Simple changes in your home or office can transform your relationships with others. If you’ve been feeling that people are less sensitive than they should be, this could help solve your problems.

The source of troubles can come from poison (or poisoned) arrows, also called “killing chi.” These are objects in your environment that seem to point into your home or office.

The most important poison arrows are the corners that jut into a room. Whether it’s the covering for pipes that run through the walls, or where the back wall of a closet “bumps out” the wall of the room on the other side of it, you’ll see corners in your room.

At left, you can see a typical floorplan with two poison arrows in it. Think of the “point” of each corner as the point of an arrow. The corners that jut out–where the red X symbols are–will send negative energy towards anyone who spends much time in the direction that the corner points.

PLANTS TO THE RESCUE

When the poison arrow is a room corner, remedy the problem by hanging a plant directly in line with that corner. If it’s a powerful poison arrow, you may have difficulty keeping that plant alive. In that case, substitute an artificial (silk) plant. Never display dried flowers in your home or office. In Feng Shui, they are simply dead things, and we try not to have symbols of death around us.

If that area of your room already has too much wood energy (green things or rectangular shaped objects), or is not supported by wood elements, choose another remedy.

A hanging plant is good in your Money Corner (back left corner of the room or building, as you look into it from the main entryway) and also for the opposite corner, which represents Travel and Helpful People. If it’s not practical to hang a plant in a location, you can achieve the same effects if you place a potted plant on the floor in that same area.

BRANCHES CAN HELP, TOO

For a more decorative effect, pick up some good tall, slender branches from the landscaping section of your gardening supply store. Or, collect your own in the woods from fallen trees. (Wood is an exception to the “dead plants” rule, since we use wood throughout our homes.) Securely prop those branches so that they are in front of the corner that produces the poison arrow, and in the area around it. Then, place an upward-pointing light on the floor among the branches–but slightly hidden from sight, if possible–so that it shines light up through the branches. The effect can be spectacular, as well as providing tremendously positive Feng Shui energy.

However, branches or a hanging plant would not be good in the back right corner (Relationships and Romance) or in the corner opposite it, which is the left corner as soon as you enter the room or building.

In those areas, it’s best to use remedies that are red, yellow, orange, or rust colored, such as a glass wind chime which is decorated with red painted accents. Or, you can use a clear crystal ornament to remedy the poison arrow there.

For example, you can use a metal or glass wind chime, or a lovely crystal (such as from a chandelier) or even a crystal sphere designed for this purpose.

Or, if you have a large decorating budget (or a good resource for quirky supplies), you could create an effect similar to the branches one described above… but using Lucite or other clear plastic rods or tubes, from floor to ceiling.

SUMMARY

The way to remedy poison arrows is to deflect their energy with something that symbolizes life and growth (such as a plant) or sufficient decorative effects to soften or “distract” the negative energy. If you check your home and office for poison arrows and remedy them, you will soon notice a significant difference in how friendly people are and how helpful they seem in your day-to-day routines.

For more information about poison arrows created by furniture in your home or office, see Poison Arrows and Room Decor.