New moons are about new beginnings. Since the moon also influences your emotional energy and patterns, we have an opportunity to bring ourselves and our spaces into alignment with the energies of the moon each month. The Wednesday, November 11^th new moon is in the sign of Scorpio.

The corresponding area to energize is Wealth and Abundance. This Prosperity area is the back left corner of your land, your house, and every room in your house, when you divide your space into a grid of nine (like a tic-tac-toe board). These areas also correlate to your business or work space as well.  The Prosperity area relates to the flow of blessings, abundance, and prosperity in your life, including the flow of money. The back left corners of your home or workspace are the ideal areas to refresh and activate this month. As you do this and when you are done, visualize the end result of your view or perspective of wealth, abundance, and prosperity. It is different for each one of us.

Prosperity is about fortunate blessings, vitality, growth and abundance. In the Chinese Five Element system, the Prosperity gua relates to Wood energy as represented by plants and trees. Wood is strengthened by Water and depleted by Fire. Wood helps to balance excess Earth and is controlled by Metal. Nature is a wonderful teacher and is all about balance. In recent years the Earth has experienced some tumultuous weather patterns, particularly fierce storms, drought, and wild fires.

Rain and water help plants and trees to grow and flourish. A wildfire depletes an area instantly. In a barren setting, trees and plants are most welcome whereas when there are too many, Metal axes and blades cut them down and thin them out. When this doesn’t happen, nature runs its course and Fire becomes the natural equalizer or balancer. The process is cyclical.

Fortunately the most recent hurricane (an over-abundance of wind and water!), Patricia, did not hit landfall in highly populated areas in western Mexico. Although it was a huge storm, its impact was lighter than anticipated. This is a blessing.

From a feng shui perspective, blues, greens, some purple or a little bit of red (also gold) are supportive colors for Prosperity sectors. The rooms do not have to be painted in these colors. Green plants, fresh flowers and flowing water are welcome additions. Placing pictures or arranging symbols that represent supportive energies, such as a photo or a gorgeous tree or a beautiful waterfall, is also quite helpful. A little goes a long way. What is most important is your attention and focus. Your space is a visual reflection of your inner self.

I recommend that you place something that conjures up feelings or images of treasure, wealth or abundance in your Wealth gua. It should be something that you love, or that you feel great about or is very meaningful to you. All of your possessions hold energy and that energy spreads throughout your space, connecting you to events and people … past, present and even future.

My office is in the Wealth gua of my home. In the Wealth corner of my office I have a gorgeous skyline photo of NYC and the East River at night. In the opposite corner, I have a gorgeous photo of a waterfall flowing towards me from a trip to PA many years ago. Both photos were taken by my husband, who is a photographer. I also have a beautiful water color painting by Tom Rebek, a gifted and award-winning artist , along with a feng shui flute hung in the wealth position, a set of 10 Coins hanging behind my desk, and a small set of fu dogs on my desk. (Contact me if you would like more information about these special cures). On my desk, I have a beautiful green plant in the Wealth corner, along with a “treasure box” that contains gold, frankincense and myrhh.

Before enhancing your Wealth gua, give it a good cleaning and remove all clutter, anything you don’t identify with or things that no longer represent who you are and where you are headed. This is an ideal time of year to wash your windows and curtains and vacuum deep into the corners, removing stagnant energy. Clean windows will help you develop a clearer vision. I’ll be giving my office a deep, semi-annual cleaning prior to November 11.

Hips, thighs, and legs are the body parts we associate with the Prosperity gua. I see a connection with this in my practice. Some people having hip or knee replacements also struggle with abundance issues or lack of cash flow. As result they strengthen and reinforce the lack of what they truly want to experience. If you identify with any aspect of this, one way to begin to turn this around is to recognize and acknowledge the significant prosperity and many blessings that already flow throughout your life. View what you have through a different lens and a new angle. Your current situation is the starting point for where you are headed. If your experience is the opposite of what you want, you can change it by altering your perspective. Focus on the end result of what you want. Let go of how and when it will happen. Then pay attention to the small signs that emerge to signal that a transformation is underway.

Refresh and revitalize the back left corner of your home, office or business prior to November 11th. Set clear intentions for amazing blessings to come your way. Tune in to everything that happens and pay attention to how you open to increased prosperity and abundance. Notice what unfolds for you beginning with the November 27^th full moon.  Giving thanks, in advance, is a great technique as well.

For a sample bagua, scroll down the Q&A page on the Feng Shui Connections website.

Contact me if you would like some help. A short half hour or 45 minute phone session may get things moving along.