Feng Shui for kitchen and bathroom

The Kitchen - Where Wealth & Abundance is Created

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in the home according to feng shui.
Food prepared here indicates the quality of life one lives, and strongly reflects
wealth. And it all begins with the stove!

The Chinese believe the kitchen and the placement of the stove is critical to the
accumulation of wealth. The placement of the stove in the kitchen can bring
extreme good luck to the owners, ensuring wealth and abundance. The stove can
also ensure for the owners, a place of high position in the business world.

If you are not having enough luck in your life, one of the first things to take a look
at is your stove and its placement. The stove and oven should be kept clean, with all burners working at all times. If anything breaks or malfunctions, make certain it is fixed as soon as you notice it is not working.

The kitchen door should not face the front or back door; otherwise your luck flows out these doors. The stove should not face the back door, either, for the same reason.

The kitchen is another fire element, and therefore red should be avoided in this
area of the house. If you have too much red in the kitchen, you are more likely to
have a fire in your home.

Nothing higher than your head should be hung in your home, especially in the
kitchen. You must feel comfortable when you are preparing the food. I see pots
and pans hanging over the stove or center of the kitchen in many homes, but this
is not a fortuitous placement.

Be Extra Carefull with Bathrooms

Many people in America do not understand the importance of keeping the bathroom door closed and the toilet lid down. Europeans and Asians have no problem with keeping their bathroom doors closed. Whether in your home, office or business, this is one of the most important elements for having and keeping wealth.

The Chinese say you flush your wealth away if you do not keep the bathroom door closed and the toilet lid down. The Bathroom is a water element, so blue and green colors are good to be placed there. The bathroom should never have red in it as
the fire energy conflicts with the water element.

The bathroom should never be placed in the wealth section of the home (the Southeast section). I once conducted a feng shui for a lady in Southern California. When her husband remodeled their house, he added an extra bathroom in the wealth section. Shortly after remodeling, he went bankrupt. She told me he died a short time later from the trauma because he could not handle being in that position.

It is very important to keep the bathroom door closed at all times, but especially if you have a bathroom that adjoins your bedroom.

If there is no door, only an entrance, hide the doorway with a curtain or screen. A lot of modern homes are made with no bathroom doors.

You can counterbalance the negative force by placing the opposite color, if the bathroom is placed in an unfortunate place in the house.

• Washers in leaky faucets should be replaced immediately, for leaky faucets slowly leak away your finances.
• The proper placement of the bathroom in the home is also an important element for accumulating and keeping wealth.
• The head of your bed should not be placed on a bathroom wall as this placement is detrimental to your health.

Replace or Repair Broken Items & Don’t Overcrowd

Everything in your home should be in working order. If you have a broken chair,
replace it or get it fixed immediately. If you have chips on some of your dishes,
get rid of them.

It is not good feng shui to have chipped dishes, or anything in the kitchen that is
not working. Replace anything in the home that is not working properly, especially
burned out light bulbs, leaky sinks, and broken or cracked windows and
doors. Everything should be in proper working order, or your resources will drain
away.

The computer you work on daily should not have cords going in every which direction. Use a large funnel cord to put all the small cords in so they look neat and tidy.

Another important aspect element in promoting good feng shui is avoiding overcrowding. When you have too much “stuff” in your environment, energy does not flow easily. It is better to have less in a room so the ch’i can move comfortably. You should feel relaxed and secure in every room of the house.

Speaking of every room in the house, every room in your home should be used. I
have done feng shui consultations in huge homes to where much of the house is
not used. You can feel when rooms are not used. They hold dead energy. It is very
important to use every room in order to circulate the energy to all parts of the house. If a room holds dead energy, that room exerts a bad influence on the rest of
the house and can cause illness to the people who live there.

Flowing Water - The Premier Wealth Enhancer

Water is the most important element for earning money, and the wood element most important for retaining wealth once earned.

Water is the elixir of life. We are not able to live long without it. It is the only substance that is absolutely necessary in order to have a healthy body and mind. It is also the element that rules the career section. Without our careers, we would not feel self worth, and certainly not have the money it takes for living in today’s world. Its direction is north. Water can be placed in the north or southeast section of your home. The southeast section is the prosperity corner. The placement of water in this area, along with a luxuriant green plant, will be beneficial in attaining wealth.

Wood is the element that rules the Southeast and consequently, water is beneficial
to the wood.

Activate these two sections by using bubbling fountains (and be sure to select one
where the water bubbles up instead of running down) or fish tanks. Keep both
clean, as stagnant water has the same effect on your financial position.

If your front door faces North, East, or Southeast, place a small fountain at the
entrance on the right hand side of your front door. The right hand side is coming
into the house. Left hand side entering the house is not a lucky placement, but the
right hand side increases finances and helps with overall harmony in the home.

 

Text from the book of Feng Shui
By Eloise Helm