Types of talismans.
Scandinavian.
Scandinavian amulets are pendants with images of runes. Most often these are three runes: Uruz . It will protect physical health and protect against psychological shocks. Recommended for timid, vulnerable, impressionable people. Algiz . His magic fights damage and the evil eye, including if the effect was sent to worsen health. Berkana . Women's amulet. Helps to conceive, bear and give birth to a child. Scandinavian symbols should be made of natural materials or noble metals. When applying runic signs to the base, it is worth doing this in such a way that they are in a straight position. Reversed runes will not help you achieve what you want, and sometimes the result can be completely opposite.
Eastern.
Most eastern amulets came to us from the teachings of Feng Shui. It is based on the belief that a person’s well-being is influenced by the invisible energy of Qi. Everything in life should be arranged in such a way that it circulates correctly - then you can become healthy, happy, rich.
Asian.
The easiest ways to become healthy the Asian way are:
- have a peach or citrus tree growing in the house,
- place the dining table in the eastern part of the house (apartment),
- buy a figurine with a picture of a crane. One bird will improve your health, two will help in family relationships.
In addition, the Chinese consider a turtle to be a symbol of longevity, and those who are struggling with an illness are advised to have a figurine of a white rabbit with them - it will help their recovery.
Islamic amulets.
Muslim culture prohibits resorting to the powers of magic, but some symbols related to religion are still considered capable of helping to preserve and improve health: Crescent . This symbol in Islam is the same as the Orthodox cross. It is worn exclusively around the neck, hidden under clothing. The sacred amulet gives health and longevity. Hand of Fatima . Protects the owner from damage, the evil eye, and protects from negative influences from the outside. The amulet is worn over clothing and is most often made of glass.
Japanese amulets.
Gofu . These amulets-hieroglyphs can be aimed at anything - including improving health. You need to select the desired hieroglyph, write it in black ink on white paper, and always carry it with you. Netsuke .
Miniature figurines of gods and animals, carved from wood and stone, appeared in Japan in the 16th century. Today they are worn as keychains. Each figure has a specific meaning. For health and longevity, they carried a figurine of the god Shousin with them.
Activation of health talismans
The method of activating talismans of health and longevity depends on where they are located. Objects located in the east are activated by water. Any figurine that will play the role of a talisman must be dipped in water and then, without wiping, placed in its proper place.
More difficult to activate images. Special incense that carries the energy of water will help. On their packaging it says “Water” or in English “Water”.
To activate the talismans located in the center of the house, you must resort to the element of fire. He gives birth to the earth just as water gives birth to a tree. Any earth talismans, and these are mainly crystals, minerals and vessels filled with soil, must be carried through fire, for example, through the flame of a lit candle.
Talismans need to be reactivated from time to time. And of course you will have to make sure that dirt and dust do not accumulate on them.
The effect of activation becomes noticeable immediately. Without this procedure, the required sector will not work at full capacity. It is especially important to activate the talismans of the center - without this it is impossible to achieve success in any area of life.
Feng Shui figures and plants for longevity.
All symbols in Feng Shui, including animals and plants, serve as a kind of magnets that attract the necessary circumstances to the house or to the owner. The following figurines will attract health and well-being: Pi Yao . This is an animal that has one horn, hooves, the face of a lion dog, a tail and wings. It is a powerful amulet against the evil eye and damage. If there are cemeteries, mental hospitals and other sources of negative energy near your home, you should place the figurine facing such objects. Dragon turtle . It has a double effect at once. Like a dragon, it radiates the life-giving energy of Qi, like a turtle, it radiates protective energy. The figurine of an ordinary turtle is also a symbol of health and longevity. Plants in the house are greatly welcomed by the teachings of Feng Shui. The only limitation is that you cannot place them in the bedroom. The Chinese consider bamboo, orange tree, pear tree, dogwood, and cypress to represent health.
Search for the health sector in the home
You can find out where the health zone is in the apartment using the Lo-Shu square and a compass. The health sector is eastern. There are also personal sectors that are calculated taking into account the year of birth and gender. But it is common for the whole family - in this direction.
The eastern sector should be kept open. You cannot place furniture there or pile up any other items, especially unnecessary rubbish.
What is important in Feng Shui for health is to track where the windows of the living space face. If it is in an open area or green space, a park, then this is good. If the windows overlook buildings, especially those with corners facing windows on the east side, since the health sector is located in the east, then this is bad. In this case, you need to hang curtains made of thick fabric and blinds.
