Feng Shui is about the
environment, the building, people and time. The surrounding environment of
our living space plays a very important role in the Feng Shui of a
building / property. Feng Shui is about analysing the quality of energies
within our physical space by assessing the state of the external
surrounding environment.
Until recent times, animals were domesticated primarily in order to work
for their owners and were regarded as property rather than as a best
friend to humans. Given the amount of space and time our pets share with
us in our home, it is only natural that their presence has to be taken
into account when we apply Feng Shui principles to our home.
Like children, when pets
share our living space, they contribute their fair share of clutter and
some of this poses health risks to their owners. Make sure:
Feng Shui is about the
environment, the building, people and time. The surrounding environment of
our living space plays a very important role in the Feng Shui of a
building / property. Feng Shui is about analysing the quality of
energies within our physical space by assessing the state of the external
surrounding environment.
Until recent times, animals
were domesticated primarily in order to work for their owners and were
regarded as property rather than as a best friend to humans. Given
the amount of space and time our pets share with us in our home, it is
only natural that their presence has to be taken into account when we
apply Feng Shui principles to our home.
- Their rubber ring
or chewy balls do not trip you up.
- Tidy up their toys
and place them in a box within the pet’s reach.
- Remnants of old
chewed up bones are not left lying around the house.
- Food bowls are
washed and put out of sight after every meal.
- Allow fresh air
into the room to get rid of their smell, especially after a rainy
day.
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Not only do we have to make
sure that they have a good diet and lots of exercise, it is important that
they are not imprisoned in confined spaces. The mental health of our
pets is important and problems often occur when pets are locked up alone
all day.
Caged animals, especially in
children’s bedrooms, can create unfavourable energy. They are best located
elsewhere and the cages kept well maintained and clean.
Recognise the need to ensure
that the colours and patterns of the beddings of our pets are in harmony
with the elemental energies of the locations. Below is a table of the
colours associated with the eight locations:
|
Directions |
Colours |
Patterns |
|
East and Southeast |
green
|
Rectangles |
|
South |
red / orange /
burgundy |
Triangles |
|
Southwest and
Northeast |
yellow / beige /
terracotta |
Squares |
|
West and Northwest
|
Grey / White |
Circles / Round |
|
North |
Black / Blue |
Wavy |
In fact, pets are one of the
best ‘activators’ of energies in Feng Shui. Energies are activated
by sounds and movement. This could range from a pendulum chiming
clock, a fan, a television, stereo /radio set, a lively fish tank or a
dog.
If you have a particular set
of beneficial energies in a sector, and so far as practically possible,
use a corner of it for the dog or cat basket. The presence of your pet
will enhance the benevolent energies of that sector. Equally, if the dog’s
presence occupies a sector influenced by malevolent energies, you would
want to place the dog somewhere else.
Should a cat choose to sleep
elsewhere other than the designated basket, it could be that there is an
area of geopathic stress that it is attracted to. Dogs are different
and would stay away from such stress areas.
A very big thank you
to Sallie for providing us with this informative article on Feng Shui
and pets. If you would like to
know more please contact Salle as well as home visits or on-line
consultations:
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