Death and Other Feng Shui Numbers

Q. My address adds up to the number 4, and I’ve heard that’s bad luck. What’s up with that?

Casey, WA

A. In the chinese language, the word "four" is a homonym to the word "death".

My question to you is: Are you chinese or do you come from a chinese background? If so, this number will have a more profound space in your consciousness. If not, what is your heritage and are there significant meanings in numbers with your family? In the Native American culture, for example, the number 4 is incredibly powerful as it represents the four corners of the world, the four directions and the four gods that accompany one’s life journey. In my family, there’s a significance of the number 6: 6 brothers and sisters, 6 steps to the front door, everyone seems to have a 6 in their birthdays, address adds up to 6, we’re on car #6… you get the idea. So,  when we see a 6 in ANYTHING, we feel connected to each other and we’re reminded of our love for each other.

We’re in an interesting position these days, with all the overlapping of culture… be sure to choose the cultural aspects that resonate with you, and not neccesarily the the trendy ones or the ones that we’re told to believe.