that has a pointed angle aimed outward, towards people. Like aiming a gun carelessly, there is a serious threat to well-being. Count the ways these parents are making sure the baby will NEVER rest easy. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

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Large Earth is the Mountain, the sheer mass and presence of Golden Cicada that is unmovable and impenetrable. This is the energy of the Female head of household. She is the solid foundation on which primary relationships are built. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

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Conversation pits bring people down below ground level, placing their point of view beneath anyone on floor level. This forces a toilet bowl vortex effect, dragging down the energy in the room. No one feels inspired in a pit. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Note what lines the path to any threshold. As without, So within. The tiles on the risers reveal layers of intended beauty, grounding Earth energy, and encouragement to reach the top. The saber-shaped plants vigorously lift up. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun OnThe Run

The sound of water running raises the antennae of every homeowner. The continual roar of this waterfall will increase the energy expended in conversations, whether poolside or on the balcony above, eventually diminishing everyone. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Square columns at the entrance foretell of bankruptcy. The poison arrows stab family, friends, and strangers as they come or go. Lift the threat by growing a vine around the column. Guardian plants, topiary, or statues work too. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

When an entrance meets a dead end wall, a painting with visual depth extends the mind’s ability to keep going. A path into the vanishing point goes both ways, but take care that a stream appears to flow into the place, not away. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

As Above, So Below. What you have over or in your head affects the life you live. This bent black triple spotlight is a visual assault. Turning it on will aim light down in different directions with intense shadow-play above it. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

Phenomena form in the wake of the interplay between yin and yang. Horizontal meets vertical and a space is defined. What will find its way to that space depends on your personal preferences. I want greenery; they chose planks. I want privacy; they choose exhibitionism. bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR

Feng Shui Fun On The Run

At the point where two ecosystems meet, time moves faster and its effects are more marked on both places and people. There is a constant tearing away of one or the other element that requires maintenance for continuous battle. Cures? bit.ly/Subscribe2FSFOTR