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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Flower Power!

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Flower Power!

 

The art of using flowers to promote good chi and good luck is as ancient as feng shui itself. 

Flowers evoke a feeling of beauty, grace, and sensuality and that’s why I make sure to have them in my home every week. Flowers have a common language of harmony and live flowers bring a strong healing energy to any space. 

Bring in colors that represent the feeling you want in a particular room: red and pink for romance passion; yellow for health; white for better communication; green for prosperity; and orange if you are trying to make a good impression. 

Flowers are a simple, beautiful yet powerful way to change and shift the energy in your home. 

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Scotland Castle Brings in Feng Shui Design Elements

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I took this photo on a recent trip to Scotland. This is the furthest left-hand corner, on the first floor, of a hotel that is a converted castle. This room represents the business wealth and prosperity. What a great job! Doesn’t this room look rich? I can tell you first hand it certainly felt rich.

I love how balanced the room is: the two large plants balancing the earth energy; all the wood representing the wood element; water is flowing with the glass and TV and black couch; the gray long curtains bring in the metal element; look at all the red igniting the fire element.

What does your furthest left-hand room say about your wealth and prosperity?

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Balancing the Chi in Any Room

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balancing the chi in any roomThe fundamental principle of Feng Shui is balancing the chi in your home to increase love, abundance, health, and joy. We do this by using the five-element principle of water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. This system is based on the Daoist premise that we are all One, and everything is made up of these five energies. The universe, planets, rivers, mountains, animals, plants and you all consist of these elements to sustain life and to sustain balance.

I know from the last 15 years that I have taught and practiced Feng Shui if there is an energy imbalance in your home, the effects of that imbalance will surface somewhere in your life. Utilizing the five-element principles will help to maintain balance.

Living spaces are in essence living beings. The front door is the mouth itself the energy that is being inhaled through the front door and exhaled through the back. Our energy and that of our homes are so interrelated that each aspect of the home is a symbolic representation of us.

Our house is a metaphor for our life: It can only hold so much stuff. We only have so much wall space for our art, so much floor space for our furniture and so much closet space for our things. So we have to prioritize, revise, and choose what we want in our homes, too much stuff can stagnate any energy and not allow it to move.

There are several ways to incorporate Feng Shui and the five elements in any space like this room has successfully done. What I love about this room is the way it feels, the healthy balance it achieves and it looks beautiful. The element of water is used in the color blue as well as the image in the painting to achieve fluidity, wisdom, and power. The fire element is present in the two lamps as well as the chandelier and improves passion. The wood element in the furniture brings flexibility and growth to the lives of the people in the home. The color of the couch and the white walls add the metal element to ensure good communication and joy. The healthy tall plant in the corner adds the earth element ensuring good health and stability.

I encourage you to look around your home and see how each of the five elements is expressing itself.

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Michelle Cromer