If a cemetery or hospital is visible from any windows in the house, this is a life-threatening sign. The energy flow of Yin predominates in the house. And health is Yang. How to avoid problems in this case: paint the doors red, close the windows tightly. It is worth fixing a Bagua mirror above the front door. It will help reflect all the negative energy that is trying to enter the house.
Universal amulet tree of life.
This amulet is used in almost all cultures. It represents the origin of life, its course and its end.
The tree of life is always depicted as healthy and powerful: a massive trunk, long branches, dense foliage. Sometimes it was depicted as blooming, sometimes as bearing fruit. The tree symbolized the connection between the past, present, future, life and the afterlife, the spiritual and the physical.
Today this symbol can be embroidered or tattooed. The tree symbolizes physical health and spiritual development.
What does longevity symbolize?
The following symbols are popular in Feng Shui:
- crane;
- deer and hare;
- peach;
- pine;
- bamboo.
In Chinese culture, the graceful crane bird has always been associated with longevity. The crane personifies spring and rebirth, so such a figurine will have a beneficial effect on the energy of the home. It is recommended to place a bird figurine in the eastern part of the house to enhance the energy of longevity. If direct rays of the sun fall on it, this indicator will increase.
Bamboo
A deer and a hare are two forest inhabitants, whose figurines are suitable for arranging the longevity sector in an apartment. Both of them are energetic animals that spend their whole lives in motion, so their figures will help all family members become cheerful and active. You can also choose paintings (posters, panels, embroidery) depicting these forest inhabitants.
The peach is a symbol of a quick recovery, because it is not for nothing that this fruit is brought to sick relatives and friends who are wished for a speedy recovery. You can decorate the eastern zone of your home with fresh fruits or their dummies. The fruits should be placed in a glass or crystal vase. The number of fruits varies from 5 to 9. If it is not possible to get peaches or their dummies, in the longevity zone you can hang a still life depicting these fruits, which symbolize good health and longevity in Feng Shui.
Bamboo is an unpretentious plant, without which it is impossible to imagine the history and culture of China. In the teachings of Feng Shui, it plays a special role, since it not only gives a person good health, but also helps to ward off evil forces. When arranging the eastern part, mats made from this healing herb are used.
Pine is another plant that symbolizes longevity in Feng Shui. To decorate the eastern part of the home, paintings depicting a pine forest or branches of the tree of the same name are suitable. Pine gives a person good health, courage and bravery.
Symbols of longevity and good health can be placed in other areas of the apartment, and this will not make healing pictures and figures any less effective.
In order for the longevity sector to have a beneficial effect on the residents of an apartment or house, the home must be ventilated as often as possible. Circulating air prevents stagnation of energy, giving it vitality. It is also necessary to constantly maintain order in the eastern part, since any garbage and chaos personifies illness and lack of strength.
The power of trees.
Trees in many cultures are symbols of longevity, therefore, if you have a living tree in your home, its leaves, fruits, branches, you can count on their help.
Acacia.
Acacia symbolizes eternal flowering and eternal life. This tree or an amulet with its image will not only protect the health of its owner, but will also fill his life with new energy.
Bamboo.
Bamboo has always been considered a strong and hardy plant. It is these qualities that he will endow his owner with. In addition, it is a symbol of longevity, good health, good luck, luck.
Apricot.
It is enough to simply carry with you an apricot kernel, sawn in half - such a talisman successfully fights stress and bad mood.
Feng Shui health and our body
Health and elements
Our emotions and thoughts affect the state of the body. Their quality can either improve the movement of Qi energy in the body or worsen it, leading to serious illnesses.
If we consider the body based on the beliefs of Feng Shui, then it is also worth talking about 5 elements that affect the functioning of our body. Any of the 5 main parts is represented in our body by one or another system and is responsible for its true functioning. Understanding which element is responsible for which system will allow you to balance the impact of a suitable element, weakening or strengthening it if necessary.
Water
Water is responsible for the functioning of the kidneys and genitourinary system. If you are having difficulty in this area, you should start going with the flow rather than against it. Take everything in your life as an opportunity to improve it. Contact the water more, look at it, and just go swimming.
Fire
The heart, circulatory and nervous systems are subject to the influence of the fire element. If you have difficulty with these areas, find a calming activity and start sticking to a routine. In other words, you should start organizing your life.
