| How to Activate Your Entire House from the | | | | rooms are the place of celebrations and good |
| Living Room | | | | times, so they truly benefit from proper |
| No other room in the house offers the feng shui | | | | arrangement. |
| potential that the living room does. This room is | | | | Many times, living rooms suffer from a L-shaped |
| central to family life and to feng shui. When it | | | | configuration caused by L-shaped sofas or by |
| comes to feng shui, no other room can compare | | | | position a sofa and loveseat at a 45 degree angle |
| to this particular room. That's because the living | | | | to one another. This creates conflict and a feeling |
| room is the ONE room in the house that can be | | | | of being unexplainably uncomfortable in the room. |
| activated according to all nine sectors of the | | | | Remember, televisions and fireplaces aren't the |
| bagua or lo shu square -- making this a very | | | | focal point of a living room -- people are. |
| important room, indeed. | | | | Instead, arrange the room so that sofa and seat |
| When you want to affect the feng shui of the | | | | FACE one another... Don't worry: you'll still be able |
| entire house, you should begin by applying feng | | | | to view the fireplace and TV, but you will instantly |
| shui enhancements or remedies to the living room. | | | | and dramatically improve your desire to be in the |
| The benefit is that the living room can boost the | | | | room and you will cultivate more loving and |
| feng shui of other parts of the house that may | | | | harmonious relationships. Better still, you will |
| have afflictions or are missing or shouldn't have a | | | | improve the flow of energy in the room. So, get |
| particular enhancement. | | | | to moving those sofas! |
| For instance, if the bedroom is in the north | | | | 2. Add some red and gold. |
| sector, a water fountain would be a great feature | | | | To make certain that families are harmonious and |
| for enhacing career feng shui. However, water in | | | | enjoying good relationships with each other, be |
| the bedroom is not recommended. But, water in | | | | sure to add some elements of red and gold |
| the north corner of the living room will help boost | | | | together. This could be a vase of red carnations |
| that sector's feng shui with beneficial water | | | | and gold daisies, or it could be a pillow with gold |
| energy in the corresponding corner. | | | | and red colors. Red and gold together help calm |
| How is this possible? Think of the yin-yang symbol | | | | conflict and create good feelings. Be sure to add |
| in the center of the bagua. This symbol is called | | | | these two colors together wherever there are |
| the "tai chi" --- yes, just like the martial art | | | | conflicts or angry feelings. |
| exercise. This tai chi can be applied to any size | | | | 3. The picture of happiness. |
| space and is referred to as the large tai chi or | | | | Be sure to hang a picture of a happy family or |
| small tai chi. | | | | occupants in the living room. This picture can |
| As an example, you can apply the bagua to your | | | | influence the entire family. Hang the pictures on an |
| lot that your house sits on. This is called the large | | | | East wall to benefit family relationships. You may |
| tai chi. The small tai chi would be to apply the | | | | also wish to add pictures according to their |
| bagua to an individual room -- such as the living | | | | direction in the living room to boost a particular |
| room -- or to an area such as a desk. In applying | | | | area. For instance, a picture of a beautiful lake or |
| feng shui to the living room, you are activating | | | | waterfall would be wonderful on the north wall |
| the small tai chi. | | | | (career/opportunities) and a large, beautiful tree |
| Be aware, though, that depending upon the | | | | would be excellent for the east wall (health/family |
| sector, you may not want to apply all | | | | relationships). |
| enhancements. For instance, if your living room is | | | | 4. Add some "yang" to your living room. |
| in the northwest corner of the house, then it | | | | The living room should be a good balance of yin |
| would not be advisable to add candles to the | | | | and yang. However, a little extra "yang" or |
| south corner of the living room because an open | | | | positive energy is especially beneficial. This can |
| flame in the NW sector of the home is very | | | | come from the addition of a red accent wall, a |
| dangerous. | | | | bright chandelier, or a moving object. |
| I actually know of someone whose house began | | | | 5. Boost the lucky corner in the living room. |
| to burn down from candles that were placed in | | | | Where is the lucky corner? This is the corner of |
| this sector. More importantly, is that the NW is | | | | the room that is opposite and diagonal to the |
| the sector of "heaven" or the patriarch or | | | | main entry to the room. If this corner is in the |
| breadwinner of the family (if the breadwinner is a | | | | SW, W, NW, or NE, then boost this corner with a |
| man). With that caveat in mind, do proceed with | | | | beautiful geode, bowl of semiprecious stones, |
| making changes to your living room. By doing so, | | | | beautiful vase, globe or other earth feature. If the |
| you will instantly improve your feng shui for your | | | | lucky corner is the south or southwest, then |
| whole home! | | | | boost the chi here with a nice tall bright lamp. If |
| 1. Arrangement, arrangement. | | | | the corner is in the north, add a fountain here. If it |
| The whole point of a living room is to create a | | | | is in the east or southeast, you can have a |
| room where the family comes together or where | | | | fountain here or add a grouping of beautiful lush |
| guests can be seated and all can enjoy | | | | plants or pretty flowers. |
| conversation and each other's company. Living | | | | |