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will have an understanding of your home on a whole
    new level. You will see your home for what it is, how it can best sup-
    port you, and ways in which it could bring up challenges for you and
    your family as well. Along the way, I will provide remedies and feng
    shui cures for challenging spaces. You will also be equipped for the next time you are looking for a home. While we always end up in the space
    we need, the process of finding your ‘soul home’ can be easier if you have the knowledge and awareness to know what is the best fit for you.
    In doing so, your home will be a supportive environment that you will
    bring you an abundance of health, wealth, and happiness.
    Part I looks at your home from a macro perspective first, starting
    with the location in Chapter 1. The spot of Earth that is chosen as the building site is the first energetic consideration that will determine the destiny of the space and its occupants. From there, Chapters 2–5 will
    take a closer look at the individual characteristics of your home. Finally, Chapter 6 will explore what happens when your energy moves in, along
    with your furniture and personal items.
    c h a p t e r 1
    Your Home’s Origin:
    Location
    I would give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground.
    —shakespeare
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    If there is one principle that all disciplines and professionals from the east to the west, from feng shui practitioners to realtors, can agree upon it is this: Location, Location, Location . It is common knowledge in the real estate market that the Number 1 rule is location. You can change just about anything about a house, but not its location. It is not coincidental that feng shui was founded upon this same principle.
    Feng shui was originally used for the purpose of locating the best
    burial sites for Chinese royalty. Feng shui practitioners were originally considered ‘doctors’ accessible only to the Imperial Palace and were
    held to secrecy punishable by death. Feng shui secrets slowly made
    their way to the people and were later used to locate the best sites for living spaces. Four thousand years later, these principles still apply, even in our man-made world of subdivisions and lofts. It was actually much
    later that feng shui moved inside the home and was used for the interior spaces. Historically, feng shui has predominantly been the practice of
    locating auspicious places and spaces.
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    18 Your Home’s Origin
    The words feng shui translate to wind and water . Feng or wind represents chi or energy, while Shui or water refers to fortune. In essence, feng shui means being in alignment with the energy of fortune. Fortune not only applies to financial abundance, but also to health, rela-
    tionships, family, and overall happiness. It is for these rewards that the art and science of feng shui has continued to be practiced worldwide.
    Almost everyone has experienced the feng shui of a space without
    even realizing it. Have you ever moved into a space and immediately
    bad things started happening—job loss, divorce, illness, or a combina-
    tion. Or perhaps you were in alignment with the energy of fortune and
    were blessed with good things—a pregnancy, job promotion, or meet-
    ing your soul mate. Even if your experience wasn’t as dramatic, you
    can look back on your homes and see a pattern while living in different spaces. While we can’t completely blame our home for bad things happening, often the timing of events cannot be overlooked.
    You might be wondering just how important of a role your home
    plays in your life. This question happens to be the basis of Chinese
    metaphysics and referred to as the Cosmic Trinity. The Cosmic Trinity
    consists of three types of Luck: Earth Luck, Heaven Luck, and Human
    Luck.
    Earth Luck: Earth Luck refers to the land and your environment or, in other words, feng shui. Our environment consists of everything
    from the land we live on to the clutter we live with. It includes the
    visible and invisible