Questions & Answers September 2000

We had a Feng Shui consultant come to our house, and she recommended we get a Ba-Qua mirror for our front entryway. The house is a raised ranch with the entryway in between the house and the garage. There is a back door directly inline with the front door, and the consultant recommended we hang the Ba-Qua mirror there facing the front door. I have noticed convex, concave Ba-Qua mirrors, and regular mirrors. What do you recommend?

Our Ba-Qua mirror has a special form to change Sha or hard energy into Chi. You may order the correct Ba-Qua mirror from us at http://www.artofplacement.com/FengShui/product.htm (click on Ba-Qua Mirror) or call our toll free number to order. Keep the house squared.

My house is a rectangle-shaped manufactured home that faces North. Our finances have not improved, and I fear things are only getting worse. I have placed a potted plant in the corner of the master bath, sitting on the ledge of the tub; behind the plant I have placed affirmations in a Red envelope. I have done the same in the master bedroom. What am I missing?

Keep toilet lid down when not in use. Keep bathroom door closed at all times. Hang a Red tassel from the ceiling over the toilet or your money runs out of the house.

We have been trying to sell our mobile home – 4423 is the street address – for about three months. We have had good offers, but they always fall through. We are living here half-packed now. Our Wealth corner is in the master bath. Our front door faces South, but we always use the side door that faces East. We are trying to move to a different town to make a new financial and personal start for our family; the address there is 7032. We plan to have my husband’s business in the back of the house. Is there anything we can do to help us make this move.
Is where we’re moving to a good place for us?

Add a “3” and a “1” to your current (4423) address. For the new house, add a “5” to the address numbers.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

Thank you for your website. It has been of great help to me. I have recently moved to an apartment building, number 7500; the apartment numbers is 1203. The front door faces South. The bathroom is in the Relationship/Children corner, and the kitchen is in the New Knowledge/Health and Family corner. Everything has been topsy-turvy since I moved in. What can I do to find peace here, or do I need to move? I am in Cairo, Egypt. Thank you in advance for your help.

Add a “1” and a “1” to your apartment number. Add the number “5” to 7500 address with clear nail polish. This will solve your problems.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

We moved into a new home in June. The address is 812. I have been sick ever since moving. It’s a 2-story house with stairs to the left of the front door. Our house faces South. We have a pool in the backyard. 

Add a “1” and a “1” to your address.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

I want to hang a ball of Chinese coins above my front door. Do I hang it on the inside or the outside?

Hang it on the inside.

We have a problem with wealth. Our house number is 132. Is there anything we can do to increase our wealth?

Add a “1” and a “1” to your address and add a plant with coins in the pot.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

My business address is 30. Should I change the number? There’s a bad energy that doesn’t let customers come in.

Add the number “6” to your address. Place a Ba-Qua mirror that you can order from us over your front door.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

Our house number is 9 at the corner of a cul-de-sac. The color is Taupe, Cream trim, and Rose Blush door. Could you please advise if I need to make any changes.

Hang chimes from the eaves over the windows in front and at the sides of your house. Place a Ba-Qua mirror over the outside of your front door.


Are there any positive or negative affects of a Dragon tattoo? If positive, what would have the greatest positive impact (color, number of dragons, position, location, dragon look or art form)?

Tattoos without a Blue circle around them put holes in your magnetic field, making you weak.

I have had three miscarriages in the last two years. My address is 4327, and my bedroom is in the South. My house is two stories on a triangle lot with the back yard in the smallest part of the triangle. Any suggestions?

Add a “1” to your address until you can have a Feng Shui consultation or sell your house. The shape of your lot is called a “death lot” in Feng Shui. Call me at 520-284-2961 to book a consultation.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

Our house number is 41. Is this a problem?

Add a “3” to improve your house number.

I am a 4th-5th grade combination class teacher. Is there anything in Feng Shui that I could use in my classroom to enhance learning and, also, have a quiet, calm, and effective classroom?

Hang a cone shape hat from the New Knowledge corner. Add plants – real or fake – to the classroom. Bring in full-spectrum lighting to the classroom.

This year has been terrible for me at work. All the contracts we’ve been working on have been headaches. Also, I’m not being rewarded monetarily like the men at my workplace. Much of my work responsibility is outside of my job description and, still, there is no substantial increase in pay. Please advise.

Send me your address number, your birth date, and the shape of your workspace.

We will be moving to a new home and wish to paint our rooms with colors. Can you please give us some advice on what colors to use?

Electric Blue or the color of the sky. Vary Blue and Gray.

The main entrance of my home is causing me concern. I enter from the back door 100% of the time – if you view my house as a square shape, there is a chunk taking out of the square in the far, Left back corner. This where the steps rise up to enter the kitchen. How do I complete this space? Isn’t this my Career and New Knowledge area? Is there something I can do at the bottom of the steps to correct this, other than placing a tree there? My house number is 1361.

