Colours of Feng Shui

Feng Shui and the Power of GOLD

BY SHERRY BROUZES OWNER, SHERRY BROUZES FENG SHUI

Since ancient times, in Feng Shui and Chinese culture, gold has been equated with wealth, abundance, power, divine energy, magnetism, and alchemy.

Chinese culture believed that the five elements reflect the universe, and every colour symbolizes the five-element theory in Feng Shui. The five elements are Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. In Feng Shui, the Air element is not a part of this cycle, yet Chi” is carried by the wind, which is the movement of air. Gold is a prime colour of the metal element in Feng Shui. This is because gold mirrors the sun’s magnetic yang energy, making it the most precious of all metals in Feng Shui. In addition, metal (gold) can create water.

Water activates wealth and prosperity in Feng Shui. When metal is heated and then cools off, condensation forms creating water droplets; thus, metal produces water, a potent element in Feng Shui. This was considered a form of alchemy in ancient times.

Gold is associated with the North West gua of the Feng Shui Bagua, known as “big metal,” and is the most Yang area of the Bagua. Therefore, the North West, known as “Helpful People and Travel” gua, is a perfect area to display gold items and objects to activate Yang Chi. Furthermore, the North West gua is also home of “Heaven’s Gate,” a place to keep decluttered and beautiful to call in heavenly Chi in your home or space. Gold Chi’ is equated with Heavenly Chi’, when activated, brings divine assistance, good luck, favourable destiny and fewer challenges in your life. Furthermore, gold was significant in ancient Chinese rituals, politics and many practices because of its association with spirituality. For example, emperors wore gold cloaks adorned with golden dragons to display their power, wisdom and divinity.

The North West gua is associated with the season of Autumn. Even nature shows of its beautiful glowing golden colours with the changing of the leaves and foliage in the cooler months.

How can we activate our home, business or office with GOLD CHI?

Typical Feng Shui gold items used commonly in Feng Shui:

Place a gold toad near your front door to accumulate wealth.

Gold wealth ship filled with gold coins placed in the South East of your home, the “Wealth and Prosperity” area of the Bagua

Place an ‘arowana’ fish in your home known as the ‘golden dragon’ by the Chinese.

Gold-coloured laughing Buddha will activate happy and prosperous Chi.

Hang gold coins on a red ribbon in sets of 3 or 9 on your front doorknob or for discretion under your welcome mat.

Add gold where auspicious Flying Stars’ fly in’ annually according to Classical Feng Shui.

Wear gold jewelry on your person.

Carry a gold wallet or handbag. (Law of attraction)

Hang artwork with golden frames in your bedroom to activate good health and success.

Display gold angels to call in Divine Chi into your life.

Give gold as a gift of gratitude to someone special in your life.

Add gold-coloured crystals in your space, such as citrine, carnelian and tiger’s eye.

Place square gold items in the center of your home, room or desk to ground your energy. Square shapes represent grounding energy.

Add gold coloured pulls and knobs to doors in kitchen décor.

Gold coloured lamps, vases and statues in gold bring in shining auspicious Chi energy.

Fill an aquarium or fish bowl with goldfish.

Use gold-coloured dishes and gold table wear for dining.

Wear the colour gold to an important meeting or date.

Use warm gold colours in the bedroom for bedding.

Gold towels in the bathroom for a spa like wealthy feeling.

Gold Ingots:

These symbolize wealth in traditional Feng Shui. For example, you can make these yourself to bring in golden Chi and wealth to your home or space.

Landscapers and garden nurseries sell all types and sizes of rocks and boulders for our gardens. A fun way to activate prosperity into your home is to paint rocks and boulders the colour of gold and make little mounds of your own “gold” riches. For example, you can spray river rocks gold and create a “dry river” in your garden, which will shine and call-in auspicious yang golden Chi and Zen into your life.

Feng Shui is the art of placement enriching and balancing Chi’ to promote our well-being in life. Everything is composed of energy. Energy (Chi’) can be transformed and shifted. Therefore, by placing gold items of pure gold or the colour of gold in and around our homes, we can activate yang energy with intent and law of attraction to stimulate auspicious Chi into our lives. The colour of gold is an invaluable asset we can use to balance the energies for our personal Chi and environment. The colour of gold is as precious as the metal illuminating how we can all shine with the divine energy in each and every one of us. The Gold Book January 2022 • 45