Creating a balanced and harmonious space to allow positive energy flow is the essence of feng shui. There are different aspects of one’s life that can be affected by feng shui, such as career development, personal growth, and love and relationships. But in this article, we are focusing on wealth and prosperity.
Using the Five Elements and Colours
In feng shui, the five elements are fundamental principles used to analyse and enhance the energy flow (qi) in a space. Each element is associated with specific qualities, colours, shapes, and directions – and they interact with each other in various ways to create balance and harmony.
Fire
Fire is associated with transformation, energy, and passion. To activate wealth energy, it is beneficial to incorporate fire elements like candles, lamps, or artwork featuring flames in your space.
Red is a powerful colour associated with the fire element, but is not generally recommended to use red directly in wealth areas, as an excess of red can create aggressive energy. Instead, red can be used indirectly, such as in accent decorations, to enhance the overall positive energy in the space.
Earth
Earth is associated with stability, nourishment, and grounding. It represents the foundation upon which prosperity can be built. Incorporating earth elements such as rocks, crystals, or clay pottery can provide stability and support for wealth energy. Earthy colours like brown and yellow, are also used to create a sense of security and abundance.
Gold and yellow are strongly connected to wealth, abundance, and prosperity. They have the power to evoke a sense of warmth, optimism, and happiness. By incorporating accents of gold or yellow in your decor, you can effectively enhance the energy of abundance and attract financial success.
Metal
Metal is associated with strength, clarity, and precision. It represents organisation and focus, which are essential for financial success. Incorporating metal elements such as metallic accents, sculptures, or objects made of metal can enhance wealth energy. Using silver and grey, the colours of metal, can enhance clarity and purity, contributing to prosperity.
White is a colour associated with purity, clarity, and new beginnings. In feng shui, it is commonly used as a background colour to enhance the effects of other auspicious colours. Utilising white can help create a clean and harmonious environment that supports the flow of positive energy throughout your space.
Water
Water is associated with flow, abundance, and purification. It represents the fluidity and adaptability necessary for wealth and prosperity. Incorporating water elements such as aquariums or water fountains to activate wealth energy. The colour blue, closely associated with water, is also used to enhance tranquillity and attract opportunities for financial growth.
Wood
Wood is believed to symbolise growth, vitality, and abundance. Incorporating wooden furniture, decor, or elements resembling wood (such as plants) can help enhance the flow of wealth energy in your space.
Additionally, the colour green, which represents nature and growth, is closely linked to the wood element and represents upward movement and expansion. Shades of green, especially those found in natural elements, are believed to be auspicious for attracting wealth and financial success, which is why incorporating plants into your home is considered good feng shui.
Plants for Wealth and Prosperity
Money plants, or money trees refer to the various types of plant species with coin-shaped leaves. They are believed to have positive, prosperity-inducing energy, which is why they are strategically placed in homes using feng shui principles to bring in money luck. Each type of money plant is an opportunity for wealth energy to flow into your room. Here are a few popular ones:
Coin Plant or Chinese Money Plant (Pilea Peperomioides)
A low-maintenance plant with round, shiny leaves that look like coins. It only needs medium light and can easily be propagated, symbolising the feeling of abundance. Sharing the cuttings is encouraged, as it welcomes more prosperity to your home.
Jade Plant (Crassula Ovata)
A popular, low-maintenance choice for houseplants, jade plants thrive in bright natural light. Their leaves resemble coins and precious jade, which symbolise fortune and longevity. The slow and steady growth of jade plants can represent gradual wealth accumulation.
Lucky Bamboo Plant (Dracaena Sanderiana)
While the name is misleading, this plant is actually a perennial herb. It gets its name because its stems resemble bamboo, except they’re fleshy and not hollow. Lucky bamboo is known for encouraging prosperity and good fortune. They are nearly indestructible as long as they are watered with only distilled or pure spring water and placed in indirect sunlight.
Money Tree (Pachira Aquatica)
An easy plant to care for, this plant is often used in feng shui to bring prosperity and good fortune. It grows well indoors and in low-light environments as long as it doesn’t have yellowing leaves. Their stems are often braided, symbolising interconnectedness and longevity.
