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Tips for Romance Luck
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The Chinese believe that in every woman's lifetime she has several
opportunities of marriage, and that each of these opportunities
represents a crossroad. Some of these opportunities are stronger
than others, and some represent a better future than others.
These opportunities are part of her Heaven Luck. How and what
she makes of these opportunities depend on her Earth Luck and
her Man Luck. (In Chinese, Tien Ti and Ren Choy).
It is in this context that Feng Shui can be of some help. Feng
Shui is the manifestation of Earth Luck, and if a woman can
knowingly arrange her living surroundings in such a way as to
promote good auspicious luck in the area of romance, marriage
and family alike, she will have improved her chances of achieving
happiness in a good marriage that leads to a happy and contented
family life.
For men, romance and marriage luck also work in the same way,
but readers must understand that Chinese cultural tradition
accepts the arrangement of multiple wives and concubines. To
the Chinese mind, marital arrangements comprise the chief wife
and also secondary wives. Thus it is the number one wife who
is recognized as the mistress of the household - but there is
also room for secondary wives, and even of mistresses. In modern
day Chinese households, especially those of overseas Chinese
who have lived in western cultures for generations, much of
this tradition is considered as so much nonsense. Nevertheless,
understanding the benefits of tapping Feng Shui luck must be
seen in this context.
Good marriage luck for women indicate they will become happy
first wives, and that even if the husband strays, or has a wandering
eye, he will continue to respect and provide for the first wife,
and that his children by her will take precedence at all family
occasions.
Thus Feng Shui strenuously advise women against having mirrors
in the bedrooms, having a fish pond or aquarium on the right
hand side of the main door of their homes, or having the toilet
located in the marriage or family corners of the home. These
and other guidelines are part of both Landscape and Compass
School Feng Shui.
A happy family life, where misunderstandings and quarrels between
husband and wife, and between siblings are the exception rather
than the rule, and where children grow up filial and obedient
- bringing honour to the family name - these are part and parcel
of the promise of good Feng Shui.
In addition, where there is good Feng Shui, auspicious and balanced
Chi also bring about balance into the physical bodies of individuals
thereby promoting good health and a general absence of illnesses
and disease.
This chapter thus focuses on the specific methods that can be
activated to harness non-material benefits from the practice
of Feng Shui.
According to the life situations method of activating Feng Shui
luck, every abode - house or apartment - has a marriage corner.
This is represented by the Trigram Kun, which symbolizes the
Earth Mother. Kun is also symbolic of strong Yin and represents
fertility. It directly complements the Trigram Chien, which
means strong Yang. The marriage corner is thus represented by
the South-West corner of the home.
To activate your marriage corner and increase the chances
of serious romance into your life, first locate your marriage
corner. If you live in a house or apartment, make sure that
your toilets/bathrooms or kitchens are not located in the South-West
corner.
Toilets are especially harmful, since this literally means flushing
away all your marriage prospects. If you find you have a toilet
placed in exactly the South-West corner of your home, and there
is nothing you can do about it, then stop using this toilet
altogether.
If you are already married and you perceive your marriage to
be in trouble, this might also be the cause. When toilets are
located in the marriage corner, marriages tend to get into trouble.
Having toilets located in the family corner can also sometimes
cause family problems. This is the East corner of the house.
Readers will find that every corner of the home represents one
of the desirable aspirations of living, and it is up to each
reader to decide what is most important in his/her life. One
might well ask then, where the toilets of a home can be located
since placing it anywhere seems to cause problem of one kind
or another.
The author has found that this depends on the individual. It
is perhaps interesting to note that in the palaces and homes
of the wealthy Mandarins of olden China, there were no toilets.
Nor were there bathrooms. These are modern day creations of
Western cultures. In the old days, bathtubs were filled with
water by servants and maids and then taken away each time the
master or mistress needed a bath. Other bodily ablutions were
handled the same way.
If your South-West corner is missing, due to the shape of your
home or apartment, it can also cause marriage problems. The
solution then is to erect a wall mirror on a side of the wall
to extend out the corner, thereby apparently creating space
in the South-West corner. This is shown in the diagram here.
When using mirrors this way, do make certain that the mirror
is at least as high as the tallest person in the home since
having it too low has the effect of cutting off the heads of
residents.
It is also possible to actually activate the marriage corner,
thereby vastly improving one's marriage prospects. This is done
by hanging a red Chinese marriage knot in the South-West corner,
or hanging the Chinese characters signifying double happiness
(a symbol of conjugal bliss). These items can be easily purchased
at very little cost from any of the emporiums or curio shops
in your local Chinatown. In countries of the Far East where
there are significant Chinese populations, these and other items
recommended in other parts of this book are freely available.
For more tips on activating your marriage luck, refer to Lillian
Too's books on Feng Shui. |
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