Over the years of being a Feng Shui consultant, I have acquired a pretty solid list of “regulars”—-people who consult with me annually, semi-annually, sometimes every other year.  At their request, I return to see what has happened, make additional suggestions as needed, and take those clients who are open and interested into a deeper and subtler understanding of what Feng Shui can do.  My clients and I discuss what worked and what didn’t since my last visit.  I discovered there was frequently a theme about money—-their Feng Shui money adjustments seemed to do little to improve their situation. 

I listened to their experiences and clarified their intentions.  It wasn’t until I worked with a couple named Jeanette and Will that I started to realize there was more to the story than making an adjustment in the Wealth area.  According to Black Sect Feng Shui, their Wealth area was located in the garage, which was filled to the brim.  They both parked their cars in the driveway because the garage was so full.  It goes without saying that their finances were in a critical state.  They took my words to heart; they cleared and cleaned the garage with very positive results.

However, Will found reasons to haul things little-by-little from the basement and the attic—and he put them in the garage.  Soon they were parking in the driveway again; it wasn’t long before he lost his joib.  They cleaned out the garage;  Will got a job.  He filled up the garage; he lost his job.  Jeanette saw this sabotaging behavior as something that needed professional help.  Long story short, Will discoverd that he was struggling with guilt every time he started to make a decent salary, exhibiting doubts about his self-worth.  By keeping the garage cluttered, he coiuld alleviate his guilt and return to the familiar financial struggle.  This was the beginning of my investigation around why Feng Shui adjustments didn’t always “hold” and that outer Feng Shui had to be combined with an inner approach in order to get to the bottom of the issue.

Once open to this idea, I observed my clients and students who were struggling with money despite their Feng Shui efforts and I determined there were four patterns that could prevent someone from allowing abundance to take hold in their lives.   One was guilt, as exhibited by Will;one was fear of money and what it would bring; another was being a pleaser with money and letting people take advantage of them; and the last reason someone may not be able to accept money is that they simply did not want the responsibiloity money would bring.  If any of these patterns were strongly in place, a typical Feng Shui adjustment would probably not override their influence until the pattern was unraveled and examined.

Not wanting to abandon my clients yet not being a therapist myself, it seemed as though there was still a way that Feng Shui could help.  Bringing together the basic idea of Feng Shui (making a physical adjustment in the environment to elicit a desired change) along with an awareness of the crux of the problem, mixed with a 5 Element approach, and a vibrational pattern, the Feng Shui adjustment eventually revealed itself.  All of these pieces came together result in the video download, workbook, and transcript called The 4 Faces of Money:  Financial Feng Shui.

With the help of questionnaires, an individual can identify the particular aspect of “face” of money that currently challenges them.  From there the appropriate adjustments are included in a workbook.  These adjustments are intended to be used in the environment as well as personaqlly.  This may not eliminate the need for professional help; however, it maqy be enough of a shift on a psychological level that any further guidance will be minimal.  As I’ve seen, simply being aware of what is holdiing you back from accepting money is often enough to take appropriate action.

If you or anyone you know is struggling with money, the 4 Faces of Money: Financial Feng Shui is available as a download, along with the workbook and the transcript.  To order your copy, click on the link above.