The Art of Feng Shui involves the placement of enhancement objects in relationship to our surroundings - in particular our home and business. In Asia, a Feng Shui Master will even be consulted by the Architect n the planning of the relationships of rooms, doorways and windows to themselves and the forces of nature. It is truly believed that the proper, or improper, positioning and association of all these elements will have a dramatic impact on your life. Here we offer the enhancement symbols with their meanings for your own Feng Shui collection.

Despite being an au courant fad, Feng Shui -- pronounced "fung shway" -- is nothing new to the Chinese. In fact, Feng Shui is a millennia-old practice.

The Chinese have long believed that if a home or business had a harmonious and positive flow of chi', which refers to cosmic breath or energy, those living and working there would benefit, thus enjoying health, happiness and prosperity. Palaces, farmhouses, temples and even entire cities were laid according to Feng Shui's precepts.

Feng Shui is a way of living in harmony with nature. Feng Shui is different for each person, just as each person is different from all other people. In a perfect world every person would live in the correct country for him, in the perfect house for her, with the entirety right furniture for all. We do not have that perfect world. The basis of Feng Shui is to find a place where the energy could flow freely with a positive force.

Feng Shui also has a very common sense outlook about getting rid of clutter. If you are not using it, get rid of it. Give it away or put it in the trash. Keep all rooms free of unneeded items. Clean out closets, attics, garages and basements. Let the universal life force flow in and out of the house. What we often cannot do is move walls or doors to help the energy to be positive. There are things that can be done for that door that is on the wrong wall or the window that has a bad view. Some of the things that can help in many cases are a living plant, a mirror, wind chimes or a crystal.

Crystal is a very powerful energy activator. The energy of the crystal can be amplified by a person's thoughts and feelings. Placing a crystal in the corner of a room will encourage the universal life force to flow through the room freely. If the energy does not flow freely in a room it can affect health, thoughts and abundance of wealth. This is also true in a business or home office.

    LOTUS - The Lotus, called 'Lian Hua' in Chinese is a universal symbol of purity and enlightenment. Regarded as good fortune flower by many Feng Shui masters, the lotus is said to turn bad luck to good luck and heighten your sense of joy and peace. In Chinese custom, the word 'Lian' sounds like successive and if depicted with the image of a baby, it becomes a symbol of good descendant luck. And because lotus leaves protect the fish under them and fish is regarded as abundance, the lotus also symbolizes good fortune secured through generations. One of the revered Eight Immortals, Ho Hsien Ku holds a lotus. She's a symbol of family and marriage luck.

The Lotus rising beautifully from the mud and murky water signifies overcoming obstacles in life suggests bad things can turn good and pure, even in the darkest and gloomiest situations. This inspires one that one can distance oneself from any bad luck and sufferings, eventually rise out of it and bloom elegantly if one has a pure and sincere heart.

The Lotus is also associated with Buddhism. The Buddhist sutras say that the lotus has four virtues: scent, purity, softness and loveliness. Legend has it that before Siddartha Gaotama's or the Buddha's birth, his mother dreamed of a white elephant presenting her with a lotus flower. When the Buddha was born, a lotus appeared in ten directions with each of the seven steps he took.

Here is how you can use the Clear Crystal Lotus Blossom Flower to Feng Shui your way to a better life:
• 1. Display the Clear Crystal Lotus Blossom Flower in your living room, family area, office table and business premises to enhance wealth and overall good luck. The Lotus also serves as a reminder that you will come out unscathed from any difficult situations if you put your mind to solving it.

• 2. Place a Clear Crystal Lotus Blossom Flower in your living room or bedroom to enhance the harmonious chi in your home and to prevent quarrels in the family. The Lotus will emit Chi to promote calmer minds and thoughts for better relationships among family members.

• 3. Place the Clear Crystal Lotus Blossom Flower near windows in your living room to catch the rays of the morning sun and reflect them into beautiful rainbow potent 'yang' energy to purify your surrounding chi and brings loads of luck into the home.

    SOLID CRYSTAL BALLS - Solid crystal Balls are highly prized and best used to energize the Earth element in Feng Shui practice as well as to create very useful harmonizing effects within the home. This is acknowledged by many Feng Shui masters because a solid crystal Ball has the most pure and powerful earth energy.

Here are how you can utilize Crystal to Feng Shui your way to a better life.
• 1. Place the Crystal in the Southeast sector of living rooms, office, shops, work desk, near cash registers and important areas in your business premises to bring in more sales and achieve more monetary gains and successes, increase income and windfall luck. The Southeast sector governs Wealth Luck.

• 2. Display the Crystal in the Northwest to increase money luck and opportunities from helpful people in your business pursuits or career. The Northwest is the universal sector for Mentor Luck based on the Bagua 8 Life Aspirations Theory and its element is Metal. Crystals represent earth energy, and Earth produces Metal in the productive cycle of elements.

• 3. Display the Crystal in the Southwest corner of your living room to enhance relationship and romance luck The Southwest corner is the universal corner for Love and Romance based on the Bagua 8 Life Aspirations Theory and its element is Earth.

• 4. Place the Crystal in the Northeast of a bedroom to embellish the occupant's educational luck.

• 5. Place up to six pieces of Crystals in the center of the home to ensure ultimate wealth success and to magnify your windfall and speculative luck in life, and to achieve greater harmony in the family. They can me made up mixed crystals. This Feng Shui practice is highly recommended by many Feng Shui masters.

        PINEAPPLE - The Chinese sound of Pineapple is similar to "luck coming your way" and hence it has become an important symbol of excellent wealth, fortune and prosperity. The Pineapple can always be seen used in important Chinese festivities such as the Lunar new year or during birthdays of deities. Place A Crystal Fortune Pineapple in a well-lit area and it will shine and sparkle, emanating good 'chi' and vibes that attract wealth luck to the people in its surrounding.

As crystal is a wonderful symbol of the earth element, hang the Faceted Cystal Ball in the Southwest corner to energize your romance luck based on the Pakua's Life Aspiration Theory. You can also hang it to catch the sunlight from the Northeast to enhance education and knowledge luck. The Faceted Crystal Ball can also be used to deflect Sar Chi from poison arrows caused by sharp edges of furniture and buildings.

        Bagua 8 Life Aspirations Theory and its element is Earth.