Are you prepared for 2024 – The start of period 9 Feng Shui?
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What happens to the #2 star in period 9 Feng Shui?
When we enter period 9 Feng Shui, the fixed Flying stars for your home will remain the same, although they will take on a new energy with some auspicious stars becoming inauspicious, and some auspicious stars, turning inauspicious for the next 20 years (2024 – 2044). We will see the #4 star become inauspicious in period 9 and will need to weaken this star
Surely they can’t be that important in Feng Shui, the entrance door, hall, and porch?
Find out how the condition and layout of your front door, entrance hall, and porch can affect the Feng Shui and Qi of your home. Qi (energy) enters the building through the doors and windows in your home or office. However, the main entrance door of your home or office is where a significant amount of Qi enters. Therefore the main entrance door plays an essential role in determining the quality of the Qi that penetrates and permeates the home or office.
What is Feng Shui? – The basic principles and origin of Feng Shui
Feng Shui is used by people from all walks of life in every corner of the world. Find out the basic principles and origin of Feng Shui here. You may be hearing this for the first time or maybe you have had the chance to encounter the principle of Feng Shui before. In either situation, you must not fully understand what it is, how it works and how best to ensure that you activate this energy in your life.
Will the 81 combinations of flying stars (Xuan Kong) change in period 9, 2024?
How the 81 Flying star combinations will take on a new role in your home and office in period 9 Feng Shui, starting from 2024. Most probably, as you would have been activating the #8, 1, 4, and 6 stars for health and wealth, and from 2024 you will need to start activating the #9 star along with the #1, 2, 8, & 6.
Feng Shui Negative Energy Protection: 20 Negative Sha Qi Examples
Sha Qi is negative energy. It refers to Feng Shui or the Inauspicious Qi that develops due to poorly built housing structures. It is believed that Sha Qi has the power to ruin one’s fortune and continuous exposure is harmful to everyone irrespective of their age. This can negatively affect your relationships, career, health, confidence level, wealth, etc.
Your Secondary wealth area for period 9 – 2024 – 2044 and water placement for that 20-year cycle
Find out the best ways to enhance your secondary and primary wealth areas with Feng Shui in period 9 to help attract and protect finances. The basic rules for period 9 2024 – 2044 are you must have real water, road or lower ground in the north and a mountain, building, trees or high fence in the south.
What is positive (sheng) and negative (sha) Feng Shui Qi (Chi)?
In every home and office, we can experience good and bad Chi. find out the difference between them and how to make the most of your Sheng Chi. The most practical way to experience Qi, good or bad, is to contact yourself regularly with the natural forces of the elements in our environment. Practically, this could mean taking a walk when it is windy or stormy or taking a walk in the rain and provided you are up for it, allow yourself to get wet, cold or feel the wind on your face!
Everything you need to know about Feng Shui period 9 Xuan Kong Flying star
How to make the most of period 9 Xuan Kong Feng Shui. Discover the good and bad Flying stars and how to activate them in your home and office. The colour purple and the middle daughter are both associated with the #9 Li Trigram fire star. It is also related to the heart, intestine, eyes, tongue, mouth, jaw, lungs, or any organ around the chest area. More…
Placing Christmas decorations in December 2021.
It’s that time of year where all of the Christmas decorations come down from the loft or storage and are placed all around the house or office to get into the festive spirit. I love this time of year, especially all of the decorations all over people’s homes but is can these bright
Feng Shui Mistakes You Need to Fix Right Now!
Let’s face it, we’re all looking for some good fortune. Did you know that a few things about your home may be blocking the way for good things to come to you? Don’t worry, you can easily enhance your chances of success with some Feng Shui decoration.
Don’t let your bathroom drain your good Feng Shui luck away
The bathroom, cloakroom, en-suite, utility room plays a significant role in Feng Shui and is a room that is often overlooked. They require particular focus as water represents wealth, prosperity, growth, and circulation of wealth. Good strong Qi (aka Chi) is vibrant and pure, and the germs and dirt that accumulate in the bathroom can destroy your qi.
Enhance your wealth and business luck with Feng Shui i-ching Coins!
Ancient Chinese Feng Shui coins or i-ching coins are commonly seen as a symbol of good fortune. They are commonly found tied in a string or a cluster in a special formation with red ribbon. It is believed that if you put them in auspicious places within your home or business, they enhance the flow of positive qi and invite good luck & wealth.
