West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick BorNei

Certified Red Ribbon Professional of the International Feng Shui Guild

Changing People’s Hearts with Home Adjustments

Each day science discovers more amazing ways the heart is connected to how we think, feel and react. Weather, our diet and the environment also contribute to the health of the most important organ in the body. Every culture sings songs, writes books and poetry about the “affairs of the heart.” Asian cultures refer to having someone “in your heart.” And if someone is “in your heart,” as in a love relationship, there is no room for another person, as that space is taken. Of course, there is room for family, friends, causes and pets, but romantic love of the heart, is a serious commitment between man and woman or Yin and Yang, for conception to happen.

So there is physical, spiritual and metaphysical love. Spaces for these emotions and body parts and their interaction with time, space and spirit have been included in the ancient Chinese Bagua. This eight-sided and sectioned wheel, or Mandela, is a perfect mathematical formula of life situations and elements such as Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. All eight pieces plus a center section house aspects such as Wood, the color green, a column symbol representing tree trunks and a body parts or the feet and legs.

Fire is the second Element. Red is the color. Reputation is the aspect and eyes are the physical human element. Earth is square and yellow and represents Health. Things made from earth such as tile and pottery can be used in the middle of the house to invite good health. Other organs not found in the other eight Guas, such as the heart, are located here. Metal comes next with the color of white and pastels. Round is the shape, and lungs belong to this area. Water, of course, is very necessary for life, and it has a home at your front door. Opportunities are welcomed here. Black and blue/black invite the depths of Water, and the ears are located at the front door.

There are only five Elements, but nine sections. Each of the nine sections also has body parts, such as hips for Wealth. No wonder my hips hurt when more money seems to be going out the door than coming in. I could write volumes of what I have personally learned about this subject. The main reason people want a Feng Shui consultation is that money is running away from them. Every Gua needs balancing for a continuous smooth flow of revenue.

Since the center of the house or business contains “other organs” and the heart included, we must keep a close watch on this vital area. A bathroom in the middle of a house depletes all other Guas or sections. Mirroring the inside of the whole bathroom is advised, as this treats this center and the heart in a transcendental way, or a way which we really don’t see, but feel. A 50mm or more round faceted quartz crystal hung in the center of the house is another great way to balance any house. Each facet sends out thousands of colored lights, forcing a circular field of energy outward. Crystals are the motors that run the engines and active the cure. Even if you don’t do anything else I advise, please humor me and hang one large round, real crystal in the center of the house, whether it is a hallway, bathroom or dining room. I have seen immediate changes take place in the household or business. People communicate, children heal, and love comes back into a space. Then, clear clutter from the other areas, while this “giant” does its thing! Call me for other physical problems and house adjustments, which can help the situation. I will locate bad detail designs, such as entry overhangs and slanting ceilings and walls and give “cures” for the area.

Don’t forget the clutter of your mouth. Every word or thought heals or hurts your heart. Gossip destroys and tears away at your body and spiritually takes you down. Sickness thrives in this muck of put-downs. Do Not Gossip is actually a Buddhist commandment, similar to Christianity’s Ten Commandments of the Holy Bible. Teach your children the harm of not only physical abuse, but also mental abuse with language. Worry is another destroyer of the body, both physically and spiritually. Review what you are putting out there. Is it love or attitude, which is fear gone wild!

I felt compelled to write about this subject after witnessing the anger and fear clients are feeling and how it is attacking their bodies. Illness, lawsuits, divorce, and job loss are part of the “plague.” We can use Feng Shui to shift these problems, but you must educate yourself on how clutter in the home can, for example, clog the veins of the heart. How thoughts of revenge can boom-a-rang. Use Feng Shui first to solve problems. Get a consultation to see what is happening. Floor plans can support or harm its residents. I have recently been asked to review architectural renderings for a company. I am so happy that Feng Shui is now a serious subject in the US. The West is now catching up with the other side of the world.

Please go online to find a good source of information about your disease. Here are some great ones to check: Louise Hays, Christiane Northrup MD, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dwyer, Edgar Cayce Readings and Caroline Myss, just to name a few. Be responsible for yourself, your family and the world. A hostile or unbalanced environment breeds hostility. Let’s clean up our own “backyard.”

If you live in the Napa, Benicia, Vallejo, Concord, Sacramento, or Redding areas, I will be giving consultations, blessings and clearings from July 30^th through August 19^th. Please call (503) 208-2960 for an appointment.

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.