Feng Shui and Everything Fancy » Feng Shui Tips http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com Sun, 30 May 2010 12:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Feng Shui your Valentine’s Day! http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2010/02/11/feng-shui-your-valentines-day/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2010/02/11/feng-shui-your-valentines-day/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:48:56 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=1127 Love is in the air! 3 days to go and it’s Valentine’s day cum Chinese New Year as well. Isn’t it great? We will celebrate love as well as another new year! Heh I don’t know about you but I like the awesome feeling of being in love and new year – which means I [...]]]>

Love is in the air! 3 days to go and it’s Valentine’s day cum Chinese New Year as well. Isn’t it great? We will celebrate love as well as another new year! Heh I don’t know about you but I like the awesome feeling of being in love and new year – which means I can start over with my new year’s resolution –  spend less, save more, eat healthy, write down goals, and the list goes on.

So I can’t let Valentine’s day pass without posting something about spicing up our  Valentine’s day by using feng shui.  First get a compass and locate the southwest area of your bedroom, this is the Marriage, Romantic and Happiness area. If you’re single don’t despair, just think that you’re lucky to have ample time to check out Mr. or Ms. Right.

A couple’s bedroom is a place for love and relationship. A place for passion and sexuality. Here’s what to do to let the chi energy of love enter your bedroom:

  • Clean your clutter in the bedroom especially under your bed. The unused furniture or stuff that clutters the bedroom creates a negative energy that may result into fights and misunderstanding of married couples. For single men and women, the clutter will create a dull and stagnant energy that blocks all loving vibrations being sent your way.
  • Remove photos or paintings of loneliness or broken heart. Are there sad photos or paintings in your bedroom? If you have these wall decors, replace it with happy photos or paintings, like a photo of a happy couple.
  • Make a “Love shrine” in the bedroom. Place male and female paired items, like paired Mandarin ducks which is a symbol of marital union and fidelity or items like figurine or ceramic statue of loving couples.
  • Put fresh flowers, candles, and your wedding photo in the southwest corner of your bedroom to boost the positive energy in this area.

Celebrate Valentine’s day everyday,  let your loved ones know how much they mean to you and how much you love them. I do believe that we can achieve everything we set our mind and heart into as long as we strive to make it happen.  Now if you want your ex back, that’s another story!

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]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2010/02/11/feng-shui-your-valentines-day/feed/ 0 Feng Shui tips on what to give and not to give on Valentine’s Day http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/02/09/feng-shui-tips-on-what-to-give-and-not-what-to-give-on-valentines-day/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/02/09/feng-shui-tips-on-what-to-give-and-not-what-to-give-on-valentines-day/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:08:23 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=836 You must be feeling “Love is in the air” these days. All kinds of ads are everywhere to remind you that its “Valentine’s Day” once again. If you have a “valentino” the more you look forward to this day. But to those single and looking, its nice to know that there’s always “Valentine’s Day” next [...]]]>

You must be feeling “Love is in the air” these days. All kinds of ads are everywhere to remind you that its “Valentine’s Day” once again. If you have a “valentino” the more you look forward to this day. But to those single and looking, its nice to know that there’s always “Valentine’s Day” next year. I love celebrating “Valentine’s Day” and it’s a memorable day for me and my partner. Despite many think that it’s only commercialism, I still think that it’s wonderful that there’s a day for people to stop whatever their doing and celebrate love. After all, who doesn’t want to be loved?

Clueless what to give your loved ones? You may want to consider these feng shui tips as a guide to bring good luck instead of bad luck to your loved ones:

According to feng shui experts, avoid giving these gifts: 1) Sharp pointed objects like knives, swords, scissors, letter opener, etc – it is believed that sharp pointed objects gives energy that can hurt the person who received these gifts; 2) wrist watch, clocks, wall clocks, etc. – feng shui experts said that giving someone a clock symbolizes and reminding that person that “his/her time is up” and only have little time to live (pretty morbid huh?); 3) handkerchief – we usually use handkerchiefs to wipe off sweat and tears, in feng shui, when you give handkerchief as a gift, it’s like you expect that person to experience hardship and misery in the future; 4) empty wallets and coin purses – it is believed that it brings bad luck to the gift giver and to the receiver; 5) Long stemmed red roses with thorns – feng shui experts said avoid giving long stemmed red roses with thorns to your loved ones because it will ruin your relationship. But if your loved one likes long stemmed red roses, just make sure you remove the thorns.

