Feng Shui uses certain objects called cures to increase the flow of positive energy called chi in your home. Bamboos are one of the most popular Feng Shui cures, but they are only effective when placed properly in the home and cared for well. Here are instructions for using Lucky Bamboo in your home.

Choose the correct number of bamboo stalks:

• Two bamboo stalks represent a couple, so they bring luck in love
• Three stalks bring happiness, wealth, and longevity
• Six stalks will bring luck and prosperity
• Seven stalks of bamboo can bring good health
• Eight stalks of bamboo symbolize growth
• Ten stalks represent completeness and perfection

Bamboos have a special meaning–they are symbolic for climbing such as seeking a promotion at work.

Feng Shui and numerology are very closely related.It is possible to change your life by using numbers.

Eight is very auspicious as it sounds similar to “prosperous” in Cantonese. Many people have phone numbers, bank accounts, car license plates, mobile phone numbers, etc. ending with 8. Living at a house with number 8 is also very favorable.

The number four is considered bad because in Cantonese it sounds very similar to “death”. It is is associated with bad luck and misfortune. Chinese people will avoid having a car or a house with this number.

All numbers can be reduced to a single digit by adding up all the numbers. For example, the number 235 reduced to a 1. If the number is long, the answer from adding the digits together will need to be reduced a few times until a single digit is left.

Another way is to combine them together. In Cantonese numbers have the following meanings

1 = unity
2 = easy
3 = liveliness
4 = death
5 = nothing, no
6 = profitable
7 = certainty, for sure
8 = prosperous
9 = longevity, enough

Numbers starting with a 1, 2 3, 6 and 8 are considered to be lucky. By combining numbers and their meanings it is possible to see which ones are lucky.