Thoughts Are Things

In my Feng Shui consultations, I often run into resistance to the idea that everything is energy, alive and in motion.  And that thoughts are things.  And that the Universe is responsive to every energetic impulse, with that impulse taking ‘form’ as thought. To most of us, thoughts are intangibles.  

The past is only a record of where we have been in our lives.  And, regardless of what meaning we might have given it, the past does not define who and what we are, nor does the past limit that which has yet to be expressed.  

In order to change your life, your thoughts, your feelings and your actions all have to be firing simultaneously in the same direction.  Make decisions based on where you want to go rather than on where you have been.  Quit driving with your hands on the wheel yet looking in the rear view mirror.

What we see as our ‘present’ can undergo change in the blink of an eye, with a change in our thinking.  

So often, in making decisions that will have an affect on the future, we neglect to look at our surroundings.  But every single thought and expression in life is like a ‘brick in the wall’, building the structure for the future.  If you are not happy with how the structure is appearing, make the changes necessary.  Begin with your thoughts.  Nothing of the future is cast in stone.  It is all subject to change and the dynamics generated from your thoughts.  

This is new thinking for some.

In the workings of Feng Shui, which is really just an understanding of the dynamics of energy and natural movement, the objects and arrangements in a structure are an outward manifestation of the thought behind them.  Every object is a demonstration of the thinking patterns at work.  And how often it is that people are in conflict with what they say they really want in life, yet such is restricted from taking shape because of what they hold onto in their program of thinking.

For instance...Relationship.

Often I am invited to consult where the client wishes changes in the relationship status.  Either s/he wants a partner, or wants improvement in a current situation.  There are many underlying currents affecting disharmony within a marriage or union.  

One example I run into frequently, especially in homes in the midwest, is a split foyer immediately upon entering the front door.  Meaning, ‘split’ agendas, which can only lead to divisiveness.  Yet, ‘split agenda’  was the undercurrent of consciousness from the beginning, with purchase of the house.  Unless some work is done to bring balance and unity so that the ‘two become one’, there will be separation, quarreling, resentment, and quite possibly, divorce.  

Feng Shui cures can be put into place, yes, but what is really necessary is some deep examination of ‘personal agendas’ on the part of each partner.  Access to either upper or lower levels should always be at the left of the entry way, and preferably deeper into the floor plan than at the front door.  

What of the one who is single but desirous of a relationship?  What do I look for upon entering the dwelling?  I keenly observe, listening to the signals that tell me the person is either in a healthy psychological space inviting of a relationship, or of a program of ‘single’ thinking.  

Where two or  more. . .

A ‘single’ space is evidenced in art and objects depicting isolation, emptiness, aloneness; for example, an art piece showing one chair on an empty beach, one of this, one of that.  A single bird, a solitary tree, one flower in a vase.  The art/objects and furnishings were chosen from a consciousness programmed to that of ‘alone-ness’.  Such may work for a monk, but not for one who wants partnership.  Get the picture?   

A healthy space reflects a consciousness that will naturally pull the right person into the situation.  A healthy space has art and furnishings depicting pairs, interaction, exchange, and may involve some ‘re-programming’ of one’s thoughts about partnership.  AND, the space must allow room for a partner, rather than be filled with energy-sucking clutter.  There is no room for relationship if the ‘space’ is filled with the energy dynamics of another.  So toss those old love letters, archive the photos, bless and release the old in order to be open for the new love that will bring balance into that of you that longs for companionship.  

As you begin to reframe your thinking about relationship, you will automatically begin to make changes and bring things into your surroundings and sphere of activity that which will out-picture your desire.  

Start first with your thoughts.  

Energy follows thought, regardless of the situation.  You can change any and every situation --whether health, financial, career, family, creativity, partnership, living situation-- all by changing your thought.  No exceptions, as it is Law. Master Teachers have been telling us that for eons.  

A skilled Feng Shui consultant can help you change your life!

The Color RED

It’s been some years since American households began daring to use the color red on walls and furnishings.  The house with red in it increases ‘life force’ and benefits many times over.  

During the Christmas holidays, red is in abundance, and the cheer brought into the surroundings in everyday occurrence is unmistakeable. Smiles are more evident, exchanged between strangers and friends alike.  Good wishes are voiced among those who normally would not bother.

Is it just that people feel a little more festive because they know it’s the holidays? Could it be the use of the color red?

As the holidays come to a close, notice the subtle shift ensuing when the decorations get put away and the surroundings return to their carefully tasteful and (usually) bland appointments.  Notice that behaviors revert to the colorless --and notably beige-- pre-holiday attitudes.

Red Holds Energy

The color red has characteristics affecting energy dynamics in most beneficial and invisible ways.  Red holds energy.  The center of the back wall --whether of a room or of a building-- is the area for FAME/REPUTATION/REGARD.  The color it manifests is red, and affects that which animates and enlivens, or Life Force. Used at an entry way incorrectly it will inhibit and stop and repel energy.  Used correctly, it will invite.  An outside entry door painted red will attract.  An interior door painted red will repel.  

A ceiling painted red will cause feelings of oppression, heaviness and anger. A floor painted red will hold beneficial energy that might otherwise leak out of windows. Red is used to energize any area that is ‘wan’ or not thriving just as a person suffering from anemia benefits from consuming red meat.  

Here is a simple little example of a cure with red that was put into place in a most unusual circumstance, a trade show.  Now, a ‘booth’ at one of these things is merely some pipe and drape defining a 10’x10’ space with a long table.

I happened to be showing in a booth, and next to me was a gal whose highly intuitive skills as an animal healer were not attracting any attention whatsoever.  I was impressed with her work, and the book she had authored was definitely worth attention.  

I simply cannot help myself in these situations, and I asked her if I could work some simple magic in rearranging things for her.  I asked her helping friend to run out to a local party store and pick up a red table cloth and some napkins, and several small cartons.  When she returned I spread the red cloth at the center of the table top, upon which I placed her marketing materials and brochures.

I then stacked the cartons to the right end of the table, creating small display towers, draped the red napkins and place her books on top, stacked and standing up so the covers were in an obvious repeated design.  I also had her create a simple handwritten registration form to capture names and email info from visitors so she could followup with them.  This hastily-created 'form' was placed on the table's left.

Within literally minutes, people began stopping by and asking her about their sick animals, and she was off and running.  At one point, I looked over and there was a crowd of people listening to her lecture.  The lectures scheduled for earlier in the day had no audience whatsoever.

I followed two rules:  1) use of red to pull in and hold energy; 2) harmonious inviting arrangements in the form of what is called ‘sleeping dragon’: low on the left, high on the right.

Consider how the use of red might just prolong the feelings of good will that are prevalent during the Christmas season, and also how that same use might energize and spark the flame in an otherwise ‘wan’ or stagnant area.