No More Jon & Kate (Plus 8)?

The two most troublesome personal feng shui numbers I've seen this year are people who are #2's or #8's and Jon and Kate are no exception. He's a 2 and she's an 8. Double whammy.

Rumor on the internet is that they're both cheating on each other and neither one wants to try to make the marriage work. It's expected that they'll announce they're getting a divorce soon.

It's too bad if that's the case. I've never seen their show but with 8 kids, her success as an author and who knows what else it has to be a struggle to keep the marriage thriving.

Whenever I see a situation like this I take a look at both parties Relationship directions to see what's going on there. This year Jon has the New Beginnings Star on his Relationship direction. If he and Kate were closer it could be a 'new beginning' to their relationship.

But for Jon it appears the 'new beginning' is with a 23 year old teacher he's suspected of having an affair with.

Kate's Relationship direction has the Illness Star on it. This means that people in her life are going to create problems for her that wear her down physically, mentally and even emotionally.

It also means she has to work harder to make her relationships work. Something she said she's not willing to do when it come to her marriage with Jon.

On top of that there is the Disaster Star that sits on middle aged men (age 30-60 in feng shui terms). Jon is 32 years old so falls right into that group. For him it appears that the disaster is the end to his relationship with his wife. It may become even more disasterous when it comes to an actual divorce.

In addition to that the Robbery Star sits on Families this year. In general this means families will experience a downturn in their finances, an increase in expenses or loss of money in some other way. It can also mean legal problems like divorce.

Put the troublesome feng shui Stars all together and it's easy to see why this year Jon & Kate may call it quits.

This goes to show you that it's important to take time to connect with your partner or spouse. Show them that you care, have a date night once a week and set up your feng shui to bring back the intimacy between you.

On June 10 I'll teach you how to Spice Up Your Sex Life with Feng Shui during my 'Virtual Lunch at the Feng Shui Cafe' teleseminar. Sign up here now before someone else takes your seat: http://www.palmbeachfengshui.com/FengShuiCafe.html

Tough Year for Jessica Simpson

First she was in the spotlight about her weight gain. Now she's in the spotlight for forgetting lyrics at a concert in Michigan and asking the band to start one song over again.

Expect more of this for Jessica this year because the Disaster Star sits smack on her Success direction in 2009. Poor girl.

Not everyone has to experience this star as a literal Disaster but when you've been 'lying down on the job' or haven't put forth your best efforts in the year leading up to a Disaster year then this is how it will play out for you as it has for Jessica.

Barack Obama had the Disaster Star on his Success direction last year but his best selling book, all his political networking, and clever marketing made 2008 a year of transformation for him.

What's even worse for Jessica is that the Robbery Star is on her Relationship direction. For her this means that people may not be willing to spend their money on her movies, music and concerts as they have in the past. It may even mean that she loses some contracts or business deals this year like the photo shoot she was supposed to do for Self Magazine.

What's even more interesting is that the Fame Star is center stage for the whole world this year meaning that people in entertainment will be in the spotlight. And there you have it. She's certainly been in the spotlight the last 2 weeks.

If Jessica uses her feng shui remedies it will help dampen these negative stars down for her this year. She will also have to step up to the plate and learn her lyrics if she wants people to take her seriously as an artist.

You can set up your feng shui for 2009 by clicking here: www.TimeFengShui.com

Is Life Treating You Like a Doormat?

Here's something you probably never thought about: Is life treating you like a doormat?

If so, take a look at your front entry and see what's going on there.

Most people who hire me to do feng shui consultations don't even have a door mat. This is like saying, "No one is welcome here. Go away."

Other people have doormats that have been well used. But now they're ragged, torn or shabby. Since your front door is the Mouth of Ch'i (the main location that energy enters your home) and old, worn out doormat can bring 'tired' ch'i (pronounced chee and meaning energy).

What if you have a doormat with your family name or initial on it? Well, people walk on doormats so it's like inviting people to 'walk all over you' and your family. If you're feeling like people are taking advantage of you this may be your problem. The same goes for doormats with your company name or logo.

The ideal doormat is one that is plain or that says Welcome on it (since you want to welcome new energy and people who's company you enjoy into your home).

Another thing to consider is where you're front door is located. If it's in the South, consider placing a red doormat here. If it's in the North a blue one will work well. Is your door in the West? Get a metallic colored doormat or one with circles on it? Using the color associated with the location of the door will help to support that 'gua' (area) of your home.

You can fine tune it even more by using the color associated with the Flying Star at your front door for the year. For example, my front door is in the South. Beginning Feb. 4, 2009 the Relationship Star sits in the South so I selected a blue (water) striped (wood) doormat that will support the wood energy of that Star for the year.

