Fire and Ice This Winter

Of course there's massive snow in the Northeast. Anyone familiar with Flying Stars feng shui could see this coming.

Dec. 7 through Jan. 5 the Water Star is in the Northeast. This time of year (winter) means the water will be in the form of snow and ice. The peak of this cycle was Dec. 22, just after the winter storms hit the Northeastern part of the United States.

Next month the Water Star will be in the South meaning that the Southern states (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma) could experience greater snowfall than usual particularly since the Disaster Star is in the South from Feb. 2008 until Feb. 2009. Watch for news of major pileups and other disasters in that part of the country.

This also happens to be the time of year for flu outbreaks. The Illness Star for the year is in the Northwest but the monthly Illness Star is in the South. The outbreaks may begin in the South this month but be stronger in the Northwestern states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho)next month when the Robbery Star lands there to combine with the Illness Star leaving people feeling 'robbed' of their health.

High fevers are a worry from Jan. 6 to Feb. 3 for people living in the Northwest, too, because the Robbery/Illness Star combo creates fire energy and the NW represents the head. Fire in the head indicates high fevers.

Disasterous events indicated through feng shui

Two prominent children appeared in the news this week. First, Caylee Anthony’s body found in the woods near her home and a few days later Adam Walsh’s killer identified. There is a feng shui link that these two children share.

First let’s look at Adam Walsh. This little boy was 6 years old when he was taken from a mall in Miami, FL and murdered by Ottis Toole. When I looked at the birthdays of Adam and Ottis I found that they both have the exact same energy number.

Back in 1981, the year Adam was killed he and Ottis both had Conflict stars on their relationship direction for the year. The month Adam was murdered he an Ottis both had Disaster stars on their Relationship direction. This combination of conflict and disaster energy ended up sealing both Adam and Ottis fate that July.

When you have conflict and disaster on your relationship direction at the same time it usually means a big argument or blow up of some kind. This energy can bring an end to a relationship and even though Adam didn’t know Ottis the kidnapping created a relationship between them – one that turned deadly.

Caylee Anthony has a different energy number than her mother yet they both have personal feng shui that when combined paints a picture.

Caylee’s relationship direction has an Illness star on it for 2008. The Illness star is also associated with Mother energy and since it was on her relationship direction it indicates Caylee would have an unhealthy relationship with her mother this year.

Casey Anthony, Caylee’s mother, has a Disaster star on her Relationship direction meaning something disasterous could happen with one of her relationships. The way this played out for her was the death of her daughter.

During the month that Caylee was killed she had a Conflict Star on her relationship direction. This Conflict star for the month with the Illness star for the year creates what’s called bullfight sha or arguments.

That same month Casey Anthony had the Windfall star on her relationship direction indicating something disasterous would happen to her relationships out of the blue. Looking at Caylee and Casey’s energy at that time I would guess that if Casey did kill her daughter it’s likely that it was in a fit of rage and this rage sent her over the edge unexpectedly resulting in her daughter’s death.

But why would Caylee’s body and Adam Walsh’s killer both be discovered at the same time this past week? For that we can look at the feng shui energy for the state of Florida.

For the year Florida has the Fame star on it meaning that events that happen here will bring national or international attention sometime during the year. Both Caylee and Adam Walsh’s cases are certainly high profile events.

The timing of the discovery of Caylee and the identification of Adam’s killer has to do with the Windfall star landing in the SE during December. This star means that some unexpected event will happen out of the blue. Caylee Anthony’s body was discovered unexpectedly in the woods by a utility worker and the news that Adam Walsh’s killer had been positively identified also came unexpectedly.

Most people think that feng shui is about decorating your home. But the more you know about feng shui energy the more you can use it as a tool for other things, like explaining past events and being aware of future challenges and opportunities.

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

Bad Timing for Christian Slater

Do you remember the post I made on Oct. 16 saying that Christian Slater's new t.v. show, My Own Worst Enemy, wouldn't be successful because of the timing of his Flying Stars for the month?

Well, I found this article about his show this week on TVSeriesFinale.com:
"Though it was promoted ad nauseum during the coverage of the Summer Olympics, NBC could find few friends for their My Own Worst Enemy series. The TV show has been cancelled after airing just four episodes."

