By Pari
Syal
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Equated to wealth – water can be as productive a
force in life as it can be destructive…
Water is generally considered as wealth in Feng
Shui. When you place a body of water in a particular area, energy begins to
accumulate there and starts activating the positive forces of nature.
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Water may be placed in any form – a fish tank, a
fountain or even a simple bowl of water with petals or coins in it. You have to
just make sure that the bowl is 10” – 12” in diameter and 3” – 4” deep.
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It is absolutely imperative that the water is actually present and even more essential that it persists in a gentle flow rather than a forceful gushing stream or fountain. Why? Well, the gentler the flow of water, the stronger its positive energy, the more intensive its degree of activation.
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The material that you choose to display the
water is equally relevant to the function it embodies. Marble, earthenware,
wood, all represent the earth and are the best materials to use in a fountain,
or bowl. Also, if you are considering placing an aquarium since it also
enhances the ambience of the room in question, make sure that you have in it 6
gold fish and 1 black one – this symbolizes the number seven – considered as
the early heavenly sequence of all things auspicious that generates a charged
energy in water – making it doubly auspicious. Other options include a floating
candle or even a shallow growing plant that requires less depth and can float
in a container of water. Remember the traditional Urli?!
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Besides actually placing a water body, there are other methods of ushering in the positive energies into your home. Use the colors of water – blue and black. On a foot mat at your entrance, a wall hanging perhaps, blue cushion covers, a sheer blue curtain, a rug, etc.
Yet another option is the use of fluid shapes –
circles, semi-circles, and flowing shapes represent water when they are placed
in numbers rather than singly. For e.g., a corner table with a round pedestal
and a curvaceous tabletop!
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And last but certainly not the least important
is the fact that water should meander in the home – from the entrance into the
living, from the living into the dining and kitchen – flowing through these
areas rather than moving in straight pathways. This again builds the energy
flow and does wonders for the family!
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Watch Out:
- Do not allow water to stagnate or smell. Keep
it fresh by changing it often.
- Never
have leaky faucets in the home
- Do
not allow the petals to wilt in a bowl of water
- Always make sure that the fish remain in
fresh water in an aquarium
- Never
hang a picture/ painting depicting flowing water above 5ft. height in a
room
- Do
not allow the water to spill over
- Do
not overdo any one color or shape – you will start experiencing difficulty
coping with things.
- Let
the water flow gently – never gushingly; it will lead to extra expenses.
Information: Courtesy Dr. Lizia Batla, Master
of Feng Shui. Her services include
tarot card readings, Feng Shui Audits etc. She can be reached at lizia@liziabatla.in
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web
Good to know, we ended up having the doors directly facing each other. Was just way more practical. Some of the feng shui rules make a lot of sense to me, others not so much. We actually like opening the windows in the two rooms in the evening to create a breeze across the second story feng shui master
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