Earth
The gastrointestinal tract, immune and endocrine systems in the body are represented by the Earth. Difficulties with this zone indicate that you worry a lot about others. Start taking more care of yourself, your body, please and pamper yourself.
Tree
Responsible for the elasticity of the joints and the poor condition of the liver. In a metaphysical sense, cracking joints and clumsiness speak of your inability to be flexible and accept new events in your life. Naturally, you should do gymnastics. Long walks among the trees - in a forest or park - will help.
Metal
Respiratory organs and allergic reactions, skin. All difficulties associated with breathing come from the inability to enjoy life, to “breathe deeply” all its joys. Allow yourself to be happy. Sometimes deviate from your own harsh rules, sometimes just be a happy child.
Health is our life
Naturally, no matter how much we harmonize the place of our own home, we will never be healthy, leading an incorrect lifestyle and destructive thoughts. Health is simply unrealistic without movement, rest and regular nutrition. Remember this when arranging Feng Shui signs or decorating rooms with curtains. Only by collectively influencing our body, thoughts and place can we become truly awake.
To attract health, the Eastern tradition of Feng Shui advises paying more attention to achieving harmony with the environment, and you should start with your own home. How to create a health zone at home according to Feng Shui, what symbol and color corresponds to it, we will now figure it out.
Feng Shui health zone
According to Eastern philosophy, it precisely determines the possibility of achieving harmonious relationships with the outside world. As soon as you feel unwell, discord immediately appears in your relationships with your family, and at work everything is not so smooth, and your creative abilities decline. But this connection is two-way, that is, by establishing relationships in one of the areas of life, you can ensure good health. The greatest influence on a person is the home environment, so first of all you need to put things in order in your home.
According to the teachings of Feng Shui, the health sector is located in the eastern part of the house and runs through its center. It is this part of the home that needs to be kept in order; here you need to periodically update the situation, getting rid of old things. Also, the correct flow of energy is negatively affected by corners, overhanging beams and shelves. To remove their negative influence, it is necessary to use draperies, bells or climbing plants. According to Feng Shui, the predominant color in the health zone should be green; blue and black can also be used.
Feng Shui talismans for health
In order to strengthen the health zone, Feng Shui suggests using special talismans that carry the positive energy of longevity. Traditionally, peach is considered a sign of health according to Feng Shui. Also a good talisman is bamboo, lotus, pine, an image of a crane or deer.
A large square or oval table covered with a red tablecloth placed in the center of the apartment will contribute to the health of all inhabitants. Another common symbol of health is the figurine of the star elder Shou-shin. And in order to create harmony in all areas of life, it is recommended to place all three star elders in the center of the house. You can also place it in the northwestern sector or in a room used for family gatherings. In this case, Fu-sin, who is taller than the other elders, should stand in the center.
Another symbol of health is the peach, preferably made of porcelain or stone. A lotus made of crystal is often used as a talisman, which can attract health, happiness, beauty and wealth to the house. It is believed that the lotus attracts positive energy, and crystal cleanses the house of negativity, protects against infertility, improves attention and memory.
Cranes are also a well-known symbol of health, most often they are depicted against a background of pine trees, being symbols of well-being. Bamboo is a symbol of long life. Due to its unpretentiousness, it can be grown at home. You can also put a bamboo mat or use this material in other ways for room decoration.
In general, Feng Shui recommends placing more green plants in the health zone; a bonsai, a miniature tree, would be an excellent choice. It is best to choose pine, as it is also a symbol of longevity.
To improve your well-being, you can hang a sign with the hieroglyph “health”, placing it in accordance with the Feng Shui tradition in the eastern sector of the house.
Particular attention should be paid to the children's room; Feng Shui for the health of children does not recommend overloading it with various symbols. It will be enough to slightly enhance some aspects with the help of a bell, a wind chime with 8 pendants or an elephant figurine.
The teachings of Feng Shui for health assign two sectors to the Bagua trigram: the eastern sector and the center. Indeed, human health determines lifestyle, material well-being, successes and failures in personal life, career, and affects all areas of activity.
When activating this sector, it is important to pay attention to your own body, internal balance and correctly arrange your health zone according to Feng Shui.
Activating the health zone will improve your well-being, speed up the healing process if you and your loved ones are sick, will help you maintain health and will promote the circulation of positive Qi energy in your home.
How to do it yourself?
The most powerful amulets are those made with your own hands. The main thing is that only natural materials are used in the work.
Dolls.
