Clearing clutter using feng shui
Dear Kathi,
I am really interested in clearing my clutter for better feng shui in my home. Do you have any details about how this will affect my space (so that I can answer my husband’s questions) and also, what I should do to start?
Angel, San Marcos
Angel,
This is an interesting question. Many people ask about how to perform feng shui with their space and clear clutter at the same time. Let’s start with what clutter really is and how it affects your living environment.
There are basically four types of clutter which all affect the feng shui (or energetics) of your space:
(1) Things you do not use or love,
(2) Untidy or disorganized items,
(3) Too many items in a small space, and
(4) Any unfinished project.
As you can see, there is more to clutter than physical objects. The last category, anything left unfinished, is the hardest to see, therefore, the easiest category to ignore. According to feng shui principals, things not dealt with in your home reflect issues not dealt with in your life. These items are a constant drain on your psyche, always lurking in the back of your mind. Your conscious mind will suppress them for you but uses a lot of energy to do so. Your energy and vitality will soar if you will complete all of your unfinished business.
Things that you do not use or love are common elements in a cluttered home. The question to ask yourself as you begin to clear each object is: Why do I hold onto this item-guilt or a memory? You will not lose a memory simply because the related item is gone. As far as guilt goes… if you knew the extent of feng shui damage that these items have on your life, you would be much more willing to let them go. Feeling guilty for releasing certain items says something about your own personal self-talk, and you may want to explore why you feel obligated to remain living with things that no longer serve you.
Untidiness and disorganization result from a lack of attention or carelessness. Is your environment not worth keeping orderly and clean? Think of it this way, your environment is an extension of your own personal energy. Is your physical appearance also disheveled or not put together? This is a case I see frequently. We clean out the living environment and suddenly, the outward appearance of the person changes. Shortly after this comes elevated self-confidence and mastery.
Too many items in a small space is a common phenomenon, especially for those of us in Southern California. Most of us live in smaller spaces than we grew up in. This can be a really great thing if we have learned to streamline and simplify our lives. Or creating clutter can be a hazard if we are not able to release enough items to fit into our new space with room to spare. I’m in strong agreement with the authors of Chic Simple, that the quality of life comes not in accumulating things but in paring down to the essentials. This is why I have named this column and my company AddSpace To Your Life! Open space is necessary for good metal health.
Tell your husband that having empty space and order in your environment allow energy to flow and new beginnings to occur. I’m sure that whoever you are, you will most probably welcome new happenings in your life. This, along with new thought patterns and experiences in your home, will be your due reward for clearing clutter and creating better feng shui in your environment.
Thanks for writing and don’t hesitate to write with any other specific questions.
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「家」是我們的避風港，但它也可能是最親密的敵人，讓你受害而不自知。
很多人以為開公司或大戶人家，才需請風水師來看，其實一般住家風水對人們的影響，不僅最直接，也最容易讓人們發現它吉凶禍福的實際性。
基本上從易經八卦演化的家相八方位在健康上，代表著各部位的能量區，除方位和人們運勢、財運有影響外，比較具體、實際的格局對健康財運，也有很大的影響，茲說明如下：
1、大門：
它是控制進出，保護隔開本宅與外異的道路，如大門空氣不流通，不清潔，則諸事不順，對外人際關係差，嘴巴和鼻子也會有疾病。
2、客廳：
客廳空間應比屋內每一個房間大，客廳氣場較盛，家人相處較有凝聚力，家長較能建立領導地位，如果空間不夠大，傢俱不宜擺設太多。
客廳亦代表一個人的門面，必須時常保持乾淨，茶幾不能堆物零亂，電視機不宜太大、太近，否則會有情緒不穩，家人穩感不和的現象。而家中植物不能太多，因植物屬陰，要常剪枯葉及換舊水（髒水葉枯會使家道中落）。客廳的格局以正方形或長方形為佳，沙發椅背後應有靠，上方不可有屋樑（否則易精神緊張）。
3、臥房：
臥房方位吉凶影響當事人的個人事業運勢，臥房門口屬於內在的靜電能量，影響個人貴人運、小人運、出外運…等，臥房門不可直接對大門，若臥房門直接對大門，則宜用屏風式珠簾擋。臥房天花板不可有吊燈或日光燈，最好用黃光的電燈來照明，更具溫馨氣氛，亦可增加夫婦情感，若夫妻的枕頭能常交換睡，則能增加彼此間心靈的契合力。
4、梳妝台：
用於梳妝是不公開的私人場所，也是大部份人有放財物的位置，在風水上應屬個人財庫，私房錢，情愛世界與隱私秘密等。想累積私房錢，除須擁有個人的梳妝台外，還要有大鏡子，並須附有抽屜，透過大鏡子的照射功能，才能看清與分析金錢的獲利度及順利度。但須注意鏡子不可照床或門，及背後無靠。
5、廚房：
廚房是整個房屋的收納處，柴、米、油、鹽、醬、醋、茶…等民生物質的地方，是家中的財庫，也是影響理財、增財的風水位置。廚房要大，財庫才會大，且必須廚房整潔乾淨。通風和採光使用白色燈光照明，廚房磁場順暢則可增加錢財的數量。
6、餐廳（桌）：
餐桌要圓，象徵家運圓滿順利，最好與廚房隔開，因廚房是風水中的財庫，而餐廳則具有開銷與花費性質，兩個空間連在一起易有理財失衡及紊亂之隱憂。餐廳風水是主管主家人物質享受的能量，在牆面上掛一幅豐盛的水果畫或放一籃水果，有助一家人物質享受的滿足感。
7、浴室、廁所：
浴室、廁所最好在住宅凶方，且要保持光亮、乾燥，否則影響泌尿和生殖系統的健康及男女間的情感。
8、窗戶、陽台：
窗戶及陽台是本宅對外界非正式的通道與視野，亦代表桃花戀情關係及人際關係，形狀應方正必應整潔乾淨，氣流順暢，不宜堆放雜物(否則易人際關係差)。
9、神位：
是心靈精神寄託力量的所在，神桌不可朝向屋後（容易家運衰竭）應安放前方視野遼闊處，如果神位雜亂寧可不安置，免弄巧成拙。
10、地板、天花板和牆壁：
代表皮膚，若到處散佈塵菌或有剝落情形，容易患皮膚病。應隨時修復方可改善。
11、走道動線：
可說是人體的血脈。動線要通暢，走道不能堆積物品。否則腳和腸胃系統易出疾病。亦會影響我們的潛意識，心情和神經系統。
相信依上述之方法，雖不懂方位學也可住出好運，對人生旅途有加分之效果。
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