From Master Judith’s original journal. First published October 2, 2022.
Recently, I have been listening to stories about houses described as haunted. Accounts of hardship can become attached to a place until the label begins to define it. These stories made me think about how quickly we connect a difficult experience with the setting in which it happened.
In my practice, Earth Luck is the traditional Feng Shui reading of a place. A landform or layout reading gives me one way to discuss the setting. It does not establish that a house caused the hardships described in a story.
Heaven Luck offers another traditional lens for reflecting on timing and personal patterns. When several difficult events happen together, it is still important to consider each event on its facts and avoid blaming the people who lived in the house.
Oddly, I thought of people as I pondered how homes are deemed as haunted. Seeing how houses can be labeled as cursed because of where they were built and the wrong people living in them makes me think of people having bad reputations for things they can’t control and the wrong people coming in their lives. Despite the similarities, labels on people can cause more damage. Labels trap people in boxes which people have to work, struggle and overcome to improve and escape.
People, like haunted houses, don’t have to stay the way they are. With Man Luck, which is hard work, they can break through any label forces upon them due to the circumstance. Finding wonderful people instead of those that will push us further into our box and improving our circumstances will aid in breaking free from the box that one may be in. People can seem unlovable and unapproachable when negatively labeled, just like haunted houses, but once given a clean slate, they can shine bright and be the light other people need to escape their box.
Master JudithBaZi and classical Feng Shui consultant, author, and speaker. In professional practice since 2010. About the practice