Have you been struggling in your job? Having problems finding a job? Are you looking for a new job or up for a promotion at work? Would you like to make more money or attract new clients in your business? Are you struggling with your purpose in life? It’s time to look at your home’s feng shui career area!
In Western feng shui, the career area is in the front center third of your home, when standing at the front door looking inside. Here’s a picture of the feng shui bagua (the feng shui map of your home):
(For more info about how to use the feng shui bagua map, click here!)
The feng shui career area of your home is responsible for:
- your business
- your career
- your life path
For a lot of people, this means their work or their business.
But if you don’t have a job or business, or you’re retired, then this would be your philanthropic projects, your legacy, or just general purpose in life!
There is no right or wrong “answer” to what this is for you — if nothing comes to mind or if you are struggling with figuring out what you want to do for your life’s first, second, or third act, then it’s time to work on this area!
When the career area is in balance, you’ll find that:
- Career growth comes quickly and easily
- New customers are attracted to your business
- Promotions and recognition at work happen consistently
- Career opportunities are never in short supply
- Your life path feels fresh and flows from one opportunity to the next
While the career area is related to money in your job or life path, it’s often called the secondary wealth area because it’s not 100% responsible for money.
Money and wealth can come from all sorts of areas, not just your job!
But if you are looking for wealth or income from your job or life path, then this area is important there, too.
(Click here to read more about your feng shui wealth area to see how it relates to wealth and abundance outside of your job!)
When your home’s career area is out of balance, you’ll find that:
- Your job feels stagnant or constantly on hold
- You have problems with your boss or coworkers
- You’re losing money or customers in your business
- Your income from work is unstable or fluctuates constantly
- You’re always looking for more customers in your business instead of customers looking for you
- Promotions or new work are hard to come by
- You haven’t gotten a raise in your job in a long time
- You’re out of work or always looking for a new job that doesn’t seem to materialize or be quite right
- You feel lost or like you don’t have a purpose in life
- Decisions about your work are not made by you or on your terms, or the terms are always less than ideal
- You are competing for work instead of others competing to work with you
- Projects you’re working on or involved with never seem to go to completion or are constantly have problems
- Constantly bored at work or in your business/life path
Decorate your home’s career area with:
- Black or dark colors
- White/gray/blue as supportive colors
- Water elements, water features, or pictures containing water (not crashing waves or large waterfalls unless you want an unstable career)
- Glass/mirrors
- Free-flowing/abstract shapes (symbolizing flowing water)
Decorative items to avoid in the career area:
- Earth colors (browns, beiges, light yellows)
- Earth objects – a little earth is great for grounding, but in the creative element cycle, earth and water = mud and counteract each other)
- Square objects
- Landscape pictures
Often, the career area falls in the entrance of your home. This means your front door is extremely important to your career, new opportunities, and life path!
If this is the case for you, make sure you check out: How to feng shui your front door
Feng shui cures for the career area:
A small fountain or aquarium, with the flow of water flowing in (towards) your home and not out (away from the home.) Flowing water represents a flowing, abundant career!
Items related to the career you have or the career you want. If you are trying to attract a new career, this is an excellent area to keep a career vision board!
Place a lamp or upward facing light in this area to shine a light on your career! If you are trying to attract forward momentum or new attention in your job, or attract a new job, turn the light on for a few hours a day for at least 8 days (or until you get the career movement you’re trying to attract!)
If the career area is in your entryway, here are feng shui enhancements for your entryway to attract money and wealth!
Keep in mind that the career area of your home is not the only area of your life that affects your success in your life path. Your desk and office space (at home or at work) also directly correlate with your career!
Click here to find out how to feng shui your desk.
What should you do if the career area of your home is missing?
Some homes are oddly shaped…
Click here to read this complete article.
