Comments on: Good Qi for the TV

By: Arie

Arie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:33:23 +0000

You can hang paintings or pictures near both wall’s corner. This will also soften the chi.
Arie

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:56:01 +0000

Maria! That’s super! And I love how you handled it when he asked! Brilliant!

And thanks so much Regina! That’s an observation that makes sense to me.

Rio …great question! I did a little hunting around, because I couldn’t remember my original sources for this article, and I found this:

“Don’t forget that you can always place a living plant in front of a sharp corner or angle that may be throwing out cutting chi. This will help reduce stress, anxiety, sleep disorders and arguments.

“Remember that chi flows along a smooth wall or surface until it meets an angle where it creates turbulent energy at the point. Placing a feng shui plant in front of the angle will soften it.

“This is why plants with thorns or spiky plants are such no-nos. A thorny cactus plant, for example, emits loads of cutting chi and symbolically indicates a dry, hostile environment. Other spiky plants with sharp pointed leaves include: yuccas, mother-in-law’s tongue, snake plant, holly, certain palms, the agave and roses.

“Artificially stunted plants such as bonsai should be avoided as their chi has been stunted too.

“Lastly, you should avoid using plants that grow downwards such as weeping willows and spider plants. If someone is depressed they’ll generally have downward growing plants in their home or objects that hang off furniture and backs of doors. This is simply because plants that grow downwards and hanging objects tend to pull energy downwards. Remember that with Feng Shui plants, you are trying to lift the energy of a space.”

Of course, the whole idea is balance. So if, for some reason, you had a space that really needed that sharpness, or more downward pull, I suppose you might do that. But best beware, it would seem!

By: Regina

Regina — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:33:38 +0000

Talking about “sharp” plants… I read an interesting Feng Shui tip some years ago, and it certainly does seem to work. If you have a plant that’s “sharp” – like a cactus – the only appropriate place for it would be your career/reputation area. Placed there, it will offer you protection. The best case would be to have a plant such a rose in that area – because its flowers lend you beauty and elegance, and the thorns provide protection. You will be seen as a person of beauty, and you will also be respected.

By: Rio

Rio — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:12:52 +0000

I read that sharp pointed leaves (like “mother in law’s tongue”) cut through bad Qi. Not so?

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:58:03 +0000

Thank you, Beth. I just moved my office desk around so that the toxic guy I work with can’t spy on me as easily. In the past I’ve faced my monitors with my back to him, and then wondered why my back and shoulders are tense all the time. I read what you wrote about people feeling more secure with their backs to a wall, and the lightbulb went on. (Incidentally, not ten minutes after I started moving things around, he asked me what I was doing. I told him my chiropractor suggested it. HA!)