Since the Flying Star on your front door changes every year it's a good idea to get a new doormat every year. Think of it as starting with a clean slate.

If you want to know more Feng Shui Basics you can order my book 4 Easy Ways to Ignite Your Love Life and Fatten Up Your Wallet on Amazon.com or by clicking here: http://www.palmbeachfengshui.com/catalog/item/5137279/5924309.htm

Flying Stars for January 2009

The chart above shows the Flying Stars energy and locations for January.

The challenging guas outnumber the beneficial guas this January. So it's still more of a yin (passive energy) month.

If you draw an outline of your office or home floor plan and then put a tic-tac-toe symbol over it you will have the bagua for your building. (There's actually a little more to it than this but in general this will work for you.) Once you have this you can label the directions so you know which energy will affect the different guas of your office or home.

The easiest way to activate the positive guas is to keep these areas busy. Have the kids play here, hold meetings in this area of your office and if your front door is in a positive gua that will stir up the energy, too.

You can reduce the effects of the negative guas by keeping these areas quiet. If possible, don't use these areas at all because the more activity you have here the more you will stir up the energy that will create the challenges you see here in the chart.

For example, if your main door is in the East try to use it as much as possible this month to attract positive opportunities and good fortune. If your front door is in the Northwest it's better if you use a different door to come and go from your home or business to avoid losing money or having people steal from you.

An easier way to activate the beneficial guas and cure the negative ones is to place your feng shui activations and cures. That way you don't have to worry about whether you need to be in or avoid certain rooms each month.

You can get your feng shui cures and activations each month by clicking here: Time Feng Shui for 2009

How December's feng shui can affect you

December's Flying Stars are more balanced than last month, but is still on the yin side. The bagua above shows the feng shui energy and locations for December.

The guas (or squares) that will affect you the most are those that are tied to your Personal Best Directions, the one where your bedroom is located, the one where your office is located and the one where your main door is located.

The challenging guas and beneficial guas are more even this month. But it's still more of a yin (passive energy) month.

If you draw an outline of your office or home floor plan and then put a tic-tac-toe symbol over it you will have the bagua for your building. (There's actually a little more to it than this but in general this will work for you.) Once you have this you can label the directions so you know which energy will affect the different guas of your office or home.

The easiest way to activate the positive guas is to keep these areas busy. Have the kids play here, hold meetings in this area of your office and if your front door is in a positive gua that will stir up the energy, too.

You can reduce the effects of the negative guas by keeping these areas quiet. If possible, don't use these areas at all because the more activity you have here the more you will stir up the energy that will create the challenges you see here in the chart.

For example, if your main door is in the Southeast try to use it as much as possible this month to attract an unexpected opportunity or windfall. If your front door is in the Southwest it's better if you use a different door to come and go from your home or business to avoid losing money or having people steal from you.

An easier way to activate the beneficial guas and cure the negative ones is to place your feng shui activations and cures. That way you don't have to worry about whether you need to be in or avoid certain rooms each month.

You can get your feng shui cures and activations each month in my Time Feng Shui for 2008 subscription.

"Yesterday our fountain finally arrived (the one for this month's wealth cure). It was the final cure we were missing for November. All three of us put the fountain together yesterday evening and this morning I placed the quartz crystal on it. Later in the morning we had a major sale for my husband and this evening for me. THANKS!" ---Tania F., Asheville, NC

Southern Exposure

For the past several weeks I've noticed more and more businesses closing up shop in the strip malls around town. The other thing I've noticed is that the majority of the stores that have closed their doors have front doors that face south. Why is that? Well, this year the Disaster Star sits in the south and this star is associated with unexpected upheaval, bankruptcy, and in the case of a business it can mean the end of your business/closure.

I drove by several strip malls that had stores facing different directions and while there were stores that had gone out of business in all the directions between 60 and 75% of the stores that had closed in each strip mall faced south.

Now, if you have a business with a door that faces south does that mean you're going to go bankrupt? Of course not, but in a year when the Disaster Star sits on your front door the odds go way up.

There is a feng shui solution for this Star along with the other negative Stars (Illness, Conflict and Robbery). When you remedy the Disaster Star it dampens it's impact by about 80 percent and oftentimes it can result in a positive transformation for you and/or your business.

Don't let negative feng shui stars control your life. Sign up for Time Feng Shui for 2008 here and get all the right feng shui remedies so you can take charge of your success. Remember to put your December Time Feng Shui activations and cures in place this Sunday, Dec. 7.