Add the number “6” to your address with clear nail polish. Put plants on either side of your steps.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

I have a small fountain inside near the front door, which I understand is beneficial. In one of your responses to a question you recommended putting a fountain in the Wealth area. Is it good to have it by the front door? Can I add one to the Wealth area, or should there be only one?

Both places are beneficial. I would add another to my room.

My friend was wondering what the color of Hope was.

Hope is the color of sunrise.

Thanks a bunch for the newsletter. My friend bought a sword made with old Chinese coins for Feng Shui. Can you tell me where I can put it?
 
I would place it over a fireplace or in the middle of a glass cabinet.

I’d like to thank you for your wonderful and interesting website! I would like to know if my boyfriend and I are compatible, according to Feng Shui. My date of birth is 31 March 1976, and his is 13 January 1969. Where exactly is the Relationship corner? The front of our house faces NE.

The Relationship corner is the farthest Right-hand corner of your house from the front entrance. Yes, you two should be very compatible.

We recently purchased a new house and have a gas fireplace located in the NW corner of our family room, which is also the farthest Right-hand corner of the house. The fireplace is placed diagonally into the corner. I understand this is very bad to have a fireplace in this corner. What can I do to combat the negativity?

Place a Sun and a Half-Moon over the fireplace and put plants (real or fake) on either side of the fireplace.

My boyfriend and I are planning to buy a house in Tustin Ranch CA. We are very interested in a home that has been on the market for almost one month – the front door faces North, although we’ve been told by another Feng Shui expert that SW or S is best for us. A high wall and then a major street border the West side of our house. Besides the noise factor, I would like to know if that is bad Feng Shui. The address is 10808. Any advice is very well appreciated – love your website.

The address number is very good. Hang chimes from the eaves facing the wall and busy street. I agree that the SW or S is a better direction for you to face.   Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

My address is 28135, and my front door faces a large window. Is that a bad thing?

I would add the numbers “6” and “1” to the address with clear nail polish.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

When placing the bed, I know that your feet must not be pointing towards the door. Does this mean directly at the door or at the wall that the door is on?

It is fine to face the wall that the door is on.

We have recently moved to a new town and bought a house – the address is 11528. He has recently lost his job. Could this house number be not right for us?

The address number is a good one. Maybe, it was the wrong job for his happiness at this time in his life. A better one will come.
  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

I am interested in building wealth for my family. My address is 3717. What can we do to make this happen a little quicker?

You’ll want to have a Feng Shui consultation for the best start at attaining your goal. Call 520-284-2961 to book a consultation.

My house is a tri-level, and my front door faces East but I enter through my garage door, which faces South. My house number is 12350. Where would my Relationship corner be? I have a sliding glass door directly across from my front door.

I would add the number “6” to that address. I would hang a crystal in the middle of the glass sliding door. Your Relationship corner is in the far Right-hand corner of the house from the front door.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

What location on our property would be a good place to store firewood for the fireplace? Being dead tree material, would it hurt any area?

Store it anywhere but the corners of the yard or the corners of the house.

I have a Wealth corner that is very dark. I even have problems with live plants living in that corner. How can I reverse the affect of that darkness?

Shine a full-spectrum light on that corner. Place a fake plant in the corner with coins in the pot.

My daughter’s birthday is 21 December 1977; now in her third year of community college and not able to decide what career is best for her. She’s good in English and not too good in Math. She works as a typist part-time for now. She could do something in the hospital, like a transcriptionist, but she won’t or can’t decide. I would rather she finishes a college career. Would appreciate your advice.

She would be very good in public relations. I think she should study communications.

How can I improve my career, wealth, and relationships? My house number is 104, and the front door faces Northwest. I have two post office boxes – 31859 and 592; which should I use?

Add the number “3” to your address. I would use the Box #31859.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

Your site is excellent and enlightening. I am in Mumbai, India. Presently we are living and running our business from the same place – house number C2 (building is C and house number is 2). After two months we will be moving to a newly constructed flat with house number F1, which will e residential. C2 will be fully used as a workspace. Are the house numbers OK? I am confused whether to consider the letters C and F with the house number or use just the numbers. I would be very thankful if you could please tell us the best date to move into the new house.

Move the first Tuesday of the month. I would add the number “6” to the C2 address – use clear nail polish.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

My husband and I were married 17 September 1994 and seem to be prone to marital strife. Our address is 12010. We recently remodeled our 2-story house and have yet to decorate or furnish it. The entrance is South-facing, and our bedroom is located on the West end of the upper level. Our relationship corner is located in the bathroom on the upper level and the kitchen pantry on the lower level. Any suggestions?

