Money Pots

Chinese Feng Shui wealth vases used to attract wealth have a tightly-fitting lid to contain all the ‘wealth’ inside.

They are filled with precious objects and symbols of wealth as discussed in our blog on ‘Vases’ and then sealed with five different coloured materials and five different coloured strings to represent the five elements.

We are all familiar with western piggy banks which can be decorative pigs or one of many variations; all of which have a slit in the top or the side to fill with coins or notes. 

These tend to have an ‘escape mechanism’ in the bottom so they can be emptied and then refilled.

We were interested to discover recently that an Italian tradition, going back as far as the time of the Romans, around 2000 years ago, has a money pot which is very similar in shape to the Chinese wealth vase. 

These are a significant part of history and there are examples of these ancient money pots displayed in the British Museum in London.

The only difference between this money pot and the Feng Shui wealth vase is that the money pot has a sealed top.  It also has a slit in the side to accept coins and notes offered to it.  Traditionally, once a coin is dropped into the money pot it should be fed until full.

So what do you do when it is full? 

It is customary for the money pot to be smashed while at the same time making a wish.  To welcome good fortune and good luck the money should then be spent on something enjoyable.  Something fun and exciting.

There are some suggestions that you can carefully break part of the pot around the slit with a chisel or a hammer saving the major part of it to be used for decoration such as a plant, pens or sweets.

Feng Shui practice suggests a preference for smashing the pot and disposing of it after emptying in line with the original recommendation.  Using the broken pot as a decorative item is indicative of it reverting from being an auspicious item to an inauspicious item.

Anything damaged brings with it negative energies (Shar Chi.)

Far better to begin again, buy a new pot and repeat the process.

These would make a perfect gift especially when a coin is placed in the pot before it is given. 

If you are interested in purchasing one of these money pots the original website is www.terramundi.co.uk. * 

These pots are handmade in Italy and hand-painted in the UK.  They each contain a separate ‘fortune coin’ – another link with the wealth vases of China.

*We have no link with this site and there are many other places to purchase these money pots.  The choice, as always, is yours.

To the fulfillment of your dreams

LynC

www.abundance-chi.com

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FENG SHUI Vases for Wealth and Love

You may wonder what vases have to do with Feng Shui never mind wealth and love.

Well first of all we are not talking about the glass vases bought to display your flowers.

The vases we are discussing are decorative vases with a particular shape designed to retain good fortune within them.  If you have been to a Chinese Restaurant you may well have seen these vases displayed.  They can be large and displayed on either side of the door or small and displayed prominently around the room.

These vases have a small round base and a bulbous body narrowing near the top.  The shape is significant as the bulbous centre allows for plenty of wealth to gather and the narrow opening prevents that wealth from escaping.

Oriental vases are generally decorated with auspicious symbols such as one of the celestial animals such as the dragon, the phoenix or the turtle.  They can also be decorated with flowers such as the peony or the lotus flower.

Wealth to the Chinese is not just about financial wealth it also signifies love, peace, family harmony and friendship. 

With this in mind the vase can be filled with auspicious objects to signify the various areas of wealth important to the individual.  They can then be displayed in an area auspicious for the breadwinner of the family based on their Kua number, preferably their Sheng Chi (overall good fortune) direction.  These vases are decorative and not the same as the wealth vases described below.

‘Wealth vases’ for monetary wealth are slightly different from the decorative vases above in that they have a lid to contain all the ‘wealth’ inside.  Their basic shape is the same as the decorative vase and it has a narrow top and a lid.

To the Chinese the essential items placed in the wealth vase are:

A Wealth God – his direction within the vase should be noted to ensure he faces into the home and not out

Five gem globes signifying wealth from all directions (based on the Five Elements)

Crystals signifying wealth from the Earth

Faux gold bars – a universal symbol of wealth

Gold ingots – Chinese ancient symbols of wealth

Faux diamonds signifying the most precious of gemstones

Wish-fulfilling jewels which will help manifest your desires

3 Chinese brass coins tied with red string to signify current wealth (these are the coins with the square centre signifying ‘Heaven and Earth’ energy and having a Yang and Yin side)

9 Emperor Coins for long-term wealth

Semi-precious stones to invite the accumulation of your assets

A lock coin to protect your wealth

I-Ching coins to smooth the path to your desires

6 smooth crystal balls to invite family harmony

5 types of food to signify abundance (food such as rice grains as rice is the staple of Chinese food) – this is best placed deep in the vase

A Ru Yi which is the symbol of power

Additional items you may wish to add:

Soil from the home of a wealthy person (this has to be given to you it is inauspicious to take it without asking)

Cash given by a wealthy person (you can exchange a bank note with a wealthy person)

Pictures of wealthy individuals, homes, cars, clothes, jewellery – anything you aspire to own

Money in currencies from the major countries of the world

Put the lid on top and cover it with five different coloured materials (blue, green, red, ochre or yellow, white) based on the Five Elements and tie the material tightly with five different coloured strings.

Your wealth vase should not be openly displayed but should be hidden deep within a cupboard (ensuring the Wealth God is facing in towards the home.)

Next time – W-Wealth

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LynC