Feng Shui after the California Fires
by P.K. Odle, The Feng Shui Advantage
It could take years for the land to heal after the recent California fires. You may be wondering if the area will ever be the same. Residents who lost their homes are deciding whether to rebuild or move on. Still others may move simply because the area isn’t as beautiful or they are concerned about what will happen when the rains come. All are valid points. Another point to consider is the Feng Shui of the area and the homes.
A benefit of the fires, according to Classical Feng Shui, is that land that burns for 72 hours is purified. Any spirits that were stuck in the areas where the fires lasted for 3 days have been released. For more ways to deal with Feng Shui & the Haunted House click on the underlined title in blue to read an entire article on the subject.
Where you choose to live is important because you must be prepared to accept what Mother Nature may bring your way. This is referred to as the ‘Big Environment' in Classical Feng Shui and we rarely have control over it. When living close to wilderness or near a great body of water, we must accept the circumstances that arise. In general the ‘Big Environment' is considered to have good Feng Shui when it is lush and green… not burnt and bare. Therefore, the sooner the burned areas are replanted the better for the over-all Feng Shui of the area.
The Feng Shui of the 'Small Environment' (your property) is something that you have the ability to control. All buildings have some Feng Shui influences that support you and some that sabotage you. The good news is that you can neutralize the sabotaging and enhance the supportive energies.
A home can be rebuilt in every detail to the exact specification as it was before it was destroyed but the Feng Shui Energy Blueprint will have changed. The Feng Shui Energy Blueprint is created when the energy is captured under the roof and within the four walls. When the home is destroyed, the Energy Blueprint goes with it. A new Energy Blueprint is created when the home is rebuilt.
This could cause houses that had generally supportive Feng Shui energies to create on-going problems for the occupants after being rebuilt. On the other hand... there may be some homes that previously prevented success that could now bring the occupants great prosperity. In Classical Feng Shui all buildings are divided into the "5 Feng Shui House Types" listed below. To read more about these House Types click on the underlined part of the previous sentence.
- Good for People & Good for Money
- Good for People & Bad for Money
- Good for Money & Bad for People
- Bad for People & Bad for Money
- Locked on People and/or Locked on Money
Re-building also creates new inherent Energy Combinations inside the home. These energy combinations occupy the 9 equal energy sections or palaces. Each section has an inherent energy that influences your Health & Relationships and another that affects your Finances & Career.
That means every section of your home has the potential to support or sabotage your finances, health or relationships. Where you spend prolonged periods of time or where the air currents bring in fresh Qi (Universal Life Force Energy ~ formerly spelt Chi) are the most important energy combinations. Therefore, the energy patterns at your entrances, bedrooms, living rooms and home offices are critical.
These Feng Shui energy patterns have predictable consequences which when necessary can be remedied with the proper use of one of the 5 elements ((earth or metal objects, water features, live plants and fire-colored accessories). You can learn more about how these energies affect your finances, health and relationships by reading "What You Don't See... Is Affecting Your Bottom Line!"
When the layout of a home is reconfigured before being rebuilt, it could change the Sitting & Facing orientation of the building and also the locations of the entrances and windows. Any of those factors could trigger an energy that wasn’t active in the previous home. The new directional aspect will influence the occupants in a unique way depending on each person’s gender and date of birth. You can think of your Feng Shui Personal Directions as your unique relationship to Earth’s magnetic force that stays with you from the moment you're born.
For instance, changing the orientation of your home or the location of its Qi Mouths (doors & windows) could change it from activating your ‘'Prosperous' direction to triggering your 'Consuming' direction, causing you to constantly spend money. Or your home could change from stimulating your 'Valued Friends' direction to causing you to have 'Lonely Pillow Syndrome' where you end up sleeping alone. To read more, click "Your 15° Feng Shui Personal Directions ~ Know by Only 5% of Feng Shui Consultants."
Even though the ideal time to address Feng Shui issues is in the planning stage, there is never a better time to begin remedying your existing Feng Shui influences than the present. After all, do you want your finances, health and relationships to begin improving in the future or right now?
PLEASE NOTE: Any major fire that damages the majority of a home will burn off the Qi along with the air currents. This will change the Feng Shui Energy Blueprint even if the outer shell of the home is unharmed. That's why it's vital to inform your Feng Shui consultant when there has been a major fire, so they will be using the appropriate year built to calculate your home's Feng Shui Energy Blueprint and to prescribe the correct remedies. Remember, just like its sister science Acupuncture, there are no one-size-fits-all remedies in Classical Feng Shui.
© 2009 P.K. Odle. All rights reserved.
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