Feng Shui: Skills & Knowledge

I always think this sounds like such a boring gua. But it's really not! Properly set, this area of your home can help you get better grades, make better decisions, be more creative, tap into your inner wisdom, find inner strength and have better relationships. What could be better than that?

This bagua is often just called "wisdom" by feng shui practitioners. And if you think about it, if you don't have wisdom to make good choices you won't ever fully attain what you want out of life. This is a really important corner of your home. Don't let it's "boring" name allow you to forget about this area.

To find this gua, go through the main door of your home and turn left. The space to the left of the Career gua in front of your home is your Skills & Knowledge area. Sometimes the front door is located here and you immediately walk into Skills & Knowledge. Either way, here's what works and what doesn't.

FEEL THE POWER OF WISDOM

Blue -  Anything Blue in this area of your home will do.

Books- For obvious reasons, books are good in this area.

Light - Light is especially meaningful in this gua of your home. Any light - natural, lamps, lateens, candles. One thing to note in feng shui is that as long as you have a working lamp plugged in here, it doesn't have to be turned on.

Things that remind you of wisdom: A great report card, a chess game, just about anything.

Symbols of Mentors or Wise People: Yoda, Mother Theresa, your dad, Einstein....

Metal -  Think of the phrase "sharp as a tack." It implies intelligence, therefore metal works well here. Especially pennies!!!

Water - easy, a vase!

Black - black symbolizes water, so anywhere water works - so does black

Green -  Anything green

Meditation items -  if you believe in meditation, this is a great place to do it. Create a quiet retreat here.

Altars of Thanksgiving -  Create a small place in this gua where you give thanks. This is such a powerful thing to do in life - actively being thankful for your blessings.

Symbols of the Skills or Knowledge You Want -  If you're a college student, put symbols of what you'd like to do in life here.

DON'T BLOCK YOUR WISDOM!

Clutter -  Clutter isn't good in feng shui in general, but keep it out of this area especially.

Things that Hinder The Thought Process: This isn't where you should put your bar. Nothing that alters, stops or hinders your thought process.

Unwise Symbols -  Keep them away from this area! Even newspapers and magazines - they're willed with people doing stupid things. Maybe keep those elsewhere?

This weekend if you're looking for something to do, take a look at your Skills & Knowledge area. if there's booze, cigs, anything you smoke - get it out of there. Clear clutter and add blue, green and black!