West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick

Feng Shui Consultations and Face Reading!

What does your face have to do with your environment? I will be in Benicia on the evening of April 16th at 6:30, to tell you! Join us at the Faerytale to find out. Come join the fun. I will also be available for mini-consultations and on-site evaluations the 16th thru the 22nd of April (info at the bottom).

Here is a recent evaluation of a consultation by phone and email. The former client, who relocated to the southern U.S., contacted me to do his current home. With such as distance involved, phone, email scans and pictures make the job easier. These findings can also be sent by email. It cuts down on cost and time for both the client and me. Although I'm sure you, the reader, can benefit from some of these tips, every house is unique, as your energy interacts with your environment daily. Clutter is the biggest problem that today's population deals with. It not only clogs the house, it clogs the arteries, as you ARE the house. Although I know this person keeps a spotless house, there are detail designs which can affect other parts of the body such as the head, lungs, feet, legs, stomach, eyes and more. Overhead entry beams, vaulted ceilings, slanted walls and bathrooms over stoves are a few designs which can keep you feeling strange. Call for your personal evaluation.

Thank you the privilege of viewing your floor plans. Please find the following suggestions below which could be used to enhance your already beautiful home. As you can see, I have color coded the plans for your convenience. If you chose to call me, we will be able to go over the different areas by color in a more efficient manner using the 5 Element System of balancing a structure with Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Here are my findings:

The CAREER of those in the house could benefit by placing nine potted plants in black, blue or blue-black round pots with red flowers. Silk may be used if needed, but live is better. An outdoor fountain with water spraying upward would bring added business opportunities.

I can see by the floor plan that the two rooms at the front of the house on either side of the front door extend further out than the front door. These are good for a library or office, but not especially for bedrooms. Those who sleep in them will feel tired and lonesome; the bed is seen on entry and makes the person feel tired, just as a bathroom at the entry will make a person want to use the facility as soon as it is seen. To correct this design, mirrors could be placed in both rooms. The mirrors will "pull" the bedroom back into the main living space, especially for children. This will give them a feeling of being safe. I would not put young children in a front bedroom, as they catch all the Yang action such as cars coming and going, and street noise.

Green Area: Divide back-to-back staircase. Marriage and Family life would enhanced by placing silk vine-leaves up the staircases, beginning at the bottom and weaving them upward, lifting the Chi. Place a hollow tube wind chime at the top of the stairs at the 2nd floor with a 50mm round faceted real crystal. Add green towels and bamboo plants or paintings of bamboo or trees and pictures of Family to this side of the house. Family pictures can be used anywhere in the house also, but avoid the pink areas.

Slanted walls are not the best design detail in new homes as they cut off parts of rooms, thus lacking an aspect. Place mirrors where this design occurs. Most mirrors are best if they are large enough to reflect the male of the household from head to knees, if possible, or at least to the waist. The same applies if the woman is head of her household.

It is an added benefit to all those living in the house to use color that is lacking in the décor to accent spaces. If your house is lacking orange and yellow, for instance, affecting your Health, place a huge bowl of oranges on the kitchen or dining tables in sequences of the completion number 9, such as 9, 18, and 27. As they are eaten, replace. Add a plant with Earth and Yellow flowers, or use one of my Earth paintings in this area. The color and roundness of oranges bring luck, money and health. Round coins come to mind when seeing them also. Yellow activates the liver, thus helping the liver to filter poisons in the body. Call for more on health issues and décor.

To have the best advantages in life, the flow of energy must be able to nurture the family. The best way to invite success, health, luck and prosperity are when beds, desks and the cooking stove are in commanding positions. This means that beds are placed so that when lying down you are able to look up when seeing someone entering the room. To double your luck, try to position your master bed in a dual commanding position. Imagine there are no walls in the house; could you see the entry or front door to the house also? A third tip is to put the headboard against an outside solid wall. It sounds complicated but is worth the effort. Remember, if you can't do all of these things, there are "cures and corrections."

This rule also applies to a desk and office setting at home and in the office. There are volumes about corporate settings, but a desk at home is also an important connection to that work world in another building. They are connected!

The outside of the property is as important as inside house. The energy of the environment spills over the land, plots and other structures in the neighborhood, city, roadways, ports of entry, airports and hospitals.

Your backyard contains your Wealth, Fame and Marriage Guas or power sections. Placing electrical or solar spot lights in the back left and back right area of the yard, with the light shining to the second floor ridge roof or eaves, would lift and bring more Chi to these three areas of your life. They do not have to be turned on to work, but the solar will come on at night. Adjust them to shine at the top between the house and beginning of the roof at the rain drain.

Place eight or nine large potted plants between the pool and house. You can use red plants or evergreens to solidify your "Fame" or standing in the community and at work.

These are some of the main issues I see in your spaces. If you care to discuss any of the suggestions I have made, please call.

Face Reading and more April 16th 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Faerytale in Benicia, call (707) 745-2024 for seating; to book a mini-consultation on the 17th use same number. I still have some openings for on-site consultations, April 16th through 22nd. Call (360) 424-1501 to schedule an appointment.

WHAT IS CUSTOMIZED FENG SHUI MENTORING?

· It is for those wishing to study with me privately, with the experience of over 4500 consultations. ONE ON ONE, starting where you need to start.

· A six-month commitment is necessary.

· A monthly mentoring date is set for at least one to two hours of phone conversation, at different intervals.

· Packets are sent for you to study each month. Emailing and faxes will be part of the course as we go over floor plans.

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Caroline lives in the Northwest Region of the US, called The Puget Sound in Washington State. She is a Feng Shui Practitioner, writer, author and artist. She gives workshops in Feng Shui, Elements of Art; private mentoring for serious students lectures and writes for newspapers. She combines teaching and traveling to other locations, here and abroad. Her 2008 schedule includes workshop and classes in the Northwest, Southwest, Midwest and Alaska. She is available speaking, teaching and consultations.

Please consult your physician for physical problems as this article only gives ideas and suggestions. Caroline is not responsible for anyone using these suggested plants or advice for cures or healing any problem either medical or Feng Shui claims. This column and article is for entertainment only. Please seek help from a qualified physician, naturopath, herbalist or other certified person for treatment.

Caroline Patrick Caroline's Feng Shui Concepts Mt. Vernon, WA 360-424-1501

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