Feng shui

[PixelGirl]

That sounds really interesting. I am off to look now to see what I am and what the protector is. Your Dad sounds lovely x

Turns out I am a rat and my secret animal is an Ox, which is this year. So according to what I have read, I should have a good year.

 

[Oops...]

Hi everyone,
I’ve been a long time lurker on The Other Thread but when this thread came into existence I was delighted and knew I wanted to get involved. I’ve found myself saying recently that since my husband and I bought our current house 5 years ago we’ve had nothing but rotten luck, and it’s got me thinking about the energy in the house.
I’ve had a Feng Shui book next to my bed for months that I read about 15 years ago (Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston) but wanted to revisit and this thread has given me the motivation to begin re-reading it today! I’m so intrigued by everything that has been posted so far, but I was wondering if anyone knows any Feng Shui related to fertility? I’ve now had 4 IVF cycles and am planning to begin more soon, and if there’s a way of altering the energy at home to be beneficial in that respect then I’d love to learn more

I have your book too!
Where fertility is concerned I would probably say to use symbols of fertility in your bedroom. Orange I believe is a good colour for fertility. So maybe an orange cushion on your bed, maybe pictures or paintings of eggs. If you like the image of rabbits on cushions or paintings this may help too. In addition I may be tempted to read up on herbs which have been proven to help pregnancy. You also might read up on clearing your sacral chakra too.
I really feel for you - truly. I hope it doesn’t sound flippant that I’ve said about cushions and imagery - however energy IS so powerful! If you can harness it for good and happiness it’s a wonderful cohort to have working alongside you. The great thing with energy is that you can change it quickly (or that has always been my experience anyway). X I am sending you baby energy...

So, my bedroom is right above the kitchen, but the bed isn't above the cooker, and there is a huge oak beam that is directly above the bed, right down the centre of where me and my husband sleep! I can't really move the bed and I saw someone mention to have 2 wooden flutes on the beam. Are they literally like musical wooden flutes?

I hadn’t heard of that cure before, I have only heard of a round mirror placed under the bed face down. I would do that anyway for any bedroom over a kitchen. I’d definitely read up on flutes though. I know you can buy them on eBay. Or you could buy decoupage flutes and stick them on and add red ribbon if that imagery works better for you.
A beam directly over your bed symbolises fracture and arguments. If you have a great relationship anyway then clearly its all good and I wouldn’t give it a second thought. If its on your mind though are you able to swap bedrooms at all?

Side note - (when Lydia started talking about beams I really hoped she wouldn’t and thought to myself beams are the last thing she needs)

 

[Milking Keynes]

Exactly my thoughts about posting. I made sure to keep posting. Even Amalia being absent from the thread made me feel down and now Oops. So many others have not been on the Thread for a while, I couldn't bear it if we lost more members.

Same - we need to keep supporting eachother no matter what. A was idiotic in refusing to take down the post (content considered) on the other hand, the other one was complaining on far too many levels before the event - lets stick together and really watch out for eachother.

 

[Hi there]

Wow! Feeling so much frustration after reading the other thread, yet so helpless. I understand the poster being heavily pregnant must be going through some heavy hormonal changes but do think she went overboard with getting offended. I felt so sorry for our french lady, I genuinely believe she was speaking of her own experience and nothing else.
My heart broke after reading @Miscanthus message. I haven’t been through it myself, but I know I will not be able to have kids. My boyfriend has been through a life changing trauma and has lost complete faith in him to start a family, physically and mentally. Wouldn’t even try/think going IVF route and I know we aren’t married so if I want kids I should just end things now but it is so so hard to do that. Going through very difficult self reflection to decide what I want moving forward in my life and reading that thread last night left me speechless. I knew speaking up will just bring more chaos.
I find so much comfort in knowing all you ladies are here and are so much help and supportive xx

 

[Geranium]

A Feng Shui wiki would be great

 

[DandyTandy]

So lovely to see you here . I love the idea of you clapping that bad energy away. I too haven’t clapped my corners and look what I just found from last time...maybe it’s time to clap and smudge...clap and smudge...clap and smudge x

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good to hear from you again. I know this sounds really silly and embarrassing, but I actually put your little chicken avatar onto my vision board. Now that you are back, I am hoping it will activate other things on my vision board. clapping and smudging sounds lovely. You mean so much to a lot of people on both threads even if they might not say it with their chest. If there is only bad energy around, maybe you can be the good energy to ward off the bad. But I am happy to see you and your notification. Brings me joy.

