Office Feng Shui: How to Use Feng Shui to Increase Wealth

Office Feng Shui: How to Use Feng Shui to Increase Wealth
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How to Feng Shui Your Office

What I am going to do now is go through a few well know Feng Shui tips that are said to help increase wealth by fixing the energy flow in your office. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment but, as always, I probably have no clue.


1. Make sure your desk is facing the right direction
Feng Shui experts will tell you that the position of your work desk is of utmost importance. If you are facing the wrong direction you can throw off the balance of your office. The idea is to place your desk in a power position such as facing the door with a wall to your back for stability. You should never have your desk with your back to a door or window.
2. Use symbols of wealth in the south-east corner

The south-east corner of your office is said to be the wealth area and as such you should place symbols of wealth in that area and not have anything that might represent money getting sucked away. Some things that you can place here include:

• A jade plant in a red pot
• Images, photos or pictures of something wealthy
• Flowing water or a pond with fish in it
• A heavy crystal weight on your “money-in” receipts

The idea is to make the area feel as prosperous and energetic as possible. Make sure it is clean, well lit and without any clutter. My south-east corner (above) has a couple of healthy jade plants, a coin jar I keep constantly filled and some beautiful crystals. All symbolic of wealth and power.


3. Use flowing water

Flowing water is said to represent prosperity and wealth. This rings true in society at large as well; most successful cities or empires throughout history were located by great rivers.
It is said to be very helpful to have a flowing water fountain with fish in it at your front door (the door you enter your home or office most). If you visit the super successful companies in Asia you will find that most of them have a beautiful water feature at the entrance or places strategically within the lobby. The pond above is something I built using a large plant pot, some water plants and a solar powered water pump. Its right in front of the doorway to our home.
If you can’t build a pond or fountain then images of swimming fish and flowing water will do. My desktop backgrounds on my PC are always images of great flowing waterfalls with lots of sunlight if possible.



4. Hide cables and mess If you have a Mac this probably isn’t a problem but for us PC users there are a lot of cables. Experts say that this clutter stops a clean flow of energy in that it can make you feel stressed, overly busy and cramped. Try to clean up your office cables so that they are hidden and make the mess in the room completely go away. Set it up so that walkways and desk areas flow nicely and you feel like you are in a well organized space.


5. Keep well stocked things visible and fix leaks and breaks

The Chinese believe that you should never leave symbols of poverty or a decline in wealth laying around. A broken and dripping tap, for example, is said to represent a constant loss of wealth or power. You should therefore make sure you fix things as soon as they break, especially in the southeast corner or your house or home office.
The flip side to that is keeping symbols of prosperity and health on display. The above photo is from my kitchen where we like to keep clear containers full of pasta, coffee (who has been drinking that?), flour, oats, cereals, etc. on constant display. Its like having a full granary. Plentiful and healthy.


6. Get lots of sunlight and fresh air
Your office should never be in a dark, stale room. You should always have lots of natural light and fresh air blowing in for as much of the day is possible. This, for me, is one of the most important things because it has a massive and scientifically proven impact on how well you feel. A lack of vitamin D can really get you down and when you feel depressed and stressed you are less creative, less efficient and have no ability to increase and improve your circumstance.


7. Learn about the Feng Shui Bagua
The Bagua is the cornerstone of Feng Shui as well as playing and important part in Taoism and many Chinese philosophies. Basically it is an 8 sides map where each side relates to an aspect of your life. For example, the southeast side relates to money.
It is really important that you check out how your home and office relates to the Bagua. For example, if you find that a toilet is in your wealth area then it is said that you will experience money problems until it is fixed with a remedy. Likewise, your relationship, fame, health, etc. can be thrown off by imbalances with the placement of rooms and elements within those rooms.

How does your office hold up?

Feng Shui is such a massive topic and it can be quite confusing. If you read books on the matter you will constantly find that they say different things. That being said, I know of several businessmen who have consulted Feng Shui experts and have reported great success. So, how is your office Feng Shui? Do you think you might be on the right track? Will you make any changes?