| It is amazing to me that one little object - a crystal - | | | | They are most usually pertaining to my businesses and |
| could have such power and versatility according to | | | | to helping others - which has always been very |
| Feng Shui. Perhaps this could be because crystals are | | | | important to me. Sometimes I have so many "ideas" |
| the ultimate symbol of the Earth Element and have | | | | coming into my head at once, that I have learned to |
| also been used for centuries for their healing and | | | | write them down as they come through so I can |
| energizing properties by people from many cultures.For | | | | remember them and explore them later. (HEY - it is an |
| Feng Shui purposes, crystals can be used for a variety | | | | over 40 yr. old thing I am sure - because I forget things |
| of reasons. One of the most important reasons is | | | | very quickly! LOL)For instance, this is how I got the |
| because they are said to balance the flow of chi | | | | ideas on designing my crafted Feng Shui items and to |
| (energy) in your home. This balancing of chi will | | | | start my own line of Essential Oils. Believe me, I have |
| improve your total well being, health, relationships with | | | | never in my life "dreamed" of doing anything like that! |
| others and your prosperity. Bottom line is that they are | | | | And, to be quite honest with you, I am sometimes |
| said to bring overall harmony into your life if hung in an | | | | fearful of these "creative ideas" that I get because I |
| area that will catch and reflect the sunlight. For this | | | | am afraid that no one else will think it is such a good |
| purpose, the best places for crystals would be where | | | | idea! So far, (fingers crossed) each creative thought |
| they can have light on them for as many hours of the | | | | that I have acted upon has ended up turning out great. |
| day as possible. They work great in the South corner | | | | However, sometimes - like with the Essential Oils - I |
| of your home/room for bringing good chi into the home. | | | | have to really ponder and think about the feasibility of |
| They are also well placed in the eastern part of your | | | | following through - and get feedback from others to |
| home for protection. If you want to enhance your | | | | see what they think.Crystal Tips:Increase the amount |
| marital or romantic relationships, place a crystal in your | | | | of light and therefore the flow of chi in your Wealth |
| Romance sector, and if you need help with finances, | | | | Sector by hanging a crystal in a window.If you want to |
| hang one in your Wealth Sector.Another important use | | | | attract someone in your life to help and to mentor you, |
| of crystals is for their cures. Crystals are said to dispel | | | | hang a crystal in the Mentors Sector. For a lot of |
| shar chi (negative energy) brought on by various | | | | people this can also mean spiritual help.The center of |
| situations that might be present in your home. The | | | | the pakua is considered your good luck sector. It is |
| practice of using crystals is one of the most widely | | | | also referred to as the spiritual center, soul center and |
| used by Feng Shui practitioners. Some examples of | | | | happiness area. Having crystal objects in this area - |
| these "bad luck" situations would be: overhead beams, | | | | especially a crystal chandelier will activate this area |
| two or three doors in line with each other, staircases | | | | and reflect the positive chi throughout your home.If you |
| that come down to your front door and poison arrows, | | | | have a stairway going up from your front door, hang a |
| just to name a few. In these cases, hanging a crystal | | | | crystal from the ceiling above the bottom step. It is said |
| from the ceiling directly in front of the "problem" will | | | | that chi will be attracted to the crystal instead of to the |
| help dispel and/or slow down the shar chi.Crystals are | | | | staircase which is know to be shar chi.If your kitchen is |
| also said to "center" you and to help you concentrate | | | | visible from the front door, hang a crystal, pair of flutes |
| and increase creativity. I have personally experienced | | | | or a wind chime in front of the kitchen entrance.Placing |
| the power of the crystals in my business. I have a | | | | a crystal in the window of your office is said to |
| 30mm crystal hanging in the East window, which is | | | | creative chi that will help you with your thought |
| directly in front of my desk in my office. While I have | | | | processes and creativity.Soak your crystals in sea salt |
| always been artistic and creative, I have noticed a | | | | water for 7 days and nights to wash off any negative |
| distinctive difference in my flow of creativity and ability | | | | energy. It is also recommended that you do this a few |
| to concentrate since placing the crystal there. What I | | | | times a year. You can purchase sea salt from a health |
| am about to say may sound very strange, but if you | | | | food store.If you have a split level home and your living |
| have ever experienced it, you will know exactly what I | | | | room is on the lower level, you can hang a crystal in |
| am talking about.I can be sitting at my desk working on | | | | the center of the living room to promote the upward |
| something like my web site, and all of a sudden I will | | | | mobility of the chi to flow into the rest of your home.If |
| have several "thoughts or ideas" hit me out of the blue. | | | | you have a long hallway in your home with several |
| Sometimes they are related to what I am working on | | | | doors along it, hang a crystal in the hallway to invite the |
| and at other times they are completely off the subject. | | | | chi to come down the hallway. |