Coping with Crisis:
Emergency Feng Shui to Soothe Difficult Circumstances
by Kathryn Weber
It happens. Crisis hits and leaves you reeling. After you have handled
all the details, what’s left to do? Try feng shui. Feng shui can help
clear negative energyand open the way for beneficial, healing energy
(sheng chi) to come in.
For instance, there are feng shui techniques that help a range of life’s traditional problems that can go from financial difficulties to career problems to health or marital difficulties.
The tips below provide some guidelines for assessing some of the most common problems and provide suggestions for coping in difficult times.
1. USE SALT: THE GREAT PURIFIER
Salt is an excellent element to purify your surroundings. If there have been lingering arguments and ill feelings in the house, place dishes of rock or Kosher salt out. Leave them for a few days and then dispose of the salt.
Place dishes of salt in the corners of a bedroom where there has been a breakup. Salt dries, and it will help dry up the excess watery yin energy in the room.
Have YOU been through a rough time lately? Give yourself a salt bath. Salt draws out negative energies in our bodies. Soak in a salt water tub and let it draw the negative energy from you. (I frequently do this.) Done before bed, you will often notice that you sleep much more soundly and deeply.
2. DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH FENG SHUI.
Have you had problems since you brought a certain item into the house? If you have had problems since moving in the antique armoire, maybe the problem is the armoire. Antiques are not considered good feng shui because you cannot tell what kind of person previously owned the item.
A friend once brought home bricks from an abandoned manufacturing site and from the moment she brought them home, there were all kinds of problems, so she threw them away and things got better.
If this has happened to you consider getting rid of the object. Or, at the very least, put it on a tarp and sprinkle it with salt to help get rid of any negative lingering energy.
3. ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR ANNUAL AFFLICTIONS.
Do you know where the Three Killings are? How about the Grand Duke Jupiter? It is vital that you pay attention each year to the annual affliction warnings so that you don’t risk compounding – or creating – problems for yourself.
For instance, there is a violence star that can cause problems. If you have a fireplace located where the robbery star is located, it's possible that hot disagreements can break out of there might be fighting as a result. Don’t light the fireplace if this is the case.
Or, are you facing the Three Killings? If so, you're ASKING for trouble… turn around. Make sure that you are not inviting troubles by paying close attention to the sectors of your house and office and the annual afflictions. For more information on annual afflictions.
4. SMOOTH OUT RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES WITH CRYSTAL.
Are your relationships going through a rocky time? Then, get six smooth round crystal balls. Please note: these are NOT easy to find, but they are worth looking for. Sometimes you can find glass ones and these will help, but perfectly round crystal balls are best. Place these in the living room to keep relationships humming.
Everyone in the house in an uproar? Place a crystal ball at the foot of each bed. This will smooth out the bumps.
If you’ve had a break-up, don’t do anything drastic yet, but do consider getting two new sets of sheets. There is a lot of energy in the sheets once shared by a couple. Try to find ones that are tan or beige-colored to help “ground” you again.
You may also want to recover the mattress with a new mattress pad. Replacing it altogether would be best. A new bed is a good way to “clear the slate” and help you to start fresh again.
5. CAREER PROBLEMS BENEFIT FROM MUSIC.
If your career is suffering, put music in the north corner of the office or home. This will help make career and opportunities better and easier. Seating is another critical element in careers.
You must have support, so be sure to have a solid wall (if possible) behind you. Even most cubicles can be configured so that you can turn one direction or another rather than facing inward with your back to the door.
Also, make sure you stringently observe Grand Duke and Three Killings afflictions and remedies (no facing the Grand Duke and no sitting with the Three Killings at your back -- especially at work).
6. HEALTH PROBLEMS BENEFIT FROM WHITE.
Place white flowers or pictures of white birds in the house if someone is suffering from illness. The white represents triumphing over illness.
You should also make sure that there are no diseased or dying plants anywhere in the house or around the house. In particular, make sure there are no plants (especially trees!) that are touching the house. They will drain vital energy from the house and inhabitants – critical if someone in the house is recuperating.
As a rule, however, lush green plants bring healthy, vibrant energy to the home. Consider buying a new healthy plant to raise the chi at your home.
7. RING HEAVEN FOR HELP.
Bells have always been considered heavenly, so be sure you have a bell in the house! When there have been difficulties, go through the house in a clockwise manner and ring a bell.
Select a bell with a clear tone that is appealing to you. The ringing sends sound waves through the air that break up stagnant energy.
Sales people should ring bells over their phones to make them ring more! To create more sales have two phones: one with an actual bell (yes, the old-fashioned kind) and one with the electronic beep so common today. The bell gets attention in a way that an electronic beep never will!
Remember, important things happen when bells ring. Think about the bell image: rings in the New Year, announces important events such as weddings, and other special events, bell ringers were associated with important news…. Ring bells in your home (especially the corners) to enliven it with helpful Heaven energy and break up stale, stagnant vibrations.
8. FLOWERS BRING HEALING, AUSPICIOUS ENERGY.
When there are troubled times, you can help create better energy in the house by bringing in fresh flowers. Bring in an assortment of colors. Put them in a vase next to a bowl of jelly beans.
The rainbow assortment will create excellent, happy energy in the house because there will be a presence of all the energies in all the colors of the beans and flowers. Keep the flowers fresh and replace each week or as needed.
Kathryn Weber is the publisher of the Red Lotus Letter Feng Shui E-zine and certified feng shui consultant in authentic Chinese feng shui. Kathryn helps her readers improve their lives and generate more wealth with feng shui. For more information and to receive her FREE E-book "Easy Money - 3 Steps to Building Massive Wealth with Feng Shui" visit www.redlotusletter.com and learn the fast and fun way how feng shui can make your life more prosperous and abundant!
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