Forensic Feng Shui: OJ Simpson

OJ Simpson was convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery 13 years to the day after his first trial.

When I looked at OJ's best directions and the energy there for 2008 and for 1995 I could see why he was convicted this time and not for the double murders.

OJ Simpson's Success direction is SW. Back in 1995 the Flying Star on his Success direction for the year was Long-Term Abundance. This is a very powerful star on it's own. Additionally, at the time of his conviction the Prosperity Star landed in the SW, too.

This combination of long-term abundance with prosperity meant that no harm could come to him and that he would be assured of success. In this case, successfully winning his trial.

He also had an extremely powerful star combination on his Relationship direction. The annual Relationship star was in the west that year and at his trial the Unexpected Windfall star landed in the west. This means that you're relationships are going to bring you some kind of unexpected benefits.

Between the positive stars in his Success and Relationship directions for the year and for the month there was no way he could lose. In feng shui there is no judgement between right and wrong, there is only energy. And OJ had the best possible energy working for him at that time.

Now, when I look at his energy for 2008 I see something completely different.

This year the Robbery star is in his Success direction and Robbery means a loss of somekind. Interestingly enough, it is also associated with small weapons and Simpson used a gun in his robbery attempt in Las Vegas.

On top of this the monthly Robbery star landed in his Success direction, too. Double Robbery assures you of some kind of loss. And since it is on his Success direction it means losing his court case.

He also has a double Conflict star for the year and for the month in his Relationship direction meaning it is not a time to enter into agreements or try to collaborate on projects. They will just end on a bad note.

This combination of robbery on Success and conflict on Relationships is a lose/lose proposition. There's no way to win...and he didn't. Again, it's not about judgement it's about energy.

Don't let the energy of your best directions control you the way it has OJ Simpson and everyone else. Instead, learn to work with it. You have the ability to enhance the positive energy and eliminate the bad with the right feng shui tools.

Anonymous complainers

You’ll get a kick out of this. I got this e-mail while I was gone last week:

So, if you can predict the election, why couldn’t you have forseen the American economic meltdown? Just wondering how good you really are, that you’d miss this major event.

There was no signature so I looked up the .com part of the address to see if I could find a website and here’s what I found:

Anonymous complainers
Those who complain about FSUR (whether here, or places like Amazon.com) but don’t want to leave their name have three problems:
They are comfortable with lying, because writing anonymously is lying about who they are.
What they say is worthless because they don’t believe in themselves enough to express courage for their convictions.
There’s no discussion because they don’t want it.
I have no respect for such spineless wimps and neither should you.

Apparently, anonymous complaining doesn’t apply to her e-mails to other people!

Anyway, to answer the question, I'm not psychic (sigh). I just use feng shui to comment on events that are already in the news. It's not rocket science and it's not "mystical" because anyone who knows 8 Mansions feng shui and Flying Stars can do the exact same thing. Darn.

I wish I could claim that I had special powers. If I do become psychic I'll be sure to let everyone know, though.

Hanging Chads and Feng Shui

A few weeks ago we talked about a type of feng shui called Flying Stars Feng Shui and the feng shui personal best directions of Obama, McCain, Biden and Palin. I wrote that based on the Success and Relationship directions for each of these people and the Flying Stars energy on those directions during the election that feng shui energy of the McCain/Palin ticket is much stronger which would indicate that they would win the election.

If you remember back to last week's article Flying Stars feng shui is great for evaluating upcoming events. In Flying Stars Feng Shui there are 9 Stars. Each Star has it's own unique type of energy and these are:
Career Star - associated with cash flow from your career and academic success
Illness Star - associated with mental, emotional and physical health problems
Conflict Star - associated with lawsuits, arguments, divorce, disagreements, bankruptcy
Relationship Star - associated with networking, partnerships, friendships
Disaster Star - associated with unexpected disasters including major illnesses, accidents, loss of wealth, unforseen trouble, obstacles
Wealth Star - associated with promotions, leadership, unexpected windfalls
Robbery Star - associated with theft, arguments, power struggles, bankruptcy
Long-Term Wealth Star- associated with long-term prosperity, long-term investments, good fortune
Joy Star - associated with recognition, fame, happy marriage

Here are the Success and Relationship directions for the candidates in this year's election:

Obama McCain Biden Palin
Success South SE North West
Relationships SE South East SW

Looking at Obama and McCain's Success and Relationship directions you can see that they mirror each other. This is a very good indication about why they are so close in the polls. The energy for them this year is identical, it's just represented in different areas. If you were to just look at the energy of these two men without taking into consideration their running mates it would be very hard to determine who would win. It's a virtual tie.

