10,000 Blessings Feng Shui Blog

Feng Shui Your Handbag

 

All right, Ladies, if I did a surprise reconnaissance Feng Shui mission and checked out your purse, what would I find?!

A weary handbag with very tired chi?  Heavy with clutter?  Resting on the powder room floor?

Or would I find a purse you absolutely loved, totally organized, free of clutter, light and easy to carry?  And off the floor showing respect for your money?

In a time of anxiety about the economy, it's a perfect time for a Feng Shui make-over of your handbag so it's attractive to financial opportunities.

I suggest the classic "Money Bag" shape (where it's wider at the bottom and narrowere at the top) to keep your money safe and symbolically accruing.

The fabulous color Red attracts Fame/Recognition, Helpful People and Good Luck--I've actually booked consultations from women ogling over my purse!)  You could also consider the color Black (with it's career associations); a Gold and Red purse for Prosperity; or Green for new beginnings.

Ideally, you should carry cash and enhance your money chi by having a Lucky Red Envelope with a Lucky Dollar and/or Three Feng Shui Coins on Red Ribbon placed next to your money.  Drop me a line (info@10KBlessingsFengShui) if you'd like to purchase either of these and I'll drop them in the mail fro you.

Think about it--how you show respect and care for your money bag is how your money will love you back.  And happily, you can now use Feng Shui as an official excuse to shop for a new purse and wallet!

The Feng Shui of Swimming Pools

 

As many of you know, I love to go swimming and move my human chi through the water element!  For those of you who are going to add a swimming pool to your own back-yard, please consider good form Feng Shui for the placement for your water feature:

• Have a meandering path from the house to the pool rather than a straight one
• Don't place the pool too close to your home
• The pool size should not be too small or too large for the house
• It's best of all if it embraces the home (curving towards the house)
• It should be placed horizontally or parallel to the house not angled with its points going towards the house
• The best shape is curvy such as a kidney or crescent
• You can balance the pool at the back with two tall spotlights on the front diagonals in the front yard of the home

Feng Shui Nightmare: EMFs

 

EMFs are electromagnetic energy fields which exist both outside and inside our homes and businesses.  From a Feng Shui perspective they are certainly "shar" or negative chi and can have harmful effects on our health such as compromised bio-chemisty, recurring fatigue, disturbed sleep, headaces, confusion, nausea, decreased immunity, certain cancers, tumor growths, blood disorders and auto-immune diseases.

Here are some simple actions you can take to help reduce the effect of the EMFs on your well being:

• Either remove (or keep at least 8-12 feet from your body; or unplug when not in use; or reduce) the usage of: clock radios, televisions, elecrtic blankets, water beds, ac/dc transformer boxes, coumputers, laser printers, copiers, appliances, microwaves, flourescent or halogen lighting, fuse boxes, cell phones, cordless phones, toasters, refriderators, electric heaters, electric shavers, blow dryers and dishwashers. The things in the bedroom are especially important.
• Cover open electrical plugs with child-proof covers
• Use EMF reduction devices (I love the things from Bio Pro)
• Place cork tiles under appliances adn use plants (peace lilies, ferns, evergreens, palms or philodendrons) near computers, televisions and so on
• Strengthen your biological system with healthy foods, exercise, pure filtered water for bathing and drinking and taking nutritional supplements that provide minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidents to combat the EMF effects
• Fix right away any frayed wires; broken outlets, sockets or switches; unfinished electrical work or fuses and light bulbs that often blow out
• Don't sleep in synthetic bedding or wear synthetic clothing
• Use 9 healthy potted plants (same ones as above) wtih a 50mm round faceted Swarovski crystal hung on 9" increments of red string close to the source in whatever room is of concern
• Take frequent breaks away from the computer.  Reduce your time on the cell phone and use a hands-free headset for talking. 
• Make sure the circuit box is not near your bed, desk or favorite chair
• Don't sleep near an air conditioner, fridge or electric water heater
• Check out Liddell's homeopathic spray "EMF" to help you detox your body

Feng Shui Breathing Meditation to Ease Stress

 

This "Breathing Inhale/Exhale Meditation" from Grandmaster Lin Yun will help alleviate negative stress, worries, anger and help balance out well-being and bring about auspicious chi:

Take in a deep breath and visualize that every cell in our body is breathing in this auspicious air and also breathing in the light of the Buddha or other deities.  We may also visualize that we are breathing in healthy chi, wealthy chi and happy chi.

