8 Ways Your Bedroom Represents Relationships in Your Life

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If you only pick one room to Feng Shui in your house, make it your bedroom. The bedroom is considered the most important room of the home in feng shui philosophy. No matter where your bedroom is, it represents the relationships in your life, none more important than the one you have with yourself.

If I could pick one thing in your bedroom to focus on, it would be your bed, the one place in your home where you spend most of your time.

Here are a couple of suggestions for your bed:

  1. Make sure your bed is in a commanding position, facing the door but not directly in line with the door.
  2. Always have a headboard, which represents the stability and support you get in your relationships, especially romantic ones.
  3. Place your headboard against a solid wall, with space available on the other three sides of the bed (left, right and foot).
  4. Avoid placing your headboard against a wall that has a toilet on the other side.
  5. Take a good look at what you have stored under your bed. If you have anything under your bed those things affect you while you are asleep in a passive yin state. What you have there represents or creates subconscious blocks in your life.
  6. Reduce EMF’s in your bedroom – the electric and magnetic fields created by electronic devices.
  7. Have a pair of nightstands, they don’t have to match, and they will represent the balance and harmony in your relationships.
  8. Be selective about the artwork over your bed. I can tell 100% of the time what is going on in a relationship based on this artwork. This photo has a single woman, which tells me one or both really don’t want to be in a partnership. Instead invite partnerships with artwork that depicts or comes in pairs, like two flowers, two birds, two trees etc. Or anything that represents the love you share with your partner.

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5 Tips to Clear Away Stagnant Energy in Your Space

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5 Tips to Clear Away Stagnant Energy in Your Space

When I see dead branches in a vase or used as decoration I know one thing for sure: The people that share this space have stagnant energy in their work, their relationships or their health. Sometimes all three.

Anything dead in your space promotes stagnant energy. According to Feng Shui, the presence of low decaying energy, low chi, causes a space to become lifeless.

Here are 5 tips to clear away stagnant energy:

  1. Get rid of anything dead. Dead things do not have chi and clog up any space they occupy.
  2. Open windows to allow fresh air to circulate.
  3. Use some aromatherapy to energize the space.
  4. Saging or smudging is an ancient practice involving burning dried sage to purifying the space.
  5. The ringing of bells or wind chimes can result in moving the flow of chi. I like to ring bells in each corner of a room.

Eliminate dead stagnant chi and promote good chi!

Marigolds–the Flower Optimism and Success

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Marigolds--the Flower Optimism and Success

Fresh flowers are a part of my weekly ritual. Nothing brightens my cold winter day like a splash of color from a gorgeous flower arrangement.

Aside from being offered as a sacrifice to gods from Christian, Aztec, Buddhist, Hindu, and Pagan religions, this little flower, the Marigold has strong ties to the sun and its power to resurrect. All types of Marigold offer the same basic meanings because they all share the same bright yellow, red, or orange color. Victorian flower language experts considered it a symbol of despair and grief, which is shared with the Mexican cultural conception linking it to the remembrance of the dead during Dia de Los Muertos. The Victorians also linked it with cruel treatment towards a loved one. Modern meanings focus on the sunny color and beauty instead, giving the flower meaning of optimism and success instead. Marigolds were carried as love charms or spells in the Middle Ages by both genders who wanted to attract someone new.

Even the humblest creations contain their own special beauty to share with the world. Just like the sun returns in full each summer and hides away in the winter, you must find your own balance between shining and keeping your light under wraps.

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How to Bring the 5 Elements into Your Rooms in 3 Ways

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At the start of any year, I like to look at all of my rooms to make sure I have a balance of the five elements: fire, water, earth, wood, and metal. You can bring those elements into any space in three ways:

  1. Color
  2. Shape
  3. Or the material itself.

Let’s break down this room: There is a lot of the wood element in the floors, the walls, and the ceiling. The fire element is present in the cast iron fireplace, which also doubles as the metal element. Any TV or computer screen represents the water element and the final element and one that it has the most is the earth element. Look how beautifully designed this room is and how it incorporates the outside and nature so meaningfully.

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Brighten Up Your Space by Bringing the Outdoors in With Potted Geraniums

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When the temperatures start dropping outside not only do I bring in my potted plants to keep them from freezing, I buy plants to make sure I have a strong earth element and plants represent growth. My go-to plant is the hearty geranium. And I select a color based on my particular needs at the time. For the most part, the color meaning of geraniums follows the traditional meanings of flower colors:

  • White Geraniums – White geraniums were once believed to repel snakes and were planted near homes or areas where snakes were a problem. They also are thought to promote fertility.
  • Red Geraniums – According to Wicca beliefs, a red geranium planted near the door will warn the occupants of approaching strangers by facing the direction of the stranger. They are also considered a protective flower that symbolizes good health.
  • Pink Geraniums – Pink geraniums are often used in love spells. I recommend placing them by an entry door so that the energy of love comes in with anyone who passes by.

Winter can be bleak, but using indoor plants can remind us that spring is right around the corner!

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Michelle Cromer