Feng Shui: Career & Life Path

Whether you need a job, want a new job, want to enjoy your work, increase business, make more money or figure out what you want out of life - focus attention to this area of your home. Immediately head to your front door. As you walk through, find the center of the wall plane that the door is on. Your Career gua is front and center of your home.

GET STARTED ON THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

Water - Any kind of water, as long as it's not smelly toilet water, is great in this area of your home. Have you ever wondered why so many asian restaurants have a fountain near the front door? This is why. Even symbolic water can work here - a picture of a body of water, even snow. I have a picture of my sons laughing with joy as they are getting "slimed" at the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. Items even connected to water work here - like shells.

Black - Black is the color of water, so use it to your advantage in the entry of your home.

Mirrors - Mirrors also symbolize water, so they work well in this area of your home. Besides, who doesn't want to grab a quick look in the mirror as the leave the house? But be careful where you place the mirror! Make sure it's placed at a level where you can look yourself in the eye and see your entire head.

Glass - Glass is also considered a water symbol. An easy way to incorporate it in this area is by using glass vases with fresh, clean water for a double whammy.

Metal - Metal "creates" water so it works well here. I have a large metal letter "A" that I've used. My "A" is painted a dark green, which isn't great. I'm considering painting it black.

Here you can see that I've used metal in the "A" and metal also in the base of my lamp (silver counts). If you zoom in you can see the boys being slimed. The catch all tray I have is mirrored with gold and silver on it. 

White Stuff - The color white symbolizes metal that creates water. Since black & white work well in this area - this is a good place for your zebra prints or black & white photos of beach vacations. Books have black and white pages, so they can work well here, too.

Round Stuff - Round is metal in feng shui so using round metal here is your double whammy. Coins, bells. things like that.

Symbols of the Life Path You Want To Be On - Use these symbols overtly in this area if you are seeking an immediate result. If you want to be a stockbroker - keep your Wall Street Journal here. If you're looking to make a living as a musician, plug music into this area every way you can.

If you aren't sure what you want out of life, place things that currently interest you here. Things that make your heart sing.

WHAT'S KEEPING YOU DOWN?

Dirt - No dirt, not even symbolic dirt.

Earth - The Earth is made from dirt, so it doesn't work well in this area. So no - yellow, orange or brown.

Squares - Squares represent Earth. NO squares.

Pictures of Things You Would Never Want To Do - While the picture of your encounter with a Cobra on your trip to Thailand might be super cool - unless you love snakes and want a lifetime of them, this isn't where to display that cool picture.

ENTER SUCCESSFULLY

Let's talk about your entry. Specifically, your front door. First, make sure it doesn't stick. Even if this isn't the main entrance into the home, it's still the symbolic entry and we'll treat it as such. So, even if you don't use the front door often - make sure it's accessible and it works with no squeaks or sticks. Make sure your doorbell works if you have one. Make sure your address from the street is easy to read and make sure the numbers don't go down!

Your front door should be inviting, but also reflect authority. If you have a double door here, don't block one of the doors with a potted plant or anything. That blocks your chi.

One of my big fears is home invasion so I always have a big cement gargoyle by my front door. You could also use Chinese foo dogs or a convex mirror. If you want even more protection, paint your front door red.

FRONT DOOR BACK DOOR

If when you enter your front door you can immediately see your backdoor, you need to hang a crystal somewhere in between the two doors. You can also use other decor tricks. I have 3 arrows pointing in another direction that hopefully are detracting eyes from the back door.

So, a quick recap. These things are GOOD: water, black, undulating shapes, mirrors, glass, metal, white, round stuff symbols of life path you want to be on.

BAD: dirt, squares, earth tone colors, pictures of things you'd never want to do.