Hmmmm! My fame and reputation spot in my studio is the desk where my sewing machine lives…and I’m often procrastinating on stitching and making art, by doing 'busy' tasks, things in the background of my art business. Not the art itself. Huh! There might be something in this 🤔😉
Clutter is super sneaky. It acts like a protector of things we don't want to see, do, or acknowledge. Maybe start small and slowly start letting go of the things you don't love, need, or use.
can you start with the easy things...even just one. the one thing you don't need to think about you. you know it's going in the trash or recycling or the thrift store.
it's amazing how letting go of one easy thing opens the energy flow for one more and then one more.
I live in an apartment in the Dominican Republic at the moment. This building was a massive villa and they divided it into apartments. But that means that my apartment is an absolutely insane shape that you would never see in an American apartment. It doesn't even meet firecode in the US because there is no window in the bedroom.
Anyway, I don't know how to use feng shui here. I had started to incorporate it at my apartment in the States and it was very easy because it was a mostly square apartment. But this one has only a small narrow space to the right of the door and then part of the apartment is the left of the door and then part of it you go straight ahead and then you curve around, and then the bathroom curves further. It's like my house is a curving wave shape, or like a curly q? So do I have to shift the map away from the door? Or shift that angle of the map to get as much of the house into the square as I can? Because if I lay it on my house as is there's several boxes that would have nothing in them.
Hi! Your layout sounds interesting for sure! But, it's totally possible to layout the bagua map for it. If you're interested and it would be helpful, I offer a Personalized Feng Shui Kit, where I layout the bagua map for you and record a video about each area of your home. It also includes a pdf of things to subtract and add in each bagua area. I throw the link in below in case you'd like to do that.
The space in my house for fame and reputation is an abandoned office area that I tend to leave things that need to be filed or shredded… a mess basically. I have my homework assignment for tonight and this weekend!!
My current office is in much better shape, but still could use some tweaking!
This area in my house is currently fully occupied by my troubled teenaged son. There is no other bedroom to move him into. I'm wondering about what I could do on the outside of this room, to shift the energy for him (and me!). The door is tucked into a little alcove, which currently houses an antique dresser with drawers full of my journals from the past decades. A large and healthy jade plants sits on top.
Like you, I love being a mom, but it takes up all the oxygen lately and it's very hard to get out from under it and spread my own wings.
Hi Susan! If you can post a picture, that would be awesome - so I can get a better visual. But I'm imagining the energy may be restricted going into the room, because of the antique dresser and the nature of the space.
Also, it sounds like there is a lot of old energy between the antique dresser and the old journals.
A few things...
• Can you relocate the antique dresser?
• How do you feel about your journals? When you think about them, do they bring your energy up or down? I'm wondering if there is another place to house them...or do you actually need to keep them? I'm a trauma journal-er, so I've burned my old journals to release the energy of the past and the trauma. It's a personal decision for sure, but something to think about. However, I would move them from in front of your son's door. It's as if he has to walk through the energy of what's in your journals to get to his room.
• I like the jade plant there, but also wondering if there is anything else you can put that would be new and uplifting. Perhaps framed photographs of something positive associated with your son and also something positive related to the thing you'd like to do in your future.
• Also know that every room has a Fame & Reputation area. You locate it using the door to that room. It's the space in the back middle. Double check for what's in that space in other areas of your home - particularly your bedroom and any other private spaces.
A follow up post. Thank you for asking me about the journals, and making it as simple as, do they bring me up or down. The weight of them was huge, untapped potential writing, memories, and yes, definitely some trauma journaling in there, too! So I burned them, all except for a few that I have a concrete idea about continuing to write about, or of turning them into something more public facing. And this feels really good! I’ve also relocated the antique dresser, and replaced it with a tall cabinet with a mirror on top, reflecting the front of the house, and my big front yard. I don’t know if I have solved the issues my son is facing, but I have shifted the energy, and it is no longer so heavy in that zone. Thank you!
Trying to figure out how to add a photo here....but looking at the space from your perspective has been very helpful.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond so thoughtfully!
Besides the antique dresser full of trauma journals (and maybe some other good stuff, like unlived dreams, disappointments, and lists of things I said I wanted to do but never did, or things I did 25 years ago...)- besides having to wade through that, there are two pictures hanging in the space, both related to his sister, who has recently moved out to live with his Dad full time, and the family dynamics are tense to say the least.
I have options of what else could go there instead! I have been moving furniture around since my daughter moved out, and I could either put a full length mirror in the space, which would reflect a very large window at the front of the house, or another piece of furniture that is basically open-shelved storage.
And your suggestion to get rid of those journals has been strong in my head and heart. There are many years of them, morning-pages style, and while I'm sure there's wisdom in there, and probably novels and poems and a whole literary career, unlived, they are just sitting there, stuck under the label of "aspiring writer".
The dresser itself has been in my family for generations, and is the only piece of furniture I have from my childhood home. I always loved it, it has beautiful curved drawers. But it can be moved into my own bedroom, and I can use it as my altar, bring it into the present moment with daily use.
