What do you want to be in 2021?

And more importantly what do you want in your life?

Showing Up is the key to deciphering this polarity.

Big questions, and ones I am asking myself loudly and clearly!

The Feng Shui year

The Chinese New Year changes on the 12th of February – to a Year of Yin Metal Ox. What does this mean in terms of Showing Up? Everything. Because it requires you to be more creative in finding solutions that have better strategies in place so you are fully prepared. 2021 will favour the organised and adaptable.

Not like last year, when we were handed a blinder. This year promises more in-depth reflections. Making bolder decisions that have pliable approaches need to be in place. The Ox as an animal sign is thought of as being solid, dependable character, but with the Yin Metal as its Element this could shake things up. We are all aware that the world as we know it has changed.

So how do you approach this ideal of creative solutions? Basically, we need to change old thinking.

How can Equate support you?

I’m writing a series of articles that looks at ways to explore this concept and discerning if it is just a shadow-self that is talking or are you genuinely wanting your life to look differently?

If you are reading this, you will recognize that society is gearing differently. The gap between who has and who hasn’t is widening and this will bring about social shifts. So not to tread water you will need to:

— learn to think on your feet,

— learn to say yes, I am showing up,

— yes- I do know what I want in my life.

For this to happen you don’t need to work harder but smarter and in doing so achieve a different outcome.

The key to this is working collectively with others, each contributing equally. This is not about getting rich but getting a better You and collectively a better Nation.

If you have questions on this or you would like your Yearly Chart prepared you can send me a message through Facebook or on my website.

• how we relate to each other and
• to focus on self-nourishment.

Both key in this big shift that we are being presented with. The Covid-19 has taken hold so quickly and urgently, we all in disbelief at how the whole world can be brought to its knees. Amazing how what has been generated has come from the environment in the form of a virus spinning all human authorities onto the back foot.

In the Feng Shui world, this has been forecasted as planetary and earthly vibrations are fractured. Its like a beautiful sunset generated from the depth of the earth’s connection to the sun, moon and stars. I compare it a sunset because this is an example of how our planet is self-correcting and we are being exposed to its awesome authority.

What can you do to keep our families safe and well? The Health Sector of the Home is the Kitchen, the central hub of the House. It’s here we prepare hearty food and where the family gathers. This is exactly what the virus is demanding of us. Keeping our immune systems vibrant is one of the best defences against Covid-19.

Some behavioural suggestions to focus on:

• Declutter and clear all the bench and table surfaces
• Eat together at a table
• Prepare food with love
• Prepare vibrant fresh food
• Fresh air circulating your kitchen spaces
• Drink water (not chilled) continually preferably not with meals
• Keep active
• Keep your thinking free of fear
• Send love to the planet

Making remedial changes to the layout of your home narrates vibrationally to you physically. How? Because everything is and has energy. The construction and building materials in the home, possessions around you that no longer serve, to emotional relationships that need addressing – all this tangles into a big ball of energy. For those brave enough, we can start unravelling this.

It is so important that you belong and feel grounded in your home. It’s what supports and nourishes you. Your home is not just a roof over your head. Having a closer look at what is around you is easy for some and not so for others. Strangely enough, when the time is right it is not complicated or intimidating.

Being there and flourishing in your home is about awareness, about being current in every aspect of your life. Feng Shui was masterminded to do just this. It steps you through the stages so you can monitor outcomes. Small alignments can result in massive shifts in your thinking. This is because energy doesn’t need you to fix things. It just needs you to get out of the way.

Changes can take place quickly

I am currently finishing a 4-week Feng Shui Course at the Kapiti Woman’s Centre and once again I’m blown away with the changes to the attendees. It’s like watching light bulbs switched on.

Week 3 they arrived glowing and 4 out of the 8 had implemented plans to make significant changes to not only their homes but to understanding what was personally holding them back. This in three x 3hr workshop sessions! Such a joy to witness how they personally uncovered what they wanted to introduce into their lives by just understanding how and where energy circulates from.

Remember that Feng Shui is a fusion of the environment around you, the space you live in and your emotional responses. Bring these three together and set your energy alight.

Aligning your living spaces with your intentions, goals and aspirations is at the heart of Feng Shui design. Feng Shui offers a mindful solution to loving what is around you. And in return, your space supports you to live the life you choose on your terms. Your home becomes a stage for supporting your evolving self.

