Q & A: Bagua Outside Spaces

Posted by Liv Kellgren on Mar 25, 2008 in Bagua, Garden & Landscape, Q & A | 1 comment

Q. We built an addition onto our house, and now we are missing part of the love & marriage corner and a big part of the wealth & prosperity corner. Since we are more busy and more broke than we have ever been, please let me know if you have any suggestions!
Thank you for your time,
Elizabeth C.

Q.  Help… My house is missing its wealth and prosperity corner… it is outside the house. My house is a perfect rectangle but has a large “carport” type patio on the back for 2/3 of it. So, the patio would take up the l/m and the fame area but stops at the w/p area… it is just a mud swamp over there… eventually we will add on a perfect rectangle… but for now it is missing… please help me… what can I do for this? Thank you
Claudia L.

A. Dear Elizabeth & Claudia,
I find that it isn’t so much that the Bagua area is outdoors, it’s that the area isn’t well-defined. It lacks the pleasing physicality that attracts and contains the vital energy needed to nurture the area. So ladies, time to get out there and define the space! I share many ideas on how to do this in The
Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room on page 32. For instance, a beautiful piece of garden statuary , bench, and/or large birdbath can be used to define the corner of the Wealth & Prosperity area. Add more visual appeal with accents such as potted plants, flower beds, or other plantings. Define the “floor” and make pathways with bark chips, mulch, or slate. .The Love and Marriage Bagua area is a great spot for “twosomes.” 2 chairs, 2 trees, a bench built for 2. Create a space that attracts you to it! Enhance these outdoor spaces so that they become wonderful visual and/or literal destinations. And please keep me posted on your results!
Terah
 

The Beauty In Our Imperfections

Posted by Terah Collins on Mar 14, 2008 in Garden & Landscape, Terah | 1 comment

An elderly woman had two large pots; each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

Q & A: Thorns

Posted by Terah Collins on Feb 1, 2008 in Garden & Landscape, Q & A | Comments Off on Q & A: Thorns

Q: My sister and her boyfriend moved from Oregon to Arizona. Since the move she keeps getting pierced by thorns. The first – was from a ‘jumping cactus’ – she pulled over 20 thorns out of her thigh when that happened.