Western Zone of Creativity and Children according to Feng Shui: how to activate

What is this sector responsible for?

The children's sector influences the happiness, well-being and health of younger family members, as well as creative self-realization. By activating it, you can achieve your chosen goal:

• pregnancy;
• development of the child’s inherent abilities;
• harmony in relationships with children;
• desires to become a creative person;
• unlocking your own potential in the field of creativity;
• participation in a creative project.

The children's zone is a direction that symbolizes childhood, and therefore should be filled with light, joy and positivity. When designing a sector according to Feng Shui, parents strive to achieve harmony, since in an energetically balanced space the child will grow up happy, purposeful, and self-confident.

Conclusions: what will make creative activities attractive to a child?

1. Free access to materials and the opportunity to choose what to do.
2. Keep everything you need for class on one tray or basket.
3. Comfortable spot.
4. A clear presentation of the lesson - the child must know what and how to do in order to get results.
5. Minimal adult intervention.
6. Classes according to the child’s interests and capabilities: it should not be too easy for him (he will get bored), but also not too difficult (he will get disappointed and quit).
7. Lack of templates and preset topics.

The article was prepared based on materials from the online course “Development and education of a child from 1 to 3 years old”

Photo by Anna Jost from the blog Eltern vom Mars

Finding a children's area in the apartment

To highlight the children and creativity sector, you will need a floor plan, a compass with which you can easily determine the cardinal directions in the apartment, and a Bagua grid, which you need to print and cut out. By focusing on it, you can strengthen the influence of vital energy Qi on the necessary area of ​​life. It is important to consider that the arrangement of sectors on the Bagua diagram mirrors the cardinal directions.

How to find the children's zone:

1. Draw a floor plan of the apartment on a piece of paper. Indicate all rooms, projections, window and door openings.
2. Draw the plan to the correct rectangle and mark the cardinal directions.
3. Divide the rectangle into 9 equal parts.
4. Overlay the plan on the Bagua grid to identify zones, each of which corresponds to one of the areas of a person’s life. According to Feng Shui, the Western sector is for children.

The best option would be when the children's room falls into the children's area. If this does not happen, you can use the rectangle method in the room itself and bring harmony into the child’s life.

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If a child is creative not in the way we expect

It happens that we show a child how to stick a circle on paper, but instead he begins to smear the glue on the table or tear the paper. And after our attempt to show him “how it should be”, he becomes capricious and runs away.

Here's what our expert Anna Fedosova, a psychologist and Montessori teacher, thinks about it. ⠀

Children under 3 years old have a different attitude towards creative materials. For them, everything they do is a tool for learning about their capabilities and the capabilities of the physical world. ⠀ Therefore, kids start not by drawing a picture, but with doodles, with strokes, dots, loops, blots, spots. They glue it and immediately tear it off. Or glue it, dry it and tear it off. They paint paper with glue. They paint separately with glue and lay out the shapes on the paper. Shake them off. They watch in amazement as they fall. Or they don't pay attention to it at all. And this work with the study of the artistic medium itself is important and relevant. ⠀ Activities that the child designed and implemented himself are of great value for practicing a specific skill and for personal development. I decided to put the circle in a certain place on the sheet - and I did. I would like to repeat something important. To do this, it is equally logical from the baby’s point of view to glue several circles, and one to glue-tear-glue-tear. And resistance to our intervention is a very clear protest of a person who is being prevented from doing his business. ⠀ In many situations, it is important for an adult to insist that the child do something exactly as shown and as required of the child. An adult is obliged to guide the child, for the sake of safety, for the sake of unobvious supra-situational benefits. For example, maintaining a daily routine: in the moment it is not clear why it is good to stop doing one thing and move on to another, but order in time is useful for the child. Or when a child is enthusiastically cutting a curtain, we interrupt and offer an alternative. ⠀ But if the child is already busy and doesn’t spoil anything, then there is no need to interfere. Where you can let the child manage his own business, do so. You don't have a postcard factory. You have a piece production of a self-sufficient personality who learns to be responsible for what she does. Herself.