When we exhale, we should do it in 9 small breaths with the last breath being the longest.  The 9th breath should expel all the air we breathed in.  We should visualize that we have exhaled all of our sickness, stress, worries and problems.

One inhale and one exhale is one complete set.  We should do 9 sets per exercise.  If needed, we should do 9 sets in the morning, 9 at midday and 9 at night.

 

Feng Shui Your Hotel Room

As many of us will be in a hotel sometime this summer, I thought it would be fun to share some tips for your stay. 

• If possible, choose an aupsicious day from the Chinese Almanac to travel
• Request a room with a beautiful and uplifting view
• Carry a talisman with you for protection and safety
• Tie a 9" piece of red cloth on your suitcase handles
• Clear the energy of your room by opening the windows; ringing a bell or chime; and spraying pure essential oil of orange, neroli or bergamot
• Make your room a yin sanctuary (quiet and dark) as much as possible for deep sleep by packing ear plugs and an eye mask as well as requesting a room far from elevators and ice machines
• If possible, sleep in the Commanding Position by adjusting your room  so that while laying in your bed you can see the entrance but you're not in line with the door nor does your bed cross the door.  Don't have a heavy beam crossing or splitting your bed, either.
• Cover the tv screen; mirrors;  and sharp corners on bed-side tables pointing towards your head (pack some fabric).  Make sure any blinds with blades are all the way closed or open but not half-open to avoid cutting chi.
• Keep the bathroom door shut; sink and tub drains closed; and toilet lid down when not in use
• Keep your chi lifted and supported by drinking lots of fresh water, exercising, receiving healing treatments, taking supplements and having long naps

Have a wonderful time!

A Feng Shui Garden: Tips to Increase the Light

In Feng Shui, we love the enhancement of light to increase the chi and life-force in both your body and environment.

Here are 9 simple tips to help you increase the light in your garden this summer.

1.  Use electric lighting to illuminate, spotlight or silhouette trees, plants or deity statues at night time

2.  Catch the light--as well as double the abundance!-- by placing mirrors behind plants, statues or water features (you can symbolically double your wealth, for example, by placing your water feature in the "hsun" or "fortunate blessings" area of your garden and placing a mirror behind it)

3.  Hang clear or colored 40mm faceted Swarovski crystal spheres in the branches which will shimmer and shine so beautifully (you can order some from me, if you wis, for $27 each)

4.  Use electric light or candles in lanterns

5.  Use mirrors beneath water

6.  Place colored glass reflecting balls among your plants

7.  Use a fire pit, fireplace or fire bowl (ideally in the "li"or "fame" area of your garden) at night

8.  String electric lights among the plants or across the space for night time

9. Use solar lights or tall glass novena candles to line your garden paths and steps

Feng Shui Tips for Business Owners: Don't Make These Mistakes!

Are you making these Feng Shui mistakes with YOUR business?

You don't run your business from the "Commanding Position" (meaning you sit with your back to a solid wall facing the door--but not in front of the door--at the farthest diagonal from the door)

You have failed to use Feng Shui in the branding of your business so you don't have unity in your physical environment, marketing materials, how you dress and your overall business perception

The Yin and Yang energies are out of balance not only in your environmnet but also in YOU--you are always pushing and never resting OR you keep contemplating your business but never take action

You drain your own energy and prosperity by being surrounded by stagnant chi and clutter and your don't practice energy or time management

You don't activate your "Fame and Recognition" are (or "li" gua of your space) so you are invisible to your clients and customers

You have an invisible or poorly activated "Mouth of Chi" (or fraont entrance leading up to and inside your front door)

You don't put enough value in creating strong "Benefactor" or "Helpful People" chi in your business

You don't marry the "Heaven" actions with the "Earth" vision each day

 You have a weak foundation for your business with a glass desk-top or any kind inherited from a down-sized or bankrupt business

You sign a lease on a building before checking in with a Feng Shui consultant to see whether or not you should sign or keep looking

You don't take the "Predacessor Chi" seriously and fail to have a blessing ceremony on spaces that have had bankruptcy, sat empty for months or years or have had very negative energy from the previous owners

If you need help, please visit here for information about on-site and telephone consulting for businesses.

Use Feng Shui to Attract Visibility

In Feng Shui, when you want more visibility for your projects and goals, we often look to the "Li" gua, the place of Fame and Recognition in your home and office. But we can also enhance and amplify our own chi to be a beacon for attention.

