Astral Health

The health and family sector of your garden in in the east sector. This area governs family relationships and health. The foilage or trees that are planted here should mainly be evergreen (as they endure renew themselves) and there should be at least one big tree as the area is symbolized by the element of big wood in the Ba’ Gua. Pine, Spruces, Juniper, Magnolia and Elder trees are especially fortunate for health.

Once again I am throwing a little bit of pagan symbolism in with my Feng shui. Purple, white and yellow are good colors for this area so the ideal flowers to plant would be irises, morning glory, violet, daisies,loosestrife, meadowsweet, and hostas.

Herbs to plant in this area include eucalyptus, catnip, purslane, tobacco, hemp lavendar, linden, scullcap, vervain, marjoram and sage.

If you want to plant produce I would plant avocadoes, rhubarb, carrots, radishes and rye.

Peace Be Still, Sam

The Southeast corner of your garden is the welath sector.This is an ideal spot to put a pond with a small waterfall. Including a splash stone at the base of the waterfall is sure to keep money circulating through your life. Goldfish or koi fish in this type of pond will also keep your coffers full

As for plants green, yellow and red are the luckiest colors. Yellow flowers that are suggested for this area are daisies, daffodils, honeysuckle, heliotrope and trilliums. I am mixing up my cultures here but in Pagan magic these are also flowers that are thought to attract wealth.

Wealth attracting trees and bushes that should be put in this sector are maple and oak trees and ANY kind of fruit tree. Pecan, walnut and any kind of nut bearing tree will also symbolize financial security.If you live in a southern climate planting a real orange, lemon or lime tree should bring great rewards. Pineapple, pomegrante and coconut trees also bring prosperity.If you live in a northern climate try planting a mock orange bush.

For foilage, mosses, ferns, hostas and any kind of bromelaids are money attracting in the Southeast corner of the garden.

Magical herbs that are known to augment one’s bank account are basil, rosemary, parsley, thyme clover, dill, mint and vervaine. If you want to plant some produce in that area then there is no bigger cash attractor than lettuce. Planting squashes, pumpkins, corn, peas, oats, onions in that area.

As this is an area in the Ba Gua that is symbolized by small wood it would be a good idea to accent it with a small garden bench, a wooden bridge over a pond or a garden swing.

Peace Be Still  SAM

 

 

 governs wealth and prosperity and should be as green and lush as possible. Flowers that bring wealth: Camelia, golden rod, helorope, honeysuckle, trillum Trees: all fruit trees, pecan, walnut, oak, pine Foilage: all bromelaids, mosses and ferns Herbs basil, clover, dill, mint, vervaine Produce: lettuce, corn, peas, oats, onions. This area is known as Small Wood and would be augmented by windmills, a swing or another structure made of wood (preferably one that moves to circulate energy.)

The Japanese word for the stone basin is chozubachi. Its raison d’etre is to offer the visitor to the garden a refreshing drink of water. The basin that catches the water is usually carved right into the stone and ideally the visitor would be drinking rain water. Traditonally a bamboo ladle may be supplied as a spoon to dish the water from the basin. Often because of pollution, this water is not drunk. The water is simply touched to the lips or forehead to symbolize purification.

  

Not all stone basins are used to refresh a thirsty visitor. Some ornamental basins are simply containers of water that are used to display water lilies or fish. Large stones carved in the shape of lucky animals such as a tortoise, crane, frog, fish or turtle can also serve as a statutory centerpiece for this kind of ceremonial garden pool.