Feng Shui in the Kitchen

One of the things I love about our homes is the insight they give us into our inner world. I guarantee in some way you are completely aligned with your living situation. I know, sometimes that really sucks to hear and it doesn't always make sense.

The great news is, there are things we can do about it! For today, let's look at Feng Shui. It is just one tool I use to discover what is going on in my home, and therefore my life. Today, we're going to look at our kitchens. 

There are two ways a Feng Shui Bagua (also known as a map) can be used. We're going to look at both of them to get the most information we can. One uses the compass directions and the other uses the entrance wall of your home or room. The Bagua is commonly divided into 9 sections. You take a birdseye view of your home or room and divide it into equal sections. There are fixes you can make if your home or room isn't a square or rectangle. If you need help, reach out (soulmagicalmichele@gmail.com) and I'll see if I can help, or your can find a certified Feng Shui consultant. 

Let's take the map and place it over the entire home. We'll use the compass method first. You'll get a compass and find north. This is where the entrance side of the Bagua map needs to be placed. So the Career section will be on the north-facing side of your home. Most of us will find this pretty simple as most homes face a compass direction. Take note of what zone or zones your kitchen lands in. 

If your home does not face North, you can also place the map where your front entrance is. Line up the door wall with the entrance or career side of the map. I would suggest if you always use a door other than the front as your main entrance, use that door instead because that is the direction the energy most often enters your home. Again, take note of what zone or zones your kitchen lands in.

With this information in hand, take a minute to notice what your kitchen is like compared to the sections on the map. For instance, my kitchen is mostly located in the knowledge, with some career and a little ancestors when the compass is placed on it. When I place the map over my home entrance, I get the majority of the room in the wealth section with a bit in reputation and ancestors. What connection can I see?

My kitchen is a place where all the family cooks, eats, and doesn't do their chores without major effort on my side. It still has a lot that reminds me of my mom's way. I also have some major deep cleaning to do. My personal development often seems to be about how others view me and honestly, it takes me great effort to take time to read. Something interesting is the career section covers a cupboard that I just started deep cleaning and since doing that work, I have felt a need to get moving on my career again. Like my kitchen that I can't seem to keep clean, my money seems to constantly be a mess. What connections can you see in your kitchen?

Now let's move to the room itself. We can take that same map and put it over the room. We align the entrance side of the map with the wall our door is on. Now, notice what is going on in your kitchen. 

That cupboard I mentioned, it's in the wealth corner. That's exciting. I found as I approached cleaning that cupboard, I was avoiding doing it for many reasons and the deep hidden reason was I didn't want to feel the anger and resentment I associated with it. I have a lot of anger and resentment where money is concerned as well. My relationship corner is another disaster area that needs a deep cleaning. Is it a wonder that I have struggled with relationships and money? Or did my struggle create the mess in my home? Probably a bit of both.

The amazing thing is, you can change things in your home and create inner changes thereby changing your alignment. You can also change your inner world, which causes you to make outer changes. I have one area where I did some inner changes and now I can't stand it getting cluttered so I keep it clean. My alignment changed. When you intentionally create change in both the inner world and change things in your home everything is easier. You're clearing your home and more importantly, you're changing all the things that prevent you from being you.

I want to see you shine and have a home that reflects the essence of you!

Michele

Soul Shine Specialist

Wake up and live!

Capable

Today, I spent time with my mom. She's been gone for just over 18 months. Yes, I miss her. What isn't always talked about is the relief that sometimes comes with death. I had a lot more relief than I care to admit and a lot more than most people knew.

Today, I was healing. I wrote a list of some of the ways she criticized me and the messages I received from both what she said and how she treated me. I didn't care about getting everything out. I went with the few things that came. I plan to repeat the process a few times.

I remembered when we were moving. My mom sent me to bed. She let my brother stay up to help her pack. I remember feeling a little hurt but I had no clue the depth of pain I held in that memory. I received a big message, “You are not capable. You require more sleep than Steven.”

I have been looking for where the energy that taught me that I am not capable came from. I couldn't find it. I didn't know where to look. I think it's because I tend to look for one big event but this one was line upon line. The line when I was little told me I was too young to clean the toilet. This huge thing when I was twelve. A few other messages along the way. All add up and eventually, I just “know” that I am not capable and I get illnesses that prove that belief right.

I had a friend tell me that my words about work told him that I was believing that I wasn't worthy of money or that I was only worthy to be poor. He meant well, and I could definitely see why he thought that. I want to share with you that sometimes it isn't about worth, even when you think it is. I knew I was worthy of money and that I was worthy and deserve to have money. I didn't believe I was capable. All the worth in the world won't change your life if you don't believe you are capable.

If you have been working on self-love, self-worth, and other similar things and you aren't seeing changes in your life, consider that there is another word in the way. For me, it was capable. For you, it could be something else. 

If you want some assistance on this, reach out. It doesn't have to be to me, but I am here for you if you need it. I just want to see you shine, no matter how you get there. I know you are worthy, beautiful, and I even know you are capable! And so am I!

With love from my heart to yours,

Michele

Soul Shine Specialist

Wake up and live!

Voices

It has been so long since I have written. I sometimes wonder why. Why do I not do the things I claim to love?

There is vulnerability in writing. There is vulnerability in letting my point of view into the world. Of allowing people to read the thoughts in my heart. That is a pretty scary thing to do. 

The thoughts come flying in, sometimes I don't even know they are there but they are. Little voices in my head,. Little hidden voices, “What if they don't like you? What if they criticize your writing? What if you offend someone with your point of view? What if the (insert name of person or organization) read what you write and don't like what they read? What if you find out in a year or two that everything you wrote was wrong?” Do you have these voices too? Maybe your voices say different things but I imagine they all feel the same. 

Where do they come from? What purpose do they serve? Do they serve a purpose?

The voices are a part of our ego. An ego that is designed to keep you safe. Your ego cherishes you. It loves life and wants to live. All these thoughts are programmed to keep us safe.

That sounds like quite a stretch some days, doesn't it? There is no way that these fears and even negative self-talk telling us we are stupid or ugly or whatever could be protecting us. That's just a silly thought. What if it were true?

If you believe you are ugly, then you won't step into the light and then you won't get hurt. "Success," says the little thought. "I am keeping you safe here in the shadows." If you think you are stupid, you won't share your voice. If you are not heard, you cannot be rejected. "You will live and won't be hurt," thinks the little voice. "Success." On goes the thoughts in our head. On they go protecting us.

These little thoughts found their birth early in our life. In the very earliest days. One of my favorite things is finding where these little voices began and sending so much unconditional love and truth that they must release. Then the other voices can speak up. The voice that says, “You are so beautiful. Let yourself be seen. You are so smart. If you speak up, then you will fill the mind of another and together you will be lifted.” 

Imagine living a life where the little voices in your head realized that to truly live, you get to do those vulnerable things. That's where the living really happens. Safety is in reaching out.

Thank you so much for reading. Until next time,

Michele

Intuitive Healer & Soul Shine Specialist