Top 5 Feng Shui Tips - What to look for when buying a home

1. Ensure the property is easy to find. If you have trouble finding the home, so will opportunities and positive energy.
2. Look for a home with a sunny front face with lots of natural light inside. Sun light symbolises yang qi, warm, energizing, motivating, positive. Shadow or darkness symbolises yin qi, cold, demotivating, peaceful, rest. A home with a sunny face or front is warm and inviting, and encourages positive energy & qi to enter your home & life. A home with lots of natural light inside will keep you motivated & active. You can always add heavy curtains to bedrooms to create yin qi, where peace and rest is important. However it is difficult to make a dark or shady home sunny unless you use artificial light and that does not have the same uplifting qualities as natural light.
3. Avoid buying a home with a troublesome history or book a feng shui consultation a.s.a.p. Find out as much as you can about the previous occupants. Are they selling because of a relationship breakdown, has someone lost their job? If you decide to buy a home with a difficult history because it is a bargain, or you simply must have it, be prepared for a similar outcome when you move in. The good news is a qualifed feng shui consultant trained in form, compass and flying stars feng shui will be able to improve the energy and prosperity of a home with a difficult past.
4. Avoid a buying a home on a busy road. Pollution from cars will adversely affect your health over time, the noise from trains, trams and cars will make it difficult for you to have a good nights sleep which is important for your well being.
   
5. How close are Power Poles & Mobile Phone Towers? Your home & particularly your bedrooms need to be at least 200 meters away from high voltage transmission lines and street power lines. The electromagnetic radiation from power poles is very powerful and will radiate into the home causing all sorts of health problems. Mobile phone towers are often on top of high rise buildings, apartment blocks & shopping centres. Have a good look in the surrounding streets, look at Google Maps for a birds eye view. Your home needs to be at least 300 meters away from mobile phone towers. Read more about sick homes!

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Improve the feng shui of your home/office & the indoor air quality with plants

Indoor plants can absorb harmful chemicals and improve air quality, making your home or office a more pleasant place to live or work.

They also fill a room with peace, and have been proven to be emotionally uplifting.






The most common harmful airborne chemicals found in the average home or office are formaldeyde, benzene, trichloroethylene, and carbon monoxide. Even in low concentrations, these chemicals can cause a variety of health problems.

According to former NASA research scientist Dr. Wolverton, several varieties of houseplants excel in removing these chemical pollutants from the air (How to Grow Fresh Air, 1996). The most effective in removing formaldehyde were philodendron, spider plant and golden pathos. Two common flowering varieties were the most efficient at removing benezene; these were gerbera daisy and chrysanthemum. The peace lily and the chrysanthemum removed the highest percentage of trichoroethylene.

Since all plants utilize carbon in the process of producing new growth, all these varieties are effective in removing low levels of carbon monoxide. Other varieties found to be especially effective in cleaning the air were english ivy, chinese evergreen, bamboo palm, snake plant (mother-in-law's tongue) and several types of dracaena, including marginata, corn plant, and janet craig.

Formaldehyde is used in particle board or pressed wood products to make office or household furniture, in carpets, permanent pressed clothes, water repellants & fire retardants. Other sources include natural gas, kerosene, and cigarette smoke. Formaldehyde irritates the membranes of the eyes, nose, and throat and can cause headaches.

Benzene is present in inks, oils, paints, and plastics. In addition to irritation of the eyes and skin, chronic exposure to low levels of benzene causes headaches, loss of appetite, and drowsiness.

Trichloroethylene is used by dry cleaners and in printing inks, paints, varnishes and adhesives. This chemical is considered to be a potent liver carcinogen.

All plants produce oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. Thus any plants you choose, in addition to the varieties named here, will increase the concentration of oxygen in their immediate surroundings. According to McNally (2008) 'one large plant per 100 square feet is sufficient to clean the air in an average home or office.'

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Feng Shui Predictions for Metal Tiger 2010

In this issue of my Feng Shui Newsletter for 2010 ... find out what you can expect from the Year of the Metal Tiger. You will find tools on how to calculate your four pillars (chinese astrology chart) so you can find out how 2010 will affect you. The location of the difficult and positive feng shui Annual Time Stars for 2010 and how to handle them. Feng shui tips to welcome in the New Year. Advice on how to deal with Mercury Retrograde.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Feng shui tips & advice

The feng shui information at sacred feng shui design is the best website to go to for clear and easy to understand information on feng shui, geomancy, space clearing, divination, western astrology, chinese astrology and sick building syndrome.

It has free feng shui tips, a lovely Sacred Shop where you can purchase feng shui products, astrology charts, and better health products such as safe drinking bottles that do not leach harmful chemicals.

Astro Forecast - Mercury Retrograde 27 December 2009

Mercury Retrograde = delays, frustrations and misunderstandings

The planet Mercury will go retrograde for approximately 2 weeks from the 27th December 2009 till 16 January 2010 causing hiccups with all forms of communication, including planes, trains and automobiles.