 

[lemonlime]

I've been catching up with this thread for the past week or so, I'm really enjoying the information and the general sense of support and positivity <3 I have some questions (which I will ask later, when I can gather more thoughts more eloquently) but trying these out to feel less stuck and trapped sounds like a great start. I am not in a position to alter anything where I currently live - even though I badly want to but hopefully even adjusting my own space will help lighten things up a little bit.

 

[Oops...]

Thank you ladies @Oops... and @Milking Keynes How wonderful to know there are people who you have never had the honour to meet can provide so much warmth and comfort. Absolutely needed these words from you two. I’ll try and find the book you recommended. Thank you xxxx
Yes, I had already decided to give each other space for a little while, I had told myself that if he wants to come and see Casper and spend some time over mine I wouldn’t stop him. He absolutely dots on him. Also, to give myself some reflection time till may be end of the year. Thank you for gentle but meaningful encouragement. So so touched and grateful X

Just found my battered old copy of the I Ching for you. Really hope this helps.

Oriental Philosophy made easy x

 

[Namima]

I have been thinking about you all day. I hope you’re ok. I know that your reference to bad energy was misconstrued and words put in your mouth. I was not happy at all with the way it went. You are an absolute champion of free speech and it was made to appear otherwise, Please come back - you are precious and very much loved. I missed you today.

Ditto.
I could not stop thinking of our @Oops ... I came over to this thread to see if she had by any chance commented.

 

[1001 others]

I came across a Marie Diamond video and she was talking about vision board. Do any of you do vision board? If so, can you share some of your experience with it?

I have three in the form of large whiteboards hanging in my study, which I stick pictures to that I've printed. I sit facing towards them, so when I shift my eyes to take a break from the computer they're the first thing I see. I actually updated one of them recently, as I realised nearly everything on it had come to fruition (my car - have always wanted a Mini Cooper convertible, and managed to find one that looks just like my picture, from a friend of a friend who had upgraded to a brand new one; my kitchen, which I had upgraded two years ago; things to do with my business; and a whole lot of other house aesthetic things).

I tried an electronic one but it became a chore to look at it constantly.

They really do work!

 

[Rubythefirebat]

Congrats on the art, @Miscanthus. My daughter is wonderful at art. i’m going to attempt to post a painting of hers called ‘Girl under Water’

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Amazing! I love the bubble detail, I can see it moving!

 

[Oops...]

OMG I had been placing things according to actual compass directions. So the Bagua is to be used from the front door, regardless if the house faces South?

I would say for simplicity if you stand in the doorway of each/any room these are the directions of that particular room. For instance my house runs East to West. However, for room placements I do it by holding the bagua in front of me in the doorway of that room. So my sitting room faces East however all my placements in my sitting room are done from the bagua standing in the doorway of the sitting room.
This is a grey area in Feng Shui and it would take pages to explain all the different ways and approaches. Hope this helps and doesn’t confuse more.

 

[grumpycat]

- PERFECT!


Great. I would not worry too much about the drains right now. Just keep the loo seat down. That will take care of energy from drains creeping in. Also if you are able to maybe keep the plugs in the sinks throughout.
Can you confirm what colour your front door is? Is it placed at the angle you have drawn in - i.e is there a triangular porch area? I suspect you have just drawn the way it opens but just want to make sure. So as you look from the front of your house the front door is positioned to the right?
Do you eat in your kitchen or the L shape part of your sitting room or both?
Are you saying that you are concerned that the energy of your house feels negative or are you asking if your house suffers because of the neighbours energy please? I don’t want to say too much until you have clarified this. Also are the neighbours attached?
Are you able to say which areas of the house don’t feel right to you? Are there any children in the house?
Also, what would you most like to achieve with your house?
You have placed your bagua correctly - you can also use it room by room by standing in the doorway of each room and holding it in front of you - so for instance your relationship area in your sitting room is in right corner and your wealth area in the left corner from the door. I would be tempted to start in that room even if your kitchen area tends to get used more.
Which room is your bedroom above please? Which room is/are first floor bathrooms beneath?
Where is back door positioned please?
Where is the sink placed in your kitchen and where is the cooker?
Roughly when was your house built and how long have you lived there?

