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Internet articles abound at the beginning of each year with warnings and predictions about the “Tai Sui” and the “Sui Po” and the “three killings” directions to avoid. Some people look to the Chinese Feng Shui and Astrology calendars for more input about what they should be aware of for each year. In my own Annual Update reports for clients I let them know what parts of their home or business should not be remodeled or what directions could be irritated with landscaping or digging. What your neighbors do around you can affect your health and well-being as well. Some of these problem directions come with major warning labels about how one should not even sit facing that particular direction in any given year or not to turn one’s back to that direction when approaching their front door. Some even advise not to sleep in a particular direction if it is a precarious direction for that particular year. I have seen the manifestations of these construction sha directions when a person is renovating their own property mostly, and their neighbor’s projects secondarily. The term “sha” can mean any type of negative influence. There could be “sha” in the rude way one speaks or in the unhealthy food one eats. But the phrase “construction sha” is relevant and real in a Feng Shui audit. Some Feng Shui professionals will even make predictions about where in the world there may be natural or man-made disasters, combined with the location of the Five Yellow Star for any given year. A client recently asked me to be more specific about the ramifications of disturbing any particular direction in a year when the direction is being called the Tai Sui direction, as well as the sha directions. For example, in 2012 it is the Year of the Dragon, which is associated with the direction of southeast. In 2013 it is the Year of the Snake which is another sector of southeast, but 30 degrees away from the Dragon sector. The direction of southeast is associated with the hips, buttocks, thighs, knees or the whole leg. A theoretical example would go something like this: homeowner remodels their kitchen in the southeast portion of their home in a Dragon or Snake year and then during or shortly thereafter they have an injury or problem with their legs. Perhaps the builder working in that exact location has an injury as well. Sometimes I am more general in my cautionary recommendations, where I tell a client it would be best to post pone a project without saying exactly why. I don’t like to cause un-necessary panic, which seems to be running rampant these days with people interested in Feng Shui, but with too little information to make a really intelligent decision on the matter. The twelve Chinese Zodiac signs cycle through perpetually in order, representing each passing year. They are hinged to a 15 degree sector of one of the eight major directions. Below is a list of the zodiac sign, the major direction it is related to and some of the body areas associated with that direction. This is by no means a complete list, but something to refer to for the more common situations that can arise. Tiger=NE=bones, muscles, limbs, joints, fingers, hands Rabbit=East=feet, throat, liver, nervous system Dragon=SE=hips, low back, legs Snake=SE= hips, low back, legs Horse=South=eyes, heart Sheep=SW=abdominal area, digestion, elimination, spleen Monkey=SW= abdominal area, digestion, elimination, spleen Rooster=West=teeth, mouth, jaw, breasts Dog=NW=head, lungs Pig=NW= head, lungs Rat=North=kidneys, blood, circulation, ears Ox=NE=bones, muscles, hands, fingers, joints Kartar Diamond has been consulting professionally since 1992 in all phases of Feng Shui: from design phase, construction timing, existing properties and remodel projects. She is the author of several books and ebooks, including Feng Shui Tips for Architects: A Mystical Approach to Interior Design. For more information about Kartar Diamond's credentials, go to www.FengShuiSolutions.net
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