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How to activate the children's zone

In order for the desired zone to work, it is necessary to follow some recommendations for activating the space:

1. Purity. Feng Shui does not accept clutter: garbage, old things or dust.
2. Lighting. Beautiful chandeliers, table lamps, sconces, and spotlights will help maintain the balance of energies and achieve activation of the zone. The light should be warm and moderately bright.
3. Fresh air. The Qi energy must be renewed, so it is necessary to ventilate the room more often.
4. Fragrances. You can use aroma lamps or sticks with scents of jasmine, cedar, citrus, lavender, cinnamon or geranium. Smells, like a magnet, attract the necessary flows of energy.

Suitable talismans:

1. It is better to choose “Music of the Wind” bells that are hollow and without sharp corners.
2. Deity figurines. For example, Hotei, surrounded by children, is a life-loving god who is a source of favorable Qi energy. It symbolizes a happy childhood and healthy offspring, and will become a talisman for those who dream of a child.
3. Netsuke figurines depicting children.
4. Children's drawings or paintings depicting forest landscapes, baby animals, frames for which should be chosen in white or metallic colors.
5. Elephant amulet will protect and support the child.
6. A crystal globe is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom.
7. Child's achievements: cups, medals, certificates.

Colors and shapes

It is recommended to design the creativity and children’s sector so that the energy flows are coordinated:

1. Yin is the energy of calm and relaxation. Neutral shades are suitable: beige, cream, olive. They can be used for wall and ceiling coverings.
2. Yang is characterized by brightness and saturation. These colors are suitable for creating accents: rugs, curtains, bedspreads, decorative pillows.

If it is impossible to design a sector in the desired color scheme, you can change individual details, for example, home textiles or mascots for the children’s area.

Favorable colors according to Feng Shui:

• white;
• silver;
• grey;
• gold;
• brown;
• yellow;
• terracotta.

The shape of objects is important. She must be:

• round;
• oval;
• square.

Pay attention to rounded corners and streamlined shapes of furniture, oval or square frames for images of suitable colors. You should not choose triangular frames and unfavorable shades (blue, red, orange, green and black) in the design of the sector.

Elements of this zone

The main element governing the children's sector is Metal. Therefore, the presence of various metal objects made of steel, gold, silver, bronze, etc. is important here. Suitable for this:

• metal rack;
• hanging shelves;
• silver bells;
• wind chimes with metal tubes, of which there should be 7 - this is the number of the sector;
• Chinese coins;
• candlesticks;
• lamps.

Signs symbolizing the element of Metal are also simple or precious stones, glass, and crystals.

Earth strengthens the element of Metal, while Water and Fire weaken it. Therefore, the room should not be decorated in blue or red colors. You cannot overload the space; 2-3 objects are enough to attract the necessary energy.

The Life Zone of Creativity according to Feng Shui is the most important part of every person’s life!

Hello!

Finally I got to my creative workshop. This time there is a very symbolic and interesting topic - another life zone according to Feng Shui - the Creativity zone .
I'll start with the Koan:

«Gain skill first, creativity will come later».

Very wise. Only where you feel like a fish in water can you improvise, create something new - create.

Now “Om” of the Creativity zone:

«What's on the outside is really on the inside».

You can place “Om” in your personal room or living room near a vase with multi-colored candies (for example, marmalade or M&M’s), which will denote alluring and inviting creativity.

The main color of this Bagua zone is white.

Corresponding body parts: arms and waist.

The Feng Shui recommended silhouette is fitted and form-fitting.

The wisdom of the Creativity zone is to find the creative streak in yourself, find creative solutions to emerging life problems, develop talents given by nature, and with their help make your life happy and beautiful.

This zone is the action zone. Creative inspiration does not come through desires and hopes on their own. The ability to create will come through action. You need to participate in life.

What does it mean? This means finding some interesting and favorite activity for yourself that brings joy. For some it may be dancing, for others - swimming, yoga, for others - cooking, etc. To learn to relax, be flexible and free. This will bring creative energy.

Take action! Thanks to action, you will be inspired to grow and learn new things, gain the necessary skills, so that you can then create freely.

You need to be open to new knowledge and ideas. To do this, you can visit museums, exhibitions, concerts, competitions, competitions. It’s good to travel, and you don’t have to go somewhere far; you can visit areas of the city remote from your place of residence or nearby populated areas.

An important point for the Creativity zone is bringing what you started to the end, completeness. This will create a solid foundation for further actions, discipline and self-expression, and teach patience.

The creative process is the most important part of every person’s life. The creative element has a place in any profession and life situation.

