10,000 Blessings Feng Shui Blog

Feng Shui for Mercury Retrograde

 

Well, here we are again in another Mercury Retrograde (until the 29th) where communications can be extremely challenging and full of obstacles (not that they WILL, just that they CAN be!)  So here are a few Feng Shui tips from Grandmaster Lin Yun that can be used to help with problem phones or computers as well as clear communication with folk.  May these bring you some ease...

1.  Hang a 50mm clear faceted Swarovski crystal sphere (hung on 9" increments of heavy red thread) above your main telephone.

2.  Hang a brass temple wind-chime (hung on 9" increments of red ribbon) above your computer

3.  Place a circle of red cloth, then a same-sized round mirror atop that, then a string of zodiac animals (or an image of them) on top of those and finally put your landline phone set or your cell phone charger on the very top.

4.  Tie a 9" piece of red ribbon or string around any cord that attaches to any phone.

And just recently learned this from Ellen Whitehurst...

5.  Place a small container of sea salt next to your computer (I put mine in a small sylish white Zen style bowl).

May your communications by phone and computer be joyful, easy and bring you amazing good fortune and opportunities!

How Chinese Astrology Affects Your Feng Shui

I read a very interesting interview in the International herald Tribune with Feng Shui Master Raymond Lo who was explaining the bad start to the 2008 Olympic year for China.

"In fewer than four months, China has been pelted by crippling blizzards and riots in Tibet.  These were followed by chaos on the interational legs of the Olympic torch relay, fuelded by pro-Tibet demonstrations.  Then came a bloody train crash followed by [the] deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake in central Sichuan province.

Lo, who lives in Hong Kong, tried to explain some of the occurences in terms of Chinese astrology...Lo said part of the problem may stem fromt the birthdates of China's current political leadership: president Hu Jintao and premier Wen Jiabao.  Both were born in 1942, the Year of the Horse.

In Chinese astrology, 2008 is the Year of the Rat and, according to Lo, this is part of the problem.

'In animal astrology we know the horse clashes with the rat...so if you are born in the Year of the Horse, because of the clash against the rat, you will have a turbulent year'.

Lo offered a remedy.  He said carrying an ox pendent...could help ward off problems, because the ox is seen as a friend of the rat.

The other reason is that the Year of the Rat is symbolized by earth and water, an unstable relationship in 2008...that means natural disasters are very common this year.'"