That's where Biden and Palin come in to swing the vote. Their directions are different from Obama and McCain and they're different from each other. This creates a clearer image of the election outcome. The best way to look at this is to review the monthly Flying Stars for Nov. 4:

Obama McCain Biden Palin
Success Relationship L/T Wealth Disaster Illness
Relationships L/T Wealth Relationship Robbery Wealth

Obama and McCain have the same energy affecting them for the election but McCain has an edge over Obama this month because the Relationship Star falls on his Relationship direction at the election. This makes him much more attractive to the public at this time. Also, the L/T Wealth Star sitting in his Success direction indicates good fortune for his career.

Although Obama has the same monthly Stars as McCain the fact that they are flipped makes a difference because they're not as strong this way. Additionally, Biden has very negative Stars on his Success and Relationship directions on Nov. 4 indicating disaster as it relates to his career and struggles in his relationships.

Palin's numbers are mixed, but the Illness and Wealth stars are much better than Disaster and Robbery. In fact the Wealth Star indicates and unexpected windfall through her relationships. If the election is decided on Nov. 4 then McCain/Palin will win.

But here's the twist. The past two presidential elections have been extremely close. In fact, you may remember Palm Beach County being the butt of a number of jokes because of the "hanging chad" problems with our voting system. Well, folkes, the problem hasn't been fixed and the last two local elections in Palm Beach County have resulted in double counting votes, losing election ballots and lawsuits over a very close race between two county judges.

If the Presidential election is neck and neck again this year then the winner of the race may not be decided until several days after the actual election. In that case the Flying Stars would be completely different. Beginning Nov. 7 the Flying Stars change to this:

Obama McCain Biden Palin
Success Conflict Robbery Relationship Career
Relationships Robbery Conflict Wealth Disaster

Do you notice how a fight over the election shows up in Obama and McCains Stars for the month? They both have Conflict and Robbery Stars in their directions. Unless the Nov. 4 election is a landslide a fight over the White House will definitely happen.

But the Stars favor Biden over Palin. Biden has the Relationship Star on his Success and the Wealth Star, which is also associated with unexpected windfalls, in his Relationship direction. Palin has a strong Star in her Success direction but her Relationship Star is very challenging. In this scenario, meaning a decision over who wins the White House, Obama/Biden would win because Biden's Stars are much stronger than Palin's at this time.

This information isn't to sway your decision but rather to show you how Flying Stars affect people's lives. By all means vote for the candidates you feel would best lead the country. So few countries allow citizens to have a say in government that we should appreciate and use this priviledge.

At the same time, be aware of how Flying Stars energy is affecting you in your life so that you can determine when to carry out specific plans or events. Now is a great time for you to set up your 4 best directions and apply Flying Stars activations and remedies to enhance your life.

Forensic Feng Shui: Flying Stars and Hurricane Ike

Flying Stars Feng Shui is a great tool for determining the timing of events. In Flying Stars Feng Shui there are 9 Stars. Each Star has it's own unique type of energy and these are:

1. Career Star - associated with cash flow from your career and academic success
2. Illness Star - associated with mental, emotional and physical health problems
3. Conflict Star - associated with lawsuits, arguments, divorce, disagreements, bankruptcy
4. Relationship Star - associated with networking, partnerships, friendships
5. Disaster Star - associated with unexpected disasters including major illnesses, accidents, loss of wealth, unforseen trouble, obstacles
6. Wealth Star - associated with promotions, leadership, unexpected windfalls
7. Robbery Star - associated with theft, arguments, power struggles, bankruptcy
8. Long-Term Wealth Star- associated with long-term prosperity, long-term investments, good fortune
9. Joy Star - associated with recognition, fame, happy marriage

Each one of these stars sits in a specific location for the year. The image in the upper left hand corner shows where these Stars are located in 2008.

Now, in addition to these stars having a fixed location for the year, there are a second set of these same Flying Stars that move each month. So, in reality there are 2 Flying Stars in each location: one that is there for the whole year and another one that changes every month.

For the month of September the chart in the upper right hand corner shows you what the Flying Stars look like with both the annual Flying Stars and the monthly Flying Stars together.

Every year there is one month when the annual Stars and the monthly Stars land in the same location. For 2008 this month is September. When the good Stars, like Long-Term Wealth, Career, Relationship or Wealth double up that means the opportunity to experience the effect of those Stars is much stronger, particularly if you sleep or work in the area of your home or office that holds those Stars.

