Asian Journal- The Filipino-American Community Newspaper

IN FENG shui, the shape, design, and layout of your house and floor plan tells us about the energies of your home and how these energies affect your life. When the feng shui in your home is good - meaning the size, orientation, layout, art, and lighting are promoting to you and your family - you will experience peace of mind, and find that you are progressive and focused, allowing you to achieve your goals. Your relationships are more stable and, because your house is seen as an extension of your body, your health will be strong.

Similarly, your physical body is the house of your spirit and your personal energies. The shape, colors, forms, and symmetry of your physical appearance are a manifestation of the energies inside of you. Your outward appearance is a reflection of what is happening internally.

This article is focused on your facial features, but keep in mind that your internal physical energy reflects itself outwardly from your head to your toes. The focus is on the face because this is the primary area of communication and where we create first impressions.

Those of you who have had a feng shui consultation know that we draw the floor plan of your home and divide it into nine sectors by dividing the plan into thirds both vertically and horizontally. Each of these sectors is associated to a specific orientation such as North, South, East, West and so on. From this foundation we can analyze the energy of each sector and determine how it will interact with your energy and affect your well-being.

Likewise, we can divide your face into thirds both vertically and horizontally creating nine sectors, which are also associated to the eight directions and their associations. We are then able to analyze your face and its features and determine vulnerabilities and strengths of your health, wealth, and relationships. Similar to making adjustments in your home, you can change your love life, income, and health to some degree by making adjustments to your facial features according to feng shui principles.

When you adjust your hair, nose, eyes, cheeks, ears, or chin, your internal energy will change. Everything is connected. Just like exercise tones your muscles and gives you more energy and better health, creating the right balance in your facial features gives you more confidence. This may include creating thicker eyebrows for stronger social relationships, a higher nose bridge for stable career, or a defined lip edge for eloquence. Confidence allows you a sense of peace within yourself and can help you become more social. Increased social confidence can bring more contacts in business or personal relationships.