CLEAR YOUR CLUTTER!

FENG SHUI  8 MANSIONS

Feng Shui tips often begin with 'clear your clutter' as the number one way to improve the flow of Qi in your home or office. 

What is your clutter?  Is it the same as that of your neighbour, your sister or your husband/wife?

Clutter is different for everyone.  No two people are going to see clutter in the same way.

One person might smile at a display cabinet of trinkets collected lovingly from each holiday destination and happily relive all the moments they were purchased.  Someone else looking at the same display cabinet will see a mix of 'organised (or disorganised) chaos' - clutter.

So how do you interpret clutter?

Is it only what you see?  Is it physical items such as books, magazines, newspapers or clothes piled high in the corner of a room, or is it something else?

Clutter can be tangible or intangible, it can be physical or mental.  What is it that attracts your attention each time you see it or think of it (you don't always have to be looking at something to know it is there), that makes you immediately say 'I must get around to clearing, cleaning or disposing of that' ?  It becomes clutter in both the physical and mental field.  It is clutter both tangible (that which you can see) and intangible (that which is in your mind). 

Which would you interpret as clutter; a pile of unwashed dishes or a dusty tabletop?  An inbox full of emails you will never read and haven't got around to disposing of, or a recurring thought in your mind of something undone, unfinished or unresolved.

Clearing clutter is a valid exercise however identifying what it is and which clutter is most distracting is something you should consider before diving head first into a huge pile of clothes.

Feng Shui is not just about what you can see.  After all we cannot see Qi, we can only see and feel its effects yet we know it is there.

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LynC

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FENG SHUI and MAIN DOOR

Having looked at the kitchen and the bedroom in our previous posts it is now time to focus on the main door, the third of the important areas in internal Feng Shui. 

In a previous post we discussed the Ming Tang (Bright Hall) and its effect on the Qi that enters your home, but what about the door itself.  It is the Qi Mouth of the home, the place where Qi enters.  Even when you and your family regularly enter through another door such as the door from the garage to the hallway, the main door still takes precedence.

Having the main door in an auspicious location, facing an auspicious direction based on Home and Personal Eight Mansions will benefit you and your family.  Calculate your personal Gua number. 

The main door and the facing direction of your property may not be the same.  The facing direction is concerned with the direction of maximum Qi and the main door is where Qi enters your home.  Ideally these two will go hand-in-hand however that is not always the case.

Many modern developments have the main door facing 45 degrees from the facing direction or directly opposite a neighbours door.  This may cause conflict between the residents.   It may be positioned such that it is facing a fence or a brick wall which effectively blocks any Qi from entering.  Another popular design is having the main door on an angle.  Like it or not this will very possibly create a sharp angle inside the home.

Ideally your main door, and by main door we mean the door that is used most often by the family, should be in proportion to the size of your property, it should be well maintained and welcoming.  The Qi as well as family and friends wants to feel uplifted when approaching your home. 

Being a Yang part of the home it should be supported by external features such as a road to activate its positive qualities.

When you open your main door looking out what do you see?  Is there a pylon; telegraph post; lamp post; sign post; decorative pillar; single tree; the edge of a neighbouring roofline directly opposite?  If there is and it is on the other side of a park or green area then it is not likely to be a negative feature.  However if it is close at hand it will affect the quality of Qi entering your home.

When you open your main door looking in what do you see?  Is there a staircase; a pillar; the door to a kitchen or toilet?  All these things will have an effect on the quality of Qi once it enters the property.

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LynC

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FENG SHUI and KITCHEN LOCATION

In Feng Shui your kitchen is one of the three most important areas, together with the main door and bedroom. 

The kitchen represents the health and wellbeing of the entire family yet it is best placed in an inauspicious sector based on Eight Mansions for the Home.  This also benefits the residents if it represents one of their inauspicious sectors based on Personal Eight Mansions.  Calculate your personal Gua number.

Why an inauspicious sector, shouldn't it be an auspicious sector when it is so important?

Because of its nature and use having the kitchen in an inauspicious sector will help suppress the negative energies created by an inauspicious sector.  If you have the choice and are able, positioning it in the Jue Ming (Total Loss) location will cushion you from the effects of this negative area.

It is also important to ensure that there is not too much Yang energy outside your kitchen.  Health and wellbeing for residents is supported by the mountain (sitting) star in Flying Stars Feng Shui and it is Yin (like a still unmoving mountain is Yin) and so if you have activity outside your kitchen window or Yang elements it will neutralise the benefit of a positive location inside.  These can be, but are certainly not limited to, a busy road, a well-used playground or school, an electricity pylon or a river.

Then moving on to the stove, or cooker.  Should this also be in an inauspicious sector within the kitchen?

The stove should be in an auspicious part of the kitchen, because it is this that provides the food for the family and ultimately affects their health.  In addition, the 'fire mouth' or point at which the heat is activated (in the picture right this is signified by the knobs) they should face a good direction.  It is beneficial if this represents the Sheng Qi (Good Fortune) direction of the breadwinner of the home.  When there are two of equal status then you can make the decision which direction you want to use.  This is especially important when two people belong to opposing groups - West or East Group.

When you have calculated your Gua number you can find your group based on your Gua number, together with your good and bad directions.

We have looked at two different Feng Shui methods here, Eight Mansions (Home and Personal) and Flying Stars.  A consultant will likely use these, as well as other Feng Shui methods when conducting an audit.  The Four Pillars Chart for each resident (also known as BaZi) will highlight many aspects of your life including health and wellbeing.

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LynC

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FENG SHUI and BEDROOM LOCATION

In Feng Shui your bedroom is one of the three most important areas, together with the main door and kitchen. 

It is a place of rest and recuperation where you go to refresh your body, mind and spirit.  There is no doubting you are at your most vulnerable when you sleep so your bedroom has to reflect a sense of peace and tranquility, of safety.

In Personal Eight Mansions Feng Shui each person has four positive and four negative directions.  In Eight Mansions for the Home there are four positive and four negative locations.  If you are able to match the two and personally benefit from the location of your master bedroom and your place within it you have made a good start in creating your personal sanctuary.

Ideally this Yin room will be situated in an auspicious location for you.  Whether you belong to East or West Group the best location would be your Yan Nian.  Covering longevity and relationships this area would help consolidate the bond with your loved one.  Having the bed head positioned to 'face*' your Tian Yi location will give you the best of both worlds. Tian Yi means Heavenly Doctor so having your bed here will aid your rest and help maintain your good health.

*'face' indicates the direction the top of the head points when lying down.

When you and your partner belong to different Groups you have to make a call and decide whose Yan Nian location to go with.  In this situation one solution is to locate your bedroom in the Yan Nian location for one and position the bed head in the Tian Yi location of the other.  

Alternatively having the bedroom in an auspicious location for one of you and the main door in an auspicious direction for the other will enable both of you to benefit from positive energies.

Another consideration with your bedroom can be the Natal Chart of your home based on Flying Stars.  Having the 1/4 combination (among other things known as a combination of romance) as the Facing (Water) and Sitting (Mountain) stars in your bedroom and being able to activate them correctly will create harmony and promote your relationship.

Unless you are having a Feng Shui audit on your home it is better to use either Eight Mansions or Flying Stars and not attempt to combine the two.

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LynC

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