And one more thing- my desk has recently been moved out of a closet at the very back of the house and into my daughter's old bedroom, and placed in the children and creativity area, facing the front yard, a lovely view.
There are many different schools of feng shui. Some schools orient the bagua by compass direction, some by the front door. I teach from the Linn Academy School of Interior Alignment - where we use western feng shui - and orient the bagua map by the front door. So, the Fame & Reputation area is on the opposite side of the home as the front of the house. Hope all that makes sense!
Interesting …..It’s my ‘walk through’ area to the stairs, a dining room table, I rarely sit at, really rarely!! It’s not cluttered there’s nothing there I love or need 🫣
This was super-helpful. Downstairs the F&R bagua is good but upstairs...in the subconscious... a messy bed in blue. I'm going to change to a maroon coverlet and buy a red candle to burn each night. Thanks.
I love this!! That spot in the villa I’m staying in right now is where the kitchen table is, and I use it to keep my wallet, my earphones, my fanny pack, my canvas bags that I take to the market, in other words, it’s cluttered. I’m so excited to shift it up! Thank you for all that you shared here. I’ll keep you posted! Perfect timing with my novel coming out in a few weeks! 😘🙏
ohhhhh that is the most synchronistic timing! Maybe leave a copy of your book on your kitchen table along with something that represents the power and courage of Sabena (sp?)
Maybe an opportunity to add some mysticism to your bedding with the addition of a cool throw pillow or two? Or perhaps some crystals on your nightstand. Or a deck of tarot cards nearby?
Oh this one is so fascinating! So I looked at the fame and reputation part of my office and sure enough I found the dissonance between what I have there and what I want. My Agrologist of the Year Award (a provincial level recognition) is in a box instead of on display. In the right part of the room, but the wrong message! Hmmmm. . . .I think I have some changes to make!
Hmmmm! My fame and reputation spot in my studio is the desk where my sewing machine lives…and I’m often procrastinating on stitching and making art, by doing 'busy' tasks, things in the background of my art business. Not the art itself. Huh! There might be something in this 🤔😉
Oh my gosh it's always so fascinating when we start to look at our homes through a new lens. So much intel! You definitely have food for thought.
And perhaps a little bit of rearranging in your studio could help nudge that procrastination along.
Hmm, interesting idea but I’m verrrry tight for space, Which corner is my anti-procrastination corner?! Oh, and don’t look at the clutter 😱
Clutter is super sneaky. It acts like a protector of things we don't want to see, do, or acknowledge. Maybe start small and slowly start letting go of the things you don't love, need, or use.
Thank you 🙏🏻 it’s the ‘don’t use but love and might need’ that’s really hard to tackle!
can you start with the easy things...even just one. the one thing you don't need to think about you. you know it's going in the trash or recycling or the thrift store.
it's amazing how letting go of one easy thing opens the energy flow for one more and then one more.
I live in an apartment in the Dominican Republic at the moment. This building was a massive villa and they divided it into apartments. But that means that my apartment is an absolutely insane shape that you would never see in an American apartment. It doesn't even meet firecode in the US because there is no window in the bedroom.
Anyway, I don't know how to use feng shui here. I had started to incorporate it at my apartment in the States and it was very easy because it was a mostly square apartment. But this one has only a small narrow space to the right of the door and then part of the apartment is the left of the door and then part of it you go straight ahead and then you curve around, and then the bathroom curves further. It's like my house is a curving wave shape, or like a curly q? So do I have to shift the map away from the door? Or shift that angle of the map to get as much of the house into the square as I can? Because if I lay it on my house as is there's several boxes that would have nothing in them.
Hi! Your layout sounds interesting for sure! But, it's totally possible to layout the bagua map for it. If you're interested and it would be helpful, I offer a Personalized Feng Shui Kit, where I layout the bagua map for you and record a video about each area of your home. It also includes a pdf of things to subtract and add in each bagua area. I throw the link in below in case you'd like to do that.
Hey Anna...here's the link in case you're interested...
https://spacedoula.com/personal-feng-shui-kit/
OMG! This is huge!
The space in my house for fame and reputation is an abandoned office area that I tend to leave things that need to be filed or shredded… a mess basically. I have my homework assignment for tonight and this weekend!!
My current office is in much better shape, but still could use some tweaking!
Thank you for this eye-opener!!🙏
You’re so welcome! Happy shifting 💕💕💕
Ah, fascinating.
This area in my house is currently fully occupied by my troubled teenaged son. There is no other bedroom to move him into. I'm wondering about what I could do on the outside of this room, to shift the energy for him (and me!). The door is tucked into a little alcove, which currently houses an antique dresser with drawers full of my journals from the past decades. A large and healthy jade plants sits on top.
Like you, I love being a mom, but it takes up all the oxygen lately and it's very hard to get out from under it and spread my own wings.
Hi Susan! If you can post a picture, that would be awesome - so I can get a better visual. But I'm imagining the energy may be restricted going into the room, because of the antique dresser and the nature of the space.
Also, it sounds like there is a lot of old energy between the antique dresser and the old journals.
