Cures and Enhancements Feng Shui cures and enhancements are so much fun! Briefly, a cure is an action with intention bringing an energetically compromised situation into balance. An enhancement is an action with intention energizing to a greater degree an already balanced situation. What we use to cure and enhance energy are crystals, light, movement, sound, color, and the five Feng Shui elements (Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood). Did I mention intention? Here is an example of a situation to cure. Let us say you have a view into a bathroom from your kitchen. This is at the low end of lucky regardless of the life area. A kitchen represents Abundance in Feng Shui and a bathroom represents Water (i.e. money and opportunity) spinning and flushing away – these are dots better left unconnected. Cure this situation by keeping the bathroom door closed at all times and hang a full-length mirror on the outside of the door energetically making the space disappear (in a Feng Shui way). (“Bathroom? I don’t see a bathroom. I see the kitchen reflected, I see two stoves.”). This addresses the seen, mundane, side of the cure but without the unseen, thought, component, cures are weak. While placing the mirror on the door, consciously set your intention (“I am grateful appreciating the abundance in my life”). With your intention, the energetically challenging connection between the bathroom and kitchen is gone, I mean cured. Some additional abundance might come in handy, you say? Actually, there are several suggestions to enhance a kitchen. (For our example, the kitchen is in energetic balance – anything calling to be cured, was.) Place a mirror behind the cook-top to reflect the burners, thereby doubling their number. Thousands of years ago in China, one sign of wealth was having a large meal-preparation area suggesting a successful farm, a bounty of food, and a mighty connection with Abundance. For this reason doubling your burners is an enhancement. (Remember, setting an intention along with your enhancement is where the oomph is, “I acknowledge my ability, using my heart and mind, to attract and manage finances successfully.”) An aside. Can mirrors be used to make one space disappear (a bathroom) and something else multiply (cook-top burners)? Yes. Mirrors can also be used to help hold energy in a room/space, and a mirror can be placed to open an area up. These actions all require setting an intention – how else would a mirror keep from being confused? Please remember, the most important first step to begin any Feng Shui project is to clear clutter and clean. In gratitude and with an intention to serve. |
Wind Chimes Wind chimes placed at the front of your home will attract Chi - tap it in gratitude upon arriving and leaving. The guest-bedroom- turned-catch-all space is so clutter- full even the kitty won’t venture in? Hang a wind chime in the room to begin stirring the stagnant energy creating an opening to step into. Hang a wind chime on the outside of your home between you and an inconsiderate neighbor changing the tone. |
Fountains Sweet-sounding fountains. On a desk or table top place the fountain toward the back left Abundance corner. The element there is Wood and water will encourage abundant growth. Another beneficial location for a fountain is in the Career area, center front of your space – where Water is the element. When placing a fountain flowing in a certain direction, turn the flow toward the inside of your space – not away from you. |
Mirrors Mirrors are a powerful cure and enhancement for a variety of situations. Full-length mirrors hung on the outside of bathroom doors energetically make those rooms disappear. Round or octagonal mirrors placed on the top of bookshelves and refrigerators, facing up, diminish the experience of loud upstairs neighbors. Set an intention with gratitude for releasing irritation caused by sounds not your own. Bagua mirrors are for outdoor use only. |
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Up-Lights Up-lights are so handy. To lift the energy in a space with a sloped ceiling, place up-lights on the floor in the low-ceilinged corners of the room. If you already have lamps there, you are all set. When you place furniture on the diagonal to a corner, place an up-light (or a plant) in the corner behind the furniture to fill that space. Two life areas to consider for this cure are Abundance and Relationship – not spaces for ‘empty’. |
Crystals Hang faceted crystals anywhere light refracts off the crystal sending dots of light in every direction energizing the Chi of your space. For optimal placement, hang crystals from red string or ribbon cut in nine-inch increments (9", 18", 27", etc.) -- red string from bead shops is ideal for this. Remember to set your intention while hanging the crystal. |
Bells Another sound cure or enhancement is a bell; great in locations where a wind chime clinking is less appropriate. A bell indoors clears a space after an important meeting and before a party. It also marks a span of time – ring the bell as you commence a work session or meditation and again at ending. Be conscious of your intention. |
For the Birds Wild and cheery birds attracted to our homes uplift the energy of the entire property. Place bird feeders and birdbaths where they will be viewed and enjoyed. If you have a red hummingbird feeder, hang it in the Fame and Reputation area – your intention might include gratitude for living in a limitless Universe, knowing all your needs are met. |
Silent Movement Silent movement cures and enhancements for the outdoors include spinners and flags, and for indoors, kinetic motion. Place these cures to energize Chi where noise is not welcome. A spinner outside of a baby's room, in the Abundance Life Area of your home, will keep Chi flowing. Encourage new clients (i.e. Helpful People) with movement on the front right corner of your desk. Remember your oomph-adding intention. |
| Clearing clutter is the single most important action to take causing a shift toward the Greater Good in your life. It's that easy. |
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