Watch out for poison arrows in your space

When you spend long hours in a particular space you should watch out for poison arrows or any sharp objects, pointing towards you. These sharp, pointed objects or corners can bring a lot of problems and bad luck to anyone who is near them or straight under them. The...

Superstitions, old wives’ tales and Feng Shui

We were having coffee at our favourite coffee/book shop over the weekend and I came across this little book by Reader’s Digest, called ‘Superstitions and old wives’ tales’. As we sat down to enjoy the coffee and the live music, I started...

Creating better homes for a good life!

As you know, Feng Shui has everything to do with the space you live or spend time in. As a Feng Shui consultant I get the opportunity to meet new people and visit their homes too. I don’t mind walking into a cluttered home at all. Even though it is very...

Is Feng Shui a science?

Feng Shui comes across as a mystical art or magical philosophy to most people. And the result one gets after applying Feng Shui (in their homes or businesses) is no less than magical either. But is Feng Shui just a lot of wu wu (non scientific or mystically inclined)...

Your good and bad luck directions based on Feng Shui

Every human being on this planet (or elsewhere ;)) has some directions that are good for them and some directions which are not-so-good for them. These directions can be categorised into four and four, i.e., four good directions and four not-so-good directions. The...

15 tips on how to use Furniture in Feng Shui

You know, in all my years of practicing Feng Shui, whenever I asked someone if they knew what Feng Shui was, the standard answer has been, ‘Oh, it has something to do with the placement of furniture.’ This is correct to a large extent, but there is so much...

Would you like to control your destiny?

Life can be a mixed bag of surprises for everyone, sometimes more for some people than others. As you grow older, and hopefully wiser ;), you get used to riding the unruly waves of life and still come out smiling, or at times you might come out bruised and battered,...

Let’s be more sensitive!

Good morning everyone. Hope you had a lovely weekend. Today I would like to talk about the importance of being more patient, giving and understanding towards others. There is so much violence and negativity going around the world that I often wonder where we will end...

Apartment Feng Shui (Part 2)

Hi there! In my last post I talked to you about the various Feng Shui points to keep in mind while looking at buying or renting an apartment. Today, I am going to take a tour with you and go inside an apartment and see how we can make it more conducive and lucky for...

Apartment Feng Shui (Part 1)

The Feng Shui principles are usually the same for all buildings, be it a free standing house, an office space, a town house or an apartment. But, there are a few additional things that you should keep in mind when looking at buying or renting an apartment. (Picture...

Happy Diwali

Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous Diwali. May this festive season bring loads of happiness, good health and prosperity to all of you, now and forever. (Pic courtesy Netmums) Lots of love. Shelly Singh ? Feng Shui Master Consultant Australia and Worldwide...

The Lo Shu Square or Grid

The Lo Shu Square is also known as the Magic square. This Magic square forms the basis of many compass formulas used in Feng Shui and is part of the advanced branches of Feng Shui practices. The numbers in the grid follow a certain pattern and each number has a set...

Your animal sign, their Allies and Secret friend!

Each Chinese Astrological animal sign has two Allies and a Secret friend. These animal signs are usually more compatible with you, especially the Secret friend. Once you know your personal animal sign, you can then use these Allies and the Secret friend, to help you....

How to use Feng Shui while hiring staff?

When you are a business owner and have a lot of people working under you, you can come across a lot of inter-personal problems, not just amongst the staff members but between the boss and other employees too. When hiring people do all the due diligence that you need...

Pa Kua, Compass directions and related properties

Let’s have a look at a Feng Shui tool that forms the basis of Feng Shui. Pa Kua is a tool used to work out the various remedies related to each direction. It has eight sides, representing the eight compass directions. On its own the Pa Kua holds protective...

A word of caution while buying a house

Hey everyone. I was on my way back home after the school drop-off when I saw one of our friend’s house up for sale and it brought back memories of our move to our present home, over a year ago. As you can well imagine, when we started looking for our house my...