2016 Feng Shui Directions
to AVOID
Digging or Construction...
and Why!
As far as classical Yi Jing Feng Shui is concerned, the New Year begins on the first day of the Chinese SOLAR year which is the 4th or 5th of February. Each year the Chinese Solar calendar begins at the precise half-way point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. In 2016 the exact moment the Chinese SOLAR year began was on February 4th at 6:14 p.m. local time. That is also when the Universal or Annual Feng Shui energy shift occurs, which has a unique effect on each building's inherent energy patterns. Some years your circumstances will improve because the Annual Energy shift balances or neutralizes sabotaging energies at your entrances or in your bedrooms and/or offices. Unfortunately in other years the visiting Annual Energies contributes to disasters by acting as a trigger for sabotaging energy patterns or they create a negative combination of energies for that one year.
This explains why one year can be better or worse in the same house, even when you haven't changed a thing. Therefore, I recommend all my clients have Annual Updates to avoid dealing with these negative or sabotaging energy combinations that contribute to health, relationship and/or financial problems. Once I analyze the current year's annual energy influences on their building's inherent energy patterns, I update their remedies on the copy of their floor plan I have in my files. My clients receive their updated remedy outline by email or U.S. mail and call me with any questions they have as they're preparing to or are making the necessary changes to their elemental remedies. This is why I always advise my clients to implement their remedies using accessories that are easily transferred from room to room, when necessary, according to the effects of the Annual Energy shift.
Due to the Annual Energy shift that occurred on February 4th, I'd like to remind you yet again.
that painting your entrance doors, walls or entire ROOMS. Red or Black is NOT advised in classical Yi Jing Feng Shui. . When certain annual energies visit the door area that's painted red (a fire color) or black (a water color) it triggers specific problems, such as arguments, lawsuits, separation / divorce, accidents, delays, pain and/or illness. From year-to-year, if your entrance requires a water or fire colored remedy... it's better to use an actual water fountain or a fire colored area rug or other fire colored decorations, because it takes so much effort to repaint a door, a wall, or furniture when a sabotaging energy visits and you're advised to change remedies for that year.
Due to the cyclical nature of Feng Shui, without the proper remedy, your home and workplace experiences an Annual Lock twice every 9 years, when certain energy patterns combine. These locks cause overall Money or People (health & relationship) problems for all the occupants of your home or workplace. I remember when a client called me in April and asked if it was too late to receive her annual update, because her family had experienced great financial losses since the beginning of February. I advised her that it was never too late for her to remedy the Annual Money Lock that was causing the financial problems they were experiencing since the Annual Energy shift on February 4th of that year. However, the best time to remedy any sabotaging energy combinations is before they have an opportunity to create problems.
Another cyclical Feng Shui influence each year relates to several directions where you want to AVOID digging and/or construction to prevent adverse effects on your health or the health of other occupants in your home or workplace. By construction, I'm NOT referring to painting or wallpapering projects. Construction is remodeling, not redecorating. Construction involves saws, hammers or other tools used to tear down or build something. During this Chinese SOLAR year (Feb. 4, 2016 to Feb. 4, 2017) you want to avoid digging and/or construction in the SW, SOUTH, SE & NE sections or directions both inside and outside your home and workplace.
If it's impossible for you to avoid a digging and/or construction projects in those areas and/or directions in the Chinese SOLAR year of 2016, you must PROTECT your HEALTH with METAL. When the construction project is an inside job in one of those areas between Feb. 4, 2016 to Feb. 4, 2017, be sure to have and keep METAL in the area until the construction project is completed, even if metal isn't the remedy that's required according to the annual energies effect on your building's inherent energy pattern in that section. For instance, you may need Fire Colors as the remedy in one of those sections inside. However, if construction is unavoidable... you must remove the Fire Colors and replace them with METAL objects until the construction project is completed to avoid health problems.