The God Of Wealth – Tsai Shen Yeh
Tsai Shen Yeh is also affectionately known as the God of fortune in Mandarin. The term translates to the God of Wealth, also known as Cai Shen Ye & Zhao Gongming. Chinese Culture recognizes him as the main God of wealth. Legend says that Tsai Shen Yeh descends from heaven every Lunar New Year to check on and inspect his devotees.
You saw something, you bought it, and now it’s catching dust in the corner of your room. Decluttering Guru Marie Condo has stated, “If it doesn’t spark joy, let it go.” Cluttering is a serious problem and takes a significant toll on your mental health, decisions, Feng Shui, finances, relationships, career, and so much more.
When you find people burning money on the streets of Beijing as colourful kites fill up the sky, do not be alarmed; it just means it’s the Qingming Festival! Every year in early April, the Qingming Festival, also known as the Tomb Sweeping Day or Pure Brightness in English, it usually falls on the 4th or 5th of April.
The Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival (aka Duanwu Jie and Tuen Ng)
Over 2,000 years ago, a tradition united various people for Duanwu Jie, the Dragon Boat Festival. That was one of the major traditional Chinese festivals with Chinese New Year, Qingming Festival and the Mid-autumn Festival. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese Lunar calendar and this year 2020 25th June and in 2021 year of the Yin Metal Ox it falls on the 14th June 2021.
The Chinese lantern festival (also called Yuánxiāo Jié Festival) is always celebrated on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar (Lunisolar) month so usually February or March; this day traditionally marks the end of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) period, and in 2021 it is February 26 2021, and this will be the first significant feast after Chinese New Year.
Ben Ming Nian – The Twelve-Year Curse (本命年)
In the Chinese animal Zodiac, every person will have one of twelve different Chinese animals determined by their date of birth. The twelve Chinese animals will each be assigned to a different year in a 12-year cycle.
Choosing an auspicious plot for your new home (Yang Feng Shui)
When building a new home, office or warehouse, the first step is to select a good plot with nice views and a good surrounding but did you know that in Feng Shui, land formation is an extremely important aspect to consider before considering the floorplan or architect drawings.
Yin House Feng Shui (Feng Shui for the dead)
In Yin House Feng Shui, the location of the grave and surrounding natural environment can have a great impact on the destinies and well-being of the ancestors for many years.
Placing Christmas decorations in December 2018.
It’s that time of year where all of the Christmas decorations come down from the loft or storage and are placed all around the house or office to get in to the festive spirit. I love this time of year, especially all of the decorations all over people’s homes but is can these bright
How to adapt Feng Shui to a nursery or child’s room
When you have children it is very hard to have a clutter free home! As a mum myself, I’m always cleaning up after my daughter Olivia (who is going to be 2 in a couple of weeks), toys everywhere and almost nowhere to put them all
Feng Shui, astrology, traditions – truth, superstition or myth?
Chinese culture is rich in customs, traditions, and superstitions and personally, I do observe them with respect but also take some of them with some uncertainty. I will let you decide.
Unusual Feng Shui Cures and Enhancers
Feng Shui utilises cures and enhancers to deflect negative energy/Qi and to increase positive Qi, for example; a Ba Gua mirror. Each year we work out where to place a cure or enhancer in your home.
Feng Shui main entrance tips and advice for your home and office
It’s impossible to expect or create perfection in anything, including yourself, your family or your home. Once you understand and accept that striving for perfection is a losing battle, life becomes much easier for all.
Everything you need to know about your Feng Shui Three Legged Toad God
If you were to research the three-legged toad, also knows as Chan Chu (wealth calling toad) you’d discover it has many different names. You’d also, maybe, find yourself becoming a little confused as you filter through the masses of information.
Feng Shui main entrance tips and advice for your home and office
It’s impossible to expect or create perfection in anything, including yourself, your family or your home. Once you understand and accept that striving for perfection is a losing battle, life becomes much easier for all.
Dream Cottage or Feng Shui Nightmare?
I was very impressed with the comments regarding the cottage photo Sandra posted a few days ago. The responses confirmed my thoughts that subscribers to the Feng Shui Store Facebook page have a keen eye when it comes to Feng Shui principles.
