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By on May 27, 2010

Feng Shui can help you better understand how you currently express yourself in all areas of your life and how to do so more authentically. Of prime importance is the arena in which you express yourself professionally. And yet ‘career’ is not just about your paid job: it is about your path in life. There are many things that you can do in your home to help you more clearly align with your highest calling. 

 

In Feng Shui, there are nine primary life areas that are mapped out in your home. The career/life-path sector is in the center of the wall in which the main entrance is located. Each individual room also has a career/life-path area, located in the center of the wall that holds the door (think of your life path being ‘front and center’ in your space). If the door is located in the center as opposed to on either the left or right side of the wall, then the space should be clear and organized to keep your life path unobstructed: ensure that the door isn’t blocked by coats, footwear, or other objects (this is actually important for any door!). 

 

Images and objects related to your personal choice of career are an excellent support. Since seeing is believing, having your ideal career represented in the career zone of your space can help you see yourself engaging in that activity professionally. Place an image or two of yourself doing what you would love to do for work in this area of the room – not in that area of the bedroom, however, or you might find yourself thinking of work instead of sleeping. (The other suggestions below are better in the bedroom.)  In a session with a musician client, we hung a picture of him in performance in the career zone of his apartment, near the front door; that night, he had one of his most successful gigs to date. 

 

If you aren’t sure of what particular vocation is best for you, there are some general symbols that can provide support and alignment. An image of a meandering path or road is a wonderful reminder of life’s twists and turns. It is said that all roads lead to Rome and all rivers lead to the ocean; an image of a meandering path can prepare you to navigate the detours that you can come across as you head towards your aspirations. Rarely do things proceed in a straight line, and a curved pathway shows a willingness to see changes in direction as rerouting opportunities as opposed to believing them to be obstacles. 

 

The turtle represents tenacity and authenticity. As demonstrated in the famous "Turtle and the Hare" fable, ‘slow and steady wins the race’ – the turtle is therefore a supportive symbol for walking one’s path with determination. Our home is a reflection of our personal energy, and just as the turtle carries its home with it, we too carry the sum total of our being with us. This symbol can speak to us expressing ourselves authentically and wholly in all that we do in life.

 

May you fully be yourself as you walk your path! 

 

Mark Ainley is a contemporary Feng Shui consultant based in Vancouver. A former resident of Tokyo, he consults internationally for home and business owners. To contact him, write him at markainley@gmail.com or visit www.markainley.com

About Mark Ainley

Mark Ainley is a Contemporary Feng Shui Consultant and Emotional Stress Consultant living in Vancouver. A former 5-year resident of Tokyo, Mark consults with clients internationally to help them design living and work spaces in alignment with their goals. He also provides consulting in emotional stress management, as well as in the connection between facial structure and innate behavioural and communication patterns. He can be reached through his website: www.senseofspace.com and www.markainley.com.