8 Powerful Life Enhancements using the Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula.
Dr. Michael Oon
The Feng Shui Life Aspirations formula was first published by Lillian Too in her vast series of books on Feng Shui in the 1990s.
The basis of this formula is the LoShu square with the properties of the PaKua.
Origins of the Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula:
Sarah Rossbach, in 1984, wrote the book – "Feng Shui – The Chinese Art of Placement". It was the work of Lin Yun, a priest who practised Black Hat Sect Buddhism in Hong Kong. It created a storm and a following in the United States (USA).
This knowledge spread from the USA to the UK, Europe, Australia and the rest. Students flocked to the USA to learn.
This formula was a simple nine-grid Lo Shu square, with each square having different characteristics. Three particular squares were positioned at the front of the property. This method was known as the Triple Gate formula. This was the beginning of "Contemporary Western Feng Shui".
Seeing the spread of "Contemporary Western Feng Shui", Lillian Too in Malaysia in the mid-1990s started to write books on "Classical Chinese Feng Shui", including formulae like Feng Shui Life Aspirations, Eight Mansions and Flying Star.
Lillian Too's feng shui writing career took off when she wrote the book "Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui". This book sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.
The Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula is based on the nine-grid Lo Shu square. Each of the grid squares has properties defined in the PaKua.
Many from the "Contemporary Western Feng Shui" community have argued it is a derivative of Lin Yun's Triple Gate Formula.
The is the sequence of events – which came first?
- The theory of the LoShu and the PaKua are Chinese teachings described in ancient documents.
- Lin Yun and the Triple Gate Formula – published in a book in 1984. The LoShu square is used as a template with nominated squares facing the front of the property.
- Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula has a static floor plan like the Triple Gate Formula, but the interpretations are from the LoShu and the PaKua.
The Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula:
This formula has a grid of the LoShu square. There are nine equal segments. Each segment has the characteristics of the PaKua.
The PaKua used is the Later Heaven Sequence which has yang properties. It relates the compass direction to an element, members of a family of 8, colour, trigrams and many other bits of relevant information.
The Method:
To use the Life Aspirations Method in a room.
- Identify the North direction with a compass.
- Overlay the above plan with the North direction that you have just determined.
- The other sectors can be identified from the above chart.
- The principle of using the method: If you want a enhance particular luck, you activate the element of that specific square or sector. More details of the application are below.
- For example, if you want to enhance your wealth luck, the Southeast sector is for Wealth Aspiration, which has the wood element. To activate it, place a money plant (wood element) in this location. Also, you can use green colour to enhance this aspiration.
There are derivative interpretations of this formula. Vendors of Chinese symbols have used this formula to sell these items as symbols of good fortune. As a result, it is widely publicized for its simplicity and ease of use.
The Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula:
This is to achieve your aspirations using the Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula.
The most common place to implement this formula is the living room. This is because the living room has more space and, most importantly, is used by all the residents.
This method fulfils the basic requirements of Feng Shui as it uses Energy (Qi), Yin Yang, Five Elements, Lo Shu and PaKua. However, It does not have the dynamic flow of energy (Qi) as it is a static method.
The Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula describes the characteristic of energy (Qi) in that particular location and describes methods to enhance it.
The Application of the Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula in detail:
Aspiration: Wealth
Directional Location: Southeast
To identify the Southeast location. First, determine the North direction from your compass. The South direction is opposite to the North. The Southeast location is the area to the left of the South. This is the area in that we are carrying out the activation for Wealth aspiration.
Element: Yang Wood
According to the Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula, the element for this location is Yang Wood or big Wood. The best activation is with an object that is a live plant or miniature tree. A live tree grows with time. Growth is the symbol of your wealth.
Bonsai trees and other miniature plants are not recommended. These plants are prevented from growing. Wealth is about growth.
Activation: Plant with thick leaves like the Money plant
The Chinese have used the Money plant as a symbol of a wealth tree as the leaves are really thick. This gives rise to the "expression" of money growing on trees. Secondly, the money tree flowers after about ten years. So the expression states that it will flower when you have made your fortune or a fortune is coming your way.
To enhance yang Wood: Flowing water – with a water feature
Image or tangible object: – What is your Wealth goal – Money, houses, cars? Have a photo of this aim in a wooden picture frame.
It is a common observation; once the direction is set by your mind, you will get the result. A tangible image of your aim is imprinted in your mind. To reinforce this memory, you have to see a relevant image regularly.
Colour – Dark green
Many people ask for colour and feng shui. This is a helpful guide in the choice of colour to your living room.
Aspiration: Fame or recognition
Directional Location: South
Element: Fire
Activation: Light – A table or floor lamp with a red lampshade
Enhancement: Earth – Any Crystal(s).
Image or tangible object: It depends on the type of fame you want. In the media, being famous, your name in lights, recognition?
Colour: Red
Aspiration: Love or Relationships; enhance your current relationship
Directional Location: South West
Element: Crystals – notably rose quartz – stone of love
Activation: Ceramic bowl holding rose quartz crystals or rose quartz heart
Enhancement: Light. An uplighter? Or a table lamp with red light or lampshade.
Caption: Your ideal partner
Image or tangible object: what type of person you want to find (link), your current partner
Colour – Ochre
Aspiration: Descendants or your work/projects
Directional Location: West
Element: Yin Metal
Activation: Metal objects; ideal – images of your descendants or the results of your project but in a shiny silver frame
Enhancement: Crystal (optional)
Image or tangible object: As previously shown above or the results of your work (project).
Colour – Silver
Aspiration: Mentor or parents or guardians
Directional Location: Northwest
Element: Yang Metal
Activation: Large metal objects.- images of your ancestors, your mentors but in a large gold frame
Enhancement: Crystals
Image or tangible objects: As above.
Colour: Gold
Aspiration: Career
Directional Location: North
Element: Water
Activation: Water feature
Enhancement: Metal objects
Image or tangible objects: The result of your career – in words or an images
Colour – Blue or black
Aspiration: Education or qualifications or experience
Directional Location: Northeast
Element: Yin Earth
Activation: Small crystals
Enhancement: Lights
Image or tangible object: Images of the qualifications or education that you want to achieve
Colour: Light yellow or cream
Aspiration: Family
Directional Location: East
Element: Yin Wood
Activation: Small plant – like the peace plant
Enhancement – Water
Image or tangibility – The family you have or want to have
Colour – light green
Final Thoughts:
The Feng Shui Life Aspirations Formula is an easy-to-apply method. Although one of the more recent formulae in Feng Shui, it has a place among the practices that contribute to the application of Feng Shui.
Dr Michael Oon wrote this article that practises Traditional Feng Shui and is a member of Alliance Feng Shui.
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