As souls playing humans for a time on this planet, we have been given one gift that allows us to change paths the very instant we choose to change our minds—the gift of free will. It is the most awesome gift because we are bound by nothing but our own imagination.
I have often described the path that got me to where I am as quite rocky and filled with burdens. But I take the responsibility for choosing to see the path that way. The reality is, they were merely events. I added the negative perception to them with my free will. Yet as everyone always says, if those events didn’t happen, I wouldn’t be who I am—so I wouldn’t want to change a thing.
If you must, look at your total past as merely one big character-building lesson. Now that you know how to change your future life by simply moving your stuff and intending your ultimate future to be so, look at your future as one big unwritten chapter filled with everything you can think of—and take responsibility for it.
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A
Abundance, 47
objects that symbolize, 50
See also Prosperity
accents, measuring of, 42
address, numerological
analysis of, 63–64
affirmation, 227–30
Career gua, 153
for children, 119
energy used for, 225
Helpful People/Travel and, 139–40
Relationships/Love and, 108
See also intention
alarm clocks, 30
alcohol, 165–66, 172
altars of thanksgiving, 165, 172
animals, 29
Creativity/Children area and, 120
Fame/Reputation area and, 69, 86
Relationships/Love area and, 97–98
antiaging device, 121–22
apartments, overlaying bagua onto, 42, 210–11
appliances, electrical, 200, 220
aquariums, 143–44
See also water
arrow ch’i, 81, 82, 103, 109, 148–49
art, 91, 106, 115, 127
awards, 70, 86
B
baby, conceiving, 118–19
backbiting conversations, bells and, 116
bad times, reminders of, 51, 64, 91, 109, 141
bagua areas, 24–25, 36, 38–39
of desk, 79–80
in the home, 41–44
of office, 78–79, 154
orienting the, 41, 43,
outside the home, 206–11
See also specific baguas
bagua daisy, 155, 157–58
balance
in Creativity/Children area, 120–21
cures as, 24
in Family area, 181–82
importance of, 75
in Prosperity corner, 61–62
See also Health
bamboo flutes, 31
basement, 214
bathrooms
bed alignment with, 196–97
space in front of front door and, 210
See also specific bathroom elements
bathtubs, 70
beach houses, landscaping around, 71–72
beams, bedroom ceiling, 101–103
bed
beams over bed, 102
bedroom door and, 100–101
in Creativity/Children area, 115, 127
elements in construction of, 104
location of, 106
Relationships/Love and, 96–97
bedrooms, 100–104
space in front of front door and, 210
bells, 31
in Career area, 153
for clearing negative energies, 198
in Creativity/Children area, 115–17, 127
in Helpful People/Travel area, 132, 141
power from, 115
sound cure and, 29
black
Career gua and, 38, 144, 160
clothes, effects of, 124
Fame/Reputation area and, 71, 86
Family area and, 176, 189
Helpful People/Travel and, 38
Skills and Knowledge and 38, 165, 172
Black Hat Sect, 232
blessings
Prosperity corner and, 50
See also affirmation
blocks/blockages, 127
See also crystals; cures; mirrors
blue, 38, 124, 163, 172
body parts, 39
Health area and, 203, 204
See also specific parts/organs
books, 132, 154, 163, 172
boulders, 214–17
broken objects, 51, 59, 64, 134, 141, 199
business
use of bells in, 116–17
See also Career
C
cabinets, luxury items in, 51
cactus, 50, 68, 91, 94
candles
in Creativity/Children area, 118, 127
in Fame/Reputation area, 154
for light cure, 29
in Relationships/Love area, 89, 98, 99, 108, 109
candy, 114, 127
&n
bsp; car(s), 157–58, 167–68, 200, 221–22
Career, 27, 142–60
affirmations of, 229
aims and objectives for, 142–43, 156
colors of, 38, 144, 145, 146
commuting to, 157–58
Creative Cycle items for, 39
cures for, 145, 147–49, 152, 153, 157
Destructive Cycle items for, 39
ear and, 159
elements in, 143–44, 145
entryways and, 147–51
Fame/Reputation area and, 84, 86
first step in, 152–53
front yard and garden, 151–52
hazardous materials for, 146–47
Helpful People/Travel and, 138–39
immediate action items for, 160
inventory of, 33
location of, 143
number 6 and, 39, 160
power tools for, 143–45
promotions in, 153–54
Prosperity and, 151
Reputation and, 153–54
shapes or forms for, 144, 145
shoes and, 156
in summary, 160
symbolic objects for, 144–45
technology and, 155–56
water and, 38
wish list ritual, 152–53
cash register, location for, 157
ceilings, sloping, 103
change, dealing with, 224
ch’i, 24
mouth of, 44
stagnant, 198–200, 218–20
See also arrow ch’i
children
adult, 210
bedroom, 210
respect for, 186
See also Creativity and Children
chimes, 29, 57, 115, 153
cigarettes, 165–66, 172
cleaning
in Creativity/Children area, 118
Family area and, 179–80
for merchandise sales, 157
and Prosperity, Fame, and Career guas, 151
Prosperity corner, 53, 64
Relationships/Love area, 95–96
stagnant ch’i and, 219
See also dirt and dust
clearing a space, 219, 220
closets, 53, 124–25, 156, 213
clutter, 40
Career gua and, 150
Helpful People/Travel area and, 133, 141
mental, sorting out, 183
Prosperity corner and, 58
Relationships/Love and, 108
Skills/Knowledge area and, 165, 166–67, 172
