West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick

Partnership and Health, Feng Shui Earth Element

Several months ago I received a concerned phone call from a young worried wife and mother. The pain in the stomach region of her body was severe. Taking care of an infant, a toddler and a hardworking husband was taking its toll. There were a few Feng Shui corrections to be made in the home to ease the stress she was experiencing, such as “treating” the center of the home. This Earth Element section is the Gua or section of the house must be checked for problems, along with the far back right Partnership area of the home. Another clue could be the Master Bedroom if it is in another section of the dwelling, for the bed is a very important when using Feng Shui. The bed is considered a living, breathing part of your life, as this piece of furniture provides rest and healing time.

The Partnership section of your floor plan, found by placing the Bagua or ancient eight-sided octagonal tool over the blueprint allows the owner to see where the Chi or energy flow is blocked in your space. The Marriage Gua is also assigned a body part or parts. The far back right corner of your property or home symbolizes the abdomen and has Earth-related energies. Using the color pink or the flesh color of the inside color of your lips is a great Earthy color for the decor of a bedroom, sheets, curtains or objects. If this color doesn’t have appeal for you, try red and white-pink or maybe some earth tone colors, especially yellows and corals.

In this case the master bed was directly in line with a bathroom which crossed the wife’s stomach. So a round faceted pure 50mm crystal was hung over the bed. I would have also liked one hung between her and the bathroom. She chose to change sides with her husband to test things.

Her sister is looking forward to getting pregnant so I mentioned the fertility packet, to help the sister by “preparing” her mind, body and soul to conceive.

Here is our conversation by email after my on-site visit:

Good morning,

Just checking in to inquire about your health. Hope you are doing better. Have you been able to find the variety of solar lights that are now for sale in many stores for the summer? Four lights shining up to the roof edge around the corners of your house will lift everyone in the home’s energy.

For your stomach, another suggestion would be to place a square yellow cloth under the mattress or a bright yellow sheet between the mattress and box springs. It would be fine for everyone sleeping in the bed and uplift the Earth Element of Health.

Take care and blessings,

Caroline Patrick

Hi Caroline:

Hope things are great at your end. Well, my main reason for sending this email is to share my good news with you. I had gone to UW for a second opinion, where they did a CT scan of my abdomen. By God’s grace, the doctor did not find a cyst. In fact, the doctor was shocked as he himself had seen the cyst in the MRI. I did tell him about the acupuncture. Since the cyst had mucin cells, he ordered a blood test to check for a tumor. That was negative. Then they did an ultrasound to check for gall stones. Guess what – NO STONE!

Miracles happen. I am so thankful to God for showing me the right direction. Now I have an endoscopic ultrasound to check my pancreas and maybe my bile duct. If they check the bile duct, then I will have to stay overnight at the hospital (I hope that does not happen).

Per your suggestion I did the yellow flower cure and keeping the legs at a 45-degree angle cure while resting 15 minutes twice a day, to readjust the sediment. Then you came to our house, and since then we added a clear 50mm crystal in center of our bedroom and recently put a yellow square cloth under the mattress. I am still cautious as far as my diet is concerned, and I am also going for acupuncture.

So this was my update that I wanted to share. I wanted to again confirm from you about sharing Feng Shui information. My sister got remarried recently and wants to have kids. She was inquiring about Feng Shui as I did the same when I was trying. If I share information with her, she needs to send money with a thank-you note in a red envelope. Then sharing information with her will not have a negative effect on me. Is that right?

Caroline, thanks for your support during this difficult period. Regards,

Your client

Dear client,

I’m so happy with your news. It is always a thrill to hear how Feng Shui can help. I still hope you are able to get the solar lights that shine upward, lifting the Chi for all of you. This will bring a big relief to Career opportunities, Health and all of the Guas.

May I share your successes in my newspaper column? Your privacy is respected. No names or addresses are revealed. Please let me know, as this information of hope helps many readers who also need to know there are many ways Feng Shui can also help with Health problems.

Yes, it is advisable to accept a red envelope when sharing cures. A red envelope with money is the tradition for sacred advice. If she is trying to get pregnant, I advise a consultation, as there are many, many things I can tell her to help her before, during and after conception about the house, the bed, her body, the location of the child’s room, and the best placement or a cure for other rooms that serve as a nursery. Consultations can be done with pictures, email and phone. For example, I am doing one for a large office in China today. The company uses my Feng Shui services to continually update their facility for the owner’s continued success and employee’s current problems. They had such a turnaround that they have expanded with additional offices in Boston and China. Their main offices and warehouses are located in California.

A fertility package cure is available through a source as is the “welcoming home of the new child” ceremony, which introduces the baby to the environment. The Element of the baby after birth is also a great help in “knowing” your child, with colors and clothes.

Continued Blessings, Caroline

Hello Caroline:

Thanks for your response. Yes, you can definitely write my story in your column as long as there is no name. If possible, please do send the link to me also.

Just to let you know, we did add two solar lights in the backyard, and also one big chime in the entrance. And tomorrow we will be adding one 9-inch mirror to push the energy from the house behind us. And definitely never forgot to pray to the Almighty, who directed me towards Feng Shui and acupuncture.

Thanks for your continued support Best Regards,

Your client

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Caroline Patrick, Feng Shui consultant/practitioner, teacher/speaker, Feng Shui artist and writer, lives in the San Juan Islands, off the coast of Washington. Her weekly newspaper article called WEST MEETS EAST is a popular Feng Shui advice column. She enjoys answering your questions, when possible. Some questions will be chosen for publication with the permission from the reader. Enjoy her new 5 Element attached-folding cards which can be used as a Feng Shui enhancement or correction in any space. Larger prints of several selected paintings are also available. For consultations, speaking/teaching engagements and art evaluations contact her at caroline@fengshuiartistry.com or visit her websites at www.fengshuiartistry.com and www.moongateschool.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.