Most readers will probably be
surprised that the third installment in our Three
Life Pillars of Feng Shui Series has to do with the energetic
quality of the kitchen stove. The Chinese believe that the
stove focuses the energies of the cook, food and fire to create
nourishment for physical health and the strength to earn
money. The quality of the chi flow in the kitchen directly
affects the way our bodies absorb and process the nutrients in
food. Many feng shui masters would argue that the quality of
the chi energy in your food and the stove where it is prepared, are
more important than its intrinsic nutritional value. Of
course, fresh and organic foods are best for you, however, we will
leave dietary tips to qualified nutritional experts, and
concentrate instead on improving the energetic quality around your
kitchen stove.
Incorporating the following nine
tips into your kitchen decor can vastly improve the feng shui
energies in your home:
Hang a mirror behind your stove, enabling the
cook to see the entrance to the kitchen. If this is
impractical, place a mirror on a stand and angle it toward the
doorway.
Hang a metal wind chime in the center of the
kitchen to disperse chi evenly thoughout the room.
If your kitchen stove is visible from the
threshold of your front door, hang a curtain or place a screen to
block the view. If this is impractical, hang a wind chime or
faceted crystal sphere half way between the two points.
Keep your stove spotlessly clean and in tip top
shape. Be sure to repair faulty pilot lights.
If your stove has a clock, make sure that
it works properly, as a malfunctioning clock is symbolic of 'time
running out' or 'moving too quickly'.
Keep all other parts of your stove in good
working order as well. Including lights, knobs, fixtures,
hood, fan, broiler and oven.
Be sure to rotate the use of all four burners
on your stove. Most people only cook on the front two and
create an imbalance of energy.
An energy conflict occurs between cold and hot,
yin and yang, when a stove and refrigerator are too close
together. Place a mirror on the side of your refrigerator to
symbolically separate them. Or, hang a faceted lead
crystal between the two points.
Large kitchen knives should be kept in drawers
rather than displayed in a butcher's block. Excessive visible
cutlery symbolically 'severs' the connection between you and the
positive energy produced by the stove.
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