Feng Shui Tips

By training, I am not a feng shui master, but do follow few tricks over the years that work well for me. This year – the Year of Ox – commences on 26th Jan 2009 and ends on Feb 13, 2010.

History shows that Year of Ox wasn’t particularly friendly to us – in 1937 Fire Ox, we saw Japanese forces invade mainland China, Great Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 11,000 people, in 1967 Metal Ox, USSR tests a 58-megaton bomb – the largest man-made explosion, the Vietnam War officially begins, Berlin Wall goes up, in 1973 Water Cow, US involvement in the Vietnam War ends, Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines, Arab countries double the price of oil to US#3.07/bbl, triggering a world-wide recession and l985 Wood Ox with an 8.1-magnitude earthquake kills at least 9,000 in Mexico City, US becomes a debtor nation for the first time since 1914, of course, Malaysia launches the Proton Saga – its first ‘national car’ and closer to time – the Fire Ox of the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis - the landscape was not any better.

Feng Shui is all about the energy flows – ensuring the good stuff flows in and the bad vibes are blocked. The economy outlook in many countries are going through upheavals of sorts and furthermore it’s unlikely that Wealth gains are in store for us this year. When times are bad and options are running out fast, a little bit of Feng Shui magic is no harm to everyone, if it helps to protect your Wealth and enhance it this Earth Ox year.

The most auspicious Wealth area in the home or office is in the Southeast. So whip out your regular compass to ascertain this positive location. Do position water in the southeast to help absorb money. If you can afford to spend little more, some masters would recommend gold carp, Chinese coins and golden ox.

West, the North, the Northeast and the East are areas that needed to be cured with Feng Shui. As a general rule, always keep your home and office spacious, clean and orderly to maintain good Wealth Feng Shui.

The kitchen is one of the most important areas of the home because it is the location of the Fire Mouth, or source of Wealth. The energy in your kitchen should be clean and pleasant for the best gains in terms of Wealth luck. Therefore even if you don't spend much time in your kitchen, keeps the energy flow going with some crystal enhancers. Crystals are said to be able to cleanse a location from bad influences and negative energy. Choose crystals with Wealth luck symbolism and put these items on your kitchen countertop for the best enhancement.