1. Open your mind and get ready to play

Feng Shui can be applied to any space by those with courage and curiosity to look at new possibilities. Have fun with colours, the interplay between different shapes and textures – all this heightens the senses.

The ancient art of Feng Shui embraces change: in the seasons, the controlling and nourishing cycles of the 5 elements and the recognition that correct placement attracts happiness.

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2. Be clear on your intention

The number one result for any of my Feng Shui consultations has been clarity. Being clear on what you want in your life, and what you don’t want. The effects of this are wonderful – it increases your vitality and you begin leading a more harmonic, holistic life.

One of my clients described it as, “Throwing the doors wide open to the life I want.” Her perfect job seemed to just turn up out of nowhere. Others who had trouble moving on with their lives, found a new sense of direction.

Another found great relief from chronic health conditions by decluttering and creating the space to live on her terms. One lady who worked from home found that more clients suddenly emerged.

Feng Shui design activates an energy to support you to live the life you want. It is a tremendously valuable and relevant part of everyday life around the world. And we must remember that there are important considerations for those of us living in the Southern Hemisphere. Living with what you love, freeing yourself from clutter, and expressing your true self will help you manifest the best Feng Shui for you.

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3. Get rid of what you don’t use or love

Chi flows most freely in a home where there is space and clear from old energies. Clutter holds low vibrational energy and has a negative influence on your life, it represents the past. Removal instantly refreshes your living spaces, office or exterior area. Stuck, stagnant energy in a specific area will sooner or later show itself in stagnation in an area of your life.

Clear out your corners, closets, and garage by releasing what you no longer need, fix what is broken. And there are two important things I want you to remember –

• Clutter is simply decisions you haven’t made yet.
• Your home is living space, not storage space

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4. Clean and organise your home

Cleaning your home boosts creativity and is a visual reminder of what you want to attract and accomplish. Being organised improves time management and boosts productivity.

What can you do this week to tidy up or zhush the energies for you and your family?

How much more space and time do you feel you have when the house is clean and you know where to find everything?

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5. Start making your adjustments slowly

As you notice changes happening you will feel empowered to make more. Take notice. Good Feng Shui is a practice of listening and learning. So go slow and feel your way into alignment.

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Everything that you need to start on this journey is around you.
You are supported by the energy around you.
Finding a way to work with these energies is the ultimate goal.

Need help to declutter and clear your mind, space and life? Contact Rosemary Nelson for a Space Clearing Consultation.

Equate Aligned Environments offers a Landscape Design and Feng Shui alignment service. Both the Environment and the House (the Container) you live in are energetically connected. When balanced these two factors work together to support you and your family.

How does this work

All positive energetic flow starts with the Environment. First we look at where the House is sited. Then we delve into what is around the Home, what the surrounding land forms are. These may be large trees, distant hills (in my case the Tararua Ranges), water or the ocean. We take note of these and assess how we will be able to energetically tap into them.

When a Home is planned to draw this energetic flow into its core, you can feel a real difference. All aspects of your life work. Your health, financial support, career advancement, as well as relationship harmony are all supported. It is that simple. This is not about materialism or staging. It’s about allowing flow to enter your life by connecting it to the central core of your Home.

The Marketing Flyer description for my home is “The Best of All Worlds” and this certainly has been the case living here. The amount of natural light flooding into this home has supported my craft and my knowledge of Feng Shui and the Metaphysical World.

Progress reports on this pending.

2 Feng Shui Tips for Selling Your House

1. Alignment

The front door and entry to the house is important and should be airy and inviting. Provide an open and generous feeling – clear the area of any clutter and personal items even family photos.

Energetically – clear this area by visualising a new owner. This letting go really works. I have set this up for many clients and houses sell very quickly. The trick is to be completely neutral and free of any expectations. Allow that new buyer to walk in and feel at home in your living spaces.

2. Emotional Connection

The majority of comments from the open homes have an emotional leaning. The viewers liked the vibe and feel, and they really liked sitting in the moment, looking at garden. Emotional clarity is vital – know your end goal and trust the agent you have invested in.

With 1 week to go before my deadline sale, I am leaning into that perfect outcome for both myself and the new owner. This has been a great test for me personally and also really deepens my understanding of the power of metaphysics. When we are clear, things flow and fall into place.

Pre-sale Feng Shui services are available

Space Clearing for selling your home is a Feng Shui service offered by Equate Aligned Environments. Energetically buildings have memories and past events can linger and be recorded in the walls, floors and ceilings, furniture and objects. Vibration from former occupants can leave stagnant residue that cleaning and tidying on a physical level doesn’t shift. A Feng Shui Space Clearing can:

• clear these vibrations and,
• help attract that perfect buyer.

