Lillian Too’s Irresistible Feng Shui Magic: Magic and Rituals for Love, Success and Happiness. Lillian Too
the water energized with Yang energy. It is particularly beneficial to place your aquarium at floor level so that you look down at the fish from above. Place this auspicious water feature in the north part of your garden or living room for maximum good luck, or place it in the east or southeast. Never place live goldfish in water in the south part of your home. In the south, goldfish can sometimes do more harm than good.
Please remember that you should never mix your fish species; they simply cannot coexist. Fish can be extremely cannibalistic of other varieties!
Arrowana fish are good Feng Shui because they energize your wealth luck.
The Carp
The story of the sturgeons of the Yellow River valiantly swimming against the current to reach and jump over the Dragon Gate (lung men) during the third moon of each year, thereby turning into celestial dragons, has become the legend of the dragon carp. It has made the carp a symbol of perseverance and martial, literary, and scholastic success. From this legend certain rituals evolved which, over time, have come to be part of the traditions observed by the noble families of China.
In Chinese legend, the carp swims upstream and over the mythical “dragon gate” to transform into an awesome dragon. Displaying the dragon carp in your home attracts academic success.
The carp seldom fails to deliver. So if you wish your children to excel in their examinations and go on to carve magnificent careers for themselves, keep lots of carp in a pond inside or outside the house. If you intend to keep fish outside, then you must ensure that they are protected from predators. There is also a strict taboo that Feng Shui masters stress time and time again, and that is if you have a pond outside the house you must be sure that it is on the left hand side of the front door, rather than the right. If the pond is on the right rather than the left, wealth may ensue but it will also bring a breakdown in relationships within the household.
Alternatively, and perhaps even more effective, is to find an image of the dragon carp. If you visit Hong Kong, China, or your local Chinatown, look out for a pair of dragon carp fashioned out of wood, porcelain, or brass and place them high above the entrance doorway into your home. The material they are made of should reflect the element of the facing direction of the door. So doors facing east, south, and southeast would benefit from wood images; doors facing northeast or southwest would benefit from porcelain images; while those facing west, north, and northwest would benefit from metallic images. The presence of the dragon carp above the doorway indicates that each time you step out of the home you become a dragon, full of strength, determination, and courage. As if by magic, you will feel yourself taking on the attributes of the mighty dragon.
The dragon carp image is especially excellent for those hoping to rise up the corporate career ladder, those in the political field seeking election or promotion, and those in the military. The dragon carp image is probably one of the best gifts you can possibly give to an aspiring politician, civil servant, or anyone set on a career where upward mobility depends on attracting power luck.
The double fish is an ancient symbol of sexual union and successful partnerships.
The Double Fish Symbol
In ancient China, fish were almost always included as one of the items in the betrothal gifts given to the parents of the bride. A pair of fish was symbolic of the joys of union, particularly of a sexual nature and the fish emblem was also believed to be a charm against bad luck since it is included among the auspicious signs on the footprints of the Buddha.
The double fish symbol is regarded as one of the eight treasures and is usually embroidered on to door curtains and pillowcases for good luck. The double fish symbol is both a protective amulet and an enhancer of good chi, Sheng Chi, worn to attract good luck. In Thailand, children are often given the double fish symbol to wear around their necks. These are usually made of gold, and sometimes set with precious stones like rubies, sapphires, and emeralds.
I have discovered that if the double fish symbol is present when the family is together, it ensures that the family stays together harmoniously. The phrase “staying together” has many implications — it means that no harm will come to any member of the family, no outsider will entice a member of the family away, there are good relations between the generations and between siblings and, most important of all, the husband and wife will not do anything to jeopardize the unity of the family. Divorces and separations will thus be reduced.
The best way to introduce this is in the dining area where the family sits down together for a meal. In the past, double fish symbols were carved onto dining tables. In my own home I have designed a glass-topped turntable very similar to the “lazy susan” used in many Chinese restaurants. I have the double fish symbol etched onto the glass top and it has served my family and me very well.
Making Wealth Waterfalls
One of the most powerful wealth rituals is the correct construction of the wealth-bringing waterfall. There are several ways to approach this particular prosperity ritual. It can be as simple as a tiny simulated flow of water in a small porcelain bowl — the Taiwanese have come up with a few ready-made waterfalls — or it can be a massive artificial waterfall. The key is to correctly identify the part of a property where the placement of a waterfall would benefit the fortunes of the house or apartment building.
To be effective in creating fast and substantial wealth luck, prosperity waterfalls should neither be too steep nor too gentle so that the strength of the water falling is neither too slow, so that it looks like only a trickle of water, nor too fast so it rushes past.
Most importantly, waterfalls should be positioned so that the water never appears to flow away from the home but should seem to be flowing towards the home from an auspicious direction. If there is a small pond where water can collect and settle, then prosperity is said to accumulate.
There should always be a door to symbolically receive the flow of wealth-bringing water. Even if the main door is somewhere else, you can open another door to let the waterfall’s auspicious chi enter the home.
The most auspicious waterfall is one that seems to enter into the dining room of the home since this feeds directly into the belly of the home. So if you find it auspicious to build a waterfall directly outside you dining room then a prosperity pond of water has the potential to bring enormous wealth opportunities.
If you have no door through which you can receive the wealth-giving chi, then windows are the next-best thing. Remember, if you go to the trouble of building an artificial waterfall it is a good idea to do everything possible to capture the chi created. So if you cannot open a door, open a window. However, if you live in a high-rise apartment you should not attempt to build a prosperity waterfall, as this will create bad luck for those living below you.
Placed correctly the waterfall brings absolutely fabulous wealth luck, but if your karma is not ready, you will encounter all kinds of impediments. You might make all sorts of excuses as to why you cannot proceed or construction may prove difficult. But if it is your time to prosper you will discover that building this waterfall is quite simply effortless and well worthwhile.
A waterfall generates wealth when it cascades towards the house, bringing abundance to, rather than from, the home. When situated close to a dining room, the luck of abundance is said to come into the belly of the home, symbolically feeding the residents.
Creating Your Own Waterfall
If you want to build a waterfall in the garden to create prosperity magic, here are some