In order for the muse to visit more often, you need to constantly train your brain. Learn not to be distracted by various stimuli, and focus internally on a specific goal. This will allow us to find contact with the inner child within us. And children, as we know, never stop creating. Inner concentration is food for creativity, like the Earth is for a plant.

Creativity is integral to knowing yourself. You should look inside yourself honestly and identify your shortcomings and strengths. Ask your loved ones about yourself, how they see you, what are your positive and negative sides. All this will help you get your true image in order to appreciate and take advantage of what is given to you by nature, to see your amazing and unique creative abilities. Perhaps what you yourself take for granted is your main talent.

The Life Zone of Creativity corresponds to the element of Metal. However, this metal is not too hard. We can say that creativity is your “armor” that will help you defend yourself in this world. They should be reliable and fit you perfectly. To do this, you need to learn to achieve inner peace, to go through life not chaotically, without a rudder, but to find roots and strength, to be yourself, the master of your destiny.

Let's stop there for now. There is still a lot of interesting things ahead for us to learn about this Bagua zone.

To be continued …

Your guide and travel companion on the road to Paradise, Natalie Paradise.

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Activation of zones according to Feng Shui

If you want to attract luck, prosperity, and health to your apartment, you need to activate each Feng Shui zone, give it an impetus for proper operation and distribution of positive energy.

To activate the wealth zone, place the following talismans in it:

• Money Tree. The fat plant or money tree carries living energy and symbolizes profit and money. If you put three coins under the pea, this will strengthen its influence.
• Paintings with beautiful landscapes. They are associated with prosperity and advancement.
• Ponds, fountains, aquariums with fish. Make sure that the water is always clean, the talismans are well-groomed and well-lit.
• Figurine of the god Hotei. With its help you can attract wealth and prosperity.
• Three-legged toad. Place the figurine so that it looks deep into the apartment. An obligatory element is a coin, which is freely in the toad’s mouth.
• A bell with a red thread at the top. Ringing the bell will help activate the wealth zone.

To activate the health zone, place the following talismans:

• Fruits, you can put a basket of fruits, hang pictures with their images.
• A crystal chandelier can transform Sha energy into Qi energy.
• Table - place it in the central part of the area, put fruit on it.
• A picture with cranes.

Cranes are a symbol of health

We activate the zone of love and marriage using paired items:

• Candles. A pair of beautiful candles symbolize love and romance. Light them up more often.
• Cranes, doves, and swans in a pair symbolize love, fidelity, and a strong marriage.
• A pair of pillows of the same theme.
• Hang up a photo of your couple.

Listen to romantic, quiet music in the love and marriage zone, don’t quarrel here.

To activate the glory zone, use the following items:

• Crystal pyramid. It symbolizes exaltation, the desire to reach heights.
• Phoenix bird. The figurine of fiery shades embodies life and movement.
• Photos, portraits of successful people.
• A horse rearing up. The energy of the talisman will be enhanced by a coin attached to the back.

The children and creativity zone can be activated using the following symbols:

• Figurines of the god Fuxing.
• Wind chimes - the ringing of metal tubes will charge the children's area with positive energy, improve well-being, and improve health.
• Round shaped pictures.
• Children's crafts.

All these symbols will fill the children’s area with positivity, joy, discover talents, and promote creativity.

The family and health zone is activated:

• Objects or details are green.
• Wooden figurines, furniture.
• Live, well-groomed plants.
• Soft lighting.

You can activate the assistants and travel zone using:

• posters, paintings depicting interesting places;
• metal bells;
• candlesticks;
• crystals.

Activate the travel and assistants zone when you want to go to interesting places, find assistants and advisers for the implementation of your trip.

The zone of wisdom and knowledge can be activated using the following talismans:

• Red candles, don’t forget to light them often.
• World maps, globe.
• Animal figurines.
• Books

To activate the career zone, place here:

• Ship figurine. The bow of the ship should face a wall or corner. The figurine will help in acquiring and developing your business.
• Bronze fish figurines.
• Turtle figurine. It will help you find patrons and support from influential people.
• A vase in the shape of a ball. Place white flowers in it - they will enhance the meaning of the vase. This talisman promotes career growth, increased income, and profit.

Expert opinion

Melnik Dmitry

feng shui master

In order for all sectors to distribute energy correctly and help, keep them clean. Sort out the trash, throw away unnecessary things, trash, broken or broken things.