As the third Wealth sector for this year, those using the Southeast sector may gain recognition at work and assistance from your superiors. If the latter is especially needed, place The 8 Immortals in the Southeast corner of your bedroom for noble people luck. 

The #1 White star in the Southeast this year also brings traveling opportunities. If you have to travel more than usual for this year, do carry with you a protective charm like the Coin Sword, just in case.

Tips:

• Place a Pi Yao in the southeast facing northwest for protection and also to enhance relationships.
  
  
• A brass Wu-Lou would be good for a bedroom that falls into the southeast along with blue colours.
  
  
• If this is a study, an arrangement of eight coins in a circle with a bell will help enhance studies and also business/career.
  
  
• Place creative enhancements like displaying an abacus, calligraphy set, artist tools like canvas, brushes etc.

Tips:

• Hang six Chinese coins tied in red ribbon.
  
  
• Place a salt water cure.
  
  
• Place a Wu Lou and/or other metal ornaments to dissipate the negative earth.
  
  
• Avoid using red colour in this room and refrain from displaying triangle shape or fiery pictures.
  
  
• Avoid candles or bright lights at all costs.

For those with a living room in the Northwest location, you may place a The Buddha and His Mighty Sack as a prime enhancer for good communication and to not let the Argument Star take its effects.

If your bedroom is located in the Northwest, place a red lampshade or red carpet in this location.

As the Grand Duke resides in the Northwest for this year, it is imperative not to perform renovations in this sector of your home and office. Where the Tai Sui is concerned, make sure that you do not sit facing this direction for fear of conflicting with the Grand Duke of Jupiter.

Please remember that Tai Sui (The Grand Duke of Jupiter) resides between 322.5º - 337.5º northwest in 2007. It is vital that you must never sit facing this 15º sector. If you confront him, you will experience defeat, demotion, loss and obstacles. Instead, sit with your back to this sector and he will support you. 

Do not take this affliction lightly. Do not disturb the ground of this area at all costs.

Northwest facing properties with front doors to the northeast must be careful not to allow the doors to slam and do not renovate or dig in the northwest for 2007.

Tips: 

• Place a light in the northwest If you have a choice, a lamp with a wooden stand and a peach/red shade is better.
  
  
• Do not hang wind chimes in this area of the house, especially metal wind chimes as it will worsen matters.
  
  
• During hot summer months, make sure the fan is not located in the northwest.
  
  
• Take extra security measures for the whole home or business during 2007 and check smoke alarms.
  
  
• Check through everything before signing documents if office is in the northwest.
  
  
• Try and keep this area quiet and do not disturb with loud noises.
  
  
• Place a Jade protection Pagoda in the NW of home or office.
  
  
• Try not to let children or noisy animals play in the northwest.

The West is also beneficial for those who work in the creative field, such as writers, journalists and authors. If you are a writer or an aspiring writer, do make use of the West by working in this sector of your home or office.

Singles may find that activating the West may enhance opportunities to meet new people. The Pink Hearts Bracelet, a sweet and charming wrist adornment for women and young ladies, may just bring you the chance to meet your next partner. Those who are married should use The Lovers Keychain at all times.

Bear in mind that this year the Three Killings (San Sha) is in the West. Avoid renovations in this sector at all cost to prevent activating the Three Killings.

Tips: 

• Use blue in your décor if this is your office or bedroom.
  
  
• For office and studies, place a task light and a crystal globe on the work desks. Blue items can be added to the desk e.g. blue paper, blue books etc
  
  
• Avoid displaying too much metal objects here especially large heavy ornaments.
  
  
• Fresh flowers or small pots of green leafy or flowering plants can be displayed in this spot of the house to lift the qi. Blue flowers are a good choice.
  
  
• If you have mandarin Ducks this is a good area to have them and any other symbols of romance like hugging couples etc.
  
  
• Place photos of loved ones or images of love to enhance relationships or attract new love. This can done with photos, paintings or statues, make sure there is always a pair in the image.
  
  

If your house or main door is facing Northeast, hang a 6-Rod Metal Wind Chime there to weaken the effects of the #5. As the #5 should not be disturbed even with the slightest knocking of the hammer, make sure that you hang your wind chime by other means such as tape or glue-on hooks. A Brass Wealth Tortoise at the main door looking out will also help to weaken the #5.

Those using the Northeast as a living room or bedroom can place a Brass Dragon with Pearl Globe in the Northeast corner. The Auspicious Chinese Coin Sword is a subtle but most effective Feng Shui cure for areas that are not suitable hosts for the wind chime.

Tips: 

• Avoid playing loud music in the northeast of the home or room.
  
  
• Do not decorate your room with red or earth colours this year. Grey, blue or white beddings and curtains are good colours to use temporarily.
  
  
• Place a salt water cure in the northeast of the building along with six Chinese coins tied in a row with red ribbon and six hollow metal rod wind chime.
  
  
• Move your bed to another corner of the room if possible even if it is a few feet away from the northeast corner if this is a small room. This way, you will avoid sleeping exactly in the northeast sector of the room.
  