Just goes to show you that timing can be everything. Make sure you have your timing down by picking the right date for your next important event here: http://www.palmbeachfengshui.com/catalog/item/5137279/6429776.htm

Airport Robbed by Flying Stars

Did you happen to hear about the anti-government protesters that partially shut down the Bangkok airport last week? It was kind of an obscure article on the CNN News this week but what made it jump out at me was the fact that an aviation expert said that this protest was another of the long list of problems that had plagued the terminal since it opened 2 years ago. Apparently it almost collapsed when it opened and there’s a laundry list of other really horrendous issues with the airport that never seems to end.

For me that screamed BAD FENG SHUI, especially since these problems have been going on since the beginning. So I had to look at the layout of the terminal and the administration building. Thank goodness for Google maps because they make it really easy for me to do this kind of work.

As it turns out the building and terminal face about NNE and since it was built in 2006 that puts a Robbery star on Relationships and health and another one on money.

Whenever I go to a clients house that has this combination on it I know that money has been a real struggle for them and that their marriage is on the brink of divorce because the double robbery star robs you of everything money, relationships, health, friends – pretty much whatever you can think of this combination steals it right out from under you.

So that’s what’s happening with the Bangkok airport too and you want to know the worst part about it? This combination is pretty much impossible to cure. You can reduce its effects but its robbery will continue to steal from you as long as you live or work there –just to a lesser degree. The best solution is to move or to hire a contractor and move your door to a better location.

If you happen to know anyone in administration at the Bangkok airport tell them my advice is to move their front door. If they could turn the entire airport that would be even better but that ain’t happenin’ I’m sure.

This also brings up another point. If you’re looking to move to a new home or into a new office make sure you get the Flying Stars feng shui checked out on it FIRST because if they’re bad, like the Bangkok airport, then you’re pretty much screwed from day one.

The reason I’m being so blunt is that I’d rather see you make the right decision from the start than make a bad decision and have to try to fix it later.

I do LOTS of distance consultations for business people looking for new offices so I can help you out with this. Just go to my website: http://www.palmbeachfengshui.com/ and click on Feng Shui Consultations to find out more about it.

November 2008 Feng Shui

This month may feel a little more challenging than last month for some of us due to the feng shui energy combination for the month and the year. The feng shui energy and locations for November are shown in the ba gua on the left.

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.

As you can see the challenging guas outnumber the beneficial guas this month. But that's yin and yang for you. Some months will be more yin and others will be more yang. This happens to be a yin 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 quite. 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.

For example, if your main door is in the East try to use it as much as possible this month to attract more abundance to your business or career. If your front door is in the Southeast it's better if you use a different door to come and go from your home or business.

Another way to activate the beneficial guas and cure the negative ones is to place your feng shui activations and cures. You can get these each month in my Time Feng Shui for 2008 subscription.

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.

Northwest Disaster Star for June

One of the schools of feng shui, called Flying Stars, deals with energy that changes monthly, yearly and every 20 years. This energy, called Stars, comes in 9 different forms: 4 bad and 5 good and they each carry their own special influences. The 4 negative Stars are Disaster, Conflict, Illness and Robbery. The 5 positive Stars are Wealth, Relationships, Career, Power and Fame.

During the month of June the Disaster Star "flies" into the Northwest. Now, in Space feng shui the Northwest represents Helpful People (like mentors, your boss, clients, friends, and other people you turn to for guidance or assistance). It also represents Travel. The Disaster Star in this area means that it will be more difficult to get people to help you and you could even find that contracts or partnerships that you thought were "locked-in" come undone or become very challenging. Additionally, traveling could be a major headache for you this month with problems ranging from delays to cancelled trips or even your car breaking down on a trip you are on.

On the plus side you can remedy the negative energy every month and activate the positive energy even further by applying the Flying Star activations and cures to your home and office. Just subscribe to Time Feng Shui for 2008 at http://www.palmbeachfengshui.com/catalog/item/5137279/5392370.htm and each month I'll tell you exactly what you need to do. It costs less than 2 lattes at Starbucks AND you'll have something to show for it when you're done.