BAGUA AREAS ~ Career
Feng Shui
Notes - September 2005
CAREER – Create A Positive Path To Your Future
Standing at your front door facing into your home or office, Career will
be in the center third of the wall at the front of your building. For
more detail on the Bagua, go to the newsletter article
archives at www.FengShuiConsultingServices.net. The articles from
December 2004 to present refer to the Bagua. BAGUA BASICS – Part
One in particular discusses how to how to lay out the Bagua.
The Career area represents more than just your job! You may be surprised
to find that the Career area relates to your journey through life, your
path to self-actualization, whether or not you successfully actualize
your life purpose, AND your entire past.
It’s not that the job aspect of the Career area is not important.
Each of us is on a journey to self-discovery whether we are conscious
of it or not. Those menial jobs that most of us have taken along the way
to support ourselves are merely steps to finding our real life’s
work. It’s true that some people discover their purpose early in
life, but most of us try on different roles before we arrive at our true
calling. Many folks ignore their purpose once they find it because they
believe it’s too risky, that it might be unacceptable to others
whose opinions they value, or that they won’t be able to make a
living doing what they really love. They tell themselves that they will
get back to their dreams later, but often those dreams are lost. This
is where another aspect of the Career area comes into play--listening!
The ear is the part of the body related to the Career area. The symbolism
of the ear in Feng Shui refers not only to the physical ear, but also
to listening—both to yourself and to others. This relays a strong
message that we need to slow down, really listen and understand what others
are saying We also need to listen to our own thoughts and feelings, thus
allowing us to view our life from a big picture perspective.
We all listen in different ways. For some people, listening produces a
certain “knowing” or intuitive sense within. Others glean
synchronistic messages triggered by outer, seemingly unrelated, sources--such
as a chance reading of a newspaper article or overhearing a conversation.
Some people are inspired by the spoken words of others. And still others
hear thoughts inside their head.
The trigram (from the I Ching) related to this area of the Bagua is both
active and passive. This implies that we must proactively take actions
toward achieving our life path and at the same time be passive enough
to go inward and receive wisdom and teachings from deeper levels.
If you find yourself confused about your purpose in life, if you are in
a quandary about what you should do next, if you don’t know how
to be still and listen, or if you have a physical problem with your ears
or hearing, you might try the following enhancements:
* Add Water to the Career area. This is the element related to Career
and can be used to improve conditions in your current job, to activate
and bring more consciousness to your entire career path, to magnify the
prosperity of your business, and to improve your listening on all levels.
A common way of bringing more water into this area is to add a fountain
or fish tank.
Another way of adding water is to bring in artwork depicting the type
of water energy you desire in your life. If you want or need things to
move fast, place a picture of a rapidly moving waterfall or a river with
the water flowing inward toward the rest of your living space from the
Career area. If you’re seeking wisdom, you might instead choose
a still reflective pond. A balanced life will ultimately need both aspects
of water, but possibly at different times.
Pictures of roads and pathways, also symbolic of water, are also appropriate.
* If you have one or more clear goals in mind, you can place a treasure
map, a picture, or another positive representation of what you are trying
to make happen in your life and in your work in the Career area.
* Color is another powerful way to enhance the Career area. The main colors
in the Career area are black and indigo. The greatest possible stillness
and peace is represented by black and indigo is a close second. Both are
colors of deep still water, contemplation, and reflection and can help
you tap into ageless wisdom, clarify what you should do next, and improve
other conditions related to Career.
Dynamic,
or moving, water is represented by medium to dark shades of blue. Its
addition is useful when you need to gear up for more activity or displace
stagnant energy.
Since
the dark blue and black would normally only be used as accent colors,
lighter blue or aqua are good color choices for decor in this area.
May
you clear your past & create an abundant joyful path into your future,
Suzanne
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This class, which has been expanded from four to six weeks to cover additional
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methods for creating and retaining wealth--including the following:
• The three primary components of wealth that must be
firmly in place in order to create and sustain wealth
• The Yin & Yang of Money
• The Bagua and other features in the home & lot
which influence money flow
• Floor plans & external features which affect prosperity
• Completing old money patterns
• The relationship between money & food
• A money game to promote wealth awareness
• Dandelions & wealth--are they connected?
• Money & the integrity issue
• How the Five Elements relate to wealth
• Specific money cures and methods
• The principals taught by the Enlightened Business Institute
• Some things about wealth you may not have considered
• Continuing the process once the class is complete
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Students are asked to bring a floor plan or a
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GENERAL
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Classes are in Colorado Springs unless otherwise noted
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For
Information or to arrange for a consultation
for your home or office contact
Suzanne Metzger • Feng Shui Consulting Services
(719) 260-7207