Some easy ways--that are also great fun!--to help you get noticed are:

• Wear the color red, such as a suit, tie or carry a red purse (my own fake red crocodile purse always gets attention and comments which invites conversation which has actually led to me to Feng Shui consulting jobs!)
• Wear jewelry that catches the light such as gold, diamonds or Swarovski crystals
• Use scent to enhance your chi. Personally, I wear only 100% pure essential oils and I love them (as do people who hug me!)
• Use sound to attract chi such as bangles or tiny bell earrings.

Ultimately, I still believe the best way to cultivate charisma and magnetism is to be kind, generous and to be extraordinarily present.

Feng Shui in a Time of Recession

Listening to NPR today, a lot of talk about a recession in our country. There seems to be a cloud of fear and worry and Feng Shui can be such a friend to you in a time like this.

                    A few thoughts tonight:
1. Do the Inhale/Exhale Breathing Method to help alleviate your anxiety and stress--if you don't know this, please write me and I'll send it to you.

2. Take action on all of the Prosperity cures here at this blog

3. Surround yourself with Benefactors and Helpful People who are experts in finances, mortgages, business and so on (if you're in the Portland metro area, I can hook you up)

4. Make sure you're taking care of the Mundane--checkbook balanced, financial papers de-cluttered, room for more client files and so on.

5. Be generous, generous, generous

6. Have an abundant, flowing and 'all is deeply well' mind-set.

7. Have a Feng Shui Consultation and Feng Shui Blessing Ceremony  for the strongest Transcendental cures and blessings

Feng Shui for New Beginnings

Spring.  Growth.  Expansion.  Vitality.  New Beginnings

In Feng Shui, we use the color green and the element of wood to enhance the Spring area of the Bagua called "Zhen" or "Jen".  In your home or business you can enhance this area (the middle left side of your room or building as you stand in the doorway facing inward) with healthy green plants (bamboo would be great!); green (or clear) Swarovski crystal spheres, paint or decor.  You may wish to put a green folder on this area of your desk with a list of all the projects you wish to 'grow' this spring.

Feng Shui for Spring!

9 Tips for Spring Feng Shui

1. Out with the clutter!  Before you begin, turn on all the lights, open all the windows, spray some orange essential oils and put on some uplifting music.  Clear all stagnant chi (inside and out) of your home, office, car, purse, wallet, briefcase, voice-mail, email, computer files, check-book--everything.

2. Then deep clean with aromatherapy products such as Mrs. Meyers and Method.

3. Increase the light by washing all of your windows and mirrors.  Dust your light bulbs and replce with the highest wattage possible.  Treat yourself to new lampshapes if necessary.  You can also hang Swarovski leaded crystal spheres in your wondows. (contact me if you need some)

4. Bring in a gentle breeze of precious new chi by opening all of the doors and wondows each day for at least 10 minutes.  Burn sandalwood incense or chen pi. (let me know if you want some)

5. Add lots of plants, indoors and out.

6. Add the color green into your life with clothing, paint and decor.

7. Invite fresh life-force with wind-chimes and bird-feeders hung from the rafters around your home.

8. Change out the water in your fountains and wash your crystal spheres overnight in a salt water bath (rinse in the morning under cold running water).

9. Make a list of everything that drains your life force: unfinished projects or errands, high-maintenance people, old emotions, unhelpful habits, negative thoughts, clutter in your environment (inside or out), toxins, electro-magnetic frequencies, debts, lack of sleep, poor time management, too-full calendars, excessive noice, distactions and so on...
Now, choose your top 3 energy drains you'd get the most relief from ending.  Schedule time on  your calendar and take care of them.  Move on the the next 3 and keep going until you are FREE!

No More Stagnant Feng Shui Cures

My dear friends in Feng Shui, please ask yourself, "Are my cures stagnant?"  When is the last time you changed the water in your fountain or cleaned your Swarovski crystal spheres?  I suggest that no less than once a month you:

1. Clean your fountain and put in sparkling fresh water filtered water (with just a drop or two of bleach).  Remember for your fountain to be a viable Feng Shui cure that the water should full with a strong flow and seen pooling (not disappearing invisibly) as it represents a gathering of prosperity and it should flow towards the inside of your home or business (not towards your neighbors--although, that's certainly a good deed!)

2. Your Swarovski crystal spheres should be cleansed overnight in salt water and rinse under cold running water once a month, as well.  You'll love the renewed and rejuvenated sparkle!  Hanging your crystals by 9" increments of red thread adds a mystical enhancement when using these spheres as cures.

