Feng Shui & Shop Locations

by Jodi Brunner

Isn’t it interesting that many shopping strips have an active and a passive side?

In Feng Shui we refer to this phenomena in terms of Yin and Yang.  The Yang side’s where there’s a concentration of activity.  A Yang location is preferred, especially for businesses.

This could be the side with more sun (good for a café strip) or the side with more shops.  It could be where the people find parking easier, or where there’s more shade from the weather.

Now, with shopping centres it’s a bit different.  Obviously where people enter and leave will be the most Yang area and a prime location.  Highpoint Tullamarine has a curved shape, with a pathway leading in an arc around the interior.  Basically it’s better to be located inside the curve of the arc, rather than outside the arc.

Melbourne Central’s is a good location as the tall building (wood - shaped like a tree-trunk) supports the cone-shaped dome (fire); so wood feeds the ‘firey’ shape, enhancing the centre.  Daimaru, however did not do so well because their administration area was within the tall building which has its energy drained.

Here are a few hints on choosing a good shop location:

  1. Don’t choose a shop directly opposite a T-intersection.  Shops on either side are OK.

  1. Rather, choose a shop on a meandering pathway/road.

  1. A shop on a corner is good as it benefits from two streams of traffic (especially if the door is across the corner).

  1. Look out for straight lines pointing towards the door or windows, they cause negative qi (energy).

  1. If you’re on a straight shopping strip, place tables, planter boxes or other objects outside the front of your shop to draw attention and slow down the qi and bring it inside.

  1. Avoid a location on a steep slope as wealth runs away like water.

 

Jodi Brunner is a Master of Feng Shui with Master Joseph Yu, Feng Shui Research Center, Canada.  She is primarily a Feng Shui practitioner and trainer, also an accredited speaking member of the National Speakers Association of Australia and the founder of the FENG SHUI network.  Contact Jodi at www.fengshuimaster.com.au for more info.

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