DRAGON AND PHOENIX

The Dragon and Phoenix are two of the four celestial creatures in Feng Shui.

The location of the Dragon is the East which represents the element of Wood; the location of the Phoenix is the South which represents the element of Fire.  Wood feeds Fire in the Five Element Theory of Feng Shui.

The Dragon is a powerful Yang representation of masculine, success, courage and leadership. 

The Phoenix is an enigmatic representation of female, new opportunities, recognition and renewal.

Combined they create a powerful union of Yin (female) and Yang (male) energies perfect to attract love, and safeguard the happiness of a  couple.  Together they are even strong enough to re-ignite the passion of a fading relationship.

Together the Dragon sits on the left and the Phoenix on the right and images of the pair can be displayed in different compass locations.

In East3 -home of the Dragon and the universal location of Health and Longevity - display a wooden carving

In South -home of the Phoenix, and the universal location for Fame and Recognition - display a wooden carving

In Southwest - home of the female and the universal location for Love and Relationships - display a jade, ceramic or crystal image

In the West - home of the Rooster (who is the secret friend of the Dragon) and the universal location of Descendants Luck - display a metal, jade, ceramic or crystal image

In the Northwest - home of the male, of heaven and Mentor Luck - display a metal, jade, ceramic or crystal image

As an alternative to carvings or images these celestial beings can also be displayed as paintings, wall hangings, screen divider or cushions.  The thing to avoid is having these symbolic creatures displayed on a rug, something you will walk on.

If you are seeking love in your life display the Dragon and Phoenix in your personal Love and Relationships (Nien Yen) location.  This location is a personalised direction based on your Kua Number at birth.

The Five Elements are important to remember here and if you display an image its material should be in harmony, or enhance the element of the area.

As an alternative a painting, wall hanging or cushion in a harmonious colour scheme can be used.

A female looking for love can instead display the Yang image of the Dragon in her personal Nien Yen location.

The Dragon is too powerful; too Yang to display in the bedroom.  It could have the opposite effect to attraction; that of repulsion.   This is a symbolic creature that exudes power and displayed in a bedroom it can instill an overly aggressive nature, not ideal for attracting love and romance.

A male looking for love can display the Yin/Yang image of the Phoenix in his personal Nien Yen location. 

The Phoenix is a mythical Yang creature however it also exudes femininity and Yin elements.

The Phoenix also invites new opportunities, and so displaying its image can bring benefits in other areas of life as well as love luck.

Again, this symbolic icon possesses Yang tendencies so it is better to display it in a living area rather than a sleeping area.

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LynC

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Wealth and FENG SHUI

In the last blog on Vases we covered wealth in its widest sense however we will concentrate on wealth in the financial sense this time round.

The first thing to do when enhancing your home for wealth is to be aware of the different directions in your home using a standard compass.

In the Eight Aspirations Formula of Feng Shui the universal long term accumulated wealth direction is the Southeast, the area of Small Wood.  The universal direction for wealth acquired from your career, which is interpreted as an ongoing supply of money rather than an accumulation, is the North, the area of Water.

Both of these areas can be enhanced to invite wealth into your home.

The North benefits best from a constant flow of Water, such as a Water feature representing a waterfall.  It is important to ensure that any water flowing is coming into the home and not out.  Whether your water feature is an indoor one or an outdoor one the flow of water should be directed towards the home.  This is to ensure the money flows in and not out.

The Southeast benefits best from a body of Water.  Whether this is an outdoor pond or an indoor aquarium it represents accumulated wealth and as such should always be kept clean and well maintained.  If you have an indoor aquarium having at least eight gold fish and one black fish is auspicious.  Their movement keeps the water moving helping to avoid stagnation. Whether your water feature is indoors or outdoors if you have stagnant water (water that is not moving) it is representative of the wealth in your life, stagnant.

In the Eight Mansions Formula, a personalised formula of Feng Shui based on your date of birth you have a Kua number.  When this number is correctly identified it gives you four auspicious and four inauspicious directions around the compass.  Your overall auspicious direction is your Sheng Chi (overall good fortune, which includes wealth.)  Once you know the locations based on your personal Kua number you can enhance your Sheng Chi to invite wealth.  This may not be with water it will depend on the location of your most auspicious direction. 

To maximise your auspicious and suppress your inauspicious directions it is necessary to know the Five Element Theory and its three cycles, the productive, the exhaustive and the destructive, to effectively capture positive Chi Energy and invite wealth into your life.

Below is a brief précis of enhancers for each of the four primary and four secondary points around the compass.

North – water as discussed above – metal coins – metallic wealth toad* with a coin in his mouth

Northeast/Southwest – crystal wealth ships** – faux diamonds – semi-precious gem tree – wish-fulfilling jewel

East/Southeast – water – jade or money plant – wooden wealth ship

South – jade or money plant – wooden wealth ship

West/Northwest – crystal or metal wealth ships – any crystals or semi-precious stones – metal coins – wealth toad

*Wealth toad should have his coin Yang side up.  You can display as many wealth toads as you wish in multiples of 3.  3, 6 and 9 are the most auspicious.  The toad likes to remain inconspicuous so is best placed low down under tables, chairs, anywhere where he is not too prominent.  Face at least one of the toads outward to invite money in; the rest can be facing inward.  You can have them appearing to come from the universal wealth direction of the southeast and each of your auspicious directions based on your personal Kua number.

**Wealth ships should be auspicious.  Displaying a war ship or a ship with cannons is inauspicious.  A trading ship such as the Cutty Sark which brought wealth with it is auspicious.

Next time – X-Xceptions

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