If someone gave you these gifts already, don’t be sad because feng shui experts said that there’s remedies. For nos. 1-3, you should give a coin (any amount) to the person whom you received these gifts. By giving a coin, it symbolizes you “bought” the gifts. For nos. 4, they advised that when you received an empty wallet, put any amount inside the wallet asap and give it away. In this way, there will be no bad luck for you and for the person who gave you the wallet.

Here’s the exciting part, giving favorable gifts to your loved ones. According to feng shui experts, chocolates, wines, and fruits are good luck gifts and symbolizes good fortune. When you give these gifts to your loved ones or friends, you wish that person to have a sweet and happy life. Giving jewelryand perfumes are highly recommended because these gifts last even a lifetime, the effect is the same with your relationship and friends.

But in the end, what matters most is being able to spend time with your loved one, with or without gifts to give, for love is already a gift to both of you. Not all can find a love that last and can endure the test of time. As for me, as long as I have a cup of Cappuccino and superman is beside me, that’s the best Valentine’s day ever.

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/02/09/feng-shui-tips-on-what-to-give-and-not-what-to-give-on-valentines-day/feed/ 2 My Pick for the Best Feng Shui tips for Good luck http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/02/06/my-pick-for-the-best-feng-shui-tips-for-good-luck/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/02/06/my-pick-for-the-best-feng-shui-tips-for-good-luck/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:32:19 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=818 The Chinese New Year may be over, but it is never too late if you want to attract good luck in your life. This is the beauty in using feng shui,  you can start whenever you’re ready. The more you open yourself to its positivity, you will reap its rewards. My pick for the best [...]]]> The Chinese New Year may be over, but it is never too late if you want to attract good luck in your life. This is the beauty in using feng shui,  you can start whenever you’re ready. The more you open yourself to its positivity, you will reap its rewards. My pick for the best feng shui tips for good luck was taken from the TV show I watched in the eve of the Chinese New Year, the title of the show is “Ang Pinaka” (meaning an affix to adjectives expressing superlative degree of the quality). They invited Filipino feng shui experts namely Master Aldric Dalumpines, Master Tony Suvega and Maricel Gaskell. They feautured 10 most effective feng shui tips for good luck, but I will only post 5 of the feng shui tips I have tried myself and found effective.

So here’s my list:

1. Golden Money frog

I got my golden money frog as a gift from a friend. I wasn’t into feng shui that time, but when she gave me the money frog she instructed me to place it facing our main entrance door to attract good luck, specifically to welcome wealth and prosperity. I did what she advised me to do and I felt that the flow of money last year was good compared to the previous years. It is believed that the same way a toad captures his food is the same way it will help you capture wealth.

2. Ang Pow and gold chinese coins

The ang pow with gold chinese coins inside it is my favorite. It’s the reason why I got interested in feng shui. I bought gold chinese coins in a feng shui store for good luck. Antique coins in China had a square hole in the center, through which the yin energy can pass through. The round shape of the coin correspond to the yang energy. Different feng shui applications using coins proved to be lucky. I should know, it worked for me! When I purchased my gold chinese coins, they placed the coins in a quartz singing bowl and use a wooden beater “to activate” its energy. They wrapped my coins in a bill with number “8″ in the serial numbers. I put it in my wallet and ever since, I felt a slight change that money comes easily and it stays.

3. Jade Plant/Money Plant to enhance wealth luck

The jade plant’s fleshy and round leaves like coins made it the popular symbol of wealth and prosperity in feng shui. They said that it takes 10 years for a jade plant to produce flowers and under specific conditions. It is believed that when the flowers of the jade plant blooms, money will begin to flow into the house. The best part is, this plant is sturdy and you can grow it inside your house. Nothing beats having real plants at home.