Please let me know if you wish to order any fountains or crystals--I have some special ones!

Feng Shui for Deep and Restful Sleep

In Feng Shui, the bedroom is used only for a refuge of deep rest and intimacy.  It is the most important room in your home as it is where you replenish your chi each night.  Here we need yin (quiet and restful) energy which supports a calm nervous system without any distractions or disturbances of excessive yang (powerful, moving) chi.  In a three-part series, here are some tips to get you started in creating a sanctuary of sleep.

1. Keep your bedroom well-ventilated with plenty of fresh air for regenerating your energy.

2. The placement of your bed should be on the farthest diagonal to your bedroom entrance without the bed crossing the path of the door.  Being able to see the door while lying in bed will help you feel safe and protected.  The bed should be up against a solid wall (or use heavy drapes to cover windows if that's the only place your bed can go).  Also, don't place your bed beneath any beams or slanted ceiling (which can cause headaches, depression or a sense of oppression) or on a shared wall with any toilets or stove.

3.Your bed should be up off the floor with nothing beneath so that the chi can circulate around your body while you sleep.  The headboard should be solid wood (not metal, which conducts electricity) free of openings or slats--acting like a 'mountain' of support for you and your life.  Your bed should not have any previous owners and should be replaced after a divorce or break-up.  And no unstable water-beds, please!

Feng Shui for Love and Romance

Some Feng Shui tips for your Valentines Day...

1.  In Feng Shui, bedrooms should only be used for sleeping and making love.  So for your feast of love, please clear any clutter and deep clean your bedroom to remove tired and stagnant chi.  Open window, burn incense, ring bells.

2.  Remove from your bedroom any stuffed animals; photographs of children, family or pets; distractions of television, telephones, computers or work; sad mementoes of past lovers; a mattress used in a past relationship; any art that reflects loneliness; work-out equipment.

3. Add to your bedroom photographs of you and your love in happy times, wedding and honeymoon photos; romantic art; fresh flowers; anything that creates a sensual and beautiful haven.

If you are looking for a lover, consider...

1.  Placing yourself in the 'field' of lovers--go and absorb the chi of happy couples!

2.  Make physical room for someone to come into your life by giving "him" or "her" space in your bed (no single or bunk beds, please!), closet and medicine chest.

3.  Make sure that the art in your bedroom (and home) reflect happy couples--no brooding or depressed singles.

Feng Shui for Success and Good Luck: Part 2

1.  Enhance your Benefactors or Helpful People Gua (the lower far right hand corner as you stand in the doorway of your home or office looking in) by hanging a brass wind-chime here and ring nine times daily asking for the help you need for your success.  See, feel and believe as if it's already happening.

2.  Use the aupicious, yang (activating) and powerful color red in your clothing, car, home and office.  Not too much, though, so you don't 'burn out' from excessive fire energy.

3.  Make sure that your desk is placed in Command Position in your office.  You will have a solid wall at your back (no more facing a wall, ugh!) sitting in the farthest corner from the door (diagonally, if possible) facing the door.  This allows you to have the wide view of your business with a supported "Mountain" at your back.  if it is absolutely impossible to sit this way, then you can place a mirror on yoru computer monitor or wall so you can easily see the reflection of the door behind you.

Feng Shui for Prosperity Part 2

 

1.  Express gratitude with nightly litanies such as with coins; thank you gifts and cards; offerings to your deity (food, tea, candles, incense, flowers); silently bless everyone who gives you money; write thank you on all checks and bills

2.  Give generously of money, time, energy, compassion and appreciation; perform Love-in-Action every day; practice tithing; give red envelopes to teachers, mentors and charities; bless silently everyone to whom you give money

3.  Pay attention to your karma

4.  Absorb the chi of wealthy people

5.  Activate the Fortunate Blessings (hsun) area of your home, desk, office, business, yard and bedroom by using:
   *Elements:  Wood; Water;
   *Colors: purple, red and green; gold
   *Symbols: personal; Wealth Buddha; jade; jade plants; dragon; wealth ships; treasure chest: ingots; gold fish; coins; money toads; wealth vases or bowls; money or gem trees
   *Light: electric lights; mirrors; crystal spheres (green, gold or violet)
   *Sound: wind-chimes
   *Scent: frankincense
   *Water: fountains; aquarium
   *Numbers: 9, 108, 8

p.s. the photo shows the contents of a traditional wealth vase (the secret ingredients not shown here)

Feng Shui for Success and Good Luck: Part 1

Some simple ways to begin to increase your Success and Good Luck--part 1 of a 3 part series...