This is a particularly useful service for houses that simply won’t sell or to clear the way for a fast and efficient sales process. The base rate for these services starts at NZD $275. Please contact Rosemary at Equate to help you revitalise your space.

Have you noticed that in certain areas of your home you just feel supported?  Your happy place–we all have them–certain chairs, certain sunny reading nooks or maybe it is your kitchen bench? Feng Shui gives you answers to the Whys. And it can guide you if you haven’t created the Why yet. 

A Feng Shui Alignment walks you through the significance of the different zones in your Living Spaces and how you can personalise areas with purpose. We are all different and have various ways of feeling grounded and at home, it is something we don’t pay a lot of attention to but unconsciously we do seek out that spot for Me Time.

Animals are a perfect example of this, they always find the most comfortable, sunny corner. But there is more to than just warmth. Animals are in tune with the energy lines that vibrationally run through your home. Cats are different from dogs. Dogs sit on meridian lines and often balance and correct distortion. Cats, on the other hand, are just energy junkies.

Feng Shui is about feeling.

We are no different. We do sense energy spots. I often talk to people and they say, “I don’t like that area, I don’t feel drawn to that space,” or “I don’t sleep in that room”. Fascinating, how in tune we are but have never questioned our Intuition.

There are reasons for this: your Home is oriented to Polar Directions, for example North/South/East or West and the differing degrees between. Making the Facing direction of your home the pointer on a compass. Now we Humans have our own honing device, our Birth, Time and Date and from that can discern your personal favourable direction.

When I point this out to people they again know and are aware of this: for example I am a ‘Westie.’ Most people instantly recognise their alignment but have never considered that it has any bearing on them personally. But it does, and an Alignment points this out for not only you but for all the family members. Cats excluded.

Know yourself, know your space. Let that space support you.

Knowing where to: Sleep, Relax, Think, Mediate, Create and Socialise is what Feng Shui targets. It’s the best health benefit you can give yourself and the awareness mindfully opens you up to a fuller richer existence.

Book a Feng Shui Consultation so I can take you through the process– What are you waiting for?

Feng Shui offers moments of perfection by balancing different energies and bringing flow and ease to your life.

This is because Feng Shui is a fusion, a fusion of what is happening:

• in the environment around you,
• how comfortable you are in your home or office,
• and what emotional responses are being triggered in you.

Three dynamics, three different dimensions, all vibrationally connected. And you unconsciously are continually responding and energetically reacting to the tune of all three.

How do you start to unravel all this? Move into nature, walk outside and take 3 deep breaths and listen to your senses to feel what greets you.

Feng Shui is all about working with the positive and not so positive attributes in your external environment and in your home. The environment around you may be providing the joy and calm that you seek, or it could be the other way around. Your home living spaces are nurturing and grounding, but normally it is a mixture of the two. Feng Shui offers ways of working to integrate and understand different attributes within your environment, your home and within yourself.

This comes about by interacting with the Five Elements: Water, Fire, Earth, Metal and Fire. It’s a balancing act. Which Elements are unbalanced or compensating, and which are nurturing? The fusion of all 5 elements working together is a symphony, energising and music for the soul.

Earth element

Grounds and strengths our connection to the Earth, it also holistically accesses our Chakra System and centres our body.

Wood element

Represents new beginnings, correctly used supports personal growth and direction.

Fire element

This strong Yang energy activates movement, aliveness and revitalisation.

Metal element

In the form of Copper, Silver, Gold and Bronze adds form and structure.

Water element

Gives life to an environment. Its flowing properties add calmness and tranquillity. Read more on how the flow of the water element helps create harmonious, supportive home spaces.

Calm and knowing. The confidence to walk forward in the world with a deep sense of the two is one of life’s great aspirations for many of us. When you, your environment and living spaces are openly communicating the same vibe, a calmness and knowingness presents. When you understand that everything has energy, has its own tone, vibration and frequency — then you are on the way of aligning or programming your home and world to support you.

Often the simplicity of how this works alludes us because we think we are spinning the wheel. When the light bulb moment comes and we realise that there is another way, it is momentous and so so freeing.

In the Zen world they call this mindful awareness or being present in the now. Translating this personally gives you a simplistic palette from where you can construct a life that fits you. Just like clothes shopping, the colour, texture and fabric fit the season, the month and the day. This confidence to be flexible with your approach is what holistic living offers.