Feng Shui Life Hacks For Your Relationship and Home
It’s a daunting, scary but thrilling time; the universe has united you, your worlds have collided, and now they’re about to collide once again as you prepare to move in together but with our list of Feng Shui life hacks, you will be able to make the most of your situation.
Using annual Feng Shui Talisman master cure and enhancer to bring abundance, protection & positive energy into your home or officeTaoist cures are a little known to many Feng Shui masters and is a 4,000-year-old very closely held practice that goes back to Neolithic shamanism in China
Feng Shui Tips and advice for your kitchen
The kitchen is the place where a great deal of activity takes place and also one where there is a lot of mixed elements in close proximity making this a vital area to get right
Chinese zodiac animal, allies, secret friend, and conflict animals
In the Chinese zodiac twelve year cycle, each year has a different Chinese animal sign, and those born in that particular year are said to inherit the characteristics of that Chinese zodiac animal
Feng Shui Top Tips when decorating your home
Nowadays, we call life ‘the hectic life’; we usually wake up tired and we blame it exactly on that life. Relationship or love problems, financial, health, friends
5 simple ways to increase the energy in your home and office and improve overall luck
The quality of the energy in your home equals the events of your life! You are probably thinking what on earth is he talking about now but believe me, it is true and no different to the energy of your body right now. If you spend every day eating burgers, chips, sweets and jam
Deciding on a facing direction for a new home
We recently received a question on Facebook from someone asking for advice on a new build property that is still in the middle of construction. The original post was the description
Feng Shui main entrance tips and advice for your home and office
It’s impossible to expect or create perfection in anything, including yourself, your family or your home. Once you understand and accept that striving for perfection is a losing battle, life becomes much easier for all.
History of the Yuanbao Wealth Ingot
A Yuanbao, also known as a Wealth Ingot is an ancient type of currency used in China many years ago that is traditionally shaped as a boat but also can be found shaped as elliptic or oval with a little mound
Choosing artwork, statues and furniture with Feng Shui principles
When you pick furniture, statues, artwork, ornaments, and any other decoration for your home or office, both inside and out, you should always try to look past what you
History of the Pi Yao (Lottery God)
When someone asks you what is Feng Shui, chances are that you mention Pi Yao along with the many other Cures and Enhancers when you are trying to explain how Feng Shui works; the reason to this is because the Pi Yao is one of the
Upside Down Fu ‘Good Fortune’ Signs for Chinese New Year
Upside down Good Fortune signs are very similar to Chinese New Year Couplets and are made with red paper for the background and bright gold or black paper for the Chinese
Just how important are Salt Water Cures?
Salt Water Cures are possibly one of the most crucial cures that you should use in your home or office all year round and has been an extremely well-guarded secret in the Feng Shui community for thousands of years until we made this secret available to the public around 16 years
How to present and receive a Red Envelope Ang Pow or Business Card to a Chinese person?
The giving and receiving of a Red Envelopes and a business card is considered a strict traditional custom and must be adhered to. This is especially so if intending to give to Chinese business man or women.
Out of sight out of mindMy partner and I recently bought a house together and after 3 months in our new home, we are still faced with endless tasks in the house which never seem to end. Today I decided to sort the garden out before the winter set in here in the UK although there doesn’t seem to be any sign of that happening soon as the weather is still good over here.
Placing paintings on walls – Facebook question
I answered a question on Facebook earlier about placing an image and I thought I’d post the question and answer on here for you all.
Feng Shui for romance and the bedroom
You probably know by now my views on books and websites written on Feng Shui, some are very good but many are bad or inaccurate. There is so much misinformation out there and this can cause problems for many people who are trying to get results
With gale-force winds battering the UK over the next few days you should take down any exterior wind chimes and any other objects that could cause you harm. Too much movement (energy) from wind chimes causes excessive negative qi (sha qi) and can cause you many problems
The long debate of energy with bedrooms and bathrooms nearby
We received another question yesterday from someone who asked about her bathroom being too close to her bed. This is a very old belief that having a bedroom with a toilet close to where you sleep would bring problems to anyone sleeping too close as toilets are considered to bring negative energy.
A quick and easy way to cleanse your home or office with Feng Shui Essential Oils
We get a lot of emails throughout the year asking what is the best way to cleanse a home or office and the traditional way is to smudge sage around the building by burning some sage in a bowl.
