With the number FOUR we find our first real spilt when it comes to cultural interpretation. In the West we associate the number FOUR with the four compass directions, the four seasons, the four elements (In the West it’s earth, air, fire and water as opposed to the Chinese five element system), the four suits of the playing cards and the four legs of a table. To us it’s about stability, practicality and precision. But in China the word for FOUR sounds like the word for ‘die’ which, not surprisingly, is considered unlucky. And in addition the written character looks like the phrase ‘clouds blocking the sun’ also not considered so auspicious. It is a Yin number and of the Metal element (production and material wealth). Universally the number is associated with respectability, hard work and being tenacious, industrious and organized.
There are two ways to write the number FOUR, one with the closed top and the other with the top open. It is surprising that this number is associated with stability since it stands on only one leg. And you should take note that though it is about practicality and hard work the work done is on the spiritual and intellectual areas rather than the physical ones. The closed top indicates a mind that has already created a plan and is ready to implement it. The open top indicates an openness and that plans are still being formed. Too much of the number FOUR will bring a lot of boring work, a weak suspicious mind and extreme stubbornness.
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Author and entrepreneur Donna Stellhorn has successfully combined a variety of metaphysical tools and practical skills in the course of building her successful career. She is a dynamic speaker, a thoughtful and supportive personal coach, a practical business consultant, and a creative adviser with more than 20 years of experience. In addition to building three successful businesses of her own and logging more than 12,000 hours of consultations with clients so far, she lectures, teaches a variety of classes, offers apprenticeship programs, leads workshops, and continues to write on a variety of topics. She believes in encouraging others to achieve success in their careers and in their personal lives. Donna has written eight books. One of them, Feng Shui Form, is a collection of many of her best and most popular concepts to help her readers create a supportive and comfortable living and working environment. Her best-selling booklet of more than 10 years, Sage and Smudge: Clearing Your Personal Space shares the concept of how to cleanse and clear space, objects, or environments. Her first Feng Shui book was published in Europe in 1996, where she introduced the concepts of Form Feng Shui to thousands of eager readers.
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