Feng Shui Tips for Your Home Office
by: Sam Stevens
Did you know that over 50% of women now run their own home business or work
from home? Get your compass out and find the following directions because we
are going to try and make things run a little smoother for you using the ancient
art of object placement - Feng Shui.
The most ideal locations to situate a home office, in order of best to second,
third ad fourth best are the North (the Career Sector), the Southwest (the
Wealth sector), the Northeast (Skills and Talents sector) or the South (the
fame and recognition sector.) If possible try to locate your home office in
one of those locations.
Here are some other general tips that are thought to bring prosperity to your
business.
- Always sit with a solid wall behind your back to ensure that you have support
in your life. Never sit with a window behind you.
- In the office always place the fax machine, telephone, and computers in
the southeast wealth sector, as this will attract more contacts.
- Position your desk to have a clear view of the door. If this isn't possible,
hang a small mirror so you can easily view the door's reflection.
- Don't put a shelf over your desk. This symbolizes burdens the world crashing
down on you at any moment. The heavy shelf also symbolizes burdens and difficulties.
- Avoid having sharp accessories, such as a paper cutter blade or the corner
of a Xerox machine pointed at your desk. It is shar chi that symbolizes the
cutting knife-edge or a disapproving finger pointing at you.
- Make sure that you can walk completely around your desk in a full circle.
This makes sure colleagues or workload does not cramp you. You should have
space to breathe!
- Do not have clutter in your office. Desktops must be kept tidy and clutter
free. Avoid placing In and Out trays on your desk. Try to keep what is in
use on your desktop.
- If you own a NCR or cash till try and place that in your southeastern wealth
corner as well.
- Avoid placing cactuses in your office as the needles of these plants are
thought to create negative shar chi. Shar or sha chi is stagnant or harmful
energy.
- In your office, never have the main door opening into your desk as this
causes you to be faced with unexpected situations to deal with. Never have
a door jamming against your desk, or your prosperity will always be blocked.
- Do not place your desk in a room so that it is between two doors because
this causes chi to rush by and pass you by along with all of your good fortune.
In other words the good energy walks in one door, right past you and out
the back door!
- Never set your desk at the top of a staircase as chi will roll down the
stairs and cause you loss of opportunity and wealth. If this is unavoidable,
place a mirror above the front door looking in and facing the staircase.
- If people entering your business immediately face a wall and a long corridor
try placing a hanging crystal in this area to allow good chi to accumulate.
Also place mirrors here to direct the chi into your office.
- Do not place large electric equipment,
such as photocopy machine or microwave near to the main door. These are
considered to be "hot" items
that cause energy to dissipate. Heat causes the dispersal of good chi.
- Do not place paper cutter or fax machines
or any machine with a blade next to the front door. The "cutting" energy
can cause staff and customers to be unpleasant and even possibly to back
stab and fight each with other.
- Do not place an empty vase next to the main door, as empty vessels suck
good chi trying to enter your place of business. If you have a vase make
sure it is full of flowers!
- If you have candles in your office, light the wicks to make sure they are
burnt, even if you don't plan to light the candle. An unlit candle is bad
feng shui as it represents the limitations of possibility.
- Place a fish tank or fishpond in the southwestern corner of your office.
If this is not possible consider building a Koi pond in the southwestern
sector outside your building.
- To enhance your wealth and prosperity, position your indoor water feature
in the southeast element of your home or office. For career luck, place it
in the north. A tabletop fountain made of bamboo or flat round stones is
always good for this purpose.
- If you have a company signboard or logo it should be optimally placed in
the southeastern area, the Southern area or the northern area of your home
office.
May wind and water shower you with many blessings! |
