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FAST FENG SHUI SERIES F F AST AST FENG SHUI FENG SHUI for for PROSPERITY PROSPERITY 8 steps on the path to abundance STEPHANIE ROBERTS F AST FENG SHUI for Prosperity 8 Steps on the Path to Abundance S T E P H A N I E R O B E R T S Lotus Pond Press, LLC Kahului, HI Fast Feng Shui for Prosperity 8 Steps on the Path to Abundance by Stephanie Roberts Published by Lotus Pond Press, LLC 415 Dairy Road #E-144 Kahului, HI 96732 www.lotuspondpress.com ISBN: 1-931383-08-1 (ebook edition) 1-931383-09-X (trade paperback) This book contains the complete content of the trade paperback edition. It has been formatted to fit an 8.5”x11” page. “Fast Feng Shui” is a trademark of Lotus Pond Press, LLC All rights reserved. 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The author and publisher disclaim any liability in connection with the use of this information, including but not limited to actions taken by the reader and the outcome of those actions. F AST FENG SHUI for PROSPERITY 4 this book is dedicated to Lakshmi Hindu Goddess of Abundance Thank you, Lakshmi, for all of your blessings! om shrim maha Lakshmiyei swaha (cid:67) © 2004 Stephanie Roberts all rights reserved www.FastFengShui.com F AST FENG SHUI for PROSPERITY 5 Author’s Note For many years before I discovered feng shui, I was an independent training consultant in New York City. I made good money when I was working, but often the weeks between projects would stretch on for longer than was comfortable, and the balance in my “incredible shrinking bank account”—as I jokingly called it then— would get a little scary before a new project came along to fill it up again. As you will learn in Part II of this book, using those words to describe my finances was not a good idea. I wish I’d known that at the time! As I began to study feng shui in the mid-1990s, and applied the principles that I now write about to my own life, I experienced enough pleasant surprises to con- vince me that these methods were having a positive effect. When I moved to Hawaii in 1999 with my husband-to-be, I gave up my career as a training consultant to live in a place where the natural beauty is almost as mind-boggling as the extremely high cost of living. Throughout the sometimes challenging process of writing and launching the Fast Feng Shui books and becom- ing Internet entrepreneurs, we have continued to use the principles that you will learn in this book to create both an inner and an outer environment that support our financial success. Many people are attracted to feng shui by the idea that they might solve their money problems by making a few simple changes to their home. I can’t promise that you will enjoy miraculous effects from feng shui, although it can work that way for some lucky people. For the rest of us, feng shui can help smooth the way to a promotion at work, bring new opportunities to earn and prosper, and ease the stress and anxiety that so often accompany our financial affairs. If you see those around you enjoying a level of prosperity that you can’t seem to achieve, no matter how hard you try, I’ve written this book for you. It’s also for © 2004 Stephanie Roberts all rights reserved www.FastFengShui.com F AST FENG SHUI for PROSPERITY 6 anyone who would like to experience more ease and abundance in all the financial aspects of his or her life. The contemporary Western style of feng shui that I practice and write about (which is based on, but does not strictly follow, the BTB methods) places a great deal of emphasis on the power of intention as a key factor to success. Intention is also the power behind what is called “deliberate creation,” “prosperity conscious- ness,” or “the law of attraction.” This is the level at which we either attract into our lives that which we desire, or we trip ourselves up, get in our own way, and hold ourselves back—often without being aware how our unconscious attitudes and beliefs are making it difficult, or even impossible, to experience the abundance that we see others around us enjoying. This book will teach you, step-by-step, how to apply key principles of the con- temporary western style of feng shui to your home so you can find your prosper- ity power spots and make important corrections and enhancements right away. It also explores how each area of the ba gua (the feng shui energy map) can be used to support greater abundance and corresponds to a key attribute of inner prosperity. By combining outer feng shui with inner realignment, the sometimes rocky and winding path to abundance becomes smooth and straight. Wishing you a delightful and rewarding journey, Stephanie Roberts © 2004 Stephanie Roberts all rights reserved www.FastFengShui.com F AST FENG SHUI for PROSPERITY 7 Table of Contents Author’s Note 5 INTRODUCTION 9 Prosperity Consciousness & the Feng Shui of Money 10 How to Use this Book 17 PART ONE: GUIDING PRINCIPLES 19 Know What You Want 21 Locate Your Power Spots 23 Create a Path for Chi 26 Repaint, Repair, Renew 33 Clean Up Your Clutter 35 Neutralize Negative Influences 39 Activate Your Power Spots 53 Work on Yourself as Well as Your Home 59 Evaluate Your Results 62 PART TWO: THE INNER PATH 65 Prosperity Feng Shui from the Inside Out 67 Start from the Center 68 The Eight Steps 72 Step 1. Receive 74 Step 2. Give 82 Step 3. Nurture 90 Step 4. Trust 98 Step 5. Express 105 Step 6. Observe 114 Step 7. Begin 124 Step 8. Complete 133 © 2004 Stephanie Roberts all rights reserved www.FastFengShui.com F AST FENG SHUI for PROSPERITY 8 PART THREE: CASH FLOW RITUALS 141 Collecting Coins 146 Collecting Water 151 Wealth Vase 155 Money Tree 160 Seed Money 162 Money Spiral 165 Closing Words 169 YOUR FENG SHUI TOOLBOX 170 Appendix A: The Ba Gua 171 Appendix B: The Five Elements 182 Appendix C: Lucky Numbers 190 Appendix D: Wealth Symbols 191 Appendix E: More Feng Shui Cures & Accessories 201 Resources 208 Glossary 211 Index 214 About the Author 223 © 2004 Stephanie Roberts all rights reserved www.FastFengShui.com F AST FENG SHUI for PROSPERITY 9 INTRODUCTION © 2004 Stephanie Roberts all rights reserved www.FastFengShui.com F AST FENG SHUI for PROSPERITY 10 INTRODUCTION Prosperity Consciousness and the Feng Shui of Money At a session of the first professional-level feng shui* training seminar that I at- tended many years ago, a student raised the question of what to tell a client who complains, “I’ve done everything you suggested, and it’s not working.” The instructor’s reply was simple: When a client says that feng shui is not working, assume that the problem is with the client, not with the feng shui. In other words, the feng shui fundamentals are always sound. If the client is prepared for a change in circumstances, something—either subtle or profound—will shift as a result of making feng shui changes. If, on the other hand, no shifts in circumstances arise, this is a clear sign that the process is being blocked by the client’s doubt, fear or resistance. This reply did not sit well with the class, many of whom had come to feng shui from a healing or helping profession such as massage therapy and social work. It sounded as though we were being told to take the easy way out. We’d expected, as concerned professionals, to be advised to be more diligent and creative in devis- ing solutions that would work for our clients. But our well-intentioned dismay simply proved how unformed our budding understanding of feng shui still was. In our zeal to be of service, we were overlooking two fundamental assump- tions of feng shui: first, that everything—our thoughts and emotions as well as our physical environment—is connected; and second, that we are the strongest factor in the feng shui of our homes. If our energy is not aligned with what we say we want, the feng shui alterations we make to our spaces are placed in a hostile envi- ronment. * Say “fung shway.” © 2004 Stephanie Roberts all rights reserved www.FastFengShui.com
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