Healing by design
The Feng Shui of
Abundance
Feed the Birds, feed the
Earth
In the roots of Feng
Shui, there is a teaching: "if you want abundance feed the Earth, feed the birds."
Birds are a symbol of
wealth, strong chi, harmony and joy. They only come where there is food, life.
where there is enough to share.
Outside my late winter
window the turkeys parade. The males are territorial, trying to impress a mate.
The jays, cardinals, crows, squirrels and snowbirds feast on the grains
by the rock. Near a statue of St Francis and by a carved mantra of compassion,
they all mingle with little fear.
The sky signals spring
yet in many places the Earth is gripped by winter, water and wind. The currents
stir calling for awakening and movement. The Chi moves as the suns changing
electromagnetic currents pass over the Earth.
Spring relates to the
Direction of the East, new beginnings, new life. Sunrise, rebirth. As we
approach spring, we must encounter the birth canal, shed what is old.
To the two leggeds, four
leggeds and winged ones it is signal to prepare to move forward. The
hummingbirds start their startling navigation from South America to their North
American nesting grounds. Around the world, the herds and flocks feel the
changes and prepare to move, coming together in massive numbers. As spring
approaches, we prepare to step out, move forward.
Is there space for the
winds of change to blow gently? Look at your homes, your communities? Are
there areas of stagnation that need to be moved?
Have you nurtured your
environment, fed the Earth, fed the birds? Have you given back as much as you
have taken? We are part of the cycle of life and if we want our prosperity
nurtured, we must feed and honor what sustains us.
We have learned that a
disturbance in the honey bee population can affect our entire food supply. In
Norway, a doomsday seed bank has been set up in the permafrost. In Feng Shui,
we want to repel “Sha” or evil influences. So we replace them with good
aspects. If we give out kindness, most likely, we will live in a kinder
environment. It is no secret that Bill Gates and Warren Buffet expressed
enormous joy at the gift of being able to give away vast fortunes to help heal
the world. Ask them what true wealth is.
They know what they had
to give. As we turn towards the East, we find in ourselves that which is
new. In truth we all have riches to share to bring in positive,
abundant chi, sometimes though very small acts.
Can we take our small
corners of the world and make them refuges for life?
As we come to the
equinoxes we come to a place of possible balance. Change brings the opportunity
of the new.
It is the time to apply
our values. To plant them in our homes and our communities. Is your home a
place that feeds the Earth, feeds the birds? Look around you, see if you are
nurturing the environment. Are you adding toxins to the waters or air?
If you live in a city,
what is your community doing to reduce pollution, add green spaces and renewal
resources? What are other ways we can bring nurturing? Can you help with
your time, your voice, your resources? If yes, that will come back to you a
thousand fold.
With each step, you
become your own feng shui master, by noticing what needs to be moved to allow
the wind and water to flow and nourish all.
Betsy Stang
Healing by design Feng
Shui
May we be the change we wish to see
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them
humanity cannot survive. HH Dalai Lama
