If you want to use Feng Shui elements in your space to enhance or adjust the energy, first follow the bagua. Each area of the bagua corresponds to a specific element in Feng Shui. The five elements are earth, water, fire, wood and metal. Each element corresponds to a symbol and color too. The color of water is black. The color of wood is green, metal has the color white, fire is red, and earth is yellow. Do not confuse the colors of the elements with the colors of each area of the bagua.
The areas of the bagua that correspond to each element are, career - water, knowledge - wood, helpful people - metal, health - earth, partnership - earth, children & creativity - metal, family - wood, wealth - wood, and fame and reputation - fire.
The symbols of the elements are water - wavy lines like the flow of water, wood - columns like two trees, metal - round or oval with no sharp corners, earth - square, and fire is a triangle. If you are trying to decide which of the three things to use when wanting an enhancement, this is the guideline you should follow.
1. Follow the shape
2. Follow the color
3. Follow what the material actually is.
So...if you want to enhance the wealth area, choose a tall columned object or statue, the color could be green and it could be made of wood. You could also bring in the color purple since this is the color of wealth. If you want to get the creative juices flowing, work on projects on a white round table. The table doesn't have to be metal, but if it is - so much the better. Experiment with the elements in Feng Shui and see if you don't notice a difference.
See Also: History of Feng Shui ● Glossary of Terms ● Questions
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