As far as the energy goes you create it by placement and very often your own outlook. You can change energy very quickly though simply by moving things around and using intention. Certain placements draw in different energies. Sometimes energy can become stuck or stagnant. Sometimes it can move too fast. So its all a matter of degree and fairly easy to alter what you don’t like. The best place for a rose quartz crystal is where you have marked X. Is that presently a cupboard? I note it does not seem to be part of the bathroom or the kitchen.

Amazing, thank you so much for your insight. I thought I would try the floor map, but as you said perhaps areas won’t align so I will do each room too (I just wanted to check I had the right idea)

to answer your questions:

The awful line of a front door is to show where it sits. It is black, and it opens inwards at the angle I drew. The door is positioned slightly to the right hand side (there are two little dashes to show roughly where it is, and then two windows either side)
We eat in the left hand side of the kitchen where wealth meets fame. The kitchen is L shaped and from the dining area you look straight down to the lounge area
My parents bought this house many years ago (20+) and my husband and I bought it off them For many years it was unloved and very well used and when we bought it we spent a lot of time and money re doing it and it feels like a new house. Almost anyone who comes in says it’s not like it was. I feel like our home is very happy, and I adore it. I don’t want to change anything but I do want to understand it and see where I can help things be their best if that makes sense? My mums house interestingly enough that they moved to has caused her constant health issues and that it something i would love to delve deeper into that once I understand FS well.
our home is attached to our neighbours. I don’t think our home suffers due to it but I just thought aloud if this was possible. It just seems that every family that has lived there has had issues (alcohol issues the family before. The family now have sleep issues with their child and argue frequently)
We have one downstairs bathroom. It is opposite the front door but the toilet is around the corner (where the black dash is in the bathroom)
The X is in the centre of the house and is an airing cupboard! The block next to it is just structural wall.
Our bedroom is above the front room, and we have one toddler, whose room sits above the family area. (So both bedrooms are to the left hand side, ours to the front aspect, his to the rear) we would love to have another child this year.
The kitchen is extended out so the first floor sits above the central part of the house so the larger part of the kitchen and dining is an extended area if that helps. The dashes at the top part of the lounge show where the kitchen is out as an extension.
Back door is on the left hand side wall, in the middle roughly. The cooker sits almost smack between the middle of where creativity and health sit, and then the sink it on the opposite wall, but there is an island in the middle. I think perhaps I should do a more details floor plan of that may help!
house was built approx 1960’s

Love the idea of the rose quartz in the cupboard. We have many plants around the home, almost one in every room (when the light is favourable)
I am just trying to think about what energies feel in each room. We have started to close the toilet lid (recently trained toddler so easier said than done!) and closing the drains so will see how that presents to us.

When the bagua map represents body parts, how does that reflect? Is there certain things that can help the body? My mum had awful thyroid issues last year and still suffers as a result with memory loss and her asthma is also quite chronic. She had acupuncture last year which helped tremendously when she had hard circulation issues due to it so I am interested to see how changing her home might help possibly

once again your knowledge and insight is fantastic and thank you so much for your time!

 

[Geranium]

Hey, I'm here again. Sadly, my Feng Shui was out of the roof, recently. I missed you all. Hope you are all well. Is there still a Downtonbury?

Good to see you here.

 

[lemonlime]

This subject reminded me of a piece I've read some time ago, which had brought unexpected comfort to me. I hope it's relevant and I hope it'll be reassuring and comforting for you too.