Soft fabric dolls without faces were made for those who were already sick. For a long time, such crafts were placed in the bed of a sick person so that the disease would pass on to the doll. After recovery occurred, the doll was burned. Green and red colors are suitable for making such dolls.
Sewing a bag with herbs.
An ordinary cotton or linen bag is filled with medicinal dry herbs. It could be wormwood, rowan, rose hip, etc.
The color of the bag can be any, but it is better if it is orange, red, green. These are the colors of health, life, energy.
The bag will not only keep you healthy, but also get rid of negativity.
Wax amulet.
This amulet is very strong, but the difficulty is that ordinary paraffin candles are not suitable for making it. You need natural beeswax.
The prepared wax is divided into three parts, from each an amulet of any shape is sculpted, onto which magical symbols or runes denoting health are applied. During illness, the talisman is applied to problem areas - it relieves the disease and relieves pain.
Feng Shui talismans against diseases
Be sure to activate the health zone, it is located in the central part of the house (or living room). A powerful activator is a chandelier with crystal or glass pendants. Also, various objects and decorations made of ceramics, clay, glass or crystal would be appropriate in the health zone.
Buy a picture or figurine of a crane. This mystical bird attracts health, longevity and prosperity.
A very strong talisman is the peach. In China, it is presented to a sick person. You can choose porcelain figurines of peaches or place a platter of fresh fruit on the living room table. The main thing is that there should be 5 or 9 of them. Pictures depicting ruddy fruits are also suitable. You can also use oranges instead of peaches.
Chinese character for “Health”
A turtle figurine will also improve the situation in the house. Try to make it yourself, for example, from clay - and its miraculous healing abilities will increase many times over.
If your family members get sick too often, feng shui masters advise getting a canary: the singing of birds helps to quickly restore energy.
The Chinese character “Health” gives good health, promotes rapid recovery from illness, and gives strength and energy. Print and cut out the hieroglyph (or better yet, redraw it with your own hands), stick it on a piece of cardboard and place it in the health area or at the head of the bed.
Hieroglyph "Health"
We do not attach importance to our own health as long as we have it. As soon as a discrepancy appears in this area, everything that made sense before - means, career, affairs - fades into the background. If you are not feeling unwell, then most likely you are already following many well-known health tips. But if trouble has settled in your family, and all family members begin to get sick, you should start acting consciously! In the study of Feng Shui, health and its maintenance are of enormous importance. After all, other characteristics of our life are possible only with the ordinary work of our body.
So, what should you do to improve your health based on Feng Shui beliefs? You should pay attention to three main parameters - your thoughts, body and the state of the apartment.
Health zone in Feng Shui - talismans
Well, now let's move on directly to the talismans.
An excellent traditional talisman for the Health zone are the Star Elders. I talked about them in the article “Traditional Feng Shui talismans for the Family zone,” I won’t repeat myself here, I will only say that these deities are a magnificent and very powerful talisman for the Health zone. In addition, they, in principle, attract good luck (and money too!) to your home. This is the talisman that I would recommend to everyone.
Peaches are considered a symbol of health in China. Therefore, images of peaches or,
in fact, these fruits themselves are the talisman of the Health zone. If possible, place a dish with 5 peaches (5 is the number of this zone) in the center of the room. Instead of peaches, you can use oranges; they also symbolize health and longevity.
I hope you understand that feng shui is all about harmony and beauty. So when I write “place a dish of peaches in the center of the room,” I mean if you have a table there, and this dish will look beautiful and natural on it. And then there are cases when a person, trying to literally follow the recommendations of Feng Shui, measures his home almost with a protractor and simply “sticks” certain talismans into “strategically important points”, without caring about how it looks from the outside.
This is completely the wrong approach. Always remember that Feng Shui is the study of harmonizing space. And success in using Feng Shui talismans depends to a large extent on how beautifully and harmoniously you manage to arrange them in your home. Sometimes it is advisable to abandon even the most powerful talisman if it does not fit into your environment at all. This is where you look for yourself and get creative.
Let's return to the talismans of the Health zone. Among plants, pine and bamboo are considered symbols of health and longevity. Their images can be placed in the center of the house, but I would advise not to focus much attention on them, after all, they are an element of the zone
Health is the Earth, and plants belong to the Wood element, symbolically draining the Earth. Therefore, if you decide to use pictures with pine or bamboo, do not take huge panels. It’s better to limit yourself to small “volumes”.
