Feng
Shui & Losing a Pet (Part Four)
New Year’s Greetings!
Energetically, this is a great time to dispel stagnant energy so that you can free up your creative juices. This will assist you to flow into whatever is up next in your life.
Not only are we approaching the Chinese Lunar New Year on February 7th (more about this in next month’s newsletter), but in numerology we have entered a Universal One Year. The Universal One means new beginnings for everyone and is an excellent time to initiate change.
With regard to Feng Shui, this is an especially good time to reenergize your Feng Shui enhancements. I know that many of you have placed cures and promptly forgotten them. Use the next couple of weeks to review your placements and give them any needed attention.
This is especially true if your lifestyle has changed or you have new goals. Significant life changes usually signal that it is time to either replace or remove one or two cures. It could also be time to enhance a different area of your life.
Also, use this time to clean crystals, wind chimes, or any other out of the way enhancements that have become dust catchers.
Have fun with this by thinking of it as a game as you explore your goals for 2008!
If you need assistance, consider contacting me to arrange for an on-site consultation for your home or business. If you’re out of the area, we can even work by phone.
Call me at
(719) 260-7207.
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This is the last of four articles (at least for now) focusing on pets
and Feng Shui. You can read the last three newsletter articles--Feng
Shui & Your Pet’s Health (Part One and Part Two)
and Feng Shui for Fido &
Fifi or by visiting http://www.fengshuiconsultingservices.net/archive.htm
LOSING A PET
It’s traumatic whenever a pet runs away, is stolen, or passes on. Each family member should have a chance to grieve appropriately. (For more on grief, refer to my October 2002 article, How Feng Shui Can Help Us Deal With Loss.
• In the case of an animal that has run away or been stolen, place its picture in the Helpful People area of your home with the intention that it be quickly returned. Surround your beloved pet’s picture with either real or symbolic helpful people. This can be in the form of angels, animal totems, or anything else that symbolizes unseen helpers for you.
Place an affirmative statement in your Knowledge area stating that your pet is happy, well taken care of, and that anyone finding him will do the right thing and return him safely.
• When an animal dies, where to place its remains is often a difficult and highly charged issue.
If your animal has been cremated, it’s ideal to sprinkle its ashes either throughout your yard or over it’s favorite trail or play area.
I know that many folks keep their pet’s ashes in an urn. This isn’t recommended. However, you can temporarily keep it in your Knowledge area until you can dispose of its ashes ceremonially.
If you bury your pet’s body or ashes, the Knowledge area of your yard is ideal. Never leave a mound (unless the burial spot cannot be seen from your home). If you wish to commemorate the spot, you can place an art piece, such as a St. Francis statue, or plant perennials as a sign of everlasting life.
• Old Age is something we all have to come to terms with. Unfortunately, most animals have a short lifespan, so we can lose many pets over our own lifetime.
Knowledge is the area to enhance as you notice that your pet is nearing the end of its life. Depending on your spiritual beliefs, you can place your pet’s picture plus a symbol or an affirmative statement that acknowledges everlasting life (This can be hidden.). Also, make sure that your pet’s picture is in an honored place along with other family members. The perfect spot would be in Family or Children.
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Next month’s newsletter will honor the Chinese New Year and the
incoming year of the Earth Rat.
May both you & your pets be blessed with health & happiness!
Suzanne
2008
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