Activating Your Eight Life Aspiration Sectors in Feng Shui

After determining where the Eight Life Aspirationsyour home is said to bring happiness and health to
sectors are in your house, you will need toall that live in your home.
decorate and place items that correspond withBamboo plants are symbolic of good health
those sectors. Remember that activating theseDisplay a tortoise or turtle in the East corner of
sectors will benefit all the people living in youryour living room for good health.
household.Use aromatherapy to enhance your health, relieve
Please do not confuse this with enhancing yourstress, create harmony and promote overall well
PERSONAL directions. Personal directions must bebeing
enhanced by using your KUA number.SOUTHEAST Sector
Don't spend a lot of money!The Southeast corner of your home is the
You don't have to go out and spend a lot ofProsperity and Wealth Sector.
money to "Feng Shui" your house! How manyTry to use as much green as you can in this area
people who have a specialty store will tell youwithout over doing it.
THAT?? : ) Just look around your home and seeFlowers are great in this area. The best types of
what items you have in various places. I amflowers and plants to use according to Feng Shui
speaking of figurines, plants, wooden objects,are bamboo, orchids, chrysanthemums and plum
metal objects, photos, candles, oil burners,blossoms. However - any type of plant will do.
flowers, etc. Then look at your layout of yourDon't use dried flowers, bonsai plants or cactus
house that you have done, and move the objectthey are not good to have in the home.
to the sector that you think best suits it.If your bedroom is in the SE corner of your
When I first started activating my sectors, Ihome, do not place plants or flowers there. Just
found that there were MANY things already in mytry to find curtains, rugs, pillows, etc that have
home that worked great for certain sectors.green tones to them to enhance the room.
Problem was, sometimes they were not in thePut a Lucky Cat in the SE corner of your home
RIGHT sector. So, all I had to do, was rearrangeto bring about good fortune.
things a little - and boy, what a difference! ForCreate a wealth vase to put in a cupboard
example, I use aromatherapy a lot in my home. Isomewhere in your Southeast Sector. See the
have an earthenware crockpot potpourri burnerprevious newsletter for tips on creating a wealth
that I had to move to my Northeast areavase
because of the earth element. I have anotherProsperity - General Guidelines
Sterling Silver oil burner that I had to move toHang a set of doorknob coins activated with red
my Northwest sector - the Metal Element. Didn'tthread on the knob on the inside of your front
cost me a dime - just the energy to move themdoor. This helps to keep the money in your home.
to different areas.Do not put either of these on a back door -
Become color conscious.which will bring about the opposite effect. Also,
If you have blue curtains in your Northeast sectorthis needs to be on your front door whether you
and they will fit a window in the North sector,actually USE that door or not.
move them and replace them with some beigeHang a prosperity bell on the outside of your
curtains. Keep the colors for each sector in mindfront door knob to invite prosperity into your
as you go about the house rearranging things.home. Make sure it is tight against the doorknob -
"Feng Shui" your MIND.otherwise it may get bent when closing the door
Get yourself used to looking for items that willif it gets caught in between the door and the
help you. Also, keep in mind that Feng Shui is notdoor jam. I will be introducing a bell with a
about oriental art. It is about where you placestretchable cord this month on my web site.
certain objects - doesn't matter who made it - itPlacing a small Buddha directly across from the
just matters what it is made OF, what color it is,front door will also create positive chi and
what shape it is and/or what it represents. If youwelcome prosperity into your home. Do not put
go to a garage sale and find a beautiful picture ofthe Buddha the floor. Try to have him at eye
a waterfall and bring it home, THINK about whatlevel if possible.
sector that should go in - Water - Career - North!Place 3 Good Luck coins in your wallet or in your
Reversing that situation, if you are wanting topurse to signify that it will have money in it at all
activate your Career Sector in your home, go totimes.
the garage sales and look for things that have toPlace some 3-Legged money toads in various
do with WATER. It is really easy to do, once youplaces around your house. These can go on the
get used to it. Make yourself a little 3x5 "cheatfloor and be very inconspicuous if you want them
sheet" card that has your sectors and whatto. You need to put one right beside your front
colors, etc to use and carry it around in yourdoor facing into the room. Then, if you can, put
wallet if you need to.another one diagonally across from it - not facing
NORTH Sector:the front door - but off to the left or right of the
The North part of your home is considered youropposite wall that your front door is on.
