What
is Feng Shui
Feng
Shui hides the words Huge Sign. That is basically what Feng Shui is
an observation on a life situation, look for the most obvious signs
for an answer to your question.
I
once arrived at a house to offer a Feng Shui consultation, I had to
tiptoe through the dog muck at the front of her house as she had a
tendency to put the dog out of the front door to go to the toilet at
night and she would cry when she had finished and wanted to come in.
Now I guess that would not be so bad if she picked up after him
unfortunately she had not managed to do that before I arrived. So my
first impression of this household was that her life at the moment
was to say the least messy. This lady needed to see what she had
around her. She was suffering from depression and had suicidal
thoughts of just going under the water and not coming up whenever she
had a bath. She also had a picture by Sir John Everett Millais
hanging in the bathroom called Ophelia.
The
painting depicts Ophelia, a character from Shakespeare's play Hamlet
while floating in a river just before she drowns. Obviously not the
best picture for a bathroom when you are suffering from depression.
She began to look around her and understand she could have depression
and that would need to be addressed before she could move on. Things
had to change starting with getting rid of the picture.
Another
house has small, medium and large pig ornaments everywhere and I
asked the woman why she had so many pigs and she replied her friends
had bought them for her. She was also very over weight. Not such
great friends I would say. She got rid of all but kept one of them as
a reminder not to let them accumulate again. She is now average
weight.
Another
woman wanted a relationship but her house was full of paintings of
women on their own, in what looked like lonely depictions. She
removed them and is getting married next year.
When
a house has too many dolls and teddies and no children live there it
could be telling of arrested development in childhood. Perhaps
divorced parents or some other unhappy childhood issues.
An
untidy chaotic room is showing you that inside you are all over the
place. A tidy house is a tidy mind. An overly tidy house of course is
a sign of rigidity and control where everything has to be in the
charge of the home owner, perhaps its the only thing they feel they
have any control over.
An
overgrown garden is symbolic of someone who feels out of control,
lacks motivation and simply cant get things done. If your garden is
like this start today doing one small task and keep adding to them
until you have brought order to the chaos. If you cant even manage
small tasks make a Doctors appointment you could have thyroid or
other health problems. Rule them out and then start again.
I
once viewed a house for sale and on every wall where pictures by Sir
William Russell Flint, known for his love of the female body, his
pictures are divine but imagine being a flat chested wife whose
husband collects William Russell Flints prints of busty women. That
must do something to your self esteem. You could of course buy some
of the male form so your husband can learn how it feels not to be up
to scratch.
Another
house had mirrors everywhere and I suggested removing some of them
only to find the man of the house was very much in love with himself
and liked to be able to look at himself as often as possible. I could
think of nothing appropriate to say to that and the mirrors stayed.
Heaven help them both as he gets older, my Father always used to say
without mirrors he would not have known how old he looked and would
surely of been happier for it.
Look
around your home and read the signs. Tidy or messy, clean or grubby,
hoarder or charity shop donator. All signs of who you are. The
colours you choose will also define you. I once had a very red dining
room, never again whilst there was never a dull moment there was
little peace either. A hint of red yes but not a red carpet or
curtains unless you have a V.I.P. Coming.
You
may think you know yourself but look more closely and find out more.
Your friends and visitors will know more about you once they gain
access to your home. It will give away your secrets whether you want
it to or not. For example a romantic homely setting can be a danger
to the home owner if she has predatory friends. A pink cottage is
more likely to be robbed than a white one. You are telling people
about your vulnerabilities without realising it.
Your
home is your sanctuary let it remain that way. Nothing in your home
got there on its own. You bought it and put it in there. Ask yourself
why, look at everything and if you don't use it or love it get rid of
it. Do this on a regular basis. The charity shop will love you for
it and your home will be full of loved and much wanted things.
I
loved the TV Series The Killing if you apply the principles of Feng
Shui to a stage setting you get a better idea of what I am saying.
Nothing on that stage setting is there without good reason. I noticed
an object in the first episode and kept saying to my husband that's
your killer simply because this item was in the shoot. My husband
said I was being ridiculous not only because it was unlikely to be
that person but that my reasons for choosing them where ludicrous. I
had to say lets wait and see and sure enough I had chosen the killer
because I could see no reason to put this item into the scene without
good reason. I wont tell you more as I would not want to spoil it for
you.
Your
home will have those same qualities everything chosen by you and
yours at some point. Does it still work for you. For example if you
hang a picture in the west of two red roses you may well find your
not short of romance and fun but if you fall in love with the person
you are having fun with you had better buy a picture of two roses in
pink and place them in the south west or fun is all you might get.
I
believe it is our intent that makes all the difference when we place
items intentionally and if its what we really want it is likely to be
what we get. Choose wisely but above all enjoy your home, your life
and the people in it that will bring you the greatest happiness and
from happiness comes the best lives. Your home should engage your
heart and mind, how does your house make you feel when you return
home to it.