West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick BorNei

Certified Red Ribbon Professional of the International Feng Shui Guild

How to Get Back on Your Feet Using Feng Shui

Divorce is not fun at any age, much less if you have two sons who need and want their father. The reasons for any separation are complex and confusing. I feel deeply for these children as they have a lot to deal with. This young woman is still in love with her soon-to-be-ex husband, but he has no interest in her or the children at this point. Sometimes Feng Shui cures can help bring people back together, if they are both willing to work with the consultant and have no doubt that the problems can be resolved.

Money always becomes an issue, of course. To help the process cures are placed in three major Guas or areas of the dwelling – Wealth, Family, and Partnership – by an experienced practitioner.

I am sharing the beginning correspondence leading up to a phone consultation so you may understand the way I work. I am asking questions relating to the mental, physical and environmental aspects of her story. The birthdates are also included to understand their Elements and relationship with each other and the cosmos. So Feng Shui is not just about moving your furniture, but moving Chi throughout the home so the energy flows without blockages, increasing not only the Chi, but blood flow and oxygen flow, and allowing the nerves, veins, arteries, etc. to expand in unison with the body, house and universe.

Good Morning,

I received your packet. According to the pictures you have sent, I will make some comments for you to think about before the consultation. I will comment further when we talk.

The stove is not in a commanding position and will need a mirror behind it to expand your opportunities and allow you see who is coming from behind when cooking. If left without this cure, money troubles may arise, and the person cooking with not be cooking in a calm and loving manner. Digestive problems can develop. The cook’s back to the room makes the cook have “Cranky Chi.”

The bar style of headboard of your bed is referred to as being in jail (bars above head). This will cause headaches, reputation problems, money loss and marriage problems.

Knives on the kitchen counter need covering. Left in the open in full view gives the feeling of aggressiveness; they are considered weapons and create arguing.

The dry flowered wreath above the arched inner doorway is a shape used in grave yards, and the flowers are dead. The problems will reveal themselves when I look at where this doorway is located during our phone consultations.

One of the biggest problems is the semi-blocked window with the large dining cabinet. It can cause big problems with children and the eyes of people in the house. The children will have no voice.

Health – Check to see if there is any excess sugar, milk, yogurt, white flour, food dyes, or too much cheese from your diets. These products can cause aches, pains, allergies, digestive problems and quarreling tendencies. What are the kids snacking on? Have large portions of celery, thin-sliced apples, etc. cut up on a platter in the refrigerator. After they eat the vegetables and fruit, then they can have something else. Popcorn without a ton of fat is good.

What is under their beds, and are their beds in a position which makes them feel helpless? I call it the crib position. How many electric toys, TV, clocks or computers are in their room? What is the color of their rooms, and what is the subject of the art on the walls? What color of clothing do they wear?

Both the Golden Hare (Ismail), a usually sweet child, and White Dragon (Sameer), born leader, need open earth space to play in to feel good. A closed-in Dragon will feel squelched. Don’t allow the Dragon to bully the Hare. If they are being bullied at school, they will act out at home.

Criticism is learned and then returned to the person who dishes it out, causing a continual depleting cycle of destruction of health and well-being. All words make you feel either loved and appreciated or unworthy and unloved. Raising children is an art which takes time and patience. They also need chores, rules and earned allowance.

Praise will change the Chi for everyone in your house and on the job. You have to be consistent with praise, to become more spiritual, which was one of your goals. Watch any negative talking back. Practice, practice, practice! Lead by example, play a lot and have fun!!!

Praise their father daily and remind them they are very special. They are part of him. They were loved when they were born. Tell them good stories and good qualities about their lineage. A large world globe in their rooms helps them feel part of the world.

Both children need to feel free (Aries and Gemini) to explore and invent and be of the world and later travel. Make sure they have plenty of light in the house and their rooms to invent, and a large table for projects. We will talk about good colors for good grades and the position of their desks.

You are a Black Rat, Gemini, and can survive under any situation, if you don’t let your emotions take over. You are the world entrepreneur. Look to the world for peaceful solutions. You could sell ice cubes in Iceland. Hopefully your meditation and the mantras I send you will help you see who you really are and the talents you possess. Wow, you could own and run some world affair companies that will help save the world. Quit thinking about getting and chasing old habits. Such a world awaits you if you will step out of the muck. I will help you by the adjustments made in your environment.

Place large mirrors which show your body from top to bottom, with flutes above them to support your new life. We will talk about it more during the appointment.

Thanks for all the pictures, floor plans and address which helps during the phone consultation.

Caroline Patrick Bor Nei is a certified Feng Shui Practitioner and a Red Ribbon Professional of The International Feng Shui Guild. Her abilities as a consultant and artist are widely known in the US and abroad. Caroline has completed over 5000 consultations for individuals, large and small businesses. Return clients appreciate the value of her suggestions both mundane and transcendental, providing support on multiple levels. As a college art instructor for many years, Caroline understands the power of color; its symbolism and the visual effect images have on individuals in their surroundings. Her home base is Portland, OR where she continues to write, teach, paint, do illustrations and give herbal medicine making classes. She is available for Feng Shui consultations; Feng Shui art consultant, advises builders, architects and mentors a few serious students.

Call (503) 208-2960 or email caroline@fengshuiartistry.com.

Any suggestions given in this column are only for entertainment. Please contact your physician for any medical or herbal advice or diagnosis. Caroline Patrick is not responsible for any misuse of her advice or suggestions.

Caroline’s “West Meets East” weekly newspaper column can be read from archives on her website www.fengshuiartistry.com.