9 reasons why feng shui doesn’t work (and what to do about it!)

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Whether you’ve studied feng shui for a while, or you’re a total beginner, you might wonder – are there any times feng shui doesn’t work?

Is there a reason why feng shui WOULDN’T work? Is it possible to do feng shui “wrong” and cause it not to work?

Let’s go through all of the reasons why feng shui doesn’t work (and what to do about it!)

To start, let’s talk about whether or not feng shui will work for you. 

Personally, I think that feng shui works for EVERYONE but the way it works for you might not be in the way you’d expect. 

Any time you make changes to your life with intention – meaning, you do something expecting a result of some kind – I believe you’ll get a response from the Universe. 

The problems come in when you’re expecting something specific (or NOT expecting something specific enough – don’t worry, we’ll get to that!) or you’re on a tight timeline and want it to happen immediately.

How does feng shui work?

Feng shui works by changing the energy flow in your home, and therefore changing the energy flow in your life inside and outside of your home. 

It works in tandem with your manifestation energy, personal energy, and belief system. 

The Universe can’t override your intentions. 

So if you use a feng shui tip, but you have the idea that it’s NOT going to work, the Universe can’t give you what you want, because your beliefs are telling the Universe you believe you can’t have it. 

I believe part of the reason feng shui DOES work so well, is because you’re taking action towards what you want.

And the act of changing your home to specifically help manifestations mean that once you’ve gone through all of the feng shui tips, you’ve done “enough” in your own eyes to help the manifestation happen. 

You’ve become the catalyst in your life.  The person making things happen.  The person CREATING, not just waiting. 

So let’s say you want to manifest a new romantic partner. 

You’ve joined all of the dating apps.

You’ve put yourself out there.

You’ve told all of your friends you want a new relationship and are open to being set up. You’ve done all of the things you can personally do to help it happen. 

But the people you’re meeting just aren’t the right “fit.” Or worse, no one is interested at all.

Then one day you come across feng shui tips to help you attract love and romance. 

And you think: you know what, I think I’ll try this. So you spend the weekend implementing the tips.

And you feel AMAZING. You feel like you accomplished something. You’re hopeful that this is actually going to work for you! 

But even if it “doesn’t” work right away, you feel amazing about your home. You love your bedroom. You feel accomplished and excited about the future. 

Every time you look around your home, you feel proud of what you’ve done and you love being there. 

Then BAM – a few weeks later you meet someone! 

A lot of times, manifestations happen because your energy is “ready” for them to happen.  You feel like you’ve done “enough” to make it happen. 

Feng shui helps that feeling come more quickly. 

It helps you feel like you’ve done something to accomplish your goal. 

It anchors the manifestation into your life.  It shows the universe you’re preparing your life for the manifestation to happen. 

It also makes room for the manifestation to happen! 

Is it possible to feel that way without using feng shui? Of course! 

But feng shui can help those feelings happen in a very concrete, physical way. 

You can SEE the change happening, which helps the manifestation to happen more quickly.

So let’s go through 10 reasons why feng shui doesn’t work.

do you believe feng shui will work for you?

If you don’t believe that feng shui will work for you, then it won’t work for you. 

The Universe can’t override your free will. 

You have to have at least a tiny little spark of hope that it will work so that the Universe can give you what you want. 

You have to at the very LEAST feel like “okay let’s try it. Maybe it will work, maybe it won’t. But it can’t hurt!” and give the Universe room and time to respond. 

Trust and activate your faith that you can have anything you want in life.

did you set a specific intention?

Sometimes, the reason why feng shui doesn’t work is because you didn’t set a specific intention.

You can’t just say “Universe, I’d like more money” because the Universe could send you a penny on the ground and that could be “more money” than you had an hour ago.  (Which means the feng shui DID work, it just wasn’t what you wanted!)

Instead, you want to set a specific intention:  Universe, I’d really like $100.

But again, you have to be…