This month working or sleeping in the NE, East, North, SE or Center of your home or office is ideal. If one of your personal best directions happens to be where these double positive stars land that is beneficial for you, too.

The flip side of this is when the negative Stars double up. That can create major problems for you, particularly if you work or sleep in these areas. If you can avoid working or sleeping in the South, SW, West or NW areas of your home or office this month that would be great.

In any case, you can always activate the positive Stars to trigger their energy even more AND you can remedy the negative Stars to minimize their effects. Whenever you have double negative Stars together, like this month, I always recommend going a little bigger with your remedies because the negative energy of these Stars together is very dense. On the plus side the energy of positive Stars is also very strong so even a small activation can produce very positive results. (Sign up for Time Feng Shui 2008 to get your remedies and activations for the month and year by clicking here.)

The effects of Flying Stars isn't limited to your home or your office. They affect the country and the planet as well. This month we've already seen the effects of the Disaster Star in the South in the form of Hurricane Ike.

If you look at a map of the United States you'll see that the South is made up of New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Because of the double Disaster Star energy in the South this month this areas was ripe for this kind of natural disaster. (By the way, positive and negative Stars usually show up as good weather or bad weather/natural disaster when you're looking at countries.) As it turns out, Ike is expected to move through part of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas before completely dissapating.

Although Hurricane Ike brought with it mass destruction it will probably result in a transformation of this part of the country, not just in terms of physical aspects like new buildings and homes but also on a deeper level. This is because the Disaster Star brings about a sudden unexpected shift that helps people make changes in their lives that they would not otherwise have pursued but that are beneficial in the long run.

Pandemic Flu - Another Y2K or Future Deadly Reality

There have been a number of articles and information that has come out in the past 18 months on the potential for another worldwide pandemic virus. Government and health officials estimate that between 50 and 100 million people could die if such a deadly virus were to spread. To read more you can click on these links:

http://www.proliberty.com/observer/20080714.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npWPwLcUyw0

www.pandemicflu.gov

Like the Y2K issue the best approach is for us to be proactive. If you meditate, pray or use other spiritual methods to bring peace and prosperity to yourself and the Earth then add a healing component to your daily routine as well.

On top of that, be prepared. One of my Feng Shui and Spiritual Masters gives this advice:
Make sure you have these 2 homeopathic remedies in your home:
1. Gelsenium
2. Eupatorium perfolatum both in 6c or 30c
Use them both alternating and stay in bed when the flue hits you for 5 days

This were the remedies that were used successfully for the pandemic flu in 1918
Instead of 30 to 50 percent dead people from the flu only 1% of the population died in Switzerland.

Also take in bryonia and aconite and drink acid free water.

Is a pandemic the next Y2K? Maybe, but taking steps to be proactive sure beats waiting around to fing out!

Why McCain and Palin Will Take the White House

FENG SHUI IN THE NEWS: McCAIN/PALIN

As promised in last week's newsletter I ran an analysis on the McCain/Palin ticket as soon as the announcement broke last week. From a feng shui perspective she looks like a good pick. She happens to be a West group person, which is yin (female energy), and McCain is East Group, which is yang (male energy). Since she's female and he's male it's already a good combo from a balance of energy standpoint.

The timing of picking her is excellent. Her Relationship direction is associated with long-term success this month and investing for the long-term. Additionally her Success direction for August is all about creating professional relationships. Because there is an annual Robbery Star on her Relationship direction and a Conflict Star on her Success direction for 2008 she probably wasn't the first choice, but the timing of the decision was definitely in her favor.

At the time of the election she will have the star associated with unexpected windfalls on her Relationship direction, which is positive. However, there is an Illness Star on her Success direction that month that combines with the annual Conflict Star. This creates what's known as "bullfight sha" or fighting energy. In a home it usually means conflict between mother and son but in a career it can mean conflict between a woman and a man. This may mean that she and Obama spend a good amount of time attacking each other up to and during the election. Another interesting combination for her in October is that the Career Star lands in her Wisdom direction which would indicate that she made a good career choice in agreeing to be VP and this will be beneficial to her.

When I look at McCain's personal feng shui directions he also has positive aspects. His Success direction has a double Fame Star for the month of September which indicate he will have an easier time getting public recognition and backing from the public and his party. His relationship has a double Disaster Star on it, though, which can mean that he has trouble with people on his team, within the Republican party or that some news about his relationships causes turmoil.

The energy for his directions at election time are excellent for Success as he has a double long-term abundance star there. Additionally, the Relationship star lands in his Relationship direction that month which can help him generate the support he needs to win the White House.

