Moving to Your New Abode A New Life Feng Shui

The move to a new home or office is exciting. It holds promise for all kinds of new experiences and opportunities. We may well think in advance that new space will not have much impact on the lives or us and loved ones. But think again. Once we occupy a different space in the universe our lives and events are inextricably changed that is hopefully for the better. It is as if different geography affects our very karma.

What to do? First of all it is most important to start with a clean slate. There is something drawing and inviting about a new place. It is like a vacuum waiting to suck in all the adjacent influences. We can see this opening as the very spirit of our own potentialities.

This is what makes moving into a new space so vital and important in itself. Exploit the vastness of this potential to its very core. Get into the right mold by making actual conscious as well as the resulting "intuitive" " that it just feels right " subconscious choices as well. Moving in a deliberate thoughtful manner will help you to make sure that good karma comes and remains. Feng Shui.

First of pack early and pack often. Get started as soon as the moment you know events are chain. Secondly you should clean as you go. Clean your items before you pack them. Not everything is meant to be moved. A good rule of thumb is that if you have not used the item in the last year you are unlikely to use it in the next year. Donate or trash what you do not keep. Someone else at the local value village may be just thrilled at your throwaway. As for sentimental items best to keep only those items that impart good memories. The others - why let them drag you down.

You will need packing supplies. Plan ahead to buy on sale. Packing tape, duct tape, scissors and exacto knives are always necessary. You can never have enough boxes when you need them. Plan for double the amount of cardboard boxes you need.

You may want to hire a professional services to clean the space ahead of time or you do it yourself if funds are limited. A good time frame is 2 to 3 days ahead of the move in.

What else can you do to Feng Shui your move? Prepare your move with welcoming items for the new home such as beautiful flowers or plants, music and special items to make you feel welcome and loved. Next you can buy new mops and brooms. Why sweep away the past with the past. A new life needs all the help and the less drag it can afford.

It cannot be stressed enough the importance of picking the correct date for your new move. With a suitable Feng Shui astrological calendar pick a suitable personal Feng Shui moving date.

Lastly be ready for that big day. Prepare your arrival. Buy your house a gift. Have all your legal papers including your closing real estate documents or lease. Make sure you have a first meal there with friends and family whose company you enjoy.

Stand at the threshold of your new home. Enter that threshold. Open the door and begin your new life full of all its potential and vitality. Feng Shui your new home.

Amy Goodmann Senior analyst frxforex@yahoo.com www.tratfor.com www.forexforexforexforex.com

Sell Your Real Estate Fast Using Feng Shui

Selling your home in today's market has never seemed more difficult. In fact, more people are scrambling to try any sort of real estate advice in order to make the sale of their home smoother as well as to attract buyers. From burying statues of St. Joseph in the yard to rearranging furniture, it seems that everyone has the 'cure' for the slow housing market. But through all this, an ancient practice of creating harmony in one's environment might hold the answers to selling your house -Feng Shui. In fact, Feng Shui real estate tips have been proven so successful that more people than ever are trying their hand in this four thousand year old philosophy.

The idea of Feng Shui real estate works under the principle that everything is interwoven and connected to each other. In knowing that, it's easy to see that if you change one thing in your environment, it will affect the way something else works. On the other hand, Feng Shui also relates to motion and movement in our lives. Everything is constantly changing and adjusting because of the changes that continue to happen. This creates not only excitement in terms of the possibility of change, but also the very real probability that you can do things to promote this change. In learning to balance these kinds of energies, Feng Shui real estate practices will allow you to finally sell your home.

To begin, your Feng Shui real estate focus should be on the main doorway into the home. This entranceway is symbolic of how energy and positive things enter the home, so when you want to increase the flow of energy, it's a common sense place to begin. The main concern for the entrance is that it not be blocked in any way. From the street, it should be clearly visible, without any obtrusive trees or branches covering it up. When it is covered up in any way, this can hinder the flow of energy inside. Surrounding the door, you should remove anything that is dead or dying as this also creates the idea of death-like energy. The windows should be clean and easy to seen into, and the door should be in good repair, easy to open. You may also want to place a red ribbon or bow on the front door as red symbolizes goodwill and strength, increasing the positive energy associated with your home.

As you move into your home, the front interior space near the door is also a place to look into Feng Shui for real estate adjustments. This area should be well lit and easy to move through. Just as with the front door, any problems with entering this space can create energetic flow problems too. Any clutter that might be sitting around this space will also need to be removed, as energy can become trapped in this 'stuff' and cause disturbances as well as a sense of being trapped. Create a focal point of beauty in this area as well - perhaps some fresh flowers, a brightly colored picture, or a clear crystal to create beams of light.

In Feng Shui real estate, the biggest and most common concern for any home is the amount of clutter that is present. Energetically speaking, this creates a sense of staleness in terms of energy as well as disrupts the overall energy flow. Think of clutter as an obstacle course for the energy that is sweeping through your home. When there is a lot of clutter, the energy can become stifled and stuck. But when the area is clean of clutter, energy can move freely. Try to make a point of removing any obvious (and hidden) clutter in your home before you show your home to buyers, but it's also not a bad idea to remove it from your life entirely.

Hidden clutter in closets can also be detrimental to good Feng Shui. Real estate energy can become trapped in these areas, even if the buyers never see them. Plus, removing the old things that you no longer use creates a new energy in your home and the act of giving these old things to charity or your local thrift store also increases Feng Shui energy flow.

Before you show your home to anyone, look around to see if there are any areas that might seem to be congested in terms of furniture placement or arrangement. Rooms with many pieces of furniture can feel stuffy and claustrophobic - hindering both the Feng Shui real estate energy of the room as well as the overall visual cues of space. When a buyer walks in, they want to see that the space is open and spacious. Try moving your furniture around to create this feeling of larger, more open areas. And if the room still seems too crowded, perhaps it's time to remove a piece of furniture from the space - give the positive energy a place to move!

Candace Czarny,ASID,CFM,LEED AP, "Award Winning" Interior Designer, Feng Shui Expert & author. www.artofplacement.com is continually ranked "Top 10" in Google and Yahoo. Clients testify of dramatic results!