How to find your personal element
Did you know that each one of us has a Feng Shui element that is determined by the last digit of our birth year? When we know what it is and how to use it we can add it to our home, workplace and even closet to help us enhance our own personal power.
Have you ever worked in an office that you didn’t feel comfortable in, and lacked motivation and creativity? This is because as well as having elements that support us, we also have elements that deplete us and make us feel drained.
The Feng Shui element cycle.
When we look at the Feng Shui element cycle, we can see that each element has another that supports and one that is destructive. This is why it is considered not favorable when your sink and stove face each other in the kitchen. The energy of water is destructive to fire. A home that has the sink and stove opposite is often a home that is chaotic.
We can also use this when we get dressed everyday. For example, if you are a water element and you wear red to an interview, it may not make you feel very confident.
How to find your element
For this we need to look at your year of birth. In western astrology we look at the birth month but in Chinese astrology we look at the year.
If you were born in a year that ends with 0 or 1, you are a Metal element
If you were born in a year that ends with 2 or 3, you are a Water element
If you were born in a year that ends with 4 or 5, you are a Wood element
If you were born in a year that ends with 6 or 7, you are a Fire element
If you were born in a year that ends with 8 or 9, you are an Earth element
Now that you know what element you are, this is where is gets fun! I am a fire element and i can not tell you the change in my productivity and motivation when i light a candle before i work or paint my nails hot pink or red!
I talk a lot about the Bagua map. Each section of the Bagua also has a dominant element. For me being a Fire element means I am best aligned with the fame and reputation gua. This blows my mind because my kitchen is in the fame and reputation area and it is where i feel most creative!
Water element
If your element is water. Your most supportive section of your home is the career Gua. To strengthen this, you can decorate with elements of water. This includes the colors blue and black. Glass elements, mirrors and decor that is wavy. You can place water elements to your work desk like a small table top water fountain, a fish bowl or simply a glass vase. Living near water would be so perfect for you. You can also add metal elements as metal nourishes water.
As a water element person you are calm and filled with good ideas when you are in alignment. You love to be in the water or near water. You thrive in calm environments and love to be around calm people. People that are the element of fire can make you feel anxious and may have a hard time communicating with you.
Dress in blue and black when going to interviews or on a date.
Wood element
If your element is wood, your strongest sectors of the Bagua map are the wealth and prosperity gua and the family and new beginnings gua. Decorate your home in wood elements and if your desk is made from wood, this is perfect. Add plants to you home as they represent wood and use water elements to nourish wood. You probably feel most productive after a long walk in a wooded forest. This is great for calming your nervous system during a stressful time.
Living near a forest and trees will be so beneficial for you. Being born into the wood element, you enjoy great wealth and have all the power to create money inside of you. Your best colors are brown and green. Wear these colors when you need a boost of confidence. You may be someone that enjoys a healthy life style and is interested in health related topics.
Fire element
This element is the energy of manifestation. People who are born into this are excellent at manifesting. Your best area of the Bagua map is the fame and reputation gua. Use decor like candles and lamps on your desk to boost creativity and also the colors red, hot pink and purple. Wood nourishes fire so also add elements of wood to your home for harmony. Fire element people are often high energy but have to be careful of burning themselves out. A walk in nature is great cure for burnout for you. Living in warmer climates suit you the best.
Metal element
If you were born as a metal element, your best areas of the Bagua map are the helpful people and travel gua and the children and creativity gua. Metal element people are often organized or like things to always be clean and in place. Metal is sleek and shiny. Activate your element by adding metal elements to you home, think gold, silver and copper, the colors grey and white. You are also supported by the element of earth. You may love visiting the mountains and living near them will deeply support you. Place pictures of mountains in your office space in a metal frame if you don’t live near them.
Metal element people thrive when they have clarity in situations.
Earth element
The best areas of the Bagua map for you are the health, love and relationships and the knowledge and self cultivation sections of your home. Decorate your home with earth elements such as crystals, the colors yellow, tan and orange and the fire element to nourish earth.
The home is an important haven for you. You feel safest when you have stability in your life. You may be someone that likes to live in a home for a long time. You also need to have stability in your relationships. Grounding is so important for you. Feeling your feet in the earth outside and tending to plants and flowers can be of great benefit to your nervous system.
What is your birth element? comment below!