Career Prospects SectorPlace FuDogs right inside your front door. They
Use the colors blue and black as much as possiblesymbolize protection of the family and protecting
in this area. Do not use those colors so much thatyour wealth.
they are overwhelming.SOUTH Sector
Have water features here as the element of theThe South sector governs recognition and fame.
North is water. Some examples of waterThis also covers popularity and reputation.
features are: water fountains, paintings of a lakeUse red and various shades of red in this area
or river, water globes, animals that live in theincluding burgundy, pink, hot pink, maroon. Take it
water (turtles, fish, etc) whether live or ceramic,easy on the bright red as it is a very powerful
anything that has wavy lines.color and could overwhelm things.
NORTHEAST SectorPlace a crimson bird sculpture, eagle in flight,
The Northeast sector governs education,dragon, rectangular shaped crystals, fire features
spirituality, knowledge and self-growthlike candles, oil burners, bright lights, crystal
Use the color beige or very light brown in thischandeliers, plants, a fire place, wood burning
areastove in this sector. Do not display water
Use Earth type decorations here. Examples couldfeatures here.
be plants, brown colored objects, globe, and mapSOUTHWEST Sector:
of the world. Hanging crystals and a Buddha is alsoThis sector governs Marital Happiness and
good for this area.Romance
EAST SectorUse yellow, beige, red and orange colors in this
The East Sector governs family relations andsector, being very careful not to overdo the red
health. I am going to break the two of theseand orange colors. Do not use green or brown in
down a bit further:this area if possible.
Family Relations - HarmonyFor plants, use earth tone or pottery for the
Clearing the clutter is the most important way toplanters.
create harmony in your home. I have foundMake sure when enhancing this area that you
personally that when my office is cluttered, myalways put things in pairs. Not one and definitely
children seem to get a little unruly. (They spend anot three - just two of different items that
lot of time in my office because that is usuallysymbolize love and romance to you. Mandarin
where I am! LOL) Also, sounds silly, but when Iducks, love birds and peacocks are good symbols
get behind on the laundry they tend to get unrulyhere
as well. Coincidence? I doubt it! The second mostCrystals in the SW sector of your home or
important way is to KEEP the clutter gone.bedroom will activate the earth energies of that
Use green and brown colors in this area.sector. You can hang these in a window or just
Activate this area with: dragons, wooden objects,have crystal ornamental items there.
crystals, objects representing family unity - like aWEST Sector
dog family, turtle family, figurine of childrenThis sector governs the luck of children and also
playing, pictures of your family in wooden frames,new projects, hobbies, stages of life and pleasure.
plants in earth tone pots or potteryUse white, silver, yellow and gold in this area.
Take steps to activate all the sectors in yourPlace white, silver or yellow flowers, hollow wind
home by placing objects and using colors thatchimes, bells, metallic or earth objects, round
correspond with those sectors. If all sectors areobjects, ceramic objects, quartz crystal, a
energized it should create harmony in your home.sleeping white tiger (MUST be sleeping or don't
Healthput it here), TV, computer, stereo, soapstone
Green and brown are good colors to use here, asobjects representing family in this area.
well as black and blue.NORTHWEST Sector
Follow the guidelines above under Harmony. Also,This sector governs mentors, networking,
check around the house for what is called "poisonbeginnings, meeting influential people and important
arrows" - anything sharp, pointed and angular thatmeetings.
seem to be threatening. Exposed beams areUse metallic colors here like white, silver and gold.
considered poison arrows. Redirect the bad sharPlace hollow wind chimes, stone and metal
chi by using crystals, bamboo flutes or windsculptures, any objects that are metallic in color
chimes.or in material, metal candle holders and picture
Displaying a Happy Buddha in the living room offrames in this area.