Getting Started with Feng Shui (Part 2)
After working on decluttering, and once your space has started to shape up in the vision you were wanting, it is a good idea to begin to look at the areas of feng shui that you could apply throughout your home. There are many different takes on feng shui, also called the different feng shui “schools”. With that in mind, the proper application of feng shui techniques rests a bit on the famous saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Something that looks amazing to your eye may not be technically the exact text book feng shui application, but if it looks pleasing to your eye, you have achieved the level of harmony that is consistent with feng shui in general. It is about harmony and creating a balance of colors, shapes, and the aspects of the 5 feng shui elements.
Venturing a bit further into parts of feng shui, I have been learning about some of the more traditional Chinese “cures”. Cures are items that you can place in your space that boost the vibrational frequency of that space. Think of them as amplifiers of positivity. Recently I was turned onto the traditional 3-legged-frog. This small, usually gold in color, décor item is said to be best placed slightly adjacent to the front door but facing into the house. The frog signifies welcoming prosperity and abundance into the home and has been around for many years.
I also picked up a couple other items recently and am currently researching the different ways of using them in the home: the 5-element pagoda and the Wu Lou (brass gourd). Do you have expertise or experience with any of these cures? Leave a comment below, I would love to hear from you!
Welcome Well, by Elliot Schulz