The negative energy affecting the Obama/Biden ticket seriously cripples their chances of winning particularly given the more positive feng shui energy that the McCain/Palin ticket holds. Now you know why they say, "Timing is everything." Either way our country is about to make history.

Obama Biden Not the Winning Ticket

Barack Obama announced that his running mate would be seasoned politician Joe Biden of Delaware. This choice, from a feng shui perspective, has put the nail in the coffin for Obama's chances of winning. Here's why:

As I mentioned in previous e-mails, in feng shui Obama is an East Group person. In general, this is a great year for East Group people but Obama's Success direction has a Disaster Star on it this year. Although his Relationship direction has a Fame Star on it, the Disaster energy is stronger so even though he is well received by the public (in a sense "famous") his bid for the presidency is overshadowed by the heavy energy of the Disaster Star.

Joe Biden, as it turns out, is also an East Group person. His Success direction is auspicous for 2008 but the months of September and October are particularly bad for him in two ways. During September Biden has a Double Disaster Star on his Health Direction. The last time this Double Disaster Star landed in his Health area was 1988 and it was that year that he had a brain aneurysm and almost died. Now, the Double Disaster Star on Health doesn't always mean death but it does usually bring a setback in health in some form.

September is also a bad month for Obama's career success as the Double Disaster Star lands in his Success direction next month. There are likely to be unexpected setbacks for him that weren't anticipated.

The following month, October, won't be much better and this October energy goes all the way through Nov. 4, the date of the election. In October the Disaster Star lands in Biden's Success direction which doesn't bode well for his career. On top of that, the Relationship Star lands in Obama's Success direction, which would normally be a good thing, but because the yearly Disaster Star is also in his Success direction for 2008 this combination means that his professional relationships (meaning his supporters, campaign team, or even the Democratic Party) aren't strong enough to carry him to success.

All of this feng shui energy gives the McCain team an opening to move ahead and capture the White House on Nov. 4. Once McCain picks his running mate I'll give you a feng shui outlook for them as well.

John Edwards' Affair

FORENSIC FENG SHUI

This week John Edwards dropped the bombshell that he has been lying about an affair he had over a year ago. Now everyone's waiting with baited breath to see if he's also the father of his mistress' baby, which he also denies.

It's not surprising that this news would land in the press this month because August is a triple whammy month on relationships for people with a Kua number 2. Here's what I mean, John Edwards' Relationship direction is Northwest. This month the annual Illness Star combines with the monthly Conflict Star resulting in what's known as "Bullfight Sha" which means major arguments and disagreements between males and females in the household.

Additionally, his Success direction holds the Relationship Star for the year and the Disaster Star for the month which translates to a dramatic unexpected upheaval in his personal and/or professional relationships which could directly affect his career. It's probably safe to say that any chance for a future bid for the Presidency is out of the picture.

And last but not least, his Health direction, which is also directly related to his sex life, holds the Conflict Star for the year and the Relationship Star for the month. This leads to more conflict in his relationships and happens to involve conflict related to his sex life.

This triple combination of conflict on his Relationship direction, upheaval related to his professional and personal relationships in his career and even more relationship conflict related to his sex life make August 2008 the opportune time for his past indiscretions to become too big to cover up any longer.

Another interesting side note is that the media reported John Edwards' affair began in October 2006. When I looked at his Relationship feng shui for that month I found that it was the perfect monthly and yearly combination for creating heartache for his wife, which it unfortunately has.

If your Personal Energy Number is a 2, like John Edwards', you may want to think about putting up your Time Feng Shui cures because the worst of what this month can bring to your relationships has just begun. To find out your Personal Energy Number or get your Time Feng Shui activations click on the links.

Olympics and 08.08.08

The opening ceremonies in Beijing take place this Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:08 p.m. The number 8 is considered very auspicious in the Chinese culture and also in feng shui as well.

The number 8 is associated with Wealth in both China and in feng shui. Additionally, there are nine 20 year cycles in Time feng shui and we are currently in the cycle of time known as Period 8. Therefore, the number 8 is considered even more auspicious than in other cycles of time. Because of this the Chinese believe the date 08/08/08 and the time 8:08 p.m. is very lucky day and time to hold any kind of event.

It's also interesting that the Olympics are taking place in China because the number 8 is associated with the Northeast. If you look at a map of the world you'll see that the Northeast is occupied by China and Russia.

The number 8 is also about inner wisdom, education and spirituality. During this period of time (2004 until 2024) more and more people will be looking for ways to grow spiritually and will trust their instincts more than they have in the past.