Purses and wallets play a very important role when it comes to Feng Shui, especially where finances are concerned. With Feng Shui, you can have both auspicious and inauspicious measurements which also should be considered when purchasing a new wallet or purse
We have added a Chinese Animal Calculator for you all as there is a lot of conflicting advice on the internet to help you determine what your true Chinese Animal actually is. Its really simple, all you need to do is
Ming Tang translated means bright hall, hall of light or as I like to think “bright hall and beautiful area” and it is an important aspect of Feng Shui and very often overlooked even by many experienced Feng Shui masters. Creating Ming Tang in a building is critical in Feng Shui.
I have had a bit of a dilemma over the last two weeks as it was my mother and fathers birthdays within the space of two weeks of each other.Now my mother told me that she wanted a new clock in either beige or orange as they represent earth and fire colours in the Feng Shui Five Elements
Toilet house – Good or bad Feng Shui?
With regards to the Feng Shui of this building, having the centre missing isn’t necessarily a bad thing as many old emperors palaces and Buddhist temples were built in the same kind of way (not like a toilet, but the same missing centre) as it is believed that this would let Qi flow
Chinese culture, etiquette, and Protocol
Everything you need to know about Chinese culture, etiquette, protocol, visiting, doing business and communicating in or with China. I was born in Hong Kong and I know that there are many protocols, values and traditions that the Chinese hold close and since I still travel a lot in Asia on Feng Shui consultations and teaching.
Feng Shui Cures can help you get the most out of everything you do in life right down to finding new love or strengthening existing relationships, acquiring new wealth, optimising your health
Mirrors have always been an everyday item traced right back to 6000bc in Anatolia, Turkey where they used polished pieces of natural volcanic stone like Obsidian. Mirrors play a very important part in Feng Shui and can be used as remedies and cures.
How to make the most of your wedding with Feng Shui
A wedding is a very big event and with all big events, should be done as large and grand as possible. This day is very similar to Chinese New Year as you would spend this day as you mean to go on
Oldest and most powerful Feng Shui cures
The salt water cure has always been kept a closely guarded Feng Shui secret up until about eleven years ago when we released the formula. This cure has been copied by everyone nowadays although many people purchasing the cure from other Feng Shui websites are receiving the wrong information and are placing them incorrectly.
Feng Shui for romance and the bedroom
You probably know by now my views on books and websites written on Feng Shui, some are very good but many are bad or inaccurate. There is so much misinformation out there and this can cause problems especially for bedrooms and romance
Everything you need to know about this once closely guarded secret until we revealed the formula around eight years ago and now copied by everyone although many still use them incorrectly and for this reason I have updated this page from November 2006 to clarify yet again as whilst extremely powerful, if used incorrectly they have a very negative effect.
Forget about placing three-legged Toads, Buddha’s and making your home or office look like a Chinese restaurant (unless of course, you are a Chinese restaurant) and concentrate on the Feng Shui essentials that are so often overlooked. The main entrance door is probably one of the most important areas of a home or office, it is where the qi (ch?i) enters.
Fu Dogs – Temple Lion’s placement
An interesting article and lovely photos on the correct placement of Fu Dogs/temple Lions. Fu Dogs are an extremely powerful protection for your home or business; you will find most homes or business in Asia complemented by a pair either inside or outside. Out of all the cures and enhancers in Feng Shui, Fu Dogs in our opinion are the most essential.
Everything you need to know about this once closely guarded secret until we revealed the formula around six years ago and now copied by everyone although many still use them incorrectly and for this reason I have written this page to clarify yet again as whilst extremely powerful if used incorrectly they have a very negative effect.
Ba Zhai (Eight house/mansions) Feng Shui
Eight House Feng Shui also named Eight Mansions Feng Shui is one of the easier and more popular methods used to determine the good and bad locations of a dwelling, to analyse whether you are compatible with the house and to find out your favourable and unfavourable personal directions that promote…
This subject has been brought up and debated from time to time by many of our readers who live in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina or any other southern hemisphere countries. We thank them for bringing this up and we thought we might share our views with you
Valuable and authentic Feng Shui tips for health, wealth, career, business, romance and children
Into my fifth year writing these monthly Feng Shui newsletters has taught me so much and all you long term readers know I often share my own little problems with you. Like the many computer problems we always seem to have.
You probably know by now my views on books written on Feng Shui, some good but most are bad or inaccurate. Many books will recommend Mandarin ducks or a Dragon headed Tortoise for love or romance but which is correct?
