Design a Better Home, Sex, and Work Life with Feng Shui

John Cowan (not his real name) lives in an upscale Atlanta home. His home has tripled in value since he bought it. Is he a happy camper?

Unfortunately, no. In fact, his physician has been unable to find a medication which will relieve his symptoms of despair.

John’s home is surrounded by trees which block all natural light from entering his windows. Dark wood-paneled walls and heavy antique furniture decorate his domain.

My friend, Judy Dugan, however, who lives near John is one of the happiest persons I know. Outside Judy’s bright turquoise front-door, blooms a fragrant rose garden. Sunlight streams through every window, causing her indoor plants to thrive.

What does the design and decoration of the homes of my friends say about them? Does their health and happiness influence the way their homes look and feel?

Yes, of course.

What is not so obvious, however, is that the design and decoration of their homes may actually influence not only their overall happiness but special aspects of their lives, such as their love/sex lives and their work lives.

Or say the following books, both of which examine the influences of seen and unseen forces of nature and how they interact with each other in the environment of our homes.

The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room, is highly readable. According to author Collins, “The primary goal of Feng Shui is to bring you and your home into harmony so that you are not surviving one storm after another, but thriving in a paradise of your own design.”

The chapter on bedrooms is especially helpful for anyone who wants to improve his/her sex/love life.

Collins recommends incorporating soothing music, favorite fragrances, flowers, candles, and sensuous sheets and bedspreads of warm colors such as pink or red.

Paintings in the bedroom should include pairs of objects, rather than solitary, single figures. One woman, for example, who wanted to find romance, had decorated her bedroom with paintings of twenty solitary figures. At Collins’ suggestion, her art now includes happy-looking couples.