 

[Hi there]

@Oops... Thank you for explaining the coin flip in detail x although I do feel it’s too soon to take that step as it’s not been long enough to know what I really want. It all came out first of the month so the emotions are still very raw.
I appreciate what my boyfriend is telling me, he keeps telling me that right now as I love him and want to be with him, I “may” think I’m ready to give up on marriage/kids but he thinks deep down I will want kids at some point and upon realising that he won’t be able to, will make me resent him eventually and he doesn’t want that. Nor does he want to see me sacrifice on my desires. He has made himself clear that if I wanted to end things now, he would fully support/understand the decision as he wants me to be happy.
We have been together 18 months, but I have not come across a man this honest, upfront and selfless. I’m totally baffled and at loss. I’ve noticed/felt change in his behaviour since this week. For eg no more saying love you unless I do first, no hugging/cuddling and worst of all he has not stayed over this week for the first time since last 6 months. He has got his younger brother staying at his own place for time being so not been at mine. Now I don’t know if this change in affection is intentional or not but it is so so upsetting. Sorry for the outpouring xx

 

[Oops...]

Interesting thread.
I used to be interested in Feng Shui many years ago but since I moved house I’d not even thought about it.

Re the energy clap on Sunday...
Now this is probably going to sound so stupid but please bear with me as I’m extremely sensitive at the moment.
I lost my dad last month. Last time he was in my home was on Christmas Day.
I’m worried if I do the clap to clear the energy then I’ll be clearing him away at the same time and I couldn’t do that.
Am I being silly? It’s all still very raw right now and I like to feel that he is still around me (even if he’s not) and I don’t want to lose that feeling.
Thank you.

Welcome and thank you for your post. You have suffered a very big loss indeed. I really get what you are saying - completely and it does NOT sound stupid. I will go and have a think before I reply to that because I don’t want to say the wrong thing. Did your father go in all your rooms when he was with you over Christmas please? Sending you warmest, warmest wishes .

Protem if this helps - when you clap you can open your windows and ask all negative energy to leave and all positive energy to remain. You might also specifically request all good energy attached to your father to remain.

I’m wondering what @PixelGirl might think about this too please?

 

[Oops...]

Going into the new year I'm going to try and have a deep clean and really have a good go at feng shut. My darling @Oops... any advice to help sell a house? Xxx

Ooooh! How exciting! A house move…please let us know how this goes
Take this time to get rid of everything you don’t want, need or haven’t used. All clutter OUT. This means you don’t have to take it with you so the benefits help this house and the next one for you. Then open all the windows and Spring Clean. Then when all spotless get a sage stick and walk it around the walls of every room. You can move all the stagnant energy by clapping up and down in all the corners. Then it’s important your front door looks as appealing as possible. Placing live plants there will help. If you can hang imagery of fish on the walls when you come in (frogs will work well or toads if you can stand them). If you can buy a turtle or tortoise ( made of stone ) place it outside your back door facing in towards your house. Make everything as light, airy and clean as you can. Scented candles when people view creates a nice energy. A good rule of thumb is if you don’t like it others won’t either…So that might be your starting point and then you can hone your corners etc afterwards. There is lots of info out there on placements for wealth, love, health etc, etc. The important thing is making a start…SO much good luck dearest! Xx

 

[Milking Keynes]

This is fascinating. I have placed a mirror face down under my daughter’s bed - the one who is over the kitchen. I was just wondering- in the Lydia thread, @Oops, you mentioned that your staff members have a Chinese coin, held with red ribbon, on each of their laptops. What is this for?

 

[happyforest]

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It lists the animal protectors.

I liked it because it’s credit card size so I can slot it in my ‘phone case.
We are all trying to do “cures” to our homes but this should protect us when we are out of the home because we’d take it with us whereas our other items stay at home.

I’ll let you know what it’s like when it arrives.

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These look wonderful! Much better than the purse mouse I found on Etsy. I haven't even used my purse since Covid started. I jam my pockets with all I need to not have to faff with sanitizing my leather purses. Much better to have something I can stick on/inside my phone case.

Thank you, @50sGirl!!