Elemental Aromatherapy: Which Feng Shui Fragrance Can Help Me?

The Chinese consider everything to come from one of five elemental groups: fire, soil, metal, water, or wood. The idea is to balance all the elements so that no particular element is too much or too little in one space. Intentionally choosing items to fill the house with the colors and materials that are most representative of the five elements will help us create this balance. Objects other than those that are physically visible also represent elements. Fragrances add powerful elements to the space.

Element selection

The most basic Feng Shui tool is the Bagua map. Bagua is commonly used to determine which parts of a room or other space represent different aspirations. Map users select the desire they want to enhance, use the Bagua to find an area in their space that represents that desire, add relevant elements to that Bagua section, and activate or activate the Kai that influences it. The desire to become. Elements may be represented by something other than literally physical material. These include color, shape, texture, sound, taste and aroma.

You don’t necessarily have to have a Bagua to achieve the benefits of the element. If you find yourself lacking an area of ​​life, you can introduce an element (or something related to that element, such as a scent) into your room to create an environment that further encourages your living needs.

These elements represent and add the following attributes:

water -Spirituality, reflection, meditation; shadow energy

wood -Intuition, luck, confidence, and trust

fire -Emotions, strength, self-assertion, superiority; pure Yang

Earth -Harmony, balance, and rationale

metal -Mental activity, thinking, creativity

Fragrance selection

Once you have identified what you need and the factors that will help you achieve it, you can use Elemental Aromatherapy, a fragrance that represents the five Feng Shui elements, to enhance your identified living area.

Add one or more of the five Feng Shui elements using one of the following fragrances:

water -The scent connected to the elements of water rejuvenates and calms the career and business. These scents often have a damp or airy odor, especially salt water, bamboo, lotus and seaweed.

wood -Fragrances connected to wood elements rejuvenate family qi and foundation luck and promote harmony. These scents often have a mint or resin scent and include sandalwood, musk, ginseng, mint, sugi, and other woods.

fire -The scent connected to the elements of fire rejuvenates, energizes and energizes the spirit of fame and reputation. These aromas often have a bitter or pungent odor, especially amber, cinnamon, and pepper.

Earth -The scent connected to the elements of the earth rejuvenates romance and marriage and promotes health. These scents are usually sweet and rustic, including patchouli, mandarin, citrus, floral aromas and vanilla.

metal -Fragrances connected to metal elements rejuvenate creativity and offspring. Metallic scents are often pungent, slippery, cool and refreshing, and may include, among other things, cool mint, snow scents, and refreshing floral scents.