Feng Shui for home and office

Very few people think about the location they choose will affect their business. Sure, when opening a restaurant or a spa business, you choose a busy neighborhood, an easy access. Even so, it might not work if you don’t check the Feng Shui ! Even franchised stores of Starbucks, Mc Donalds, Mini Stop etc, located in busy areas, sometimes fail ! How is it possible with such big names and franchises, and when everyone is working in the same direction? The answer: THE FENG SHUI OF THE PLACE!

I am not a fan of feng shui and i don't actually practice it. Until one day we decided to put an end to our business  because despite the tremendous amount of efforts we put into our business, We are not meeting our expectations, after that i had time to think where did we go wrong or what seems to be the problem.

Just recently i happened to read an article regarding feng shui for home and business and how it affects us.I found out that the place we are leasing is not a good location in feng shui because it is located near the parking area and has a slope shaped, now i began to think it makes sense. So i began considering feng shui. 

As i mentioned before we started our laundry business just inside our house and business was good that we need to open up another branches in Pasig area. Maybe it is because we live in a number 8 house. 

Our address was 917 and when added together
 9+1=10 
10+7= 17 
1+7=8

 Eight is considered to be lucky, it means prosperity.

Feng Shui Numbers and their Meaning

In feng shui, numbers play a very important role in the lives of an individual. In fact feng shui has its roots deep in numerology. The Chinese can be considered to be very superstitious in this respect, and often house numbers, telephone numbers, car number plates, etc are chosen accordingly.

In Chinese (or Cantonese to be precise), the numbers are decided to be lucky or unlucky according to the way they are pronounced. Eight is considered as an auspicious number since the sound is similar to that of prosperous in Cantonese.

This is the reason why many people prefer to have their bank accounts, phone numbers, etc ending with the number 8. In fact, a house with the number 8 is supposed to be auspicious.

On the other hand, the number 4 is supposed to bring bad luck. This is because as according to the Cantonese, the sound of the number is similar to that of “death”.

Thus, the number is often said to bring about extreme misfortune and bad luck. Most followers of feng shui avoid anything with the number 4 in it.

All numbers are reduced to single digit numbers with the addition of the digits. In case of really long numbers the total of the addition have to be reduced till we have only a single digit. We can also combine the digits together. According to feng shui the numbers have the following meanings.

1 refers to unity. It also means independence.
2 means easy and it promotes relationships.
3 refers to liveliness or creation.
4 refers to death. However, sometimes it also refers to stability of a foundation,
5 refers to nothing or no. It also means change.
6 refers to profitability and also means beauty and aesthetics.
7 refers to certainty or surety and is supposed to be a mystical number used while preparing a site for burial or “Yin Feng Shui”. The Chinese believe that if “Yin Feng Shui” is practiced properly, its influence will be seen after 7 generations.

8 refers to prosperity, wealth and abundance.
9 refers to enough or longevity, completion and manifestation.

The numbers starting with 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8 are considered lucky or auspicious. You can simply combine the numbers along with their meanings to find out which ones are lucky and which are not.

13 is also considered unlucky as 1+3= 4, which is the most unlucky number in feng shui on account of its pronunciation. In fact, in the same way the numbers 24 and 104 are also considered to be unlucky.

Other numbers that are considered to be lucky are 8, 17, 28, 38, 48, 54, 68, 80, 84, 88, 99, 168 & 108. This is due to the fact that the lucky number 8 is included in each of them in some way or the other.