See also dirt and dust
colors, 30, 38, 124–25, 195
See also specific colors
columnar objects, 38, 86, 176, 189, 195, 204
See also vertical objects
complaints
inventory of, 32–35
setting priorities for, 35
computers, 30, 92, 155, 200
conceiving a child, 118–19
consciousness, 23
construction paper, 30, 157
for fast, hidden cures, 179
for hiding feng shui adjustments, 53
contractors, 136
courage, 77–78, 108
cover-your-butt cure, 61–62
crafts, 115, 127
Creative Cycle, 37, 39, 40
Creativity and Children, 26–27, 110–27
affirmations of, 229
aims and objectives for, 110
antiaging device, 121–22
colors of, 38, 112–14, 124–25
completing a missing gua of, 122–23
conception and, 118–19
Creative Cycle items for, 39
cures for, 120–25
Destructive Cycle items for, 39
earth and, 113
Family gua and, 125, 187–89
hazardous materials for, 117–18
Helpful People/Travel and, 139
immediate action items for, 127
inventory of, 34
location of, 111, 112
metal and, 38, 40, 111–12
as missing home section, 206
mouth and, 39, 125
number 3 and, 39, 126
power tools for, 111–17
religious objects, 119
shapes of, 113, 114
symbols of, 117
in summary, 127
credit cards, 55–56
crystals
arrow ch’i and, 82, 196
at bottom of stairs facing main door, 55
completing missing corners and, 208
between front and back door, 150
for light cure, 29
power from, 115
cubicles, feng shui in, 154–55
cures, 28–31
as balance, 24
between two doors, 150
between stairs and door, 150
cover-your-butt, 61–62
drains, 134
for more business, 156
for car, 156
for ch’i loss, 150–51
for cutting past ties, 184
for gathering ch’i, 152
for money, 54
for negative energy, 198
for new job, 153
for obesity, 200
for relationships, 96, 99
for respect, 73
for spiral staircase, 195
giving-to-receive, 60–61, 77, 152
intention, 73–74
to find “the one,” 95
to go, 197–98
D
daisy, bagua, 155, 157–58
dangerous situations, feng shui for, 231
dead plants, 50, 52, 64, 109, 175
See also plants
decision making, 169–71
bells and, 116
desk, 155
placement, 79
Destructive Cycle, 37, 39, 40, 41
balanced elements and, 62, 146, 177
dirt and dust
Career gua and, 146, 160
earth element versus, 192
Helpful People/Travel area and, 134, 141
Prosperity corner and, 51, 53, 58, 64
Relationships/Love and, 91, 109
See also cleaning; clutter
distractions, Relationships/Love and, 92, 109
doors
aligned with bed, 196
bagua and, 28, 44
bedroom, 100–101, 196–97
Career area and, 143, 147–51, 153
double, 147–48
garage, 168
opening outward, 149
See also front door
drains, 52, 133–34, 141
dried flowers, 52
See also flowers; silk plants
drugs, 165–66, 172
dust, 40, 91
See also dirt and dust
E
ears, 39, 159, 160
earth, 36–37
in Creative Cycle, 37
in Creativity/Children area, 113, 127
in Fame/Reputation area, 71–72
in Health area, 38, 192, 197, 204
in Prosperity corner, 61–62
earth tones, 38, 146, 160, 193, 204
eight. See number 8
electric power, 30, 220
elements, 36, 37, 38
Career area, 143–44, 145
Cycles of 36
Creative 37
Destructive 40
Fame/Reputation and, 67, 68, 71–73
Family and, 175, 176
Health and, 192, 193, 194
Helpful People and, 131
Prosperity and, 61–62
Relationships/Love and, 104
Skills/Knowledge and, 163–65
using all 5 together, 61–62
See also specific elements
energy
and fear, 184
and thoughts, 184
as living thing, 106
Relationships/Love and, 89, 106
and results, 225
stirring up, 157
entryways, 147–51<
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See also doors
equality, Relationships/Love and, 91, 109
eyes, 39, 85
F
Fame and Reputation, 26, 65–86
affirmations of, 229
aims and objectives for, 65, 74
Career gua and, 84, 143, 153–54, 158–59, 160
colors of, 38, 68, 69, 75
courage and, 77–78
Creative Cycle items for, 39
Destructive Cycle items for, 39
elements in, 67, 68, 71–73
eye and, 39, 85
hazardous materials for, 70–71
immediate action items for, 85
inventory of, 33–34
location of, 66, 67
number 1 and, 39, 85
in office design, 78–82
party energy and, 83
power tools for, 67–69
respect, intention cure for, 73–74
in summary, 86
wish list for, 70
Family, 28, 173–89
affirmations of, 228
aims and objectives for, 173–74
black sheep in, 181
Career gua and, 156
colors and, 38, 175, 176, 180
Creative Cycle items for, 39
Creativity/Children and, 125, 127, 187–88
Destructive Cycle items for, 39
elements and, 175, 176
feet and, 39, 188
hazardous materials for, 176–81
healing old wounds, 184–85
immediate action items for, 189
inheritance in, 182–83
inventory of, 33
location of, 174
loyalty and, 182
money to pay off bills and, 51
number 4 and, 39, 189
power tools for, 175–76
Relationships/Love gua and, 94
sense of space in, 185
in summary, 189
symbolic objects for, 176, 180–81
wood and, 38, 189
family heirlooms, 182–83
family photos, 71, 78, 79, 80
fear, 184
feet, 39, 188, 189
feng shui
adding to, 223–33
energy from, 104–106
how it works, 22–23
professional help with, 231–32
spatial relationship in, 22–23
use of term, 21–22
fire, 36–37
in Creative Cycle, 37
in Creativity/Children area, 117–18, 127
in Fame/Reputation area, 38, 67–68, 86
in Health area, 193, 204
red as symbol for, 37, 38, 40
fireplaces, 52, 64, 68, 117, 127, 207
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