Fast feng shui for singles : 108 ways to heal your home and attract romance

238 Pages·2002·3.099 MB·English

by  Roberts, Stephanie

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Fast Feng Shui for Singles
108 Ways to Heal Your Home and Attract Romance
by
Stephanie Roberts
published by
Lotus Pond Press, LLC
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dedicated to
all my ex-loves with
whom things didn’t work out.
I couldn’t have written this
book without you!
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Author’s Note
This book is for all of you who want more love and romance in your lives! You
know someone wonderful is out there for you, but aren’t sure where or how to find
that future partner. Now you can use the power of contemporary Western feng
shui to transform your home and your heart into environments that will welcome
romance and support a lasting, loving relationship with the partner of your dreams.
Those of you who’ve read the first Fast Feng Shui book have learned the power
of feng shui as a tool for self-discovery and personal growth. With this new book,
you can harness that power to heal your home and attract romance, just like I did.
Fast Feng Shui for Singles draws on my personal experience, both as a feng shui
consultant and as a single person looking for romance. I learned the hard way that
the feng shui techniques I’d been told were effective didn’t work so well if I was
not ready emotionally for what I thought I wanted. It was only when I stopped
trying so hard to find a partner, and shifted my focus to using feng shui to resolve
past relationship issues and clear the energy of my home, that I was able to create
the inner foundation for meeting someone new—the wonderful man with whom I
now share my life and our beautiful home in Hawaii.
A cornerstone of the Fast Feng Shui philosophy is that you will get better re-
sults with feng shui, in faster time, when you focus on specific goals and target
your activities to what you really need. Fast Feng Shui for Singles presents a new
and unique approach to using feng shui for love and romance; instead of giving
one-size-fits-all advice, it shows you how to tailor your strategies to the specific
needs and challenges of the five phases of the Fast Feng Shui Relationship Cycle.
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The book starts with helping you to heal the heartache caused by the failed
relationships of the past, and shows you how to clear your home of old relation-
ship energy before you try to attract a new romantic partner. You’ll learn feng shui
tips and techniques to help you through the dating game, as well as how to nurture
and support a budding relationship once you connect with someone special.
Along the way, you’ll find lots of journaling exercises, meditations, and rituals
for healing your home and heart, jump-starting your social life, and removing bar-
riers to intimacy, communication, and commitment.
In fact, there are far more than the promised 108 tips in these pages. I decided to
keep that number in the title because it is an important feng shui power number,
and reflects my intention to help you powerfully transform your love life and con-
nect with your perfect partner!
With this new ebook version, we’ve also added lots of hyperlinks and an ex-
panded Resources section. In all other ways, this book includes the complete text
of the original softcover version. The difference in the number of pages between
the two versions is due to minor changes we’ve made to the page format; none of
the original text has been left out. The ebook pages have been designed for opti-
mized on-screen reading as well as for printing onto 81/2" x 11" paper for those who
wish to do that.
Wishing you peace, love and joy,
Stephanie R.
Maui, Hawaii
PS—If you have access to the Internet, be sure to visit www.fastfengshui.com for
lots more feng shui information and links to a wide range of dating services and
other useful sites.
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Table Contents
of
Author’s Note 4
HOW TO GET CUPID ON YOUR SIDE
Feng Shui and Your Love Life 10
What to Expect from Feng Shui 13
The Power of Your Intention 16
How to Use this Book 20
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
THE FAST FENG SHUI PRINCIPLES 26
Principle 1: Know What You Want 27
Principle 2: Locate Your Power Spots 30
Principle 3: Create a Path for Chi 35
Principle 4: Repaint, Repair, Renew 36
Principle 5: Clear Your Clutter 38
Principle 6: Neutralize Negative Influences 39
Principle 7: Activate Your Power Spots 40
Principle 8: Work on Yourself as Well as Your Home 41
Principle 9: Evaluate Your Results 42
THE FAST FENG SHUI RELATIONSHIP CYCLE
THE FIVE PHASES OF A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP 45
Phase 1: CENTERING 50
The Metal Element in Feng Shui 52
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Metal Energy and the Ba Gua 56
Find Your Centering Power Spots 59
Feng Shui for the Centering Phase 63
Releasing the Past 63
Feng Shui Ways to Lift Your Spirits 78
Creating a Sense of Security 88
Your Private Sanctuary 93
Phase 2: EXPLORING 99
The Water Element in Feng Shui 101
Water Energy and the Ba Gua 102
Find Your Exploring Power Spots 107
Feng Shui for the Exploring Phase 108
Make Room for New Experiences 108
Welcome Change and Opportunities 119
Activate Your Network 124
Feng Shui for the Personal Ads 129
More Feng Shui Tips for Your Social Life 133
Expand Your Horizons 136
Phase 3: CONNECTING 138
The Wood Element in Feng Shui 139
Wood Energy and the Ba Gua 141
Find Your Connecting Power Spots 143
Feng Shui for the Connecting Phase 144
How to Correct a Missing Kun Gua 144
Attract Chi to Your Power Spots 148
Create an Environment for Romance 151
Romantic Imagery and Symbols 156
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Phase 4: LOVING 159
The Fire Element in Feng Shui 160
Fire Energy and the Ba Gua 162
Find Your “Loving” Power Spots 163
Feng Shui for the Loving Phase 165
Balance and Harmony in the Bedroom 166
Remove Communication Blockers 173
Phase 5: UNITING 176
The Earth Element in Feng Shui 177
Earth Energy and the Ba Gua 179
Find Your “Uniting” Power Spots 180
Feng Shui for the Uniting Phase 181
Creating a Shared Home 183
Continuing the Journey 186
APPENDICES
A. Working with the Ba Gua 188
B. The Cycles of the Elements 196
C. Feng Shui Objects and How to Use Them 206
D. Feng Shui Resources 216
Glossary 222
Index 226
About the Author 237
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How to Get Cupid
on Your Side
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Feng Shui & Your Love Life
FENG SHUI (say “fung shway”) is an ancient Chinese practice that aims to maximize
the beneficial movement of chi—the life force present in all things—through your
home. Feng shui means “wind and water.” Just as fresh air, clean water, and organic
foods nourish our physical bodies, so does fresh, clean chi nourish our lives.
Chi wants to meander through your home like a gentle breeze or a winding
stream. Where the flow of chi in your home is blocked or weak, it becomes like a
pond choked with algae and fallen leaves. You may feel tired, depressed, unable to
focus, hampered in your efforts to move forward in your life and connect with a
potential partner.
Where chi flows too strongly, it is like a hurricane or flood. You may feel out of
control, overly emotional, or anxious much of the time. Communication becomes
more difficult, and relationships can feel unstable as you struggle to “keep your
head above water” through what may seem like an endless string of bad luck.
Feng shui uses shape, color, texture, sound, light, symbolic imagery and the
arrangement of your furniture to adjust the energy of your home. Positive influ-
ences are encouraged and enhanced, while negative factors are corrected. The goal
is to create an attractive, safe, and nurturing space where you can live in comfort
and more effectively and successfully pursue your goals for a fulfilling love life.
A key principle of contemporary Western feng shui is that certain areas of your
home have a strong impact on specific aspects of your life. When the areas of your
home affecting your love life are cluttered, stagnant, or missing from your floor
plan, it can be difficult to attract and maintain a good relationship. Other feng shui
problems that may affect relationships include sha chi (negative energy) such as an
exposed beam directly over your bed.
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