“Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us.”Thomas Browne
I am speaking about your reputation. It’s an important aspect of both your professional and personal relationships. A good reputation leads to numerous benefits: it can forge trust and credibility, attract opportunities and enhance social standing. A positive reputation makes it easier to build your relationships, gain access to resources, command a better salary and influence others. If you are reading this, it’s your sign that you are favored to light your fire and manifest your dream career, step into a leadership role in your community, develop a successful side hustle and/or improve your customer loyalty. The Feng Shui Bagua can help you “you get the word out without saying a word”. So where do you begin?
In the middle back sector of your home. The Fame and Reputation gua, also known as “Li”, is located there. Li is nestled between the Wealth gua (Hsun) to its right when facing the door and Partnership (Kun) to its left when facing the door. Associated with brightness, nurturance and the ability to discern and differentiate, Li epitomizes nurturing yourself and others through interdependency. In the Book of Changes Li is “Clinging Fire”. One of the attributes of Fire is that it clings to whatever it is burning – a natural condition that also applies to your reputation in your community. Chinese summer (May 5) makes this an auspicious season to ride this Fire energy. It will ignite your good name and expand your good fortune. Should you accept this mission your next move could send sparks into your community, illuminating your career path and expanding your joy.
Get Recognized. Light you fire with red for it is the color of Fire. Red is an energy source, a stimulator and a way of expelling bad Ch’i. If your reputation has been maligned, if you want to enhance your reputation, step into a new role or extend your reach beyond the city in which you work, paint a red wall in the Fame gua and set your intention accordingly.
Enhance Your Renown. The Three Harmony Adjustment is based upon the Chinese Zodiac and the auspicious relationships of the 12 zodiac animals. Enhance your renown by locating the Fame gua, the Knowledge gua and Helpful People gua in your home. This becomes a Three Harmony of Fire. As long as these areas are fully intact, place the same shape of mirror (for example a round mirror) on the wall in each gua. Visualize the mirror is creating an auspicious extension beyond the walls of your home. These protrusions will enhance your good standing, creating trust within your sphere of influence and beyond.
Restore Your Reputation. A bathroom in Fame will dampen the Fire element and deplete the gua. The heart may become weakened. We need the warmth of Fire to speak from our heart, to soften cold words, comfort grief from within or succor a loved one. We may also experience damage to our reputation, status and honor. Mount a full length mirror on the outside of the bathroom door and visualize it assumes the image of whatever is in front of it. See the bathroom disappear and your reputation restored.
Claim Your Fame. Adjust Fame in three places. 1) In the backyard place a topiary that is triangular or plant a tall columnar or oval tree which are auspicious in the Fame gua. They will add visibility. 2) In the house add a light in the Li gua to light up your stature or hang an image of a Phoenix which represents Fire. 3) Place the Five Buddha Firecrackers (yunlintemple.org) in the Fame area between the mattress and box spring of your bed to impel your name.
Activate Your Standing. Make sure to check in at your office and sit in your office chair. Avoid bad luck by activating both Career and Helpful People. You might add a water feature in Career for it represents Water. This can either be in your front yard, house or home office. In Helpful People hang the image of a Dragon or Horses (eight is an auspicious number)or an Elephant. Or you may hang an image of a fruit tree that comes into full glory in the season of Heave which is late autumn. You can then engage your mind and heart to create a powerful adjustment with deep roots.
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