And finally, the Earth is associated with the number 8 so it's not surprising that the "green" movement has taken off so easily these past couple of years. Although these same sentiments about taking better care of the Earth have been expressed for decades the general population wasn't interested until now -- during Period 8. This makes sense since we're now living in an "Earth" vibration.

I hope this information makes watching the Olympics a little more interesting for you! To find out more about feng shui go to my website at http://www.palmbeachfengshui.com/ and check out the Articles section.

Want to Increase Your Business? Dowse!

In my weekly newsletter last week I talked about the different layers of feng shui: Space, Time and Quantum. Another important component to an effective feng shui consultation is dowsing.

Dowsing is an art that dates back over 8,000 years and is most commonly associated with looking for water. If you've ever seen pictures of (or seen someone) walking across a piece of property with a forked tree branch they were probably dowsing (looking for) water. There are a number of bottled water companies that employ dowsers to look for natural springs as a water source for their products.

Dowsing was originally used in conjunction with feng shui to look for naturally occuring environment stress caused by fault lines in the earth which create cracks in our sidewalks, driveways and building foundations and create earthquakes, underground bodies of water like lakes or aquifers, underground caves and even different types of soil (like sand and clay) butting up against each other. These situations create what is known as Geopathic Stress (geo meaning Earth and pathic meaning Disease).

With the invention of electricity, cell phone and satellite technology we have additional stress in our homes and offices that are man-made. These types of stress are known as negative Hartmann lines (discovered by Dr. Ernst Hartmann in the early 1940s), negative Curry lines (discovered by Dr. Manfred Curry and Dr. Whitmann in the late 1940s-early 1950s) and interference lines.

Like the Earth, our bodies are made up of over 70% water, so just like the Earth our bodies react to these negative areas of energy, too. Each of these energies have their own way of affecting us depending on whether we're directly sitting in their line of fire or outside of it. If you're directly in their line of fire for 3 or more hours a day, over time this exposure can result in the breakdown of soft tissue in your body where the stress is "hitting" you which can result in problems including chronic fatigue syndrome, fybromyalgia, MS, cancer and dementia to name a few.

If you are not directly in the line of fire but the stress is strong enough then you'll experience this stress as on-going fatigue, feeling weak on a regular basis or being chronically sick. Studies have even shown that man-made environmental stress from interference lines alone increases the incidence of cancer by as much as 50% depending on how concentrated it is. People who are more sensitive to this negative energy will be the most affected.

Some buildings have offices or work stations that are particularly negative. When that's the case it's usually hard to keep that office occupied. The people who are hired and assigned to work in that office never seem to "work out." They quit after a short period of time, they're out sick more often than other employees leaving you to wonder if you hired the right guy or gal for the job or they come across as negative even though when you hired them you didn't see any signs that this kind of behavior. If you're a manager you may wonder why you can't seem to "fill this position" with the right person. More than likely it's not the person you're hiring but rather the office or work space you've assigned to them that's the problem.

Using dowsing, I block these stress lines both outside and inside building that are causing you grief so that everyone working in your business can feel their best and do their best work for the company. When your employees are happy turnover declines, they feel better, are more productive and they treat your clients better. Now your clients are happy and are more likely to buy from you.

Also, because environmental stress reduces the energy level in a building it can actually prevent your feng shui from working in a worst case scenario. In a best case scenario environmental stress limits the effectiveness of your feng shui activations because feng shui works with the energy that's already in your building. If the energy is low or negative then the positve energy generated from your feng shui activations is having to counter this negative energy being created by the environmental stress. When you block this stress with dowsing you actually lift the energy level and then the positive feng shui activations are enhanced by the new positive energy in the building. It's a total win-win.

There aren't too many Classical Feng Shui Experts who also dowse here in the U.S. but it was important to me to learn both pieces because of the measurable difference in results and feeling created when dowsing and classical feng shui are used together. Don't take my word for it. See what my clients have to say by checking out my testimonials.

High Rises, Feng Shui and Dowsing

A lot of my e-zine subscribers are managers of high rise buildings. High rises present their own set of challenges when it comes to feng shui because feng shui works with the energy of the earth so the closer to ground level your living and work spaces are the better your feng shui will work.
The higher you are off the ground the further ch'i (pronounced chee and meaning "energy") has to travel to reach the space. This means the higher you go in a building the harder it is for ch'i to reach you and the longer it will take your feng shui activations to work.

If you live or work in a high rise building try to get space somewhere between the 1st and 5th floor of the building. This is where you'll experience the greatest benefits from feng shui. The effectiveness is reduced by the time you get to the 6th floor and by the 11th floor you may feel that you're not experiencing any change because it takes so much longer for the energy to rise up and circulate through the building. You will still benefit from feng shui, however it's likely that it will take 9 months or longer to notice changes taking place.

