Feng Shui accessories: water fountain, mirror, pictures and bracelet

There are endless ways to apply Feng Shui to environments. In this article, we are going to talk about Feng Shui accessories like mirrors, water fountains, pictures and also the popular Feng Shui bracelet.

You will know the importance of each one and how they should (or should not) be used to bring health, prosperity and good relationships.

A wonderful technique for harmonizing people and the environments where they live, the application of Traditional Chinese Feng Shui is based on the concept of yin-yang, the two dynamic and complementary polarities present throughout the Universe. The Five Elements represent the five stages of the qi (life energy) cycle as it transitions from yin to yang and back to yin.

From these fundamental concepts, we can identify various types of objects and accessories that can be used in Feng Shui to help balance the energies of environments. In addition to physical characteristics, such as color, shape and material, the symbology of objects is also of vital importance.

Environments are permanently shaping our feelings and thoughts, even when we don’t realize it. Next, we will bring several examples of Feng Shui accessories and what effect they have on people and environments.

Feng Shui Bracelet – Pixiu

Also known as pixi braceletThe feng shui bracelet it is an amulet to protect and attract abundance. It is composed of the image of the mythical being Pixiu combined with different stones, the most popular of which is currently made with obsidian stone.

Pixiu is one of the many mythical animals in Chinese culture, and it is actually a couple. Pi is the male, responsible for attracting wealth. Xiu is the female, who protects against theft and bad energy.

Although the pixi bracelet is often called a Feng Shui bracelet, Feng Shui always deals with issues related to environments. A personal protection amulet, therefore, cannot be associated with Feng Shui.

The most recent name for Pi Xiu is Pi Yao, and this pair is used in Annual Feng Shui, in the direction of Tai Sui, protecting against the threats brought by this energy. The Pixiu pair is also widely used in China as a guardian of doors and windowsalways looking out of the house.

Although the pixiu bracelet is often referred to as a Feng Shui bracelet, it needs to be pointed out that Feng Shui always deals with issues related to environments. A personal protection amulet, therefore, cannot be associated with Feng Shui.

I believe the name Feng Shui bracelet was chosen by merchants because of the extreme popularity of Feng Shui around the world. And, in fact, it is easier to attract buyers to a “feng shui bracelet” than to a “pixiu bracelet” or any other “protection bracelet”.

If you liked the idea of ​​the bracelet, use it and enjoy Pi Xiu’s blessings, knowing that the bracelet has nothing to do with the Feng Shui of the properties you live in or frequent.

Black Obsidian Pixiu Bracelet

We have already seen that Pixiu is a couple. Therefore, when choosing your “Feng Shui bracelet”, make sure that it has not just one, but a pair of Pixiu.

There are pixi bracelets combined with many different crystals. The most popular currently is the black obsidian Feng Shui bracelet, also known as black obsidian. This crystal is associated with protection against negative energies and helps to anchor ourselves to the earth, strengthening the lower chakras..

Therefore, its properties are in complete harmony with Pixiu!

How to Wear a Feng Shui Bracelet

To take advantage of the function of protecting and attracting prosperity, you must wear your pixiu bracelet daily and touch it frequently. Wash it in running water whenever you feel the need, but at least once a week. Set it out to dry in the sun, which will help cleanse and energize the crystal. Pixiu’s energy is very yang-dynamic and combative, so he should never be in bedrooms, where it can cause fights. this couple too must not be left in the bathroom, as this is a place of loss of prosperity. This goes for both the amulets in the house and the bracelet. Do not shower with your pixiu bracelet, and remove it at bedtime. She can stay in the living room or kitchen, for example.

Mirrors in Feng Shui

When I started studying Feng Shui, a few decades ago, it was said that mirrors were the “aspirin” of Feng Shui, and they were good for practically everything.

Nowadays, we know that aspirin has some risks and should not be taken without medical advice. So too mirrors in Feng Shui can be very useful or they can be harmful depending on how they are used.

