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Feng Shui Lucky Bamboo - How To Use the Lucky Bamboo for Good Feng Shui

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Lucky Bamboo is one of the most popular feng shui cures.

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Lucky Bamboo is one of the most popular feng shui cures. You can see feng shui lucky bamboos in most floral shops nowadays. However, the feng shui lucky bamboo is one of the most neglected feng shui cures, too!

I have seen countless and countless of feng shui "lucky" bamboos that are struggling for life, have a poor neglected look, and the only luck in them is the "lucky to be alive" factor!

Even though easy to care for and a very tolerant your home. It teaches the ultimate wisdom: how to be flexible and hollow (open) on the inside, so that the spirit can freely flow and heal your being.

  • If you are lucky enough to have bamboo growing in your garden, you know how soothing, almost transcendental, the sound of it is. The same is true for bamboo feng shui windchimes, as well as the energy of bamboo floors.
  • Generally, here is why this specific feng shui cure is considered lucky (and I will let you compare for yourself and define if the feng shui lucky bamboo you bought from the corner store fits into this category.)

    A little indoor bamboo plant is considered lucky in feng shui when it combines/represents all five elements of feng shui, which are:
    • Wood - the Bamboo itself
    • Earth - the Rocks the Bamboo grows in
    • Water - the Water the Bamboo grows with
    • Fire - most pots usually have a red ribbon tied to them
    • Metal - the glass pots belong to the feng shui Metal element. If the Feng Shui Lucky Bamboo is planted in a pot other than glass, such as clay or ceramics, it will usually have either a metal coin, or a metal figurine with it.
    Usually you will buy (or make) this feng shui cure with a specific number of bamboo stalks, most popular ones being: Watch our short feng shui video tips to learn how to bring good energy into your home.

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