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Office Feng Shui Guidelines
Office Feng Shui Guidelines
Office feng shui is an important consideration assuming you create and operate your income
streams from your workplace.
Asian businessmen have been successfully utilizing workplace feng shui for centuries and in
recent years their counterparts around the world have taken up the practice with enthusiasm.
This topic is divided into business office guidelines and home office guidelines because you'll
generally have more control over a
home office than you will at work.
Additional considerations apply to owning your own company if you are in the position of
choosing the location of your business premises.
The first step in understanding the principles of office feng shui is to become familiar with the
bagua (or pakua, as it is sometimes spelled in books on the subject).
The Bagua
The feng shui bagua is an octagonal grid divided into nine sections.
For the sake of convenience, it is often represented in the shape of a rectangle, which is what we
are using on this page.
If you imagine cutting each corner off the rectangle, you will see the underlying octagonal shape.
Each section of the bagua relates to a key aspect of life, as seen on the diagram below:
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The Unity area is the center of the room and is generally kept free of encumbrances.
The Creativity area relates to your sources of inspiration.
The Contemplation area relates to relaxation and meditation.
The Journey area relates to your destiny or path through life.
The Friends area relates to both mentors and your contribution to others.
When the bagua pattern is placed over the floor plan of a building, it pinpoints the specific areas
that influence these nine key aspects. You can then place symbolic items in the relevant locations
to enhance those areas of your life.
There are two schools of thought with regard to the placement of the bagua:
1. One school asserts that since the bagua is based on the Chinese compass, in which the
top section faces due south, the bagua should be oriented with the southern (fame)
aspect aligned against the south wall of the building.
South Wall
2. The second approach aligns the lower aspect of the bagua with the wall containing the
front door. This can result in a placement in exact opposition to the first system.
Front Door
We favor the second approach with one modification: we create an additional fame area against
the south wall and an additional wealth area beside it.
appropriate areas. Very obvious feng shui symbols might invite unwelcome questions from
visitors or co-workers.
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5. Make sure all items in your feng shui wealth areas pertain to wealth. In term of office feng
shui, they might include a bookshelf with all your business or wealth creation books, your
business computer, your diplomas and business awards.
6. Add any inspirational pictures, quotes, affirmations, etc. to your area, in other words,
anything that moves you to take action.
7. Use the bagua to determine the wealth area of your desk, your bookshelves and so on.
Then place additional symbols there as well.
8. If fame is a component of your drive to success, you can add some additional items to
the fame area of your office:
o any item that's red (representing fire)
o any item made of wood
o a conch shell representing a prosperous voyage
o a wheel or bell representing power
o a phoenix, rooster or peacock symbolizing good fortune
If you want to incorporate the second system of bagua placement, you can add some fame
symbols to your south wall and place a plant and a photograph of water to the second wealth
area located in the left hand corner of the south wall.
Feng shui makes you more conscious of how your environment influences your state of
mind. An uncluttered work space with sufficient room to move will help you think more
clearly and productively.
Utilizing the office feng shui guidelines will help you stay organized. Any form of
simplification will also reduce stress.
Office feng shui helps you focus on the task at hand. If you remove all uncompleted
projects and potential future ones to a separate storage area (where you won't see them
from your work space), you'll eliminate a key source of distraction.
When you've finished decorating your work space, take a walk through it and note your
first impressions:
o Is it uncluttered?
o Does it suggest flow? Are your tools placed logically and within easy reach?
o Is it aesthetically pleasing? Do you enjoy being in this space?
o Does it suggest focus? Power? Efficiency?
o Is it inspiring? Motivating?
Accountant Suzan Hilton takes her readers on a magical journey through the psychology
of feng shui in her excellent book, The Feng Shui of Abundance.
William Spear's book, Feng Shui Made Easy is another well-written book that offers a
comprehensive guide to the subject.
For a more traditional Chinese approach, any book by Lillian Too will teach you how to
apply the principles of feng shui in your daily life.
You can achieve all this for your business with feng shui.
business.
A favoured solution
Feng shui is part of everyday life for millions of people throughout the world. Many of
the country's top companies use it, such as: Virgin, HSBC, Orange, British Airways,
BUPA and Marks & Spencer. They believe it has brought business success, or helped to
create a sense of balance and order.**
**Feng Shui for Modern Living magazine
the premises, the local fire officer will have copies. This is needed ten days before the
consultation.
I will clarify your priorities at the start of the visit, then quickly tour the site to note
specific activities in each area. After that, I usually work on my own; both inside and
outside. When I have finished, we can discuss my main recommendations for
improvement. I will then send you a comprehensive, written report.
It is always best to carry out the recommended changes a few at a time. By introducing
them slowly, you can wait and see the effects of each. If you don't follow the advice, you
can't expect the benefits. Do not expect instant miracles; time has a part to play.
In complete confidence
Discretion is assured as your consultation with TLC can be totally confidential. If you
prefer, however, it can be
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Date
Period
Element
Fate
1864 - 1883
1
Water
Upper
1884 - 1903
2
Earth
Upper
1904 - 1923
3
Wood
Upper
1924 - 1943
4
Wood
Middle
1944 - 1963
5
Earth
Middle
1964 - 1983
6
Metal
Middle
1984 - 2003
7
Metal
Lower
2004 - 2023
8
Earth
Lower
2024 - 2043
9
Fire
Lower