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Feng Shui Your Seventh Lunar Month: Ghosts, Zodiac, Elements and Mercury Clashes

 

Ghosts Visit, the Monkey and Tiger Fight, Mercury Goes Retro and the Elements Clash—this isn’t a Movie, it’s August 2010!

Alright my friends, fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a wild month!  The 7^th Lunar Month is typically the most dangerous and inauspicious month of the year so please be forewarned, be proactive and do your Feng Shui and then RELAX into it because negative energy is not absolute.

Since we can’t change the Heaven Fate (whereas we can affect change on Human and Earth Luck), here’s what we have to work with this lunar month:

 

In the Four Pillars astrology chart there will be a clash between wood and metal, which usually signifies violence and burglary.

 

Next, the Earthly branches themselves also clash involving the Monkey and Tiger, two natural enemies in the Zodiac.  This clash suggests serious problems surfacing in marriage or between lovers as well as traffic accidents.

Added to that, many Asians, Buddhists and Taoists honor the Hungry Ghost Month which begins this year on August 10^th’s New Moon and ends September 7^th.  The Hungry Ghost Festival takes place on Full Moon, August 24^th this year. You can visit my blog for ways to honor the dead. But be aware that the spirits are so desperate to be fed that if left unappeased, they can bring misfortune to those whose chi energy levels are depleted or whose luck is running low.

And if that wasn’t enough, there’s another Mercury Retrograde coming August 20^th lasting until September 12^th.  This affects travel, communications and computers.

 

So please, my friends, it’s imperative to be extra careful when driving your car, walking out and about at night (especially on lonely streets) or when travelling.  Watch out for mischief, accidents, theft and losing your possessions. 

 

Below are some easy-to-implement Feng Shui practices to offer you peace of mind and safety this month.  Wherever you see a price, you can order the cure directly from me and I’ll pop it in the mail for you—just send me an email at info@10KBlessingsFengShui.com

 

1.  Perform an ACT OF CHARITY by feeding the spirits with burning incense and joss papers:

·     Everyday sandalwood incense $3

·     Temple grade incense $30

·     Joss papers for Hungry Ghosts $9

 

2.  Place PROTECTION AT YOUR FRONT DOOR:

·     Place a Buddha, Mary, Jesus, Kuan Yin or a traditional Chinese protector such as Kuan Kung facing the front door

 

·     Put a copy of Grandmaster Lin Yun’s calligraphy created by mantra and prayer for protection, peace, happiness and auspiciousness to be hung or worn next to your body or placed in your home’s front entrance. $3

 

·     A string of firecrackers symbolically blasting away harmful “sha” energies from your home or business. $12

 

·     Ritually prepared for you, these symbolic “Five Buddha Firecrackers” safeguard your home and business and prevent burglary or accidents with protection and power. $27

 

·     This natural wu lou or bottle gourd is a receptacle for dissolving negative energy as well as protecting you and your home. Exquisitely hand-painted with either Kuan Yin or Buddha and activated by a red silk cord and tassel.  A ceremony of mantra and mudra is performed on your behalf. $27

 

 

3.  Carry or WEAR PROTECTION ON YOUR BODY:

·     Cinnabar jewelry.  Bracelets Cinnabar bracelets $12

·     A beautiful red cloth amulet with protective calligraphy from a Buddhist temple to wear for your protection. $3

·     A Kuan Yin Prayer Pouch with a brass medallion and a section of the Lotus Sutra from a temple in China.  You can add your own written prayer into the pouch then wear or hang in your auto or home for protection. $12

4.  Add or renew your DRIVING SAFETY CURES in your car

·     Hang an image of Kuan Yin from your rear-view mirror for protection. A beautiful image of the 1,000-armed Goddess of Mercy from a Buddhist temple. $9

·     Hang a faceted round glittering Swarovski crystal sphere (on 9” increments of red thread) from the rear view mirror visualizing light from the 10,000 Buddhas protecting you and all drivers $9

·     The Kuan Yin Prayer Pouch has a brass medallion and a section of the Lotus Sutra from a temple in China.  You can add your own written prayer into the pouch then hang in your auto for protection. $12

·     If you wish, you can receive three secret driving cures from the BTB tradition—the fee includes the ingredients plus instructions $27 plus 3 red envelopes

·     The 10 Mantra Treasure Gourd is hung in your car to prevent accidents and absorb any killing chi, this natural wu lou or bottle gourd is a receptacle for dissolving negative energy as well as protecting you and your car. Exquisitely hand-painted with either Kuan Yin or Buddha and activated by a red silk cord and tassel.  A ceremony is performed on your behalf. $27

 

5.  WEAR BRIGHT COLORS—red --the color of luck, protection and energy-- is the very best of all!

 

6.  IF YOU STAY IN A HOTEL, place a bowl of salt next to (or beneath) the bed and empty each morning.

 

7.  Aside from being PROACTIVE FOR THE MERCURY RETROGRADE such as backing up your computer, avoiding signing contracts, double- checking appointment times, expecting travel delays and having back-up plans for your phone, computer, letters, faxes and emails, please also implement these Feng Shui cures:

·     Put a small container of sea salt somewhere close to your computer

• Place a circle of bright red material down and on top of that, place a mirror the same size. Now put a 3D string of the 12 Zodiac animals (beautifully carved jade on a 22-inch knotted red cord. $18) on top of the mirror and place all of this beneath your landline phone set or beneath your cell while it’s charging.

·     Also tie a nine inch piece of red ribbon around any cord that attaches to your phones ($3 for a bundle of red silk ribbon)

·     Hang a 50mm clear glittering faceted Swarovski crystal sphere (hung on 9” increments of red thread) in the center of the room where your computer and phone are or directly above your desk $45

·     Or you can hang a metal wind-chime instead in the same places as above $27 for a temple bell crafted by the renowned Woodstock Bell Company in brass

 

8.  BURN INCENSE DAILY to purify your car, home and business—don’t forget to open the windows so the old energy leaves and the breeze carries in fresh, new life-force.

 

·     High-quality sandalwood incense made of natural herbs, resins and oils for purification, meditation, prayer and healing from a temple in San Francisco. $30 for 100 sticks

·     Everyday quality sandalwood incense made of natural herbs, resins and oils from China in a beautiful vessel. $3

 

 

 

 
 

 

No More Road Rage: Feng Shui and Incense #1

 
Feeling grumpy sitting in traffic? Energy in your car thick with left-over anxious or angry chi?  Clear the energy of your car at least once a week by wafting high-grade sandalwood incense through your car with the windows open to release that old stagnant energy.  Visualize yourself and all other drivers safe and free from harm.

Pop me an email at info@10KBlessingsFengShui.com if you'd like to purchase some fabulous incense that I order from a temple in San Francisco.