Preparing for the First Appointment

A little bit Water and a little bit Earth

We are beginning to move out of the Water phase and into the Wood phase of our project. Between each of the five Elements (Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal) there is a little period of rest; this time of rest is Earth. We may be resting but there is still a lot going on in the background! Earth is solid, concrete, dependable, contained and caretaking. We are preparing; we are getting ready to move along.

Water is the planning and planting phase. Let’s think of a vegetable garden for this analogy. You gather your gardening catalogs, you pour over them looking for the vegetables you want to grow and eat all summer and “put up” for the following year. You graph-out the garden space, you order seeds. The seeds come in the mail but It is still only March, too early to plant the garden, so you make sure your gardening supplies are in order: you have your seed pots and soil, you have a sprinkler and hose – there are no holes in the hose, you have garden gloves, you have a tiller, you have tomato cages, etc… You wait for the right time. Finally, it’s time to plant the seeds and wait for them to grow into seedlings just in time for Spring! Our project is at the planting-of-the-seeds-and-waiting-for-the-seedlings-to-grow phase! We still need to water the seeds and prepare the ground in the big garden. We are caretaking.

Mary Kathleen saw what we did for our mutual friend and wanted something like that for herself. Our friend thought to give her a Feng Shui appointment for her birthday. She planned to do the appointment and we set a date. I mailed her all the reappointment information. She is thinking about things and answering the questions on the questionnaire. Like the gardener thinking about the summer crop, Mary Kathleen is dreaming and planning on seeing her home and her life getting under control and in order. She is beginning to set her intentions for her future.

Meanwhile … I have received Mary Kathleen’s floor plans, made some working copies for future reference and use, and am getting a binder together for her. There will be papers, diagrams, charts, instructions, blessings, and homework for her to do. I am planning and preparing all of that. The binder will help her contain and organize all the Feng Shui information in one place.

Blessings,

Dorine King