It is natural for most people to want to be rich. There is nothing wrong in wanting more money in life or aspiring to be rich. Let's face it, no one aspires to be poor. Society has created a perception that feng shui is about money and nothing else - from placing the "waving cat" on the cash register of shops and the "money frog" under the table to the practice of so-called secrets of feng shui formulas.
People are constantly bombarded with information on how to get rich by using feng shui. Many well-known tycoons in Hong Kong and Taiwan have used feng shui, thus perpetuating the view that it is all about making millions.
Sometimes, people are encouraged by superstitious practices, which bear little resemblance to feng shui. These may seem harmless but may turn out to be serious or even dangerous as they give people false hope.
I once heard of practitioners who claimed to possess the so-called "secret" water dragon formula that could turn average individuals into billionaires. They charged hefty fees for the formula. Many do not know that this "secret" can be obtained cheaply and easily in many Chinese book stores or on the internet.
However, while the formulas may be easily available, creating a water dragon is not as simple as some practitioners say. Some may say it is as simple as digging a drain around your house that flows in a certain direction. Well, it is not. It has to be a natural formation, not water from the kitchen or water that drains away during a storm.
In some cases, the man-made water dragons create negative qi in the form of "cutting feet water", which can be detrimental to the health of the property's occupants and create serious financial problems for them.
Another common feng shui practice is placing aquariums and "money fish" in certain sectors of the house. In ancient feng shui, the reason for placing certain elements in certain sectors of the home was to collect qi or qi flow and direct it to the right parts of the home and keep negative qi away. There is no mention of the flowerhorn fish, arowana, goldfish, "money frog" or aquarium that is supposed to make one fabulously rich. Today, feng shui practitioners do sometimes advise clients to place aquariums in certain sectors of their homes but this has nothing to do with the aquarium or the fish in it. The type of fish also does not help transform the owners into billionaires. Some claim that if a "money fish" dies, it's because it blocked the bad luck meant for the owner. But the fish probably died because the owner did not take good care of it.
Qi is dispersed by the wind and gathers at the boundaries of water, according to theclassic Book of Burial. Feng shui consultants often place water (in the form of aquariums) in specific areas in the home to collect certain Qi. As for the fish in the aquarium, it is to keep the water active and to avoid the aquarium from looking empty and out of place in the home or office.
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