4.  Using Mirrors for the “Doubling effect”

Mirrors have been widely used as one of the feng shui remedies. The proper way of placing mirrors at home or at work create wonders and misfortune at the same time if improperly positioned. But since we’re talking about attracting good luck, placing a mirror reflecting your dining table in a sense doubles the food in the table. If you noticed, some businesses surround their restaurants or fast food chains with mirrors to create the same thing, to double the customers and sales. There are also some businesses that have a mirror reflecting the cash register in the hope that each bill received or already in the cash register will be doubled.

5. Crystals

The facets of a crystal create a reflecting surface like a small mirror, hence it is ideal to influence the chi energy.  The crystal that I chose was red “”drop” crystal that will help me become known in the www (dreaming is free). Its for good luck to achieve fame.  Its also a good decorative piece when you place different crystals in a glass bowl. Choose the color of the crystal that you like to enhance in your life.

Like any other guides, these are just feng shui suggestions. In the end when you work hard you will achieve the things you aspire for this year.

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/02/06/my-pick-for-the-best-feng-shui-tips-for-good-luck/feed/ 2 Feng Shui Tips: Using Indoor Plants http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/11/23/feng-shui-tips-using-indoor-plants/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/11/23/feng-shui-tips-using-indoor-plants/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:51:07 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=561 When I learned how to blog and more about the www, my day is not complete without opening my pc or laptop, checking my emails and my blog. Its like an extension of my life now that I can’t live without. My lifeline, sanity and cure. On weekdays (work and leisure), I spent about at [...]]]>

When I learned how to blog and more about the www, my day is not complete without opening my pc or laptop, checking my emails and my blog. Its like an extension of my life now that I can’t live without. My lifeline, sanity and cure. On weekdays (work and leisure), I spent about at least 5-8 hours  in front of my pc, on weekends at least 6-10 hours in front of my laptop, it can vary depending on what I’m doodling about. I think I need glasses soon. But I bet there are a lot of people who spent more time in front of their pc than I do. Hence the Feng Shui tips for today is using indoor plants that you can place on top of your home or office desk to counteract the effects of electrical radiation from computers. In Feng Shui, electrical radiation upsets chi energy.

Electrical appliances can have detrimental influence on chi energy, but healthy indoor plants placed nearby help to remedy this.

Example of indoor plants you can try at home are Peace Lilies (Spathyphyllum wallisii). The potted Peace lily above is from windowbox. Peace lilies are hardy indoor plant that are found to be good air cleaners too. The white flowers also add beauty in any room and chi metal energy. Who wouldn’t like to have fresh flowers for free everyday? Try it! You hit two birds with one stone – improved wellness, improved chi energy.

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]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/11/23/feng-shui-tips-using-indoor-plants/feed/ 2 Feng Shui Tips: Before moving into a new home http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/11/01/feng-shui-tips-before-moving-into-a-new-home/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/11/01/feng-shui-tips-before-moving-into-a-new-home/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:52:18 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=461 Thinking of moving? Wait up! You may want to try these Feng Shui tips to ensure a good and positive vibes to  your new home. The author Simon Brown a Feng Shui expert, suggested to clear out any negative “chi” energy left by the previous occupants and past events – clean your new home thoroughly [...]]]>

Thinking of moving? Wait up! You may want to try these Feng Shui tips to ensure a good and positive vibes to  your new home. The author Simon Brown a Feng Shui expert, suggested to clear out any negative “chi” energy left by the previous occupants and past events – clean your new home thoroughly before you move in. If you can, redecorate throughout, replace all carpets, curtains and remove any soft furnishings left behind, like beds. There’s an old belief in China that beds play a significant role in married couples life. Previous occupants experiences and past events are stuck in beds. Hence, antique beds that were pass on from generation to generation possess a profound past. In Feng Shui, it is suggested to clean the bed well – place it under the sun, rain or burn incense before using the bed, or better yet keep it in storage. Shop for a new and modern bed like the above awesome king size bed from Smart Furniture.

