Many homes have pets like dogs, Cats, birds, rabbits and some have aquariums. Be it a pet which is living with us or inside the aquarium, they contribute a lot to the movement of energy (chi) in a living space when they move.
Pets are considered as good Feng Shui but just having pets at home is not everything, allowing them to live in an natural environment, maintaining them and keeping them happy is the key to good Feng Shui. Having fishes in an aquarium which has murky or green water, smelling badly, fishes which look tired are extremely bad Feng Shui and are symbols of sickness and stagnation in a space.
According to Feng Shui, cosmic breath or ch'i energy permeates the atmosphere, the earth and all living things. Feng Shui Master's seek to channel and enhance environmental energy or ch'i to improve human energy and thus increase happiness, wealth and prosperity.
In nature, all things are in harmony. Animals living in nature live harmoniously with the energies that surround them. When animals spend most or all of their time in artificial indoor environments, they are at the mercy of the inharmonious energies that might be present in the environment. These energies can greatly affect their health and emotional well being. You may have taken great pains to create a harmonious and esthetically beautiful atmosphere in your home without considering that, for your animal companion, things may be far from harmonious. This can be better understood by taking a look at indoor life from the perspective of your cat, dog or other small animal. Get down at their eye level and take a look around. Often the area closest to the floor is the most neglected from a housekeeping standpoint, being the most untidy. It is all a matter of perspective. What you experience and what your cat, dog or rabbit experiences can be quite different, indeed!
Cats, in particular, are extremely sensitive to the energies given off by different objects and the energies generated by different configurations of objects. When you communicate with a cat, or other small animal they will communicate a sense of discomfort with their indoor environment. When you ask the animals to give a visual picture of what they are experiencing you are often presented with the view of the underside of a bed, couch or other piece of furniture. These areas in most homes are often cluttered, untidy and the last to be cleaned. We simply don't think of these areas of our homes because, to us, they are of little impact. To our animal companions, however, particularly when they are of a diminutive size, these areas comprise a great deal of their world.
Cats respond to the creation of beautiful, harmonious settings placed at their level. Placing small container plants close to the floor along with mirrors and colourful objects makes them very happy. They respond immediately to this kind of decorating on their behalf and consequently they spend far less time on top of furniture.
Creating sacred space for our animal companions not only makes them healthier and happier but enriches our lives as well.
Author
S.B.S.Surendran
Master Feng Shui Consultant and Traditional Vaastu Practitioner
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