Feng Shui Flying Stars - January 2009

What to look out for this month

January 6th - February 3rd, 2009

The energies of the directions will change and therefore we need to prepare and know what to expect!

This is a general overview. The Stars react differently based on the sitting and facing of your home so you should be aware of these directions.

For January 2009:

Southeast:

The number 5 star (a negative star) flies into the southeast bringing bad luck and illness. If you are residing in this sector -be careful with all decisions this month. And place some metal in this sector for the month.

South:

The 5 - 1 combination is one of water and earth which is not ideal - be careful if you are playing sports or in general guard against accidents. A medicine buddha or symbols of prosperity and victory will help here.

Southwest:

The 7-3 combination again is a difficult one and can cause concerns with arguments and fights so be careful with your words and actions if you reside in this sector. If this is your bedroom - add some blue (a blue rhinoceros is always auspicious) and focus on symbols of friendship and peace.

East:

A great combination for prosperity and success. If your office is located in this sector it will be a great month for business as your prospects increase! Great for students as well, a water feature and a dragon symbol will help boost this great energy this month.

Centre:

The 6 star brings good luck with it and this energy permeates throughout the house. Keep this energy alive with yang (lots of activity here) and lights!

West:

8 brings with it prosperity to those who reside here! A water feature would work well here, although keep children out of this area as this strong energy may cause them minor illness.

Northeast:

A great place to study for exams or to write your novel! Creativity is featured here this month! Also great for romance and family - Mandarin ducks, family portraits, mentor symbols and crystal points work well here.

North:

The 2 star is know for illness so be cautious (in particular men of the family) if you reside here. A wu lu beside your bedside (or other metal rounded sculpture) will help you keep healthy. However there is also career prospects here -- so if you reside here, make sure your money frog is in place or any symbols of wealth and prosperity.

Northwest:

The 7 violent star combined with the 2 star is not good news. Be careful with burglary here - make sure you alarm system is up to date and doors and windows locked if this is your front door. Keep protection symbols in this area this month.

Remember these are only general guidelines and it is best to do a full audit of your home in order to benefit the most from the changing energies of the stars!

2009 Fay Chapple

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fay Chapple is an International Feng Shui Expert, award winning Interior Decorator and Life Coach, and is Principal of the award winning Home & Life Design Firm Blue Avalon.

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Go With the Feng Shui Flow

Ask most people if they believe that invisible energies affect their lives and they will probably dismiss the idea as complete nonsense. Then ask them if they believe in gravity, magnetism, or electricity. You can't see gravity, but it's a force that has a huge effect on your life. It prolongs it, for one thing, by stopping you from flying off into space!

So, invisible forces do have an effect on our lives, to a greater or lesser degree, whether people choose to believe in them or not.

The main reason why Feng Shui is regarded as a fad (by an ever-decreasing number of skeptics) is that it cannot be empirically proven. Magnetism has a visible pull on a compass. Electricity can be metered and sold. Feng Shui? Well... it just makes people feel better! That is no proof at all - and at the same time it's the greatest proof, depending on how in touch with your feelings you allow yourself to be.

Literally translated, Feng Shui means "wind-water," an energy that flows like water but passes invisibly through air like the wind. An early form of the practice was known as Tanyu, or, The Way of Heaven and Earth.

Qi, or chi, was believed to be an energy flow or life force by the ancient Chinese. It's scattered amongst the heavens and comes to earth in a most haphazard way. Feng Shui and the practice of arranging your home, your possessions, or your workplace in a certain manner, is believed to catch this Qi or channel it to the best possible effect.

By following the disciplines of this very ancient practice, positive energies can be focused into the practitioner's life in a variety of ways, bringing happiness, success, and even love.

Each new form of energy mankind has stumbled upon has been laughed at by its detractors before its effectiveness was proven and the benefits enjoyed. Feng Shui is no different. Well... actually ... it is!

Feng Shui has been studied for much longer. Believe it or not, Feng Shui was being practiced thousands of years before even magnetism was discovered. It was popular five thousand years ago and its vastly more popular now.

Now, tell me, would a practice last anywhere near as long as Feng Shui has, if it wasn't doing somebody somewhere some good?

The modern world is crammed, more than ever before, with conflict and disharmony. Workplaces are competitive at the expense of others. Roads are clogged up with noise, anger, and fear. Wars flash across our television screens, we are watching images we had never watched before.

Some people dive right into that maelstrom of negativity. They can ride that crashing wave and maybe even make money off it. But it's a short-term thrill. It brings superficial benefits. It never reaches as far as the soul.

For those with higher expectations, the world is something beautiful and we should live in it with harmony. Those invisible forces can help us live a more fulfilling life. Like magnetism helped explorers find north, Feng Shui helps us find our center.

So, for meaningful happiness go with the flow, the wind-water flow. Go with Feng Shui.