1.  Put yourself in the energy field of others whom you consider lucky, prosperous and successful--this helps you to absorb their chi and lift your own.

2.  Enter through the "Mouth of Chi" or front door of your home or business--not the side or back doors (look at the metaphor of coming into your life or work through the back door!)

3.  Write your goals or wishes on a piece of red paper and place inside a red envelope (I've got fabulous ones for sale if you need some, only $3 for a packet).  Put this red envelope in the Helpful People or Benefactors area of your altar, desk or bedroom and read every morning and night.  Please visulaize and really feel as if your dream is already true.  Also, put pictures and symbols of your goals and wishes in your home and office.  Best to shine bright light on them, if you can.  Don't forget the mundane part of Feng Shui and take ACTION!

Wishing you the Most Fortunate Blessings...

Clear Stagnant Chi

9 Feng Shui Tips to Clear Stagnant Chi & Increase Your Life Force

1. Clear out all of your clutter and energy drains. If you need help with this, see my 3 Month Home Study Course—it works!

2. Chi rides on the wind, so bring in a gently breeze of precious new life-force by opening all the doors and windows at least 10 minutes each day.

3. Deep clean.  As you do so, imagine you are sweeping away all illness, obstacles, bad luck, negative attitudes, and everything causing grief, stress, anxiety or frustration to members of your household or office.

4. Use scent to lift your house-keeping.  It is much more pleasurable to use cleaning products with aromatherapy (personally, I love the brands “Method” which you can get at Target, as well as “Mrs. Meyer’s”).

5. Increase the light in your environment. Dust all of your light bulbs and replace with higher wattage and new lamp-shades, if necessary. Wash your mirrors.  Clean your windows and then hang a beautiful faceted crystal to disperse the light.

6. Brighten your front entrance (your “Mouth of Chi”) with a new and bright door mat and hang wind-chimes to activate the chi.

7. Burn Chen Pi--Chinese dried tangerine peel—daily.  This is incredibly powerful in clearing out negative and stagnant chi, especially as clearing clutter or cleaning house.

8.  Do the Inhale/Exhale Breathing Meditation to help ease mental, emotional or physical blocks in your own body.  Please write and I will happily send it to you.

9.  Have a Feng Shui Blessing Ceremony at your home or business.  It is the strongest method for clearing energy blockages and increasing the flow of chi as well as inviting in vital health, blessings, prosperity and good fortune.

Please contact me if you need wind-chimes, crystals, chen pi, the Inhale/Exhale Breathing Method or wish to book a telephone or on-site consultation.

Feng Shui for Prosperity Part 1

 

Releasing Blocked Chi and Financial Stagnation

1.  Clear all clutter, especially the Fortunate Blessings area of home and garden.

2.  Deep clean.

3.  Have a Feng Shui Blessing Ceremony.

4.  Fix all leaks and plumbing problems (faucets, toilets, pools, hot tub, sprinkler, sewer pipes).  Keep the drains covered both outdoors and indoors (kitchen, bathroom and laundry room).  Keep the toilet lids down, bathroom doors closed and mirror on outside of bathroom door, if necessary.

5.  Take care and respect your money: balanced check-book; statements filed; pay bills on time; clean wallet and purse.

6.  Remove all images or metaphors of poverty.

7.  Keep the Mouth of Chi well illuminated, clear and uplifted.  Place your bed in the Command Position.  Keep your stove shiny clean and in good repair and also, rotate use of burners.

8.  If there are too many windows or a door in the wealth area, use curtains, plants and crystals to stop chi flow.

9.  Remove physical blocks with movement, deep breathing, water and Inhale/Exhale Meditation

10.  Remove emotional blocks with letting go of impatience, worry, criticizing, judging, gossiping, moaning or complaining; cancel all emotional debts of time and money spent.

11.  Remove mental blocks by re-paying all money you owe; return all borrowed things; finish running errands or anything else niggling you.

12.  Have a Feng Shui consultation to see what in the environment is causing scarcity and perform cures to remedy your situation.

13.  Do a Joss Paper Ceremony to remove money obstacles.

Sell your Home with Feng Shui

Tip #1
Release the energetic attachment to your home by
*disposing of unused belongings in the garage, basement, attic and closets
*boxing up things in advance of moving—be really ready to move house!

