Feng Shui: Complete Guide to Energy Flow & Home Harmony
By Nicole, Founder of Mystic Ryst
Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of arranging your environment to optimize energy flow (chi) and create harmony, prosperity, and wellbeing. Your home's energy affects every area of your life—wealth, relationships, health, career—and Feng Shui shows you how to arrange it for maximum benefit.
When chi flows smoothly through your space, life flows smoothly. When it's blocked or stagnant, you feel stuck. Feng Shui isn't just decoration—it's intentional energy design for your life.
This is your complete guide to Feng Shui—principles, the Bagua map, and how to apply it to your home.
What Is Feng Shui?
Feng Shui (wind-water) is the practice of arranging your environment to harmonize with natural energy flow.
Core Principles
- Chi (energy) flows through everything
- Your environment affects your life
- Balance creates harmony
- Intention matters
The Bagua Map
The Bagua is a map dividing your home into 9 life areas:
How to Use Bagua
- Stand at front door looking in
- Overlay Bagua map on floor plan
- Identify which areas correspond to life areas
- Enhance each area accordingly
The 9 Areas
Wealth (Far Left): Prosperity, abundance
Fame (Far Center): Reputation, recognition
Love (Far Right): Relationships, romance
Family (Middle Left): Family, health
Center: Health, grounding
Children (Middle Right): Creativity, children
Knowledge (Near Left): Wisdom, spirituality
Career (Near Center): Life path, career
Helpful People (Near Right): Travel, mentors
Feng Shui Basics
1. Clear Clutter
- Clutter blocks chi flow
- Clear regularly
- Keep only what you love or use
- Donate or discard rest
2. Fix What's Broken
- Broken items = broken energy
- Repair or remove
- Leaky faucets = money draining
3. Clean Regularly
- Dirt = stagnant energy
- Clean windows (clarity)
- Dust (fresh energy)
4. Let Light In
- Light = yang energy
- Open curtains
- Add lamps
- Natural light best
Feng Shui by Room
Bedroom
- Bed against solid wall (not window)
- See door from bed (command position)
- Pairs of items (relationship harmony)
- No mirrors facing bed
- Calming colors
Living Room
- Furniture in conversation arrangement
- Clear pathways for chi flow
- Plants for vitality
- Art that inspires
Kitchen
- Keep clean (health)
- Stove represents wealth
- Fix broken appliances
- Fresh food (abundance)
Bathroom
- Keep toilet lid down (money draining)
- Door closed
- Plants to absorb moisture
- Clean and fresh
Front Door
- Clear and welcoming
- Well-lit
- Opens fully
- No clutter blocking
The Five Elements
Balance these in your space:
Wood: Growth, vitality (plants, green)
Fire: Passion, energy (candles, red)
Earth: Stability, grounding (crystals, yellow)
Metal: Clarity, precision (metal objects, white)
Water: Flow, abundance (fountains, blue/black)
Crystals for Feng Shui
Place strategically:
- Citrine: Wealth corner (far left)
- Rose Quartz: Love corner (far right)
- Amethyst: Spiritual corner (near left)
- Clear Quartz: Center (health)
- Pyrite: Wealth area
Quick Feng Shui Fixes
- Wealth: Add water feature or citrine to far left
- Love: Pairs of items, rose quartz in far right
- Career: Water element at front door area
- Health: Plants in center of home
Your Feng Shui Practice
Start today:
- Clear clutter throughout home
- Map your Bagua
- Identify problem areas in life
- Enhance corresponding Bagua area
- Add appropriate crystals
- Notice changes in life
Final Thoughts
Feng Shui is about creating a home that supports your dreams and wellbeing. When your space is in harmony, your life flows with ease. Small changes can create big shifts.
Welcome to Feng Shui. Your home is about to transform your life.
Do you practice Feng Shui? What changes have you noticed? I'd love to hear!
