The Prosperity Bowl

Happy New Year!!!! I hope 2014 is the best year!!!

A few months ago, I attended a Feng Shui conference. I loved the way the speaker was able to pass on the information and I've actually enjoyed putting to practice some of the advice she gave. For example, she advised how healthy it is to keep all your affairs in order, your wallet, your purse, your room... Everything organized. That part has been particularly hard for me, as I am naturally messy, but whenever everything is in place I feel good energy and in the mood to do stuff. 

One of the things she advised on to attract prosperity and money to our lives, was to set up a prosperity bowl on the wealthy side of your room. Yes, there is a wealthy corner in every room, the southeastern corner of your room, as the wall where the main door is, it's the northern side. 

On the wealthy corner, you should place a bowl containing objects that symbolize prosperity.

Here's a picture of my bowl (keep reading to get more details on the contents):

First of all, as you may have guessed, you shook put money on it. I used bills of several currencies, the ones I had at hand, and I keep feeding it every time I have the chance. I also put some coins in there, and some other objects that contain gold and valuables. Also, the speaker mentioned that colors that activate wealth and prosperity are red and gold, which is why is important to include them in your bowl. For that reason, I chose a red bowl and I included as many golden objects as possible. 

In the conference, we also discussed the meaning of some animals, including the elephant, a symbol of prosperity and good luck, therefore, I thought it was a good idea to include a small elephant. I choose a red one, as red is also a colour that stimulates energy flow and prosperity.

Another object that she recommended was including something personal, like your animal sign in the Chinese zodiac. I found the golden one you see in the picture. 

My animal sign in the Chinese zodiac: The dog

 After the talk, I searched the web for more suggestions on what else to include in my bowl. I found on several sites the Feng Shui prosperity tree. It was described as a tree with lots of Chinese coins and the lady in the shop told me that it had special significance to do it yourself and that it could be a real, small tree, or it could also be come thing like the one in the picture below. It's made mostly of jade stones, and I added the coins, all tied in trios with a red thread. 

The Feng Shui prosperity tree: Chinese coins and stones.

On the internet I also found a great idea for golden objects. You can get normal rocks and paint them with spray paint and add them to your bowl. 

Last but not least, I learned that all of this works only by the energy you put in it, and that the objects should have a meaning to you. That applies to all other objects that you keep in your house. For example if you keep things that bring you bad memories, that could bring you down, and therefore your energies. If you have something in your room that you hate, that can also get you down and bring bad energy. It sounds so silly when I read it but I think it's true, particularly in objects that were given to me by not-so-very-nice people, or people who lied to me and betrayed my trust. When I look at these objects I remember, sometimes for a minute, sometimes for a split second, but I remember the bad times. The same applies for the opposite. When you see something that reminds you of a dear friend or a nice afternoon with friends, it brings your spirits up and leaves you in a good place. 

I hope this was helpful and interesting!!!