Tip #2
Please make certain that the path leading to and the Mouth of Chi (the front door) is free of obstacles so that good fortune, prosperity, opportunities and buyers are easily able to find you by making certain that…
*the path, side-walk and hallways hall-ways are free of clutter, weeds and litter
*the street or suite numbers are easily read and flowing upwards
*the entrance is brightly lit
*the knocker or doorbell is working
*the door easily opens to a full 90 degrees and that the door-knob turns effortlessly
*there is a new attractive welcome mat
*there are red flowers or plants in red pots at either side of the front door
*you hang a brass temple bell wind-chime to activate the chi and good fortune for opportunities
*the front door is painted glossy red for good luck, auspiciousness or glossy black for money luck
*polish the metal hardware
*the view upon entering is beautiful with fresh flowers, a pure aromatherapy candle or an altar; a hanging chandelier would be ideal
*consider a water feature inside the front door with the water flowing into the home

Tip #3
Increase the Chi Outside of the Home by:
*Using bird-feeders, bird baths, wind-chimes
*Having no trees or shrubs touching the house
*Keeping all windows and mirrors sparkling clean (no cracks)

Tip #4
Increase the Chi Inside of the Home by:
*Clearing all clutter; deep clean with aromatherapy products; air out every day; empty trash and recycling end of day; keep wastebaskets out of sight
*Keeping the bathroom doors closed; toilet lids down; fix all leaks; cover drains
*Keeping knives and scissors in drawers or knife blocks
*Hanging only uplifting and beautiful art
*Keeping books flush on shelves
*Removing all dried flowers, dead plants, cactus
*Adding fresh scented flowers and aromatherapy candles or diffusers with sweet orange or bergamot essential oils

Tip #5
*Increase the light in your home by placing mirrors across from beautiful views.
*Make sure dark corners and spaces have electric lighting.

Tip #6
*Place a picture of your home with a “sold” sign superimposed on it where you can see it often every day

Tip #7
Activate both the Prosperity and Helpful People areas inside your home by:
*Using water fountains or aquariums
*Hanging wind-chimes
*Playing beautiful and uplifting music (even when you’re not there)
*Leaving lights on 24/7 (a night-light is fine)
*Hanging strong mirrors

Tip #8
*Keep realtors’ brochures and business cards placed upright.
*Place the “For Sale” sign at the right of the front door as you look at the home.

Tip #9
*Call in a Feng Shui consultant to make adjustments and enhance the exterior and interior factors that make your home full of great Feng Shui home to give your home an edge.
*Have a Feng Shui Blessing Ceremony and learn the Real Estate Secret Cure.
*Use the Three Secret Reinforcements on everything (marketing materials, yourself, everything!)

Feng Shui for Good Fortune

Wherever I go, I’m always checking out the Chi (pronounce “chee”) which comes into our lives, homes and businesses through the “Mouth of Chi” (or front entrance) of both the land and the building.  I cannot say how essential it is to have a fabulous entrance because this is where all good luck, health, happiness, prosperity—everything!—enters your life.  You can enhance yours by:

·Keeping the path approaching your door absolutely free of obstacles and clutter (no recycling bins, dead plants, overgrown hedges or trees that need pruning). The path should gently meander, rather than run in a straight line to your front door.

·Keep the door-way well illuminated both inside and out (no burnt out light bulbs)

·Inside and outside the Mouth of Chi should be uplifting and beautiful.  Plant healthy plants in red pots or red flowers at either side of your front door. Place a cheerful, new and bright door mat.

·Make certain that your address is clearly visible (so fortune can find you!) and that your doorbell is in working order (so you can hear opportunity calling!)

·Be sure that your solid wood front door is in good working order—no squeaking hinges or scraping the floor--and that the door knob opens easily (for blessings to easily!)

·Give your front door a fresh coat of glossy paint--consider a bright red for auspicious luck and protection; green for health and long-life; or black to stimulate your career and cash flow.

·You can also place an exterior water fountain flowing towards your front door which helps create cash flow (the greater the flow, the better).  Make sure the water is visibly pooling rather than disappearing.

·Make sure your eyes fall on something beautiful when you enter your home or office, such as fresh flowers or an altar.  A bright and sparkling crystal chandelier would also be ideal here.

·For those of you with attached garages, side or back doors, get into the habit of using your front door and activate that Mouth of Chi!

·Hang brass temple-bell wind chimes outside your front door to ring in new blessings.