"Feng Shui"

Change your room

to change your life!

According to this Chinese philosophy, if you reorganize your home to allow positive energy to flow, good health, wealht and happiness will be yours.

Your living room

Feng shui is all about balance. Try to arrange sofas and chairs in a square around circula table.The center of the living room should be left clear. Make sure there is a lot of light, which will promote good energy.

A bookcase is bad feng shui, as its sharp coners generate negative ‘arrows’, and if you have one you ought to put a climbing plant on it to combat this effect.

Put plants in the corners of the room, as they attrect good energy and energize your wealth, but not ones with sharp leaves such as yuccas or cactus. Fresh flowers also bring good energy, but throw them away as soon as they begin to die, and don’t have dried flowers.

Mirrors are vital because they reflect energy. Round or oval ones are best, but they should not be opposite each other, nor should they reflect a door, otherwise your good fortune will go out of it.

To promote harmony between the members of your family, have photos of them around the room, preferably smiling. If you want to find a partner, energize the south-west corner of your living room or bedroom by placing a floor light at least 1.75m high there, and turn it on every evening. Surround yorself with ornaments and objects in pairs, such as ducks or birds.

To avoid blocking the positive energy in the room, keep everything tidy. Don’t accumulate too many unnecessary things. Take a look at every object, and ask yourself, ‘Do I really need it? Do I really like it?’ If the answer is no, get rid of it.

Your bedroom

You should have the head of your bed placed against a wall, as this gives you a sense of security. Avoid having a bed under a window, as you are exposed to danger and bad energy from outside. If this is impossible, use blinds or heavy curtains to cover the window. Never sleep in a place where you can’t see the door - you should always be able to see someone who’s coming in.

Avoid hanging pictures or lights above your bed, as this leads to a subconscious (подсознательное) feeling of threat. Don’t put mirrors opposite the bed either, as they ‘break up’ the image, and therefore the relationship reflected in them.

Keep lighting low and soft, and decorate preferably with dark colours. Do not hang paintings of fierce animals, abstract subjects, or water in the bedroom. Water is very good elswhere, but in the bedroom it suggests financial loss. Make sure you never put plants in the bedroom, and don’t have a TV facing the bed, or at least cover it when it is not in use.

Don’t use the same room for your bedroom and your study, as the different energies will be in conflict. If you have to do this, try to separete the areas either symbolically with plants, or with a screen. Cupboards are better than open shelves. Put away piles of files or unfinished work – don’t leave them on your desk. Being tidy promotes positive energy. Wherever you study make sure your desk is in the north-east coner, especially if you are preparing for exams, as this area symbolizes education.