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Feng Shui Money Frog

Perhaps no other symbol in Feng Shui or otherwise is as much a symbol of good luck and fortune as the Feng Shui money frog is. Traditionally called as the Chan Chu, the Feng Shui money frog is quite easily recognizable due to its three legs and due to the fact that it is always depicted to be sitting atop a pile of currency coins with one of them in its mouth. Other distinctive features of this money frog are its flaming red eyes and the flaring nostrils. In some kinds of literature, this frog is said to be a toad. The western world knows it as the Chinese Wealth Toad or the Lucky Money Toad.

The Feng Shui money frog actually has three important roles to perform towards the family that keeps it. It will protect the wealth of the house, it will help increase the wealth that comes into the house and it will ward away evil spirits that try to gain entry into the house. Since centuries, Chinese people have been placing a money frog facing their door during the daytime so that the money comes in and then turning it by 180 degrees in the nighttime so that the money that has come into the house does not go out. People who have been doing this diligently will attribute their wealth to the presence of the Lucky Toad in their house.

There are actually two ways of placing the Feng Shui money frog in the home. The old Chinese school of thought recommends placing the frog in such a way that it is in the direct line of sight of your front door. Feng Shui sets store in the assumption that the frog wields a positive effect on the energy flowing into the house, which allows good vibes and also good money to come into the house. The other way of using the money frog is to use eight of them in a circular fashion so that one of them faces the main door of the house while the other seven face other areas of the room. This arrangement is believed to bring in the positive energy into the house from the outside and then distribute it in various corners of the house.

Not only does the Feng Shui lucky frog add to the supplies present within your home, it also cures it from all kinds of evil spirits day in and day out. Some frogs are embellished with astrological signs and symbols so as to make them more powerful. The most common items that you will see with these frogs are the zodiac signs and the constellations. These can be depicted with gemstones on the backs.

Feng Shui basics indicate that placing a vibrant symbol like the Feng Shui money frog in the house definitely attracts money. Mentions of its good fortune has been found in many a book related on the art and even the Feng Shui workshops and classes being conducted today speak highly of its virtues. What's best is that you do not need any degree or certification to use this great embodiment of good luck in your house. You simply have to place it from where it can see the main door of your home.

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