| Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of placing items | | | | room into a 3 x 3 square as in step 2. The rear |
| in a location for maximum balance, harmony and | | | | left hand corner will be the wealth and prosperity |
| ch’i (energy) flow, has been used for | | | | section of the wealth and prosperity area of your |
| centuries to help people improve their lives. One | | | | home: your power prosperity area! Make a note |
| of the areas which Feng Shui can help with is | | | | of it. |
| personal finances. By following the 5 easy Feng | | | | 4. Apply Feng Shui cures to the wealth and |
| Shui cures outlined below, you will attract | | | | prosperity area. First, look at the area. Is it |
| prosperity to yourself and your family. | | | | clean and organized, or messy and cluttered? If |
| 1. Keep money from going down the drain. | | | | it is messy and cluttered, ch’i cannot flow |
| Literally. Cover or close the drains in your | | | | freely through the area and attract prosperity. |
| bathtubs, showers, and sinks to prevent the flow | | | | Make any necessary repairs in the room. Broken |
| of positive ch’i out of your house and into the | | | | blinds, squeaky door hinges, or holes in the wall |
| sewer system. Sure, the sewer system could | | | | detract from your pleasure in the room, and bring |
| benefit from the ch’i, but taking steps to | | | | negative energy, taking away positive ch’i |
| keep it in your house will help improve the energy | | | | from the space. |
| of your house overall, including the financial | | | | 5. Apply Feng Shui cures to the power |
| energy. This simple, powerful step can | | | | prosperity area. Faceted crystals hung in the |
| immediately increase the ch’i in your home. | | | | corner of the room help ch’i flow gracefully |
| 2. Locate the wealth and prosperity areas of | | | | throughout the space, attracting prosperity. |
| your home. Visualize your apartment or house | | | | Wind chimes, particularly those that have a |
| as a giant square, divided into 9 equal areas (3 | | | | pleasant, gentle sound and a design or shape that |
| rows of 3 squares each). Sketch out your living | | | | signifies prosperity to you in some manner (for |
| space on paper if you prefer something | | | | example, shaped like a coin, has the color green in |
| concrete. According to the bagua map, wealth | | | | it) will also help bring positive energy and increase |
| and prosperity dwell in the rear left hand corner | | | | ch’i flow in this vital area of your home. |
| (when looking into your home from your front | | | | Consider placing a tabletop indoor fountain in the |
| door). Make a note of which room it is. | | | | area to bring the soothing sounds of nature |
| Don’t worry if your home is not a perfect | | | | indoors, and aid in ch’i flow. Add a |
| square- few are. Approximate as closely as | | | | decorative bowl filled with coins to represent the |
| possible where it would be. In my own home, | | | | prosperity you are asking the universe to provide |
| the wealth and prosperity area is in my oldest | | | | for you, so that the ch’i may flow over it and |
| son’s room. I have still applied the Feng Shui | | | | stimulate your personal finances. |
| cures with success, and it still looks like a | | | | By following the above steps and improving the |
| child’s room. | | | | ch’i flow in your home, particularly in the |
| 3. Locate your power prosperity area. The | | | | wealth and prosperity areas and your power |
| power prosperity area of your home can be | | | | prosperity area, you can expect your financial |
| found by applying the bagua map within the | | | | picture to begin to improve within weeks. Feng |
| wealth and prosperity area you found in step 2. | | | | Shui, coupled with intent, is a powerful tool to |
| Stand in the doorway facing the area (or imagine | | | | bring harmony, balance and prosperity to your life. |
| a doorway, if it is an open space), and divide the | | | | |