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H O M E • F E N G S H U I by Claire Brandon 3 Step 3: Career Success - North This is the area to concentrate on if you are ambitious for advancement in your chosen career. It is a Water element area. This means it is the perfect sector to place actual water such as a pond, fountain, an aquarium, swimming pool or water feature. IN YOUR GARDEN Plant any flowers in colours you find in water, or any colours you find in metal, including white. Metal produces Water in the FIVE ELEMENTS THEORY. Use round shapes, and curvy borders to represent the natural flow of water. • C L A I R E B R A N D O N FENG SHUI – 10 steps to Abundant Living As a Traditional Feng Shui Consultant for the past 13 years I have had some fascinating experiences in seeing this ancient and incredibly accurate science at work. In a series of articles exclusive to Full Circle Magazine, I will be sharing some of my stories with you, and also invaluable tips on how to use the Earth’s magnetic field to tap into the incredible potential of your life. Now that you have the energy map of your home (see last month’s issue), we are going to start activating your families’ luck, using the Pa Kua of eight Aspirations theory. You can use the energy map you have created for your whole plot to landscape your garden, choose colours for flowers, and elements to use in each corner, or for the whole house as per our illustrations, or for individual rooms, like your office at work! Just lay the compass directions on tracing paper over your house plans and you can start to energise the different areas according to the luck of each corner. Where does this information come from? It is from the famous Chinese book of changes “The I Ching” IN YOUR HOME Here you may use the colours of water and metallic colours up to and including black, to enhance the energy of the North Corner. Furniture made of metal and a small running water feature is an example of how to enhance the sector. You could also put up a painting of water. You need to pay attention to the North of your home or office if you are having problems at work, are feeling stuck or underappreciated, or need inspiration as to what your next career move should be. If you like symbolism you can display a Tortoise ornament in the North Corner (Celestial Guardian of the North) and this will help attract a stable career, with good foundations, and job security. The North area also likes the number one, and represents the middle son (if you have one). Excellent activation of a North room Claire Brandon is the leading Feng Shui Consultant in Cape Town, and has been interviewed on TV, in magazines and newspapers. Learn more from Claire at facebook.com/ShanChiFengShui FOR A FREE SUBSCRIPTION [email protected] 083 460 4646 FULL CIRCLE DIGITAL MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2013