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The Japanese: Feng Shui
The Japanese: Feng Shui
System
&Feng Shui
PRACTICAL
Clutter blocks the flow of energy and can cause immediate reversals of fortune at work and
at home. For example, a contract or project you are working on is unexpectedly cancelled
or partners misunderstand your intentions. Keep your entryway (both inside and outside the
front door) and hallways clean, clutter-free, light and airy and the chi free-flowing. And finally,
since one way or another we all tend to hang on to certain things, I always recommend that
you have enough storage space in your home.
The second part of Seiton is to properly label and set aside a specific area for each item,
which increases efficiency when you need to locate something quickly. So everything should
have its own place and be properly marked for easy access.
In feng shui, if things are returned to where they belong in a neat and orderly fashion then
clutter is automatically reduced. This part of the 5-S process also helps to reduce stress,
frustration and save time!
In feng shui we recognize that stagnant energy causes many obstacles and problems. If your
things are well organized but dirt and dust is allowed to build up and accumulate then chi
will begin to get old and stagnate.
Do a weekly cleaning of your home and office and develop your feng shui eyes to be very
aware of clutter especially where people enter the home it may be the back or front
door or an entry through your garage. Get rid of old newspapers, magazines and junk mail
put clothing and shoes where they belong in the closet. Pay particular attention to hallways
as well so that the flow of chi does not get impeded. I have seen many business and people
suffer reversals of fortune caused by nothing more than energy blockages caused by clutter.