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astro+catFeng ShuiFeng Shui which literally means Wind Water is a ancient Chinese metaphysical discipline that study how mankind is affected, for better or for worst, by the environment.
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| The environment is not just limited to the surrounding features such as mountains and rivers or the internal arrangement of the home of office but also include astronomical influences.
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| The interest in this study is growing and the aim of this website is to provide information on as many aspect of classical Feng Shui as possible.
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| FENG SHUI TIPS - THE ANATOMY OF A HOUSE
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| Every area of a house can be viewed uniquely according to Feng Shui theory, with some rooms being more important than others just based on the amount of time spent in those locations.
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| TIP: BEDROOMS
| One of the most important Feng Shui tips... Bedrooms should be sacred spaces where an adult or child can retreat and regenerate. We spend roughly one third of our lives in our bedroom, so maintaining balance and serenity in this area is essential.
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| TIP: MAIN ENTRANCE
| Sometimes called the “chi gate,” the main door is like the mouth for the house. It is the gateway between the world and the privacy of the home and air currents literally enter and exit at this point. The positioning of a main door can determine the fortune or misfortune of the occupants.
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| TIP: SIDE ENTRANCE
| Many people enter their home through a back or side door out of convenience. Garage entrances are very common as well. If this is the entrance used more than the formal front door, then the energies at this side entrance will affect you more. This does NOT however change the orientation of your house.
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| TIP: HALLWAYS
| These transition rooms are like the arteries of the house. They should be relatively bright and not too narrow or cluttered. A chronically dark hallway should have a skylight or artificial light on. Ideally, hallways should not be excessively long, unless there are many rooms off the hallway where the doors can remain open.
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| TIP: LIVING ROOM
| The living room is where we entertain, generally speaking. It may also be a place for the family to gather. Some people hardly ever step foot in their living rooms. To the extent that you use your living room, that is how much it will affect your health and well-being.
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| TIP: DINING ROOM
| Like the living room, some people hardly sit down in their formal dining room. This should be a place where friends and family gather for a relaxing time. There should be a moratorium on arguments in the dining room, otherwise family members will eat too fast just to be done with the experience.
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| TIP: KITCHEN
| The kitchen is referred to as the “hearth” of the home. The vibrations in this room are important in the way that food is prepared and the residual affect. Yet it is not considered the most important part of the house since only an hour or less is spent there on a daily basis. Sometimes the location of a kitchen in a house can determine which family members will argue the most or if the whole house is vulnerable to a variety of mishaps.
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| Generally, the kitchen is NOT the first room you want to see when you enter your house.
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| TIP: BATHROOMS
| A lot of water passes through a bathroom, yet that does not qualify as a water remedy if that part of the house needs the water element to be balanced. Water that leaves through plumbing is not the same as a water fountain or an aquarium, which re-circulates in that same area. Bathrooms usually should not be in the center of the house or the first room your eyes land on when you enter your home. A toilet should not be too close to a sleeping area, which challenges the Western design ideal of having a private toilet adjacent to the master bedroom.
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| TIP: HOME OFFICE
| Over the last twenty years, the “home office” has become a major change in how we live. There are two basic types of home offices: the one where we store and file papers, pay bills and pass recreational time on the computer and the real home office where we sit for at least several hours a day conducting business and generating income. The real office and its location within the houseiscrucial to financial success.
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| TIP: STAIRS
| Stairs should not be aligned directly with a heavily used entrance door. When they exist in the center of the house, the activity of moving up and down the stairs will stimulate the unseen potential of the house, for good or for bad depending on the uniqueness of the house. Stairs of any kind, indoor or out, should be clean and safe to use. Dilapidated stairs and unstable railings are not good Feng Shui for obvious reasons.
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| TIP: WINDOWS
| Windows should always open properly and allow sufficient light or pleasant views into the room. To scale with the room, windows should be a defined height and width. It is not ideal to sleep with your head just inches from a window.
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| TIP: CEILINGS
| Ceilings are ideally flat, without severe slopes. The sloping ceiling will cause the flow of air currents in the room to be chaotic. This contributes to sleep problems.
| Exposed ceiling beams are a problem if a person works or sleeps under them. Their downward pressure can contribute to health problems.
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| TIP: FLOORS
| Floors should be level so as not to cause equilibrium problems for the occupants. It is less important if the flooring is wood, stone, or carpet. But the color of the carpet can change the energy of a room. As an example, a green carpet is the wood element and a gray carpet is the metal element.
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| TIP: THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE
| The center point of a house indicates a potential experience or set of circumstances that may affect the occupants. It is generally not an area that occupants spend a lot of time in because it winds up in a pass through area for most floor plans. Occasionally the center of the house is part of a room. The influences that emanate from the center of a house can only be determined with advanced Xuan Kung Feng Shui.
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| TIP: MODERN FENG SHUI HAZARDS
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| * Toxic Mold
| * High Electro-magnetic fields (EMF)
| * Toxic Building Syndrome (includes recycled toxic air)
| * Proximity to hazardous materials and substances (interiors and exteriors)
| * Exposure to chronic high levels of noise (such as freeway traffic)
| * Physical strain and fatigue from unhealthful work environment |
Tarot Readings
A Tarot Card Reading can help guide you through your troubled emotions and clouded thoughts, by offering a reflection of your past, present and possible future and showing you a fresh perspective on your life.
