| Ancient Chinese Emperors used Feng Shui's positive | | | | would create stagnant energy in some other area of |
| energy principles to influence the good luck and good | | | | your life, perhaps health, creativity or wealth. Do not |
| fortune not only for their lifetime but that of the | | | | transfer negative energy to some other area of your |
| next seven generations of their families." In an article | | | | life; deal with it and remove it from your life. |
| appearing in Fortune Magazine, according to veteran | | | | Your Good Luck Plan - Step Two |
| home builder Bob Toll, "one of their (buyer's) main | | | | The next step is to positively energize this area. |
| concerns is buying homes with facades that face | | | | Begin in your living/family room. Good fortune energy |
| east or south so that the house will have the best | | | | can be enhanced in a number of ways. It is |
| possible Feng Shui, or good luck brought by the | | | | symbolically represented by the color red, by fire |
| spirits. One man's Feng Shui is another man's golf | | | | energy, tall triangular shapes and the number 9. Some |
| course. I think Feng Shui is worth a lot more." | | | | examples of "good luck" energy enhancements are:o |
| Most people assume you are either born lucky or you | | | | A wooden vase filled with a bouquet of tall red |
| must go through life doomed and have to fight for | | | | flowers like gladiolas - curly wooden willow branches |
| everything you need and want. Some people do | | | | or tall bamboo sticks also work wello A variety of tall |
| indeed seem to be luckier than others ... or are they? | | | | red candles in varying sizes and shapes in glass |
| Is there a good fortune or good luck area in your | | | | candlestick holders - 9 candles would be great if |
| home and office? Can the basic principles of Feng | | | | there is room - be sure to light them once to release |
| Shui be used to enhance the positive energy in those | | | | the energyo A picture of jagged mountains (triangles) |
| areas of your home or office so you can become | | | | reflecting the red of a sunrise or framed in redo A |
| one of the "lucky ones" by creating your own good | | | | predominantly red vertical piece of artworko A |
| fortune? | | | | wooden number 9 painted red |
| Can You Create Your Own Good Luck? | | | | You are limited only by your imagination when |
| The answer is yes to all of the above. There is a | | | | energizing the good fortune area of your life as long |
| specific area in your home and office that is | | | | as you use the guidelines above. The elements not |
| dedicated to good luck and good fortune. And, you | | | | to use in the south are things made out of or that |
| definitely can energize the good fortune sector of | | | | represent metal, water and earth such as a metal |
| your home and office as did the ancient Chinese | | | | picture frame, artwork of the ocean or fields of |
| rulers. | | | | barren land. |
| If things never seem to turn out right in your life; if | | | | Follow this same procedure in your bedroom and in |
| things always seem to go wrong at the worst | | | | your office. |
| possible moment; you never seem to get "the job", | | | | Your Good Luck Plan - Step Three |
| "get that raise or promotion", "buy the house you | | | | The last step is the easiest and least expensive. |
| really wanted" or "be in the right place at the right | | | | Change your thinking. You need to unclutter your |
| time", it is time to take action and create a positive | | | | mind just like you uncluttered your home and office. |
| "good luck" energy shift in your world. | | | | Anytime negative thinking creeps into your mind say |
| Your Good Luck Plan - Unclutter First | | | | to yourself, "I have shifted my energy to encourage |
| Find the south wall or south area of your living and/or | | | | good luck to enter my world; old rules and old |
| family room, bedroom or office and begin there. | | | | thoughts no longer apply, be gone." The more often |
| Unclutter it first - make absolutely sure there is no | | | | you do this the less your mind will remind you of |
| clutter in this area or you will further energize the | | | | negative thinking and the sooner you will change your |
| clutter and you will just get more clutter. | | | | thinking to attract good fortune to enter into your |
| If you feel that you are often on the edge of a | | | | world. |
| breakthrough with a relationship, finally feeling better | | | | Positive "good luck" energy works whether you |
| after months and months of not feeling well or you | | | | believe in it or not. It is not simply mind over matter |
| are about to get a promotion but none of these | | | | or a state of mind. For example air currents flow and |
| ever quite happen, the odds are good that the good | | | | wind blows but you cannot see this energy, only feel |
| fortune area at home or in your office is cluttered | | | | it. The same holds true for the heat from a campfire. |
| with "stuff." | | | | You may not see the flame or even the embers |
| When you clear the "stuff" from this area do not | | | | glowing but you can still feel the energy of the fire. |
| simply shove it elsewhere - put it properly away or | | | | Even though you cannot see it, "good luck" energy |
| "get rid of it." Sort through it; appropriately store, | | | | works the same way. Unclutter your good fortune |
| hang or put it away; or file what you need to keep, | | | | areas, enhance them appropriately and then bring into |
| take action on what needs follow up, delegate to | | | | alignment your thinking. Good fortune occurs when |
| others what you can and toss anything that is no | | | | positive energy is focused on creating it. Actively |
| longer relevant or important. | | | | create your own good fortune and experience the |
| If you were to simply move all of this "stuff" you | | | | joy. |