Now, interestingly enough, stress caused by fault lines, underground water, electric outlets and interference from cell phone and satellite towers actually increases the higher you go in a building. So if you live or work on the first floor you may barely notice these types of stress in your environment but someone on the second floor may be very affected by it because the energy of this stress doubles from one floor to the next. If you live or work above the first floor you'll definitely want to get your space (or building if you can) dowsed.

Another reason you want to dowse your space is that this environmental stress reduces the effectiveness of your feng shui activations. The combination of slowing ch'i and increased environmental stress the higher up you go makes activating your feng shui pointless without dowsing first.

Center Yourself

Everyone is so busy in their lives and with work that it's easy to get overwhelmed by circumstances and people that surround you every day. From where we stand it looks like everything and everyone is separate, distinct and operating in their own little world. But Feng Shui Masters will tell you that we're all one in the same. Although it appears that we are different because of the way we look and act we are actually all made up of the same Universal energy we're just expressing it differently.

That's why it's important for you to make time to do something that brings you back to this Universal center each day. Because of the work I do as a Feng Shui Expert and dowser it probably wouldn't surprise you to know that I meditate every day. It took me years to find the right form of meditation but it was worth it because it's made such a difference in my life. Finding the right "centering" exercise for you will bring you the same results, too. Whether you choose to do yoga, tai chi, qi gong, meditate, sing, exercise or read something that lifts your spirits take time to do this for yourself every day.

Is the Polygamist Texas ranch the ideal breeding ground for child abuse?

Feng shui can be your best friend or your worst enemy. In the case of the polygamist ranch in Texas it was the latter. These 3 things created the ideal location for child abuse at the Texas ranch:

The layout of the property. The Temple sits on the West side of the compound and in feng shui West is associated specifically with Children. This indicates that children will be the main center of attention for the group of people living here.

The Temple was built in 2004 and faces East. Because of this feng shui arrangement this cult attracts the energy of Lawsuits and Legal Conflict to themselves and their church.
The South and Center areas of the Temple are both associated with Sex Scandals as a result of the direction the building faces and year it was built. Since Sex Scandals show up twice in the Temple it intensifies the problem for this group.

Every year positive and negative feng shui energy shift. This year the energy related to Lawsuits and Legal Conflict landed in the West, the location of the Temple on the property and the area associated with Children while energy related to Disaster landed in the South, the area associated with Sex Scandals. The combination of Disaster and Lawsuits related to children and sex resulted in bringing the abuse at the ranch to a head.

Chris Barr was a Certified Financial Planner in the hedge fund investment world for 13 years prior to becoming a Feng Shui and Dowsing expert. She is a national speaker and consultant. She is also the author of “4 Easy Ways to Ignite Your Love Life and Fatten Up Your Wallet.”

Although feng shui has been around for over 5,000 years, it was only introduced here in the United States in the 1970s. Whenever I speak with people from California, Oregon, Arizona or other Western states they know what feng shui is. But here on the East coast I often hear, "Feng what?" when I answer peoples' questions about what I do or they think that feng shui is interior design. So, I thought I'd write an article to better explain what feng shui is all about.

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art that is focused on taking advantage of specific elements in nature to create a balanced, harmonious environment. Originally it was used to select the most auspicous location for burial sites then over time it was used by Chinese emporers and Euorpean kings for their palaces and more recently by Fortune 500 companies.
The Chinese believe that there are three types of luck:
Heaven Luck - which we would call destiny or fate
Human Luck - your talents, skills and what you do with them, the friends you choose, the people you work with
Earth Luck - your environment including the country you live in, the town, the neighborhood, your home and feng shui

They believe that Human Luck and Earth Luck are within our control. Since each of these types of luck make up 1/3 of our total luck that means we're in control of 2/3 or about 67% of our luck. In other words, if you create the right environment (Earth Luck) to support you in your personal efforts (Human Luck) then you have greater control over your destiny.

The way feng shui works is that there are 5 identifiable elements in nature: fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Each of these elements is associated with a specific direction. If the elements are located in the right direction then you have a positive flow of energy or what is known as a Productive Cycle of Elements. When these elements are in the wrong locations you have a negative flow of energy or what is called a Reductive or Destructive Cycle of Elements. The key is to get these five elements in the right location to get positive ch'i (pronounced chee or energy) flowing in your environment so that you can create a better life for yourself, your family and your co-workers.

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