The Tale of the Hunted Hotel
I recently stayed in a beautiful hotel room in the mountains with our family for a week on vacation.
Predatory Pictures
The small cabin feel of the hotel was cozy and comfy with all the comforts of home, except for one thing: its decor included large photos of wild predators.
There were photos of a wolf howling, a bald eagle sitting by the river looking like it just had a real good hunt for food, a coyote mousing in the snow, and a grizzly bear looking at you with hungry eyes.
Objects of Pain
What’s more, there was also a picture of frozen river banks and a giant mirror on the side of the headboard facing the bed.
Don’t get me wrong; these are all beautiful pictures of nature that normally I would really enjoy looking at in a book or in restaurants. However, I would not put them up in my own house.
Being that we were in a hotel room, we didn’t think much of it (though we did take the mirror down during our stay and oiled a squeaky front door).
Effects of Decor
One day at a time, however, we started to notice small changes in our behavior.
Our normally well-mannered 4-year-old son started acting out all the time.
The communication between the adults was quickly falling apart.
We were all tired and started getting really grumpy with each other.
Even though we, as a loving family, were together at one of the world’s most beautiful places, something was causing us to be mildly aggressive toward each other.
Can it be that the pictures that are hanging in the hotel room? Yes, of course!
This was the place we were calling “home” for a week and all these wild hungry animals were staring at us all night long!
I might as well have just let my family loose in the wild to fend for themselves for a week!
In terms of Feng Shui, that’s exactly what I did!
The Meaning Behind It All
We were being watched by wild animals all night long, waiting to hunt us as we fell asleep. It’s no wonder that we were all so exhausted and irritable even with a normally ample amount of sleep.
Our energy had been affected by these pictures and we weren’t getting restful sleep.
Be mindful of places you call “home” for the night.
Be it a 5-star hotel or a roadside motel, look around your room and find the best spot for sleeping.
Feng Shui Travel Tips
For instance, if there are two beds in the room, make sure to sleep in the bed that is furthest from the hotel room door.
Also, make sure your bed is not being reflected in a mirror and that there are no unsettling works of art above your headboard.
If you can’t move the position of your bed, see if you can move the mirror or the paintings. You could even just cover them up with a towel for the night. The same goes for the television.
Hotels can by noisy and loud. I opt to bring a white noise sound machine and some binder clips to prevent light from coming through the curtains.
These tips will help you to get some R&R that you may need whether it be during long travel or that big meeting you have in the morning.
Next Steps
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Feng Shui: Compass or Bagua?
Using the colorful Bagua, we can now look at the individual areas so that we can determine how we affect and are affected by the Chi that flows through these segmented surroundings.
I often get prospective clients looking for a new Feng Shui consultant who invariably tell me a story that goes something like one of these:
Three years ago, she told me that I need to buy a home that faces east, but now everything in my life is terrible. Do I really now need to change the direction of my front door?
I have been trying to calculate my direction with a compass, but I feel lost. Can you help?
My husband’s Gua Number is 3 and my Gua Number is 6. I was told that we have to sleep in opposite directions. Is this true?
I have studied every school of Feng Shui, including those that would be considered compass schools. While virtually all of the schools of Feng Shui will get you where you want to go, some are simply more practical for modern living.
As you see from the questions above, following Feng Shui compass schools can be confusing and ever-changing. For many, it is simply not practical to change the direction of their front door every year or sleep in a different direction than their spouse.
The school of Feng Shui that I concentrate on is called the Black Hat School of Feng Shui. Rather than focusing on the compass, this school puts the focus on the Bagua and how it overlays on a home to control the flow of energy.
While still quite comprehensive and based on the same traditional Feng Shui methods of the other schools, Black Hat Feng Shui is easy-to-follow and helps you attract and harness the energy around your home, regardless of the direction of your front door.
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