Additional suggestion, make your move in the Summer or Spring because during those times, “chi” energy is more yang and upward. Choose a dry sunny day to activate old “chi” energy in your new home and enable it to leave your new home easily. But if you need to move during autumn, winter or the rainy season, it is suggested to have a second major clean and if possible redecorate as soon as spring or summer comes. Happy moving!

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/11/01/feng-shui-tips-before-moving-into-a-new-home/feed/ 2 Fast Feng Shui Tips http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/09/21/fast-feng-shui-tip/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/09/21/fast-feng-shui-tip/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:27:25 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=344 Make sure that all your home windows don’t have cracks or not broken. If there are cracks and/or broken, replace it immediately. Windows should be easy to open/close and not blocked by any objects. Its important that all windows are properly maintained and cleaned so that positive “chi” energy can smoothly flow inside your home. [...]]]>

Make sure that all your home windows don’t have cracks or not broken. If there are cracks and/or broken, replace it immediately. Windows should be easy to open/close and not blocked by any objects. Its important that all windows are properly maintained and cleaned so that positive “chi” energy can smoothly flow inside your home. If you have a pet cat who enjoys “meditating” by the window, its better to have cat veranda to avoid breaking your windows.

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/09/21/fast-feng-shui-tip/feed/ 2 Feng Shui Tips: Have trouble sleeping? http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/08/20/feng-shui-tips-have-trouble-sleeping/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/08/20/feng-shui-tips-have-trouble-sleeping/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:18:38 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=257 Are you having trouble getting a good night sleep? The position of your bed might be the culprit. If you’re having a hard time getting a good snooze because your bed might be directly facing the hallway to your room, in Feng Shui, you can try changing the position of your bed. If changing the [...]]]>

Are you having trouble getting a good night sleep? The position of your bed might be the culprit. If you’re having a hard time getting a good snooze because your bed might be directly facing the hallway to your room, in Feng Shui, you can try changing the position of your bed. If changing the position of your bed is not possible, place a divider or shield to block the direct energy coming from the hallway to your room. Happy sleeping!

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/08/20/feng-shui-tips-have-trouble-sleeping/feed/ 0 Fast Feng Shui Tips: Boost your Love aspect http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/08/04/fast-feng-shui-tips/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/08/04/fast-feng-shui-tips/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:29:53 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=228 Aside from the relaxing and calming effect of incense, aromatherapy and essential oils, in Feng Shui using incense or aromatherapy essential oils in oil burners attracts positive aura and it boosts your love aspect whether you are married or single. Feng Shui your Valentine’s Day! … Feng Shui tips on what to give and not to give on [...]]]>

Aside from the relaxing and calming effect of incense, aromatherapy and essential oils, in Feng Shui using incense or aromatherapy essential oils in oil burners attracts positive aura and it boosts your love aspect whether you are married or single.

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/08/04/fast-feng-shui-tips/feed/ 1 Fast Feng Shui Tips: Using Auspicious Crystals http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/30/feng-shui-crystals/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/30/feng-shui-crystals/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 16:21:19 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=86 Crystals are popular remedy being used in Feng Shui. It is said that crystals facilitate the easy flow of energy inside and outside of a home. When using crystals, it is advised to use high quality crystals to ensure its effectiveness. The sides of a crystal acts like mirrors and reflect the image of a [...]]]>

Crystals are popular remedy being used in Feng Shui. It is said that crystals facilitate the easy flow of energy inside and outside of a home. When using crystals, it is advised to use high quality crystals to ensure its effectiveness. The sides of a crystal acts like mirrors and reflect the image of a room/space and “flows” to enhance positive energy flows. Here are some of its applications:

1. To avoid loss of energy of a room/space, place it near the window.

2. To re-direct the flow of energy between two doors facing each other.

3. To slow down the flow of energy, place it in long hallways.

4. To lessen the effect of a sharp corner, place it in corners or edges of your home.

There are also Feng Shui wish-fulfilling crystals and that is something I am curious to know how its “magic” works.


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