Stepping into a world of possibilities is not about possession but about being current. Is the container you live in attuned to this mindset or is clutter of past treasures blocking your path and locking you into past consciousness?

Like our wardrobe, it is time for a seasonal clean out. The key to this is simple. Shed the past fashion splurges and hold on tight to old favourites that have faithfully worked. Because not only the container we are living in needs to be current, the planet we are living on also has a voice.

Without complicating this equation, balance always goes back to the environment. Your inner and outer environment flow must have a synergetic resonance. When we have our Yang creating newness and your Yin supported you are in your happy place.

More on this in another article.

Assessment

The classic calling cards of Feng Shui are energy flow, harmony, balanced spaces and synergy. Assessing the space around us is something we all do, often unconsciously. But sometimes taking a deeper look is important:

• Assess whether the energy flow or the quality of the vibration in an area is positive or negative,
• Assess if the land is worth investing in,
• Assess if the environment is supporting them or not.

A great time to have a house assessment done is when buying a home. With Feng Shui, we like to start from a positive position and improve it further, rather than a negative position and then spending money to get it to ‘average’.

Diagnosis

Sometimes people are stuck in life. This can be a stage where they are not happy or able to move on and can manifest in any aspect of life. Some people aren’t even aware they are stuck. Feng Shui can be used to diagnose your energy blocks, understand what the problems are and why things are as they are.

Feng Shui offers connection to our spaces. Things flow when both our goals and the energy of a space have a similar objective. So it’s easy to see where problems are. One tell-tale sign is clutter within the home. Decluttering is a powerful tool to diagnose and resolve issues.

Article: Decluttering Changes Your Life
Article: How to Create Spaces that Flow

Enhancement

Implementing design that embraces the fundamentals of the ancient art of Feng Shui brings a home’s vibrancy alive.  Your home holistically takes on and also mirrors you – your mental, physical and spiritual intentions and dreams. With this realisation you can work to personally make changes in your life.

Feng Shui is a tool to enhance flow. It can be used to enhance the way you live, your intentions and aspirations. Everyone wants the good things in life. But it takes more than sheer willpower alone to achieve it. The solution? Harness the power of the environment to give you the true competitive edge. Remember that Feng Shui has been used historically by Chinese emperors to gain and maintain power and wealth. Learn the power of authentic Feng Shui and apply it to your living and working environment.

Article: The Water Element: Bringing Joyful Flow to your Living Spaces

Corrective

Correcting a problem the right way using Feng Shui. People tend to get confused with the many systems in Feng Shui but it all actually depends on what you want. Intention is so very important. Diagnose the problem correctly and you will be able to use the right system to correct the problem and achieve what it is you wish for.

No one knows better than you the various difficulties that you’re up against in your life every year. But that’s no reason to resign yourself to non-action. Feng Shui will open your mind to the most unusual possibilities, because the best opportunities only present themselves in the midst of challenges.

A great example of this is how Feng Shui can be used in the bedroom to change the energy and give us positive sleep directions.

Article: Feng Shui basics for your bedroom

Predictive analysis

Feng Shui can be used as a tool to understand what could be the outcome if you use or continue to use a certain space. If you don’t like what you see as an outcome, you can then change it.

The computers and devices that measure waves, cloud movement, sonic activity and tectonic plate movements are essentially tracking energy patterns and movement. Even the outcome of human activities today is being modelled and computed to predict outcomes – financial markets use sophisticated mathematical models to project stock movements or determine market fluctuations.

Long before there were computers, the Chinese had systems for calculating energy flow. 2000 years ago the Imperial Astrologers used to forecast or predict outcomes in relation to aspects of time and space. Combining that with the energy computations of Feng Shui can have extraordinary results.

Article: Feng Shui Masters Predict Bad Luck for Trump in the Year of the Dog

Plan your spaces and see changes happen in your life

By balancing energies, Feng Shui gives you the tools to assess your environment, diagnose, enhance and correct the way you live. It also gives us tools to show how successful these changes can be and when the best time is to make them. By embracing Feng Shui, we be supported in our goals and aspirations.

Everything that you need to start on this journey is around you. You are supported by the energy around you. Finding a way to work with these energies is the ultimate goal.

Equate aligned environments helps you harness the natural life force of your environments. This seamless energetic transformation is what Feng Shui and holistic living is all about.