Silver Satin (Scindapsus Pictus)
Also known as Silver Satin Pothos or Silver Money Plant, this indoor plant prefers bright shade and does not have to be watered very often. It is a climbing vine with silvery patterns on its green leaves, and is thought to repel negative energy while fostering good energy.
Do note that some plants are toxic to animals, so do your research before purchasing them if you have pets. The best places for plants are in the bedroom and office space, especially on your desk. Ensure all elements are balanced, as disharmony can disrupt the flow of energy.
Energy Map (Bagua)
One of the tools used in Feng Shui is Bagua – an energetic map of your home where a three-by-three grid is laid over a space with eight areas around a corner. The Bagua is used to help correlate a space with aspects of life such as career, relationships, and financial prosperity. Adding symbolic items to a specific space, such as money trees in your wealth corner will enhance your respective feng shui.
Incorporating Feng Shui into Your Home
Identify Bagua Areas
Determine which areas correspond to the different aspects of your personal life so you can focus on enhancing it based on your goals. To find the wealth corner, stand at the main entrance of the room, facing in, and imagine a three-by-three grid. The farthest left corner is your wealth area.
Enhance Your Prosperity Corner
Incorporate decor items with the associated elements and colours, and consider adding money plants as well. One of the most powerful symbols is koi fish. They are strongly associated with wealth, prosperity, and good fortune. Typically depicted in pairs or groups, they also symbolise harmony, unity, and mutual support.
Keep Your Space Clean
Clutter creates stagnant energy that can block opportunities and create obstacles to financial growth. Make sure to clean up regularly so there’s lots of space for positive energy flow to promote wealth and prosperity.
Brighten Up Your Space
Dark or dimly lit spaces can create a gloomy atmosphere and stagnate energy flow. While natural light is preferable, use LED lights and lamps to brighten up your space to promote vitality, clarity, and prosperity.
Embrace Positivity
Your mindset and emotional state can influence the energy of your environment. While negative feelings and thoughts can be involuntary, cultivate a positive mindset by practising gratitude and positive affirmations.
Avoid Bad Energies
Broken or Damaged Items
Broken or damaged items symbolise decay and stagnation, attracting negative energy and blocking the flow of abundance. Repair or replace those items as soon as possible to restore positive energy to your space.
Water Leaks
Leaky faucets represent financial leakage and can drain wealth energy from your space. Repair them as soon as possible to prevent energy loss, but more importantly, to avoid wastage of precious water resources and irreversible water damage. Consider hiring an expert.
Dead or Dying Plants
Plants are energy anchors for your space. Dead or dying plants represent decay and lack of vitality and can drain energy from your space, hindering growth or abundance. Remove them and replace them with healthy thriving plants to promote positive energy.
Negative Symbols
Objects or artwork depicting negative or depressing themes such as pain, violence, or death can attract negative energy and dampen prosperity. Replace them with positive and uplifting items, or prosperous ones such as ones depicting koi fish.
Besides being a symbol of wealth and harmony, koi fish are considered protective talismans in feng shui, as their presence is believed to ward off negative energy, obstacles, and misfortune, while inviting luck and blessings into the home. A few ways to use them in your home is to have statues facing outwards at the entrance of your home, having their images on your stairwell, or having a water fountain outside with actual koi fish.
Sharp or Pointed Shapes
Objects or furniture with sharp or pointed ends create a hostile energy that can cause tension or conflict in a space. Keep items securely out of sight to maintain a peaceful environment. For furniture, position them so the pointed parts are not facing high-traffic areas. You could also add corner protectors or create a buffer zone by placing soft and round objects such as cushions nearby.
Preparing Your Home for the Upcoming Year
Feng shui is a powerful tool to attract wealth and prosperity for the next year. By incorporating feng shui principles into your life, you can create an environment that supports your financial success.
Utilise the five elements and colour in your interior design or in decorative items. Use indoor plants, water features, or prosperity symbols to enhance your money corners. Keep clutter at bay to promote the flow of positive energy into your space and avoid anything that attracts negative energy.
If you need help with reorganising your space, consider hiring an interior designer who specialises in feng shui principles. They can give you advice and if needed, they can also oversee your renovations. Wishing you a comfortable life in the upcoming year full of auspicious energy and an abundant flow of money.
