Benefits of Rose Quartz

Anjie Cho July 7, 2021

As all crystals do, the rose quartz carries its very own energy characteristics, making it effective in specific areas of life. This particular quartz is most appreciated for its purposes in aiding attraction, restoring inner peace and assisting in beautification. As can be expected from a soft pink crystal like rose quartz, the most common benefit of this substance is attracting romantic love and strengthening existing love, even among platonic relationships. Placing rose quartz in the relationship area of the feng shui bagua is the most effective way to release this energy, and it can also unleash the aphrodisiac capabilities of the quartz.

In addition to romantic love and external relationships, rose quartz is beneficial in the realm of repairing emotional damage or propensity against self-love. Rose quartz is said to dissolve emotional wounds, fears and resentments and create an overall feeling of love, personal fulfillment and contentment. Rose quartz can also promote bonding between mothers and newborn children, increase appreciation for beauty of all types, prevent nightmares and fear of the dark, protect against gossip and can even possibly be used as a cure for colic or feeding difficulties in infants.

If attracting a romantic partner is what you're looking for, activate the Relationship area of your bedroom. The bedroom represents you and also your future partner. One powerful adjustment is to place two pieces of rose quartz in the Relationship area of your bedroom.

Rose quartz heals the heart chakra, which encourages emotional healing. This pair of stones, available in the Holistic Spaces store, can also promote trust and harmony within existing relationships.

by Anjie Cho

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Q&A Sunday: The Relationship Area of the Feng Shui Bagua

Guest User May 23, 2021

Can you tell me more about the relationship area of the bagua?

The feng shui bagua map is a tool we use in feng shui. It’s often called an energy map, because there are different energetic areas of your life that correspond to a mandala that is overlaid on your home.

One of the most popular areas of the bagua map is called Kun position, usually represented by the color pink. It’s generally referred to as the relationship area or the love corner, or sometimes marriage. Based on these names, I’m sure you can understand why so many people are curious about it!

What a lot of people don’t know is that the bagua areas, called guas, have many different nuances and layered meanings that relate back to the I Ching and the five elements. Kun position is not only your romantic relationships, but also the mother element, the feminine principle, and mother earth. It’s related to yin earth, or soft earth, like sand.

Kun is a great area to work on when it comes to love and relationships. It also has to do with having love for yourself, mothering yourself, and healing your relationship to your mother, whatever that means for you. If you’re interested in working with Kun, I would encourage you to explore that mother element or feminine principle in your life. Some ways to explore this using feng shui are to sit in this area of your home, or bring some attention to it. Know that doing this is working in subtle ways to heal your love for yourself, your feminine side, your relationship with your mother, and your relationship with mother earth. This concept trickles down in so many ways, and it’s quite a deep teaching.

I hope you are able to spend some time giving attention to the Kun area of your home and life this week!

by Anjie Cho

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Q&A Sunday: Do You Really Need Two Nightstands?

Guest User February 28, 2021

I’ve heard that you’re supposed to have two nightstands. Is this always necessary? Is it ok to just have one?

In general for adults, it’s helpful two have two nightstands, one on each side of the bed. They don’t have to match, but ideally, they should be similar in size. In a mundane way, this creates more balance between you and your partner. If you’re single, it creates space to invite in a partner.

A lot of people who are single may only have one nightstand because they don’t currently need a second one. However, it’s helpful to actually create the space for the partner you do want to invite by accommodating them even before they arrive in your life. You can do this by having a nightstand for them. The same goes for pillows as well—you may only need one pillow at the moment, but by creating your bedroom as if you’re already in a partnership, you’re making your space more inviting, both energetically and physically, to your future partner.

You might also be in a situation where you are not looking for a relationship. If you’re really working on cultivating yourself and you intentionally don’t want to make space for someone right now, that’s completely ok and admirable. If you don’t want a partner, that’s your decision to make.

However, I wouldn’t recommend having only one nightstand long-term. Not only do nightstands represent you and your current or future partner, they can also represent the masculine and feminine sides of yourself. Regardless of whether we have a partner or not, there’s a duality within us that we’re always working to balance: feminine and masculine, light and dark, yin and yang. Over time, having only one nightstand may create an imbalance in these two sides of yourself.

I hope that helps! If you have more questions about your specific situation, I encourage you to work with a consultant or join an upcoming Practical Feng Shui workshop!

by Anjie Cho