Correcting Wrong Feng Shui Advice
Feng Shui is an amazing science and the number of masters,
disciples, practitioners are growing at an amazing rate. As it
gets more commercialized, many of us encounter a lot of
conflicting advice and the correct usage of items gets lost
through marketing hype. We start seeing items being described as
being able to increase wealth, health, prosperity, fame, and
solving world hunger at the same time. There is NO item or
remedy that will do this. Learn about the common "advice" given
and how they are wrong. Many sources of Feng Shui will claim to
be "authentic", but hopefully this article will allow you to see
through them. You dedicate your resources to this beautiful art
and you have every right to know when a source is pretending to
be "traditional" for the sake of a sale.
WRONG: Southeast is your Wealth Corner to enhance
RIGHT: Find your Wealth/Success corner by getting your Kua number
Most people's personal Wealth/Success corner will differ, and
don't allow broad generalizations to tell you what is right. We
were all born unique, and real Feng Shui knows this. For those
whose Kua number is 8 or females with a Kua of 5, Southeast is
actually your Total Loss Direction (the most inauspicious
direction). If we were to follow the numbers/ratio calculation,
1 out of 2 people will have Southeast as a bad direction (e.g.
Mishaps, Five Ghosts, Six Killings, Total Loss) that should not
be stimulated. Placing a windchime in the Southeast will
actually do more harm than good for you. Yes, following the
Later Heaven Sequence, Southeast can be considered to be a
Wealth corner, but it's not meant for individuals or normal
households.
WRONG: Enhance your way to wealth and happiness first
RIGHT: Identify and remedy the bad sources of Feng Shui first,
then only enhance
Proper traditional Feng Shui Masters from Asia will agree on one
thing: you work on defence and remedies for your life/home
first, and then only think about enhancing. Though in this day
age, it's perfectly fine to want to enhance, you should keep in
mind the best way to start is by going for remedies that can
play dual roles (protective and enhancing). Crystals are great
enhancers and in small quantities will benefit the user. I've
met a client who was a big fan of Feng Shui and crystals,
through her passion she placed many crystals in her NorthWest
sector of home and this triggered and amplified the Illness Star
in her home bring about sickness to her whole family. Items like
Kuan Kong, Chung Kwei, Fuk Luk Sau are great items for
protection that will play a secondary role in bringing in
benefits to your home.
WRONG: Red is the color of Wealth to always use
RIGHT: Red is to amplify and signifies the Fire element. Use in
moderate amounts
Red is an amplifier and should be used in moderation as well as
careful consideration. They are also great for enhancing or
activating metallic items, but again, they are used in small
quantities. I've had a client who was told red was wealth, and
thus painted her entire home office red. Unfortunately, this was
her Mishaps direction and for that year, the Conflict Star was
in that section. By having too much red in one area, will upset
the 5 Wu Xing Element cycle, and when there is no balance, there
is bad Feng Shui. The only times a lot of red will do good is
for the first few days of events that welcome a new beginning.
This could come in the form of a store opening, Lunar New Year
and marriages.
WRONG: No clutter and a super mess-free/clean home is good Feng
Shui
RIGHT: Organized and well kept is good Feng Shui, but your home
must have character.
While having a clean and clutter free home is good Feng Shui,
don't overdo it. Yes, you want chi to be able to flow freely in
your home. Yes, keeping things clean and in good order is good
Feng Shui. But you SHOULD have some forms 'clutter' to make it
your home. Many of us will have a dislike for many reasons, but
part of it is because it's so sterile, clean and to a point
'faceless' that we cannot relate to it or see it as an inviting
place. You want your home to be 'lived in' and yours. Many so
called Feng Shui Masters will say to keep your home as clean as
possible, but having your baby daughter's soft toys on the sofa
and her bedroom lying about is actually very good Feng Shui.
It's HER home and her place of comfort and happiness. Many will
consider her toys as 'clutter', but it's actually nice to have
them around. The house is happy and alive with good vibes from
her and her items, and this will make the flowing chi around
your house the same. Organized and well kept is good. Too clean
is bad.
WRONG: Brand new and polished items are best
RIGHT: Earth buried items are more potent because they have more
knowledge
In traditional Feng Shui in China, items that have 'matured' are
considered to be much more potent compared to the 'shiny and
new' items. This is why that many items have been purposely
buried in earth/soil so that they are given time to mature and
absorb the energies before serving the owner. This is why you
will find many earth buried items (ranging from coins to brass
figurines) to be a bit more pricier compared to newer versions.
Many of us have seen the famous I Ching Coins or Imperial Coins
which look new/nice and go for more affordable prices. But if
you want them to have more effectiveness, go for earth buried
versions of them.
Of course there are many more misconceptions, but this is a good
start by identifying the biggest offenders. Though almost
everyone is guilty to a certain extent of adding a marketing
spin to their products and services, remember to always take it
with a grain of salt. Behind each rule and application in Feng
Shui, there is always a solid explanation behind it. Learn the
logic behind it and empower yourself with this knowledge. Next
time you read or hear a source saying they are offering
"traditional" or "authentic" Feng Shui, you'll know better.
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