See the main tips on Feng Shui for mirrors:

Mirrors energize the qi (also known as chi) in a room, making it more yang-dynamic. therefore they are useful in places where we carry out dynamic activities, such as living room, dining room, kitchen and workplaces. In these environments, the mirror will help to stimulate the potential for prosperity and will bring more and vitality for people. Narrow and long corridors produce an accelerated and harmful flow of energy, called in Feng Shui sha qi. Mirrors can also be useful in these cases when positioned on one side of the aisle, bringing a feeling of spaciousness and diverting the flow of straight and aggressive qi, making it smoother. But attention: do not place mirrors opposite each other, creating infinity effect. According to Feng Shui, this creates a qi disturbance that is extremely unhealthy.
Avoid mirrors in the bedroom, especially if they reflect the bed. Sleeping is a yin-receptive activity, which can be disturbed by mirrors, causing insomnia and health and relationship problems. Feng Shui also recommends avoid mirrors behind the person, reflecting her back as she works or performs another important activity. This mirror position impairs concentration, reduces productivity and can make the person susceptible to intrigue and betrayal, compromising their health and relationships. We also need to talk about the mirror in the entrance hall. According to Traditional Chinese Feng Shui, we must not place mirrors in front of the main door, reflecting who enters. In this position, the mirror will bounce all the energy out of the house that should enter to nourish it and generate abundance and prosperity. Mirrors don’t have the discernment to separate the good energies from the bad ones, they reflect everything in front of you. You don’t have to abandon your beautiful mirror, which so enhances your entrance hall! Feng Shui also says that the mirror can be used on one of the side walls of the hallhelping to direct the energy that enters through the main door into the house.
And never, ever, keep at home mirrors that cut off part of your head or mirror mosaics where you see your image all chopped up.. According to Feng Shui studies, this can lead to serious health problems, including mental and emotional ones.

water fountain in Feng Shui

Feng Shui made the use of fountains with circulating water so popular that they are now often referred to as Feng Shui Fountain. You probably already know that sources stimulate prosperity, but we’re going to bring here some interesting and important information, which you’ve probably never heard of.

From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Feng Shui, for a fountain to be really effective in its function of accumulating and multiplying wealth, it needs to have a large surface to capture the water. This means that the fountain should be like a mini-pool or a mini-pond.

Fountains in which the water, immediately after the falls, is hidden under stones or another closed volume have little capacity to generate abundance and prosperity for the home or business.

A homemade fountain, set up with a nice glass salad bowl, an aquarium firecracker and some rocks or crystals can be just as good as a ready-made fountain bought in a store. Or even better!

Where to place the Feng Shui font?

The placement of fountains according to the Feng Shui of the Black Hat is quite simple, being commonly recommended in the corner of Prosperity or next to the front door of every house. In Traditional Feng Shui, this placement, unfortunately, cannot be easily replicated by following general rules that work for everyone. On the other hand, when the best location is identified, it usually generates remarkable and immediate results. In Traditional Chinese Feng Shui, each property has its own personalized energy distribution map, called the flying stars map. This map is calculated based on the date of construction of the property and its direction in relation to the North, measured with the compass. At the star map in the example on the side, the source could be in one of three highlighted directions: E-East, SE-Southeast or SW-Southwest. A fountain with circulating water, in any of these three sectors of the house, will be able to attract prosperity to the residents until the year 2024. What to do when you don’t know the map of flying stars of the property and it is not possible to hire a consultancy? Start using your intuition.
Walk around the house, open yourself up to hear the “spirit” of the house, and try to feel the best place for a fountain in the living room, office, hall, kitchen or balcony (never in the bedroom or bathroom). Then give it a try and look closely at the results. Leave the fountain on daily for a week or two, and notice if anything has changed in your family’s prosperity, or in any other aspect, such as health or relationships. If the results are good, congratulations, you’ve found the best spot! If the results are poor, start over and look for another, more suitable location. One more important detail: the flow of water in its source must always direct towards the center of the house. If this flow is pointing away from home, you will be pushing wealth away instead of attracting it.

Feng Shui Frames

Empty walls can be so sad and silent… At the very least, the resident misses out on the opportunity to send powerful positive messages to their subconscious.

This is the effect caused by the frames present in our environments: they repeatedly send messages of what they represent to our brain, imperceptibly.

Knowing this, let’s make the best out of the images that surround us, and at the same time avoid bad influences.

When choosing frames for our environments, Feng Shui recommends avoiding:

Images with distorted natural shapes, whether human, animal or plant. Deformed human figures, which can cause health problems in the part of the body corresponding to the distortion in the frame. Sad scenes or very dark images, especially in the bedroom. Very dynamic images in the bedroom, such as a racing car, an airplane, a rock star… They can stimulate the brain and cause insomnia or restless sleep. Pictures representing odd-numbered figures in the couple’s bedroom (if monogamy is desirable). Highly relaxing scenes in the home office or at the children’s place of study, as they can compromise performance. Diptychs, triptychs or multiples that cut figures like…