Feng Shui for a harmonious home Part 2

Today I’m continuing with the theme of feng shui for a harmonious home and will look at the two areas, Love & Marriage and Health & Family.

Before you begin, you will need to be familiar with your bagua or sections in your home that represents these areas. I have an introduction to feng shui and a guide to finding your bagua here.

When choosing something to place in the bagua, it’s important to understand that in order for feng shui to work, you do not necessarily have to use traditional Chinese symbols, you can actually use something that represents that feeling and what you emotionally respond to.

Love & Marriage

Colours: red, white & pink

They say that if you nurture this area in feng shui, you will create and maintain long lasting harmonious relationships. It’s particularly important that this area is free from any clutter, dead or dying plants, single objects or any negative images. Instead, place objects in pairs.

Here are some generic symbols that you can place in your Love & Marriage bagua:

• Objects you value
• Mementos from romantic experiences
• A pair of candles
• Fresh flowers (peonies in particular)
• A photo, painting or image of a happy couple

If you already have a partner, you can try the following:

• Birds that represent partnerships like mandarin ducks for instance as they mate for life, or the dove as they represent a long and peaceful marriage or partnership

If you are single and looking for love:

• Butterflies to represent flying amongst many suitors
• The Peacock can help attract the single mate

While there is the western bagua spot to put a Feng Shui cure, there’s also the obvious place in the home that needs a little health check – the bedroom:

• Is your bed balanced on either side?
• Make sure the bed is accessible both sides and that one side of the bed is not stuck up against a wall
• The feng shui colours for love are red, white and pink, using these in your bedroom can create the right chi (energy).
• If you’re looking, have some space in your wardrobe so that there will be a place for your future partner to hang their things in there.

Health & Family

Colours: blues & greens

Before we look at symbols to put in your Bagua, there are some very important feng shui priorities throughout a home that will support good health:

• Fresh, good quality air – by opening the window to circulate and bringing fresh in, using air-purifiers and essential oils
• Sufficient natural light and good indoor ambient lighting
• Having the home, free from clutter which drains the energy (I know, repeating myself but this seems to be so important!)

Once these areas are taken care of, you can put the following symbols in your health & family bagua:

• Lush green plants
• Water feature
• Art or images representing green plants or water
• Art or images representing a happy healthy family
• Musical instruments which represents harmony
• All flowers but particularly the lotus flower and cherry blossoms

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and more importantly long lasting, happy relationships and good health to you and your family.

Image used with permission and is copyright to Cam Neville, Documentary Photographer 

Sources:

Feng Shui & Beyond

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