Feng Shui and Money
Money is on a lot of people's minds these days. How to get more of it. How to stretch what you have. How to use what you have in the best way. How to save it to build your dreams. Even how to take care of loved ones or your community.
We love this topic. We know it's deep - layers and layers - physical, energetic, emotional, and even mental. How we feel about money matters; especially the words we tell ourselves. Do you think more about what you don't have - ie scarcity - or about the abundance in the world. And the concept of "money" in Feng Shui is really about abundance in all forms. But cash is what people think of most. So, keep scrolling and read/bookmark anything that resonates with you.
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Everyone always wants to know "where's my wealth corner?" 😊 And indeed, this is an important part of the perspectives of Feng Shui.
The wealth and prosperity corner is generally accepted as the back left corner or quadrant of the bagua map when facing the front of your home. This section, or gua, is associated with the I Ching trigram Sun, also translated as Persistent Influence of Wind. From the IFSG Feng Shui Glossary:
Sun (also called Xun): One of the eight trigrams, guas or sectors of the Bagua, associated with the Southeast, number 4, the element Wood, the season of late Spring, the colors green or purple, liver, gall bladder, ligaments, tendons, muscles, hips, thigh, and sense of sight, the eldest Daughter, the symbol Wind, and relates to wealth, prosperity and other life aspects. In the I Ching, Sun is denoted by two solid lines over one broken line.
And as we said in the introduction, wealth is not just finances or money. There are all kinds of abundance. From Richard Ashworth, Imperial Feng Shui:
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.
"Many people think of Feng Shui as primarily about wealth. The reason for that is that the traditional Chinese Feng Shui man worked for a baron, a king or the Emperor whose priorities were defeating his enemies and accumulating more money and mistresses. Or fewer if the Empress was paying. I tend to think of Feng Shui as about health and of wealth as a function of being healthy, that is balanced."
Formulae
"The Chinese word for wealth, choi – as in the New Year greeting gung hei fat choi – actually carries meanings such as treasure and prize. Indeed in ba zi, it is the term for wife. Choi can be stimulated. Mediaeval procedures like “Grand Master Yang’s Double Mountain Upwards Strategy for the Relief of the Poor” have survived because they work. Each year there are different locations in the home, the office and the landscape that can be “activated” for choi."
Find Your Prosperity Through Feng Shui
Nora Bens, LivHoli LLC
"There are eight steps of how we can bring prosperity into our life through the Bagua Map. The Bagua Map is sort of like a treasure map of Feng Shui. It uses the directions and the forms connecting to nature. Wealth of prosperity is the fruit, but in order to reach the fruit, we need to go through steps, just like the growth of a tree."
Feng Shui & Money: Promoting Flow – also not all fountains are created equal
Katie Rogers, Wind Horse School of Feng Shui
“Dave, what’s up with the fountain? Why isn’t it on?”
“Oh, it is just so noisy honestly. I didn’t want it to interrupt our call.”
I raised my eyebrows.
“How often do you have to turn it off and on?”
“Well, I forget to turn it on a lot. Really I have to unplug it. Even then, it really doesn’t work that well, to make sure it’s working, I have to…etc. etc.”
Read the rest of the hilarious and incredible story of Katie's client
The Goodness of Green
Bette Steflik, Shen Men Feng Shui
"Does this economy have you worrying a lot and you can’t seem to shake the feeling? Cheek your front door. Open it, what do you see? Are there dead or unhealthy plants within view? Remove them and your worries may dissolve. Replace the old with new greenery (both inside and outside the door). The goodness of green is your decision making will improve, your next step will be clear and you will feel confident in moving forward."
We love the many aspects that Bette brings to the color green. Growth, vitality, fresh start, hope, blessings and more: isn't that exactly what we want for abundance? Read the full juicy article and pick at least one simple think you can bring into your life
Feng Shui Principles for Gratitude and Joy
Kerstin Tracy, Ready 2 Heal
"Abundance means copious supply; great amount; fullness, or benevolence, according to dictionary.com
"Clients often ask about monetary abundance or the abundance of love and health. Regardless of the abundance we try to attract and allow, gratitude and joy are essential for fostering a sense of abundance and fulfillment."
You may have heard about the true connection between abundance and gratitude before...but we love Kerstin's simple tips to make it easy. Read the article
"How you 'do' money is how you do everything. If you want to foster a supportive, reciprocal, flourishing relationship with money, you have to give it the same loving attention that you would give to your Soulmate, your kids or your fur babies!!
"A simple way to start is to refresh the way that you use and treat your wallet. In Feng Shui, your wallet is a symbolic container for abundance, as well as a magnet for increased wealth. Empty your wallet of any trash, expired gift cards, old receipts, crumpled/disorganized cash (stagnated energy!). Buy a gorgeous new wallet (mine has GOLD lining on the inside! Bonus points!) and fill it with actual cash (as much you feel comfortable carrying), organized by denomination. Each time you spend any of your cash, you can silently say an abundance affirmation."
"I love Marie Forleo's version: 'There's Always More Where that Came From!!!'"
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The Wealth Corner Myth
from Candice Berlanga, Learn Feng Shui
We love this video - because as much as we use the wealth corner, there are aspects to Feng Shui that don't involve that specific place in your home. Candice nails this one!
"One of the MOST searched terms in Feng Shui is 'wealth corner.' In this video I talk about the myth of a wealth corner and why everyone has specific personal energy. As humans we like to think that luck is on our side and one stroke of luck can change our lives. While this CAN happen, it's never replicable and always creates TEMPORARY results. Using Feng Shui by using direction and action NOT ITEMS, you're able to create both steady results that pay off long term AND open opportunities to boost you ahead.
Watch/listen here or click the video image above
Final thoughts...
"You want the clients.
You want the overflow.
You want the ease.
But you keep waiting to feel abundant before you act.
It doesn’t work that way.
Abundance comes when you decide:
👑 I’m unavailable for scarcity.
👑 I’m claiming what’s mine.
👑 I back myself, even when it feels edgy.
What are you deciding today?"
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