[PADG:224] Fwd: Feng Shui Tip #280 - Books

["Lorraine Olley" <lolley@xxxxxxx>]

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>>> cmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxxxx 10/26/2004 9:29:34 AM >>>
FENG SHUI TIP #280:

One of the most common sources of stagnant chi in an environment is an
item 
many people can hardly bear to part with: BOOKS.

Books often take up quite a bit more space energetically than their
small 
physical size might indicate -- packed as they are with stories,
wisdom, 
innovation and emotion. Like other concentrated forms of energy (such
as 
money, blood or oxygen) books can be tremendously life-giving when they
are 
in circulation and serving a purpose.  When circulation becomes
blocked, 
serious problems can ensue.

 From time to time, it's useful to take a tour of the books in your
home 
and office: Are there any books that have not been used or touched in
quite 
some time? Books you've never even read, and probably never will?  Are

there books on your shelves that are intrinsically connected to thought

patterns and emotions you have long since left behind?

It is powerful to surround yourself with books that are genuinely
relevant 
to your own life and life intentions in the present moment.

When people purge a large quantity of books from their space, it often

produces an immediate boost in creativity and/or prosperity. This is 
because anytime you release a quantity of congested, thick or stagnant

energy, it creates space for new opportunities and possibilities to
flow 
into your life.

An added benefit is that after editing your collection, you will be
able to 
arrange the remaining books in a more beautiful and harmonious manner.

Rather than packing them together side by side, with no room to
breathe, 
arrange books in small groupings, separated by artful objects such as 
framed photographs, small statues or a vase of flowers. This
configuration 
allows energy and air to circulate around your collection of books,
keeping 
them fresh and alive.

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:

"To recognize the ways of nature
and to understand how they must relate
to the actions of humankind,
that is the goal."

~ Chuang Zi




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