Feng Shui is all about helping the flow of positive
energy or chi in your home and block or flush negative energy out of it
Feng Shui literally means 'Wind and Water'. Bathroom is of course
associated with water but you need to balance it by keeping water
element in other areas of the house such as aquarium, fish tank or water
fountain, according to Feng Shui. In this article, we will discuss Feng
Shui cures and tips for existing bathrooms and bathrooms that are being
newly built or remodeled. The bathroom is definitely the room that you
think of when you think of water. But the water in the bathroom isn't
the same as the water element. You will still need the water element,
such as a water fountain or aquarium, in other areas of the house to be
balanced. Like the rest of the house, you can use bagua to design your
bathroom.
Bagua is a diagram that divides the room or space in nine areas. You
can find the diagram on Internet by typing 'Bagua Feng Shui'. To use it,
stand at the threshold of the door facing the bathroom holding the
diagram in a way that the areas closest to you are Skills, Career and
Helpful People. The nine guas or areas of the bathroom (or any room)
indicate Prosperity (where you need to place something that symbolizes
money or prosperity and use purple color or accesory in this area to
attract wealth and abundance), Family (represented by wood and water,
you can keep flowers or framed picture of flowers in this area), Skills
and Knowledge (illuminate it with desk lamp or keep a potted plant
here), Career and Life Path (place a small aquarium, vase of flowers, a
collection of seashells or a picture of the ocean here) and Helpful
People and Travel (use silver and gray colors here and choose metal and
water elements for this area. A metal-framed mirror here is a good
idea).
Other areas are for Creativity and Children (make it colorful,
illuminated and creative), Relationships and Love (use pink color and
things that rempresent earth and fire elements such as candles, an open
fireplace or a potted plant with pink flowers), Fame and Reputation (a
high backed chair in front of a solid wall or things that show your
accomplishments or red color is best for this area), and finally Health
(put plants, fresh flowers, fish tanks, paintings of mountains or
forests here and keep it clean and dust free). Place the bagua over the
bathroom sketch and place the fixtures such as bathtub and toilet,
closets, doors and windows according to their elements and color,
according to the diagram. You may use reflective surfaces to mean more
lighting. Make sure that your bathroom is not situated just opposite the
entry of your home or you may loose any new opportunities coming your
way.
If you cannot move your bathroom, make sure that the lid of the toilet
is always closed when it is not in use and remember to keep the bathroom
door shut. A proper Feng Shui bathroom is neat and clean, has ample
lighting and good ventilation system. Put up lot of mirrors to reflect
chi and help it move smoothly all over the bathroom. If the bathroom is
located in the center of the home and flushing away your money, place a
full-length mirror on the bathroom closet door to create an illusion
that bathroom is not there and deflect any chi that tries to escape
through it. Salvage the chi ready to flush out from the toilet by
placing fresh flowers and floral arrangements in an alcove above or near
the toilet or a bowl of pebbles above the toilet tank or a shelf above
the toilet and put a red or black rug at the base of the toilet to avoid
loss of money. Make sure that you do not let money waste by allowing
fixtures in the bathroom to be dirty or faucets to drip or leak.
The bathroom in the center of the house should be painted red to
introduce fire element to stop draining of wealth but otherwise, good
bathroom colors and color schemes according to Feng Shui are light
grays, cream and pale blues. In new and modern homes, Feng Shui experts
suggest to use neutral color schemes and wall sconces to lighten up dark
walls and corners and not to place your bathroom directly across from
entry doors. Bathrooms should not be built in the fame, prosperity or
wealth sections of the bagua of the entire house and a toilet closet to
hide the toilet from view is also suggested. If you live on the top
floors, try not to build a bathroom above the main entrance of the
house. Perfect bathroom Feng Shui colors for new homes are pastels and
light colors along with good lighting and illumination systems.
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