If you want to read more about Feng Shui and find very useful information, please visit me at http://www.lifewithfengshui.com

Feng Shui Personal Qua Numbers

The practice of feng shui can be dated back more than 3,500 years ago. This ancient Chinese practice utilizes the laws of both heaven and earth to improve one's life by receiving positive energy. It is believed to have an effect on health, wealth, and personal relationships.

Similar to bipolar magnetic fields, polarity is expressed through yin and yang, having two parts: one creating an exertion and one receiving the exertion. Yin and yang in feng shui are achieved through the use of the five elements: water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. Earth is a buffer, or equilibrium, when polarities cancel one another. Feng shui is all about balance.

Placement and facing are also crucial to feng shui. Using feng shui personal qua numbers, you can find which directions are best for you, like which way is best to face your home and/or furniture in your home or office. There are eight directions of facing: southeast, east, south, north, west, northwest, northeast, southwest.

To find your feng shui personal qua numbers: for men, take the last two digits of your year of birth and add them together. Keep adding the two numbers together until you get to a single digit. Subtract your number from ten. If your number is a five, then you will use the number two, yang earth element. Women, add the last two digits of your birth year together, adding the numbers you get together until you have a single digit. Add five to your number, and then reduce it to a single digit again. If your number comes to a five, then you will use eight, yin earth element.

Examples:

If you were born in 1979

Men - 7+9=16
1+6=7
10-7=3
3 is your qua number

Women - 7+9=16
1+6=7
5+7=12
1+2=3

3 is your qua number

Feng Shui personal qua numbers are broken into two groups - Westernly and Easternly.

WESTERNLY GROUP

The Westernly numbers and corresponding elements and directions:

Two - Earth and Southwest
Six - Metal and Northwest
Seven - Metal and West
Eight - Earth and Northeast

EASTERNLY GROUP

The Easternly numbers and corresponding elements and directions:

One - Water and North
Three - Wood and East
Four - Wood and Southeast
Nine - Fire and South

Feng Shui personal qua numbers can also identify which colors you are most successful in. Here are the best colors to place in your environment, according to your number.

One - Black and Dark Blue
Two - Brown, Yellow, Tan
Three - Green
Four - Dark Green
Five - Beige and Yellow
Six - Gold, Silver, White and Bronze
Seven - Gold, Silver, White and Bronze
Eight - Brown, Yellow, Tan
Nine - Red, Purple

Remember, you don't have to adjust everything in your life at once just because you now know what your qua number is and what it means. You must also take into account the numbers of those who live and work around your space and work together to achieve balance.

Robert Grazian is an accomplished niche website developer and author. To learn more about qua numbers visit Feng Shui Gardening for current articles and discussions.

Kachina Doll Ideas

To a shaman a kachina isn't really a doll or a child's toy. Also, it isn't a collector's piece of art or a decoration. However, it is often used that way, and that's ok too. There is a place for that approach in our lives. They do make a powerful addition to any home's decor, and make a great conversation piece. So, if you are a history buff, especially American history, a kachina collection is most appropiate. Kachinas origionally came from the Hopi and Navajo tribes in the American Southwest. If you enjoy sacred art, like I do, add a kachina to your collection.

However, if you are a mystic, shaman or are spiritually oriented, a kachina is really a working tool. The kachina acts as a connection to aspects of the life force. Some kachinas act as a contact to protective energies. All kachinas connect you and your environment to spirit forces that can be helpful to you in endless ways. They change the Feng Shui of any room or situation for the better.

So when searching for a kachina, look for it's qualities and it's historical use. If you need help with any issue in your life, purchase a kachina that is designed to target that problem. If you can't locate one that is exact to your needs, then go with your gut reaction...and trust that.

A kachina is really a type of primitive fetish, something you really relate and connect to. If you don't relate deeply, the kachina will not be as effective as a helping tool. You do need to talk and communicate with the kachina, like some speak to saints, and ask for specfic help.

If you use your kachina as a sacred messinger, keep the area around the fetish clean and clear. You want to help the kachina to not pick up negative or damaging energies. Treat the kachina and it's environment as you would any sacred object, and enjoy it's help

Finally, like all relationships, your connection to your kachina can take time. The longer you have it the more you get to know each other. So as time goes by, your kachina can shift it's help to you as your needs change.

* There are many kachinas available today, some are expensive...one of a kind works of art. However, as a working tool you don't have to spend alot to get the right piece. Remember that your connection to the specific kachina is more critical then anything.....it simply must 'talk' to you.

* As a shaman, I have seen kachinas helping people who didn't even realize that they were getting help. So you don't have to be a believer........they help anyway. Hey, we could all use a little help these days!

Jerry is a professional shaman. He publishes an online magazine dealing with shamanism and holistic living. If you are looking to own a kachina, you can find some inexpensive kachinas available for purchase in the publication. So, check out the kachinas and explore the magazine. You can view the kachinas on this page: http://www.jeremiahhuck.workzsites.com/page/page/2189668.htm