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overabundance of water. Metal appliances, computers, televisions are excellent here, as well as earth pottery and the like.

North- West Networking, Compassion, and Helpful People or Guardians:

The north-west color is white and the element is metal. Yellow/metallic works here, red/metallic not so good. Appliances and ceramic earth products work here and metal pot plants including metal ornaments and fountains.

The North Career:

Black/Blue is the color of the north and water is its element. Black/blue and metallic blue are excellent combinations for the north direction. Yellow/blue, red/black, and red/blue are not so good in the north.

Use fountains, ponds and fish tanks in the north, and metal containers nurture the water. Remain conservative with the element wood, as wood exhausts water so this is not a great area for plants, or the color green.

North- East Learning, Education and Knowledge:

The element is earth in the north- east, and its color range is of the earth colors: beige, tan, ochre, light brown and light yellow. Red/yellow is an excellent choice of colors for the north- east.

Fire nurtures earth, but remain conservative with metallic objects and color ranges with earth as metal exhausts earth.

The East Health and Family:

The element of the east is wood, and the color is green. The color combination of green/red and green/blue are best in this direction.

Pots of herbs, plants, bamboo plants and bamboo window coverings are great here; so are fountains as water nourishes wood.

South- East Wealth and Prosperity:

The south- east color is green and the element is wood. Most of the same applies to the south- east as in the east direction above. Bamboo, plants, fountains are all nourishing in this direction.

Avoid yellow/green color combinations and downplay the fire element. By adding wood into this direction (wood feeds fire), you are instantly nurturing fire.

Some red is excellent, but it is best to downplay actual fire objects such as fireplaces, candles, and floor lamps. A combination of blue and green is beneficial. Therefore, a combination in your South- East room(s) of red-green-blue can truly bring a sense of nurturing and healing, if this is what you are looking forward to achieving for this space.

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