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| For many, the most distressing times are those when we are confused about how we feel or unsure of what decisions or choices we should make, and in such times it can really help to receive some guidance - whether that be consulting the 'love tarot' or a good all round Celtic Cross.
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| When you have clarity of mind you feel more relaxed, and decisions and choices can be made more easily. consulting the cards may help you to get in touch with your intuition, your best guide when it comes to making those difficult choices and decisions.
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| You may not always get the opportunity to physically sit down with someone who is skilled in the art of reading the cards, or perhaps afford to pay for regular readings, so here at Lotus Tarot we aim to provide you with a little guidance and easy and convenient access to information, which will hopefully bring you pleasure, as well as insights and hope for the future.
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| We will obviously charge for some of our services, but we are committed to always offering absolutely free tarot readings here on this site, and we will continue to add new and interesting spreads as quickly as we can put them together
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| By the way, we choose to spell t-a-r-o-t like this, but you may see it spelt tarrot, taro or tarro elsewhere.
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| love and joy
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| Other Decks
| Aquatic Tarot
| Ator Tarot
| Benedetti Tarot
| Cat People Tarot
| Colman Smith Tarot
| Curious Tarot
| Golden Tarot
| Haindl Tarot
| International Icon Tarot
| Lovecraft Tarot
| Marseilles Tarot
| Minchiate Tarot
| Palladini Tarot
| Phoenix Tarot
| Renaissance Tarot
| Rider Waite Tarot
| Russian Tarot of Saint Petersburg
| Sola Busca Tarot
| Voodoo Tarot of New Orleans
| William Blake Tarot |
Love
Zodiac, Compatibility & Love
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| Compatibility -is it related to love? Love can be sheer ecstasy or a stroke of curse based on how the persons involved go along with each other. Not all romantic relationships remain sweet forever.
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| A broken marriage shatters not just the two involved but also their kids. While romance in youth can get you to cloud 9, it can also be ephemeral and deceptive. A trait which you feel attractive in your partner today may turn intolerable in future.
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| This is where astrology born to your rescue. It offers insight about your basic characteristics and about how your relationship with your partner is likely to move, your compatibility and your love ranking. The art and science of love match or match making with the help of astrology an analysis between two horoscopes derive Compatibility Report.
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Vaasthu
Vaasthu
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| Vastushastra is an old indian science dealing with construction technology and techniques for building environment friendly dwellings which are in harmony with nature, surrounding environment, cosmic energy, gravitational forces, electromagnetic waves and the universe.
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| Tracing the origin of the vastushastra, we find that its various versions have been associated with various vedic scriptures and ancient texts. Rigaveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda in one form or other have vastushastra related topics. Vastushastra can be understood as a road to enjoyment, but not being the only one. Its effective use can be find in the town planning norms observed at Indus valley civilization as represented by ancient cities of Mohanjodaro and Harrapa. People at that time used the knowledge of stars and astronomy to identify the direction and location of various buildings for various purposes.
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| Vastushastra can be described as harmonious, proportionate, and positive interaction of all the matters encompassing human life. Vastushastra provides enough representation to all factors governing life to create, in a sense, harmonious and melodious music in human dimension. Artistic view point and aesthetic outlook are significant ingredients of vastushastra. Vastushastra can be explained in terms of constructive or destructive combination of the different oscillatory fields.
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| Vastushastra effectively manipulates the web of cosmic energy for the betterment of humankind. It’s well defined rules and regulations make sure that all the houses, buildings and other structures are in harmony with the surrounding environment.
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| Where modern architecture targets at bodily comforts of a dweller and functional effectiveness of the structure; the vastu points at ensuring the health, happiness, prosperity, and well being of the human being occupying the dwelling and endows him with a sustained peace and tranquality of mind.
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| Through vastu the physical world and the abstract world have to be matched properly and equitably in order to construct the best possible dwelling. Physical world comprises aspects as building material, construction equipment, budgetary estimates, and time to complete the construction, the contractor, skilled and unskilled labors.
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| In the Abstract world we come across the mysterious and the incomprehensible. There are numerous minor things that can’t be faced but can be felt or experienced. Some of them are religion, traditions, effect of 5 great elements (air, water, fire, earth, sky), eight directions, geomagnetic and other fields, frequency spectrum of sound waves and light waves, influence of planets.
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| In vastushastra, the north east direction is considered as the direction of ‘heaven’ because concentration of energy is less in this direction. Alike, the south west is considered as the direction of ‘hell’. The deficiencies in the vastu can effectively be tackled by employing symbols, colors, light, and sound as prescribed in the vastushastra. The ill effects of ‘vastudoshas’ can be diluted through these techniques.
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| Vastu is the reflection of love and affection between a man and his abode. From symbols like Swastik and Omkar flows the cultural affinity which in turn builds an atmosphere conducive to the correct development of the mind. The symbols serve as catalysts in inculcating positive thoughts for all round development. In the same manner the vibrating energy levels created by these conches serve in improving the functional efficiency of human body and mind through a type of ‘auto-suggestion’.
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