Why do some goals feel impossible no matter how hard you try?
You’ve set your intentions for 2026. Maybe you’ve written them down, created a vision board, or simply held them close in your mind. But here’s what we often miss: achieving those goals isn’t just about willpower or positive thinking. It’s about understanding the three powerful forces constantly shaping your life—and learning how to align them.
At Equate, we call this the Equate Equation, and it’s rooted in an ancient Feng Shui principle known as the Esoteric Triangle: Heaven, Man, and Earth. Think of it like a sandwich—each layer influencing the others, creating the conditions for either struggle or flow.
Understanding the Three Layers
Heaven: Your Thoughts, Potential, and Destiny
This is the realm of your inner world—your thoughts, dreams, and the unique potential you carry. Setting intentions with true clarity about what you wish to achieve starts by determining where your life is out of balance and listening to your internal voice.
Your destiny isn’t fixed, but it can be monitored and captured through Feng Shui. When we work with this layer, we’re tapping into your personal uniqueness and values, uncovering what truly matters to you beyond the noise of daily life.
Man: Your Actions, Efforts, and Alignment
This is where the rubber meets the road—the bridge between your inner world and outer reality. One of the hardest learnings in Feng Shui is that it does not require anything from you—your part is unravelling your goals and appropriately positioning to activate.
We harness this layer through practical application: choosing the right spaces in your home, assessing layouts, and using placement and direction to support your daily life. Shapes, symbolism, scent, colour and sound dissipate stuck energy, slowing down or speeding up ‘chi’ flow around the home. Your efforts are often hindered by stuck energy, and clearing that path makes all the difference.
Earth: Your Living Environment and Natural Forces
This is your foundation—the physical spaces you inhabit and the natural rhythms of the planet. How you live in your home is a barometer to what you attract into your life and what you are responding to energetically, which can be monitored and captured with the art of Feng Shui.
Cooperating with nature provides a powerful dynamic in the age we live in, as the need to be recharged, connected and supported by our environment is vital for our health. When you align with the energy grid of the planet and work with the specific zones of your living spaces, you create an environment that’s genuinely nourishing.
Why the Sandwich Matters
The Feng Shui 3 layers Heaven, Man and Earth are constant aspects we work with because when you get one of these layers harmonised, it ripples through and syncs with the other 2 layers.
When these three forces are out of alignment, life feels heavy. Goals seem unreachable. But when they work together, something remarkable happens: minimal changes trigger major shifts in how you interact with your world.
Practical Ways to Work With Each Layer
For Heaven (Your Inner World):
- Journal your goals with clarity—not just what you want, but why it matters
- Set clear intentions that resonate with your authentic self
- Create a personal sanctuary where you can reflect without distraction
For Man (Your Actions):
- Use the Five Elements to shift the energy in your spaces
- Clear both physical and emotional clutter that’s blocking your progress
- Create calming spaces that support deep connection to your goals
For Earth (Your Environment):
- Observe which areas of your home feel nourishing and which feel stuck
- Bring nature indoors to strengthen your connection to natural forces
- Work with the Bagua map to activate specific life areas
From Being to Becoming
Feng Shui is a journey that empowers you to take responsibility for your surroundings, inviting you to tune into who you are and create spaces that are not only beautiful but also supportive of your spiritual path and personal development.
This isn’t about perfection. It’s about becoming—moving from simply existing in your space to actively shaping it to support who you’re growing into.
The beauty of the Equate Equation is that you don’t need to tackle everything at once. Everything that you need to start on this journey is around you—you are supported by the energy around you, and finding a way to work with these energies is the ultimate goal.
Your 2026 Goals Are Waiting
As you look ahead to what you want to achieve this year, consider this: your goals aren’t just about doing more or trying harder. They’re about aligning the three forces already at work in your life.
When your thoughts are clear, your actions are supported by your environment, and your space reflects your values, you begin to feel lighter and more energized. You move from struggling to flowing. From wishing to manifesting.
If this resonates with you and you’re curious about how your space might be supporting—or blocking—your 2026 goals, let’s chat. Together, we can explore your unique Equate Equation and create the alignment you need to make this your most successful year yet.
