Part One: Guardians at the Door

In traditional Feng Shi, statuary in the form of lions, lion dogs and dragons are often placed at either side of the front door of a business to protect it against negative energies brought in by visitors to your business. The most commonly known of these statues are Fu Dogs which are half lion, half dog. They come in every material imaginable but the best ones are said to be maid of stone or marble. Very small businesses can place small red lacquered or ceramic Fu Dogs at the door of their business. In this case the size of the Fu Dogs doesn't matter as long as they are placed on either side of the front door.
Fu Dogs, especially the large ones, are usually placed outside the front door, but small business owners can place them inside the business. It is not correct to place Fu Dogs on a windowsill or side by side to each other above a doorway. You need to stick to the traditional "guardian placement of having them on either side of the door. If you don't want the placement of your Fu Dogs to be obvious it is also permissible to bury the Fu Dog one inch beneath the ground on either side of the entrance to your retail or home business. If you decide to bury them, make sure that they are standing up right, and not face down or face up in the ground.

You will find many variations of the Fu Dog in retail stores and in online Feng Shui emporiums. Some Dogs and lions will have a cub beneath one paw and others will show the paw resting on a globe or a treasure chest.
The most important thing to remember is that the male figurine that holds the globe or cub beneath his left OR right paw should be placed on the left side of the door (as you are looking out of the front door.
The female figurine will always have the globe or cub beneath her left paw. She should be placed on the right side of the door.
Both are always positioned lookimg out into the street ...never looking inside the business or looking at each other!
Fu Dogs symbolize a powerful protection for your home or business. Almost every home or business in Asia is complemented by a pair of lions, dragons or Fu Dogs either inside or outside their front door.


Part Two: General Tips for Improving Business and Office

The most ideal locations to situate a home or business office in a building, in order of best to second, third ad fourth best are the North (the Career Sector), the Southwest (the Wealth sector), the Northeast (Skills and Talents sector) or the South (the fame and recognition sector.
Always sit with a solid wall behind your back to ensure that you have support in your life, never sit with a window behind you.
- In the office always place the fax machine, telephone, and computers in the southeast wealth sector as this will attract more contacts.
- Position your desk to have a clear view of the door. If this isn't possible, hang a small mirror so you can easily view the door's reflection.
- Don't put a shelf over your desk. This symbolizes burdens the world crashing down on you at any moment. Your world could fall down on you at any moment.
- Avoid having sharp accessories, such as a paper cutter blade or the corner of a Xerox machine pointed at your desk. It is shar chi that symbolizes the cutting knife-edge or a disapproving finger.
- Make sure that you can walk completely around your desk in a full circle. This makes sure colleagues or workload does not cramp you.
- Do not have clutter in your office. Desktops must be kept tidy and clutter free. Avoid placing In and Out trays on your desk.
- If you own a NCR or cash till try and place that in your southeastern wealth corner as well.

Placing a bell above cluttered areas can stop negative chi from accumulating
- Avoid placing cactuses in your office as the needles of these plants are thought to create negative shar chi.
- In your office, never have the main door opening into your desk as this causes you to be faced with unexpected situations to deal with.
- Do not place your desk in a room so that it is between two doors because this causes chi to rush by and pass you by along with all of your good fortune.
- Never set your desk at the top of a staircase as chi will roll down the stairs and cause you loss of opportunity and wealth. If this is unavoidable, place a mirror above the front door looking in.
- If people entering your business immediately face a wall and a long corridor try placing a hanging crystal in this area to allow good chi to accumulate. Also place mirrors here to direct the chi into your office.
- Do not place large electric equipment, such as photocopy machine or microwave near to the main door. This causes the dispersal of good chi.
- Do not place paper cutter or fax machines or any machine with a blade next to the front door. The "cutting" energy can cause staff and customers to be unpleasant and even possibly to back stab and fight each other.
- Do not place an empty vase next to the main door, as empty vessels suck good chi trying to enter your place of business.
- Place a fish tank or fishpond in the southwestern corner of your office. If this is not possible consider building a koi pound in the southwestern sector outside your building.
- To enhance your wealth and prosperity, position your indoor water feature in the southeast element of your home or office. For career luck, place it in the north.
- If you have a company signboard or logo it should be optimally placed in the southeastern area, the Southern area or the northern area.
A lucky toad or frog placed near your front door

Part Three: Chinese Charms For the Office

- Hanging a picture of a mountain behind your desk provides your business with extra stability.
- Place a hanging crystal in your window, this will activate chi, as well as looking fantastic, when the hits them they produce the most amazing rainbows
- Place a statue of a Dragon with a Pearl in his mouth on the right side of your desk looking out the door. It can also be placed looking at a water fountain. The Dragon with the pearl signifies the potential to become a world leader in business.
- Place a figurine of the Three legged Toad or Frog near your front office entrance, facing into your office for luck and wealth, or place it in the southwestern sector of your office to magnify your wealth luck. Always leave the coin in its mouth.

 - Placing a crystal or quartz ball near the telephone phone to encourage more business calls.
- If you have any negative energy directed at your front office door, placing Ba Gua mirrors in a mirror so that they look outside will disperse the negative energy.
- Place a statue of lucky Chinese Cat near the front door to attract business.

- Tie together eight Chinese coins with red thread (or purchase a ready-made version) and use this as a bookmark for your accounting and order books.

- A poster of eight horses or eight fishes placed near the front door can also attract customers to your front door.
A fountain placed in the Southwest or North can attract money

Part Four: The Chinese Salt Water Cure for Business
This is a thousand-year-old feng shui remedy that is supposed to assist businesses with the following symptoms:
- Employees and yourself constantly being ill with throat or stomach ailments
- Problems with teeth
- Insomnia
- Loss of income
- Legal issues
- Car Accidents
- Metal machines malfunctioning
- Frequent accidents as the result of contact with metal
- Malfunctioning fans
- Malfunctioning clocks
- Computers malfunctioning
- Threat of bankruptcy
- Overall feeling of bad luck
These symptoms may indicate that your place of business is being overwhelmed with bad chi. This is when a little known cure called The Salt Water cure might be in order to help you prevent a worse case scenario such as a lawsuit or bankrupt.

Salt Water Cure Instructions:
- First of all remove all red ribbons and thread from the eastern and southern sectors of your home. These areas represent the over all condition of the health of your business as well as your good reputation.
- Fill two glass jars, such as a jam jar three quarters full with rock salt.
- Place six Chinese coins on the top of the salt in each of the jars. Make sure that these coins are placed Yang Side up, meaning that that the side displaying the four Chinese characters is visible to you.
- Fill each jar with spring water.
- Place one jar in your Southern sector of your office and the other in the eastern sector.
Over time the contents of the jar will become form crystals. Make sure you add a tiny bit of more water to the jar each day. The crystallization of the salt symbolizes the absorption of negative energy. Try to leave the cure in place for about a year or until you feel confident that your business is once again being blessed with positive chi.