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The lucky bamboo plant is a really special type of plant also known by its botanical name 'dracaena'. This plant has special significance in feng shui, because it is known as a symbol of vitality and strength. Its rapid growth without the need for a lot of care makes it an ideal indoor plant for nearly anyone. Lucky bamboo plants can thrive almost anywhere, making it the perfect addition for the home or business.

You will notice that there are actually quite a lot of different arrangements of the lucky bamboo. They are available in several numbers of stalks, may be straight or curved and are sometimes formed into different shapes and sold as novelty items. The quantity of stalks itself has special meaning. The greater the amount of bamboo stalks in an arrangement will not necessarily translate to better luck. If there are 3 stalks or 6, it represents happiness. 5 or 7 stalks symbolizes health. 2 stalks represent love and marriage, 8 represent wealth and abundance, 9 stands for good fortune and a big arrangement of 21 stalks symbolizes blessings.

Pair the right number of bamboo stalks to the appropriate area of the room or the entire home with a bagua map. In order to do this, you have to stand by the entrance having the bagua out before you positioning the fame section facing the direct opposite wall and then the career section directly in front of you. You should use it to map out the areas of the space that correlate towards the different areas of your life like wealth, career, love and health.

There are also special ways to use the lucky bamboo to exemplify the five elements of feng shui in action, creating balance and harmony in a specified area. The plant itself represents the wood element, simply place them in a glass vase filled with water to incorporate the metal and water elements, add some stone for earth and tie the stalks together with a red ribbon or string to include the element of fire.

Even if the lucky bamboo plant will not need too much special attention or care, that doesn't mean you can just neglect it. It still needs watering from time to time, do so anytime the water reaches below one inch in the vase. Don't place them in direct sunlight, they function best in areas which are dimly lit. These plants are commonly used in feng shui as remedies to attract good 'qi' or energy and can easily be seen in lots of offices to bring good luck to a business. They can also be excellent gifts for a housewarming or a new business.

In case you are looking for a simple way to attract more wealth and money into your life, start by obtaining a money plant tree. This attractive indoor plant is often used as a feng shui tool to assist with finances. The way it looks has special significance and is great in any area of a home or business. It also goes by its botanical name 'pachira acquatica' and is generally not naturally shaped the way it is. This particular plant is a mixture of several plants with intertwined stems that look like they've been braided. It had been first created in the 1980's and grew in popularity internationally for its symbolism of the five elements in feng shui.

Many people have adopted this beautiful plant and used it for attracting money. You will find five leaves that branch out from each of the stems, they are said to represent the five elements wood, water, metal, earth and fire. The five leaves on each stem is meant to symbolize the elements in perfect harmony. This makes the money tree an ideal tool to implement for just about any part of your room or entire home containing unbalanced 'qi' or energy. Simply locate the area that needs help using a bagua map and place a money tree where it's needed.

The most effective places for a money tree are areas that have anything to do with money or wealth. For instance in the home, the preferred spot for this plant is near a safe deposit box. Businesses would benefit from having this plant near its cash register. A specific room in the home which may need a money tree is the home office. This is often where you conduct business so it definitely doesn't hurt to possess more money in this area. Money trees are wonderful gifts for anyone who's starting a new business.

These plants are relatively easy to care for. They can grow up to 7 inches and have an incredibly long lifespan. Regular watering and a bit of sunlight is all that is necessary to look after them. Direct sun exposure is bad, because it will dry out the leaves so keep them in areas with dim lighting. Water the money trees enough every time and let the soil dry out before watering again. Excessive water will cause the leaves to brown and fall off. Avoid misting the leaves directly as that causes the leaves to fall out as well. With the proper care and right location, these plants may be just what you'll need to generate the kind of success you have been hoping for.

A recent news article featured a man who had won over £175,000 on a William Hill jackpot game. Just ten months before he had won £95,000 on the same jackpot game. ‘Lucky guy' you might say but he put it down to implementing changes to his home after a Feng Shui consultation.

The purpose of this article is not to advocate gambling you understand. The purpose of this article is to consider how Feng Shui might improve your wealth and to offer some tips to get you started.

You've probably seen lots of things advertised that guarantee abundance: money trees, three legged toads and pyramids are just a few. But there's a huge difference between hanging up a charm hoping Lady Luck will notice you as she passes by and using Feng Shui intelligently to improve your life and let abundance in.

Feng Shui works by considering the energies of your home or workplace and how they interact with you as an individual. But it's not just about space. Timing is also important. Each one of us is living our own unique cycle. So, where you are in your life will have an effect on your interaction with your environment.

Confused? No need to be. Feng Shui is not complicated, just multi-faceted. Once you know the nature of the energies around and within you, the key is to live with those energies – enhancing the good ones and minimising the not so good ones. And a good Feng Shui consultant will be able to advise you on how to do this.

However, there are some general things that you can do to attract the good stuff:

* There are two wealth areas in your home or workplace that you need to be aware of. The first is the south east sector and the second is the top left area as viewed on a floor plan of your space with the main door at the bottom.
* Clear clutter from these areas. Clutter causes energy to stagnate which makes it thick, heavy and depressing. What self respecting wealth would want to turn up in such a place? Tidy things up and you make space for new energy and new opportunities.
* Keep the areas light. There are a number of ways you can do this: remove anything outside the window that is stopping the light coming in (such as overgrown trees or shrubs); clean the windows; change the curtains if necessary; if natural daylight is limited consider a permanent source of artificial light; use a light, bright colour scheme and furnishings.
* To stimulate the energy in this area use a wind chime, aquarium or plants.
* If using plants choose the traditional money tree/jade plant (crassula argentea) and keep it healthy.
* If using an aquarium keep goldfish. Their bright colours attract abundant energy. Have at least three fish and, if more, keep them in multiples of three. Keep the aquarium clean and the fish healthy.

Finally, you may be wondering what changes the guy who won the jackpots made which brings me to my final tip:

* Keep the toilet seat down and the bathroom door closed. This rule applies to bathrooms anywhere in the building but is especially important if the rooms are in the areas mentioned above. Energy is drained very quickly in the bathroom as water is flushed or washed away and you don't want to get rid of it before the magic has happened.