  
• Place a Brass Wu-Lou in the northeast corner of the room if this is your bedroom.
  
  
• Metal objects such as six Chinese metal coins tied in a red ribbon and/or a brass Dragon can be placed in this corner too. Do not to use red dragons.
  
  
• Do not place red objects, burning candles or triangular shaped furnishing in this sector.
  
  
• Most of all, avoid disturbing this area at all costs. Any form of renovations that needs to be done, plan it for another year. It is worth keeping this in mind.
  
  
• Tsai Shen Yeh (God of wealth) in a gold colour is very effective at not only reducing the bad earth but by also protecting your wealth for the year in the northeast.
  
  
• Replace or at the very least cleanse your Ba Gua mirror in the northeast especially if you have a door here.
  
  
• If you have a main door in the northeast make sure you oil the hinges and try not to let it bang shut.

The South is the perfect sector to activate this year if you are looking to climb the corporate ladder. Those who are seeking to enhance their status and authority should spend lots of time in the South, and decorate it with The Large Brass Scepter. The Crystal Dragon Plaque should give your career a little boost.

However, some businesses with the office doors in the South may face management changes. If you need some assurance that the changes do not affect you by much, the revered Kuan Kung of Success may help secure your current position.

Those sleeping in South rooms may encounter health problems. Do take care, especially when traveling. You can wear a health enhancer such as the The Jade Gourd Bracelet of Health or place a Rose Quartz Crystal Gourd in your room. It is also important to weaken the annual Sickness star, which is in the Southeast for this year.

Tips: 

• If this is your bedroom, a shade of blue or black in your furnishing or décor may help with health. A blue painting (not water scene) may also do.
  
  
• Avoid placing additional metal objects in this sector or room; however, a very good symbolic enhancer is a gold coloured wealth ingot, as it will enhance the wealth nature of the trigram Chi'en. Try and get one that is not made of metal though and just metal coloured.
  
  
• Real quartz crystal is very good in the south for 2007 as is faceted crystal spheres.

In general, the arrival of the #7 Red star in the North Palace of the home is not the most auspicious for year 2007. Those using this sector may find their relationships suffering, and business competition to be tougher than usual. If you are facing or located in the North sector of your office, do place a pair of The Protective Gold Rhinoceros facing North. 

As the #7 is associated with robbery and theft, make sure that your house is well equipped with burglar alarms and similar theft precautions, especially if your main door faces or is in North. Place a Black Tortoise Shell in the main breadwinner's Sheng Qi as a precaution cure.

If you have a water feature in the North for last year's annual #8, it is best to remove it to the Southwest since it may well bring relationship problems.

If your house faces North or the North sector is heavily used, then it is best to hang The Luo Pan Bagua at your main door, facing out.

Nevertheless, it's not all doom and gloom for those using North! Those in Public Relations and entertainment-related fields may find North useful to their needs. If you are looking to improve your communication skills, an Amethyst Crystal Tree in the North for this year brings rewarding results.

Tips:

• You should also use more blue in your decoration. You can introduce the colour with cushions, rugs, bed covers or doormats.
  
  
• Do not use anything of fire element or colours red to control it as this may aggravate it.
  
  
• Hang six small bells tied with ribbon in the north for protection.
  
  
• Avoid candles at all costs.
  
  
• Install or service smoke alarms and security systems.
  
  
• Do not hang metal wind chimes here.

If your main door has nothing to do with Southwest, fret not for you can still make use of the Southwest sector of your home to bring good fortune to you and your household. Maximize the Southwest sector with activity and some wealth enhancers, such as The Fire Boar 2007 for general prosperity. The Gold Prosperity Coin Plaque is a potent wealth enhancer for those who are serious about making use of the benevolent wealth star.

Tips:

• Hang a faceted crystal sphere in this area of the house near the window or door. Hang it above head height and twist now and again.
  
  
• The energies of the annual 8 can be activated by human activities. Use this room as frequently as possible unless you have received professional advice against it.
  
  
• The red three-legged toad can be placed here. Make sure the toad is facing into the house and not towards the door and the coin is never taken out of his mouth.
  
  
• If your bedroom is here, you can also place an amethyst or any crystal items in the southwest of the bedroom to further strengthen the earth element of the benevolent 8.
  
  
• This is also a good study area for children. Place a task light and a crystal globe on the desk to enhance concentration.
  
  
• A romance enhancer is a pair of rose quartz Mandarin Ducks in the southwest this year.
  
  
• Keep area active with open windows and doors (yang energy) although do not renovate or make loud noises this year.
  
  

Tips:

• Healthy green leafy plants or blue flowering plants such as violets are good for this area.
  
  
• Fresh flowers displayed here will bring positive qi too.
  
  
• Symbolic objects such as a gold abacus or six Chinese coins can be placed here all year round to enhance benevolent influence and at the same time dissipate the malevolent influence by the visiting monthly #2 and #5.
  
  
• Coin swords hung with its hilt facing the front door or window in this sector can help ward off any external poison arrows as well as weaken the effects of visiting monthly stars #2 and #5.