Depending on its use, your home office should be either close to the front door or in a secluded area of your home. If you receive clients or customers, the best place for your office is close to the front door. Because a home-based business that receives clients and customers, or traffic, is yang by nature, it should be located in the most yang area of your home, namely, in a front room. Also, a home-based business that receives clients should be kept completely separate from the more private areas of your home. If your work requires quiet concentration—if you are a writer, artist, or researcher—your office should be in a secluded area of your home. Read the rest of this entry »

Sha is a destructive form of chi that is generated by various configurations of objects, roads, buildings, and so on. Sha, sometimes called secret arrows, literally meaning “killing force,” undermines luck and causes losses of money. In feng shui, sha is one of the most important things to look out for. If the main door to your workplace opens directly to the outside of the building, stand in the doorway looking out, and search for any of the following causes of sha. Read the rest of this entry »

Easy position. Be self-possessed and cooperative to achieve success. You may be promoted to a high position.

Easy position. If you are adaptable and broad-minded, you will find many good opportunities for advancing.

Difficult position. Unless you exercise self-restraint and courtesy in the face of opposition, you could be unduly discredited and suffer losses. Beware of envious colleagues. Read the rest of this entry »

Uncertain position. Unless you can put aside selfish motives and work for the benefit of all, you will be inviting trouble. If you can act impartially, you will ultimately make substantial gains and be promoted. Consider this position a stepping-stone.

Uncertain position. Persevere in the midst of fluctuating circumstances. Beware of trickery. If you are resourceful, you will be successful. Read the rest of this entry »

Uncertain position. If you overreach your limits and go to extremes, you will run into trouble and suffer losses. If you calmly persevere while remaining flexible, you will have success.

Easy position. You may benefit through seemingly unfortunate or difficult circumstances. Be cooperative and sincere.

Easy position. You will make significant progress, gain recognition for your good efforts, and win the favor of your superiors. Read the rest of this entry »

Difficult position. Be meticulous at work, and take care to refrain from entanglements and quarrels. Do not take the goodwill of others for granted. Sincerity will lead to success.

Difficult position. Be flexible and patient. Stubbornness will cause you to lose the support and respect you need from others. When facing hardships and obstacles, seek expert help. Read the rest of this entry »

The following causes of sha, or secret arrows, when visible from your windows, can have subtle and negative effects on your nerves and contribute to your professional and financial problems.

• A road or driveway that runs directly toward or away from the window
• A sharp object, such as a spire, that is directly in line with or points directly at the window
• A building with a steep, pointed roof within view of the window

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Let’s look now at the meanings and remedies for the various protruded and indented areas. There are three remedies for each. You can apply any one, any two in combination, or all three together.

A space with the north area protruded attracts many friends as well as theft. Ventures led by the inexperienced working here are in danger of failure. Read the rest of this entry »

A space with the southwest area indented is generally unlucky but is especially unlucky for women and businesses that involve women’s interests. Ventures led by the inexperienced working here will encounter serious obstacles. Read the rest of this entry »

A space with the east area indented discourages growth and expansion. Ventures led by the inexperienced working here will result in financial loss.

• Use green and/or light blue around the indented area. For example, paint the walls green or light blue, use green or light blue window dressings, or hang pictures with lots of greens and light blues on the walls.

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There are two remedies for each indented area. You can apply one remedy alone or both in combination.

A space with the north area indented invites accidents. Ventures led by the inexperienced working here are likely to fail. Read the rest of this entry »

Check your money and power points for the following trouble spots:

• A bathroom at the money or power point is unfavorable. The yin energy of the bathroom will drain your space of energy and the power to attract and accumulate money.

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Once you have looked at your money and power points and corrected any problems, you can enhance your luck in the following ways:

• For the money point, cut out Chinese money writing. Mat and frame it with one of your lucky star colors, and hang it at the money point of your personal work space. If you work at a desk in an open area with no partitions, place the lucky money talisman on the upper-left-hand side of your desk. If your desktop is covered with glass, place the talisman, unframed, underneath the glass.

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Your furniture arrangement should allow the chi to flow as smoothly as possible. Always place your furniture and decorative objects in simple, balanced configurations. It is best to position your furniture parallel to the walls. If your room is very large, however, you can position some pieces of furniture diagonally in the corners to create a feeling of roundness.

Avoid creating obstacles by putting too much furniture in a room or by using furniture that is too large for the space. Also, avoid arranging your furniture in ways that interfere with, or complicate, normal routines. Use common sense. Read the rest of this entry »

In addition to the symbolic images of your lucky stars and Talismans 8 and 9, here are a number of traditional Chinese symbolic decorations you can use to enhance your professional and financial luck.

Symbol& Meaning

Bear: Strength and courage, protection against theft

Pot of coins: Prosperity

Conch shell: Prosperity

Deer: Wealth

Dog: Prosperity and protection

Dragon: Creativity and nobility

Bouquet of flowers: Wealth

Two goldfish: Success and abundance

Swallows: Prosperity and success

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Using the Predominant Element of your Surroundings

No matter what the element of the surrounding environment, there is always an element that will support your business. You will find that element in the following table. To use this table, first locate the predominant element of the surrounding environment in the left-hand column. Then locate the element that rules your business in the top row. You will find the element that supports your business where the appropriate elements in the left column and top row meet. Read the rest of this entry »

What I am going to describe to you here is a secret method whose principles stem from the ancient Chinese military use of feng shui and are often implemented in architectural design by modern Chinese and Japanese commercial firms. The controversial Bank of China building in Hong Kong is an outstanding case in point.

The Bank of China building is a skyscraper whose upper parts are designed with triangular shapes, creating sharp, bold edges. When the building was completed, the consensus in Hong Kong was that it was a disastrous piece of architecture that boded ill for the future of the bank. Read the rest of this entry »

Overall Arrangement

The most important points to consider in arranging the workplace are the position of the main office, or CEO’s office, and the ease of movement of personnel and operations. Once the location of the main office is determined, it will be relatively simple to figure out where everything else should go.

Short of considering compass directions, the ideal locations for the CEO’s office are at the power and money points of the overall space. Read the rest of this entry »

This post is addressed to architects, designers, and CEOs who are plan_ fling an office space for an entire company. If you are designing or redesigning a workplace, aim for comfort of movement and simplicity of form. Think of the space as a suit of clothes that either fits, letting people breathe and move comfortably, or doesn’t. Clean, straight lines always promote ease of thought and smooth activity. Geometric patterns in either overall layout or decor embody chi_; they are like codes. Some patterns promote movement and positive growth, while others promote stagnation and decay. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have several choices for locating various offices, the compass method should help you narrow them down.

In any space areas of chi have either a positive or a negative relationship to the compass direction of the doorway. To find the positive and negative areas of chi in the workplace, take a copy of the floor plan and draw a radial diagram over it to include the eight compass areas. Read the rest of this entry »