A few things...
• Can you relocate the antique dresser?
• How do you feel about your journals? When you think about them, do they bring your energy up or down? I'm wondering if there is another place to house them...or do you actually need to keep them? I'm a trauma journal-er, so I've burned my old journals to release the energy of the past and the trauma. It's a personal decision for sure, but something to think about. However, I would move them from in front of your son's door. It's as if he has to walk through the energy of what's in your journals to get to his room.
• I like the jade plant there, but also wondering if there is anything else you can put that would be new and uplifting. Perhaps framed photographs of something positive associated with your son and also something positive related to the thing you'd like to do in your future.
• Also know that every room has a Fame & Reputation area. You locate it using the door to that room. It's the space in the back middle. Double check for what's in that space in other areas of your home - particularly your bedroom and any other private spaces.
A follow up post. Thank you for asking me about the journals, and making it as simple as, do they bring me up or down. The weight of them was huge, untapped potential writing, memories, and yes, definitely some trauma journaling in there, too! So I burned them, all except for a few that I have a concrete idea about continuing to write about, or of turning them into something more public facing. And this feels really good! I’ve also relocated the antique dresser, and replaced it with a tall cabinet with a mirror on top, reflecting the front of the house, and my big front yard. I don’t know if I have solved the issues my son is facing, but I have shifted the energy, and it is no longer so heavy in that zone. Thank you!
Hi Susan! That's huge!!!! Know that by shifting the energy in your home, you are supporting your son.
One quick question, I can't quite figure out the placement of the mirror going into the room and reflecting your front yard.
Trying to figure out how to add a photo here....but looking at the space from your perspective has been very helpful.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond so thoughtfully!
Besides the antique dresser full of trauma journals (and maybe some other good stuff, like unlived dreams, disappointments, and lists of things I said I wanted to do but never did, or things I did 25 years ago...)- besides having to wade through that, there are two pictures hanging in the space, both related to his sister, who has recently moved out to live with his Dad full time, and the family dynamics are tense to say the least.
I have options of what else could go there instead! I have been moving furniture around since my daughter moved out, and I could either put a full length mirror in the space, which would reflect a very large window at the front of the house, or another piece of furniture that is basically open-shelved storage.
And your suggestion to get rid of those journals has been strong in my head and heart. There are many years of them, morning-pages style, and while I'm sure there's wisdom in there, and probably novels and poems and a whole literary career, unlived, they are just sitting there, stuck under the label of "aspiring writer".
The dresser itself has been in my family for generations, and is the only piece of furniture I have from my childhood home. I always loved it, it has beautiful curved drawers. But it can be moved into my own bedroom, and I can use it as my altar, bring it into the present moment with daily use.
And one more thing- my desk has recently been moved out of a closet at the very back of the house and into my daughter's old bedroom, and placed in the children and creativity area, facing the front yard, a lovely view.
Thanks again!
I love it! I always thought "to be seen" would be in the southern part of the house. Hm ...
There are many different schools of feng shui. Some schools orient the bagua by compass direction, some by the front door. I teach from the Linn Academy School of Interior Alignment - where we use western feng shui - and orient the bagua map by the front door. So, the Fame & Reputation area is on the opposite side of the home as the front of the house. Hope all that makes sense!
Interesting …..It’s my ‘walk through’ area to the stairs, a dining room table, I rarely sit at, really rarely!! It’s not cluttered there’s nothing there I love or need 🫣
But it sounds like your energy isn't there also. What can you add that reflects your energy and/or how you want to be seen?
This was super-helpful. Downstairs the F&R bagua is good but upstairs...in the subconscious... a messy bed in blue. I'm going to change to a maroon coverlet and buy a red candle to burn each night. Thanks.
love the shift in color of the coverlet and the addition of the red candle!
I love this!! That spot in the villa I’m staying in right now is where the kitchen table is, and I use it to keep my wallet, my earphones, my fanny pack, my canvas bags that I take to the market, in other words, it’s cluttered. I’m so excited to shift it up! Thank you for all that you shared here. I’ll keep you posted! Perfect timing with my novel coming out in a few weeks! 😘🙏
ohhhhh that is the most synchronistic timing! Maybe leave a copy of your book on your kitchen table along with something that represents the power and courage of Sabena (sp?)
Yes! Love this. And it’s Sabina. Thank you for caring!!
Mine is my bed, which is against a blank wall!
I just googled in Etsy - mystical throw pillows and saw some fun options!
Thank you….I will google too. I can definitely add those ❤️
It could be a fun and easy addition!
Maybe an opportunity to add some mysticism to your bedding with the addition of a cool throw pillow or two? Or perhaps some crystals on your nightstand. Or a deck of tarot cards nearby?
Oh this one is so fascinating! So I looked at the fame and reputation part of my office and sure enough I found the dissonance between what I have there and what I want. My Agrologist of the Year Award (a provincial level recognition) is in a box instead of on display. In the right part of the room, but the wrong message! Hmmmm. . . .I think I have some changes to make!
Yay!!!! The best part of the discovery is the opportunity to make some changes!