In feng shui, the center of your bagua is where all the other areas merge and mix. Today, we're talking about the center square of the invisible tick-tack-toe board that is the bagua map of your home. It's rather different from the other squares in that it doesn't correspond with its own unique energies as much as it's a place where all the other energies and areas merge and mix. Ideally, it's about emptiness and openness. Specific imagery is not necessary, although if there's a place ... continue reading...

When the health and family area is activated, we feel continuous: like our roots go deep into the past and like our legacy will live on after we pass out of this physical form. This area - the middle of the left side of your house when facing the house from the front door - is popularly known as "Health and Family," but I sometimes like to call it the resilience area. The image associated with it is a thunder storm over a lush, healthy forest of strong trees. In the I Ching, it's associated ... continue reading...

In feng shui, the wealth and prosperity area has to do with receiving blessings and abundance and feeling as if affluence is your natural state. When the wealth and prosperity area (the far left corner of your feng shui floor plan when facing the house from your front door) is activated and flowing, you feel as if wealth flows into your life experience easily and copiously, and that when you work in order to receive wealth it's a natural, harmonious effort that is so in alignment with what ... continue reading...

In feng shui, the fame and reputation area has to do with shining your light, socializing and connecting with others, and sharing your gifts with the world. (Map out your bagua areas - the feng shui power centers in your floor plan - here.) In many ways, this bagua area works hand in hand with the career/life path area. While the career/life path area has to do with your own personal, solitary connection with your authentic depths, the fame/reputation/radiance area has to do with how you ... continue reading...

Also known as "the love corner," or "the love and marriage area," this feng shui area has to do with receptivity, sensuality, and a harmonious love relationship. Ahh, everyone's favorite. Or second favorite - many prefer the wealth corner. I, personally, love them all equally in different ways, but if I had to pick one that everyone seems to be the most obsessed with, it would be this one. This, no doubt, is because our desire for love, intimacy, and partnership is such a fundamental aspect of ... continue reading...