• Emails, text & phone messages, letters and contracts can disappear, leaving you wondering what is going on, and why people have not got back to you. Anything mailed can also go astray.
  
  
• Computers can slow down at this time due to system errors, or crash.
  
  
• You may experience problems with your internet or phone connection.
  
  
• Plane, train, bus, and tram schedules can go out the window .. so expect delays.
  
  
• Your car may start running a bit rough during Mercury Retrograde. In peak hour, there may be an increase in car breakdowns and traffic light malfunctions causing lengthy delays.

My Advice

• Back up your computer before the 27th December!
  
  
• Finalise all contracts, projects and forms of communication before the 27th.
  
  
• It is not a good time to begin new projects. It's best to wait till after 16 January 2010 when Mercury will go Direct. Mercury Direct means Mercury will be moving forward again. If you begin a project while Mercury is in Retrograde (reverse) expect the project to be frustratingly slow and problematic.
  
  
• If you are in the middle of negotiations, allow for delays, and misunderstandings. Keep a copy of everything which is sent, in case it has to be sent again. Don't schedule tight deadlines ... factor in delays!
  
  
• Before going on holidays or business travel, double check all documents and schedules before you leave. Allow plenty of time to get to the airport. Allow plenty of time to transfer between flights.
  
  
• Most important .... relax and go with the flow. Now you know this two week period can be frustrating, you can prepare yourself for the influence this planet has on our daily lives.
  

Mercury Retrograde is often referred to as the Trickster!

As Mercury Retrogrades three times a year for approximately three weeks, I will update you when Mercury Retrogrades again next year on Twitter , My Blog or my Feng Shui Newsletter. I will be sending out my Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology forecast for 2010 in January, so subscribe to my Newsletter at www.sacredfengshuidesign.com.au

For a little stress relief and a giggle during this frustrating time, take a look at this funny, and very clever song and video about Airport Delays.

Merry Christmas everyone ... Carol

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Feng shui and the fibonacci sequence

Four of feng shui's core principles correspond to numbers in the Fibonacci sequence. Taiji or centre = 1; yin and yang = 2; the cosmic trinity = 3; the five phases (fire, earth, metal, water & wood) = 5; the eight triagrams (eight directions) = 8.









Fibonacci numbers can be found in nature and our bodies, and have influenced art, architecture and music.

Each number in the series is the sum of the two previous numbers. For example 3+5=8, 5+8=13, and so on to infinity.

If you are new to the wonders of the Fibonacci code, I have attached a video which explains the basic principles.

The first time I heard about the Fibonacci sequence was 7 years ago. I did a wonderful workshop with Lesley Crossingham where we learnt how to draw spirit guides with pastels. I found out the features of our face fit the proportions of the Fibonacci sequence. Once we got those proportions right for our spirit portraits, they came alive!

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History of Feng Shui

Feng Shui can be traced back to the I-Ching, the ancient Book of Changes written over 4,000 years ago. Confucious, the world famour Chinese philospher, was one of four founders. The physical environment was perceived to be a living entity, and the external world is a physical manifestation of our internal world. The earth's breath is qi/wind (feng), or the dragon's vapour, and the earth's water (shui) represents the dragon's blood. Therefore, in China, the physical environment is symbolic of a real dragon, and the ultimate purpose of feng shui is to locate the cave or lair of the dragon.

For this reason benevolent forces are said to concentrate around Hong Kong. The mix of mountains, plains and sea form the perfect dragon's lair!

The first and oldest school of Feng Shui, Form School, dates back to 190-220 C.E. Ancient texts show the importance of environmental factors such as the shape, size and position of surrounding hills and mountains, and the location of water when looking for an auspicious locations. Today, we also look at the buildings, roads, rivers, oceans, trees, fences and gardens that surround a building, to evaluate the quality of qi flowing into the site.

Around 722-481 B.C. Compass School (as it is known in the West) is based on the concept that each of the eight sectors or triagrams holds a different type of qi. They also represent magnetic directions, numbers 1 to 9, body parts, organs, people (male and female), and the five elements; fire, earth, metal, water and wood. An accurate compass reading of the facing direction of a building is an essential part of the analysis. This is not the same as the Black Sect or Life Aspirations theories developed for Westerners in the 70's and 80's. They are generalized and inaccurate methods sold to gullible Westerners to make money.

In medieval China, feng shui was a closely guarded secret. Its Masters were restricted to emporers, and the privileged. By deliberately excluding commoners from feng shui's power, they ensured their positions. Feng shui masters were greatly rewarded for their skills, and severely punished and sometimes killed, if they helped commoners. So it was not until the Qing Dynasty (1644-1840) that the true secrets of the Flying Star School were revealed. The numbers 1-9 from the Lo Shu Grid or Magic Square 'fly' in various directions, creating mathematical patterns which reveal the essential character of a building.

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