For a quick Metal fix inside during construction this year in the SW, SOUTH, SE & NE Magnetic directions you can use metal exercise weights. Make sure to use exercise weights that are NOT covered with vinyl or felt, because the air currents will only be touching outer covering. Remember, that it's always important that the air currents are able to come in contact with all your Feng Shui remedies to affect the Qi in the area. Therefore, be sure your weights are uncovered where the air can touch the actual Metal. In other words, METAL can't prevent health problems during construction if it's covered by a drop cloth, placed in a cabinet or under a skirted piece of furniture (sofa, chair or bed). The amount of Metal that you need is relative to the size of your unit or building. For instance, a 1,000 square foot apartment or workplace would need around 10 to 20 pounds of Metal per area/room.
When you have an outside digging and/or construction project in one of those Magnetic directions this year, either on or off your property (even if it's your neighbor's project), you'll need to position METAL between the project and your building until it's completed. Outside is the only circumstance where metal wind chimes make an excellent metal remedy to avoid health problems from digging or construction projects in one of those directions. Never use metal wind chimes indoors as metal remedies, because they could create problems.
It's easy to position a metal wind chime almost anywhere outside with a wall bracket or on a pole, such as a 'shepherd's hook,' both of which are sold in most garden centers for hanging plants. Use medium to large size metal wind chimes that have rods at least as long as your forearm (about 12” to 15” in length). You'll find a few other examples of metal wind chimes that I've recommended to my on-site & remote clients at http://tinyurl.com/MetalWindChimes. Metal lawn furniture, large uncovered BBQ or any vehicle would also work as metal between your building and any digging or construction projects until the project is completed.
The subject of the directions to avoid digging always brings up a vivid memory of a client's call that began with... "Everyone's OK, but I just have to tell you what happened." She went on to explain that while she was digging in her garden in one of the directions where digging was to be avoided that year... her 2 year old stepped in front of the bat, just as her 6 year old was following through on a swing. That's when she realized she didn't have the required metal to prevent health problems when digging in that direction that year. Thank God the doctors said he would be fine and he is
Did you know... the Sun doesn't always rise in the East? In fact, due to the Earth's rotation, part of the year it rises in the Southeast or the Northeast. That's why you can't use the Sun to judge where the directions to avoid digging and/or construction are in relation to your home or workplace. Feng Shui works with the magnetic fields of Earth. Even a map will not show you where the magnetic directions are located, because maps are oriented to what is called 'True North,' which is different from 'Magnetic North.' Therefore, you'll need to use a compass to establish where magnetic North is to be certain you are avoiding digging and/or construction in the appropriate directions from the magnetic center of your home or workplace.
Please Note: If you're using an electronic compass APP, make sure you are using the 'Magnetic North' option and that you calibrate the compass APP each time you switch from 'True North' (for driving/maps) maps to 'Magnetic North' (for Feng Shui). If I don’t have my Feng Shui LuoPan compass with me, I use the 360° Field Compass APP by ChartCross.co.uk
To take a basic compass reading you must go outside and stay away from metal objects and turn off your WiFi, which will distort your manual compass reading. Align the sides of your compass or smartphone* parallel with the sides of your building or unit. Be sure to stand-up straight and hold your compass level, so the arrow on your manual compass (like the one pictured here) is quivering freely. Once the arrow settles and is pointing to magnetic North, turn the North markings on the compass dial to match where the arrow is pointing to set your compass reading. *Also, hold your smartphone level to obtain an accurate reading. You may want to use a bubble level to ensure you're holding the compass or smartphone level.
Save that reading by not moving the dial. Then, take your compass inside to the center of your workplace or home and align the sides of your compass to the same sides of the building... because you've established where Magnetic North is in relation to your building, you'll now be able to identify the location of the other 7 directions. This is the only scientific way to confirm exactly where the SW, WEST, NW & NE 45° Magnetic Directions are actually located to allow you to avoid digging and/or construction in 2015. If your smartphone compass APP only shows a digital display, you may need to use a compass diagram (like the one to the left) to visualize all 8 directions.
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