Add the numbers “3” and “1” to your address. Hang a Red tassel over the toilet from the ceiling. Place a Red or Pink heart in your Relationship corner.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

What area of the Ba-Qua should be used for legal matters that are delayed or stuck. I would like to know how to activate this area.

The Money corner relates to matters of this kind. Place an Obelisk in that corner. You can order one directly from us  by going to http://www.artofplacement.com/FengShui/product.htm. Click on “Obelisks” at the listing of individual products at the left.

I just found that my head should be in a South direction when I sleep. If I put mirrors to my feet, will that make the South stronger or will it reflect it away from my head?

Do not use the mirrors.

My son has a machine business that has slowed down. His address numbers are 534. It’s a rectangular building, and the door faces East. Any suggestions?

Add the number “5” to this address. I would have to have more information to give your more help. Call me at 520-284-2961.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

In reviewing your Q&A’s, I notice that your readers are often concerned about their home addresses – mine is 2297. My birth date is 6 June 1951, and my husband’s is 22 February 1950. Please advise me on what I need to do with my address.

Add the number “6” to your address with clear nail polish.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

I would like to know if Sarah Rossback is one of my consultants. If she were I would like to request that she answer my question in the future.

Sarah Rossback is not a consultant on this website. We offer some of her books to our readers for further information relating to Feng Shui. If you wish to contact her, I recommend going through her publisher.

What should I do for prosperity and success in my career and personal life? The number of my apartment is 303.

Add a “1” and a “1” to your apartment number. Send me the numbers of your building’s street address.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

I was told that atriums are bad, but they are such peaceful places to recharge during the day. Is it OK to have a partial atrium that doesn’t go through the whole building?

That would be fine.

It was mentioned to me that I might have weight problems due to an overabundance of “earth element” in my home. Is this possible? What enhancements would even out the earth energy?

Send me your birth date information so I can answer your question.

My romantic relationships and financial situation have been on the same path – like a roller coaster ride. One reason things may be going good, then, the next the existence of either may be little to none. What can I do to improve these areas of my life? I am in the process of clearing clutter and trying to become more organized. My street address is 12111. I want both areas more abundant and consistent. What can I do for an immediate cure?

Add a “1” and a “1” to your address. Place a plant with coins in the pot in your Money corner. Hang a Red and Pink heart in your Relationship corner.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm
 
My husband and I have been trying to buy a home for the past year. We are having difficulty finding an affordable house. Prices continually rise, and we try to save money, but it goes as quickly as it comes in. My husband also took a cut in pay recently. What can we do to be able to purchase a home that is affordable and increase my husband’s salary? He is in Sales.

Save 10% of your salary and place it in your Money corner – don’t touch it for any reason. It sets up a magnetic field, which will attract your money for the house.

My husband and I just purchased a new house, the address is 5. The front door faces Southeast. What can we do to encourage prosperity. We are trying to establish a small work-at-home business to increase our finances. What business should we try?

Add a “3” to your address. You can do well with an Internet business.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

I live in the basement apartment with full windows in each room except the half-bath. When I enter the 6-family building, my apartment is on the front Left side of the building with the living room entered first. The kitchen is behind the living room, and a wall and closet separate the bedroom beside the kitchen. Off my bedroom (back of apartment) is a full bath and a half bath is beside that, separated by a wall and hallway. I’m confused as to where my stations are, but I seem to have a relationship problem with me and financial problems – just breaking even but not ever getting ahead. Can you tell me where my stations are so I can help both situations?

The main page of our website (http://www.artofplacement.com) has a good article for you to read, “Feng Shui for Love and Money,” that will help you, not only locate these stations, but guide you in making additions to these areas – including written affirmations.

We are making a decision about a rental apartment in New York City. We like the apartment – it’s a 2-bedroom/2-bath with 1200 square feet; exposure are West and Southwest and very sunny. One bathroom is located at the Southeast corner of the unit, and our master bedroom, which we want to use for a home office, faces South and Southwest. The master bath is located in our Wealth corner. Do you think this apartment will be compatible for us?

The bathroom can use some work. Keep that door shut when not in use, and hang a Red tassel over the toilet from the ceiling. Keep drains covered when not in use. Add plants to the bathroom – real or fake.

We have recently moved into an apartment on the second floor of a building with a street address of 5448. Is this a good address?

Add the number “5” to your address in clear nail polish.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm

My husband has a terrible pain in his sciatic area. Our address is 1819, and our home faces South. Is there anything we can do for his pain? Thanks so much for a wonderful website.

Add a “6” and a “1” to your address. Place something Orange on the Left-hand wall of your bedroom. I have found Orange felt placed on the area of the body in pain for a long length of time helps.  Click on this link to find out more about the meanings of numbers and how to fix them,  http://www.artofplacement.com/howtousenumbers.htm