Many people have mailed me over the months asking, “What is a Wu Lou”? and how do you use one? A Wu Lou which also goes by the name of a Calabash, Gourd or “giver of life” is traditionally used to cure the #2 & #5 sickness and bad luck stars in Feng Shui and this year.
The Chinese are very superstitious when it comes to numbers, they choose telephone numbers, house number, business numbers, car number plates and anything that has numbers in very carefully.
Feng Shui for your business & career
It gets difficult when you share a space or a large office with many people. The first thing is you do not want people to think you are strange by hanging wind chimes or six Chinese coins, the other is you may not get permission.
Feng Shui and the many facets of Chinese culture
Before I embark on writing some of my recollections of various cultural rituals that I grew up with, I think I have to explain a little as to how it all came about and, without delving too deeply into the intricacies or delicacies of religions, how we Chinese adopted such a colourful mixture of doctrines, beliefs, religions, and philosophy.
I grew up in a very superstitious environment where although my mother is a practising Taoist, the teachings of Taoism at her time had been shrouded behind the veil of Buddhism. Hence, we participated in many Buddhist ceremonious rituals performed regularly at home.
Finding your secondary wealth corner
As far as I am aware there are over 600 books written about Feng Shui some good some bad? Many contradict each other, some with lovely pictures, some many pages and many many mistakes.
Form School Feng Shui and how to use it in your home or office
The oldest school of Feng Shui, you have probably seen websites, read books telling you Feng Shui is as old as anywhere between 3000-6000 years, well it is actually nearer 6000 years if not older.
What to look for in your existing home or office or one you are thinking of buying
he below information is an extract taken from our October 2002 newsletter and provides valuable and often overlooked information on analysing your home or office.
Should you use a Ba Gua mirror indoors?
You would be amazed at the amount of consultations that we have been to and found the occupants have either been told by a practitioner or read a book advising to place a Ba Gua.
Are you suffering from bad Flying Stars?
Flying star Feng Shui known also as Xuan Kong, is a very powerful form of Feng Shui that all good professional Practitioners use. Although it is called “Flying stars” it is nothing to do with astrology.
How to determine your sitting and facing direction
Along with an accurate compass direction, determining your sitting and facing direction is critical to performing a precise Feng Shui consultation. We would estimate that 70% of people get this wrong.
How to take an accurate compass reading
The most important part of a Feng Shui consultation and without one you cannot practice authentic and traditional Feng Shui. You would be amazed at how many consultations we attend where the occupants have told us that their home faces a certain direction
Also known as Qi, Ki, Prana or Mana. Together with the sun, wind, and water, it is life, without it we would not exist. It is an invisible force that is around us at all times, it affects our health, wealth and happiness.
Indispensable and actual cures a Feng Shui Practitioner would use
Now forget about our shop and money toads, happy Buddha’s etc. for a minute (did I really say that) the cures below are ones that a skilled Feng Shui practitioner will use. S/he will use a combination of Form and compass school Feng Shui method to use these cures to treat a problem within the home/office or the environment.
How to use the five elements in Feng Shui
Every month we receive many e-mail’s about what colour to paint my room, and which colour represents which element? I know I have briefly covered it in previous newsletters but I thought I would clarify it again in more detail.
Are you suffering from Geopathic stress?
Geopathic stress, sick buildings syndrome, black lines, Radon gas, Lung Mai (earth meridian) whatever we call them, they exist. Over the last few months, we have been called out to more consultations than ever relating to Geopathic stress and related problems.
Wrong Shui or Right Shui? That is the question
Over the years I have read many books on Feng Shui, some good, some bad, the biggest problem is conflicting advice. One book will tell you never place water in the south and other say you should, who do you believe?
Not everyone’s cup of tea working in the garden, personally I love to; I find it very relaxing and most enjoyable. The garden is so often overlooked, it really is the key to good Feng Shui, if you think about it what is the point of having the perfect Feng Shui home if the area around you is producing bad energy
The Chinese have always emphasized education. To them, education is crucial as it represents an opportunity for escape. The bedroom or study area is an important aspect of their development as well as the surroundings you give them.
Sleep is vital to your health and it determines how well you function in your day. As the famous mattress and goes, “tomorrow begins tonight.” From a Feng Shui perspective, there could be various reasons for this.
