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For The House

For The Garden

Prevention Is Better Than Cure! The best time to consider Feng Shui for your home is before you build or buy a house.

1. Your home should be street level or higher but never lower than the sidewalk or street. Avoid land which slopes lower in the back.

2. Think of your entrance as your "mouth of chi", keep it clean and well maintained. Avoid shoes, dead plants, squeaky doors and broken doorbells. The house number should be visible from the street day and night.

3. Make sure there are no large trees or power poles as they block beneficial chi from entering your front door.

4. When purchasing a plot, use your Feng Shui eyes to check the surrounding area. Do not live in an area that is vulnerable to disaster such as below sea level or on a fault line. Other areas to avoid are cemeteries, jails and hospitals.

5. When purchasing land, opt for rectangular or square shapes as they allow chi to be distributed evenly.  Another shape that is lucky is one that is more narrow at the front and widens in the back.

6. Used furniture, especially beds and sofas may carry with them residual energies of past experiences. Don't let other peoples problems become yours. Find other ways to recycle.

7. Open your windows and let fresh air in daily. This will allow beneficial chi to circulate and stagnant chi to dissolve.

8. Animals - Cats, dogs, hamsters, fish; animals not only are our best friends, they're excellent sources of Yang energy. They help by keeping energy moving regularly in your home, therefore keeping it from being too stagnant. Just make sure these non-human companions are clean, well-kept, and healthy. Dog runs and cat litter boxes can be a source of negative energy if you don't keep them up. Please keep the litter box in the garage or bathroom. A goldfish bowl with will not bring good chi if the water is green and dirty. Even in multiples of 9.

This is Karma my Lhasa Apso. Isn't he just adorable?He loves it when I say "Good Karma"!

Feng Shui Garden Tips

1. Do not plant a tree in the front of a house, a tree placed facing your front door could create heart, liver, or mouth problems. And since the windows of a house represent the eyes, a tree blocking your front windows could have a negative impact on your vision, and on another level make it difficult for you to "see" future plans clearly.
2. A water garden in front of the house with the water direction flowing towards the main door is ideal. However, if a water garden is not possible, planting multicolored flowers will greatly increase the positive energy entering your house.
3. It is generally not healthy for the house exterior to have plants like ivy clinging to it, as it can compromise the structure over time. In Feng Shui, the exterior walls of a house are said to represent the skin of the people living within; if plants grow on the walls of a house, this could cause skin problems for the occupants.
4. Every garden should have some evergreens, this will stimulate the positive chi flow in a garden during the winter.
5. It is best to situate a greenhouse in front of the house or on the side; avoid putting a greenhouse centered in the back of the house, as this could disrupt the energy flow and cause back problems and loss of money.
6. If you install a fountain or a small stream, always have the water running towards your house.
7. Do not water your plants always at the same time; they will become too dependent on your intervention.
8. Ideally, a house should have protection in the back, in the form of trees, rocks, bushes, a fence, or a wall. In form school this is called the black turtle.
9. Avoid straight or pointing garden paths; a gently roaming path will create the most harmonious energy. The same is true of plant/flower beds: never go for anything too straight for too long. The shape of the plant bed can be done in undulating forms, or in more of a circle so that a grassy or patio area is inside the circle. Take pictures in nature when you see a nice layout, and try to recreate it in your own garden.
10. To encourage the flow of positive energy, avoid creating a one level garden: include different levels and layers.
11. Avoid spiky plants near the entrance and pathways, these are plants that protect themselves against their environment by presenting their "spears" to anyone that comes near.
12. Garbage cans & recycling bins should be covered and kept out of sight since they emit negative energy.