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If you’ve been out of work for a while, you know how frustrating it is to keep looking, all the time wondering if there’s a job out there for you, or maybe even a whole new
If you’ve been thinking about changing careers, you might consider giving feng shui a shot. That’s right, the same technique people use to place their beds in their bedrooms or to bring harmony to their home or more money to their business can be used by job seekers too.
In feng shui, people are assigned a number, called a kua number (pronounced “kwah”), that’s an indicator of lucky directions based on the person’s date of birth and their gender. These lucky directions are associated with example is a seven kua person. This number is related to the element of metal, making that person well suited for metal-related industries such as working computers or jewelry.
Feng shui may seem like an odd way to go about a
The Chinese see luck as a three-sided stool, rather than the western have or have not viewed of luck. To Chinese culture, luck is something that can be cultivated and improved. In fact, feng shui is called earth luck. It’s the kind of luck you acquire by aligning your birth date and gender with particular colors, directions, and elements, and by employing harmonious living to your life. And, if you’ve been considering a job change, it might be worth investing a little personal energy into your own earth luck and trying to foster that luck with your
The chart below outlines the kua numbers and the careers associated with them, as well as other compatible industries and jobs for your particular kua. To determine your kua number, please visit http://redlotusletter.com/resources/kua-calculator/. If you’ve come up empty on ideas in your job search, maybe now’s a good time to employ a little feng shui and see if you don’t stimulate your job search luck!
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KUA NUMBER |
CAREERS |
COMPATIBLE CAREERS |
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1 |
Hotels, hospitality, fishing, tourism, driving, transportation, gift shops, marketing, consumer goods and services, all water-related jobs, health spa, tour guide, blogger on trends, boats, yachts, sea shipping | Jobs involving metal, metal working, high-tech, legal matters, international travel or business, finance, banking, legal/law fields, medical, food and beverage, jewelry, locksmith, |
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2 |
Massage therapist, nursing, farming, fundraising/community organizer, charities, agriculture, healing, holistic therapy, nursing homes, mining and minerals, real estate, teacher, sales, gas/oil industries | Restaurant owner/worker, beautician, makeup artist, stylist, astrologer, optician, ophthalmologist, fireman, cardiologist/cardiovascular specialist, feng shui consultant, public relations, newspaper, journalist, aviation, |
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3 |
Sports and sports fields, forestry, furniture, moving, health instructor, fitness trainer, gym owner or instructor, dancer, upholsterer, antique refinisher/repair | Hotels, hospitality, fishing, tourism, driving, transportation, gift shops, marketing, consumer goods and services, all water-related jobs, health spa, tour guide, blogger on trends, boats, yachts, sea shipping. |
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4 |
teacher, lab technician, journalist, blogger, writer, researcher, poet, plant nursery, florist, yoga instructor, dancer | Hotels, hospitality, fishing, tourism, driving, transportation, gift shops, marketing, consumer goods and services, all water-related jobs, health spa, tour guide, blogger on trends, boats, yachts, sea shipping. |
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5 — MAN |
Massage therapist, nursing, farming, fundraising/community organizer, charities, agriculture, healing, holistic therapy, nursing homes, mining and minerals, real estate, teacher | Restaurant owner/worker, beautician, makeup artist, stylist, astrologer, optician, ophthalmologist, fireman, cardiologist/cardiovascular specialist, feng shui consultant, public relations, newspaper, journalist, aviation, |
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5 — WOMAN |
trainer, ceramics or glassblower, government jobs, accounting, beautician, healer (Reiki, massage therapist), data entry, radiologist, gas/oil industries | Restaurant owner/worker, beautician, makeup artist, stylist, astrologer, optician, ophthalmologist, fireman, cardiologist/cardiovascular specialist, feng shui consultant, public relations, newspaper, journalist, aviation, |
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6 |
Jobs involving metal, metal working, high-tech, legal matters, international travel or business, finance, banking, legal/law fields, medical, food and beverage, jewelry, locksmith, |
Massage therapist, nursing, farming, fundraising/community organizer, charities, agriculture, healing, holistic therapy, nursing homes, mining and minerals, real estate, teacher, sales, gas/oil industries, healthcare, spiritual advisor, tarot reader, daycare owner/teacher, retreat owner, health spa worker, teacher, corporate trainer, ceramics or glassblower, government jobs, accounting, beautician, healer (Reiki, massage therapist), data entry, radiologist, gas/oil industries. |
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7 |
Jobs involving sales, metal, metal working, high-tech, jewelry, locksmith, |
Massage therapist, nursing, farming, fundraising/community organizer, charities, agriculture, healing, holistic therapy, nursing homes, mining and minerals, real estate, teacher, sales, gas/oil industries and healthcare, spiritual advisor, tarot reader, daycare owner/teacher, retreat owner, health spa worker, teacher, corporate trainer, ceramics or glassblower, government jobs, accounting, beautician, healer (Reiki, massage therapist), data entry, radiologist, gas/oil industries. |
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8 |
government jobs, accounting, beautician, healer (Reiki, massage therapist), data entry, radiologist, gas/oil industries | Restaurant owner/worker, beautician, makeup artist, stylist, astrologer, optician, ophthalmologist, fireman, cardiologist/cardiovascular specialist, feng shui consultant, public relations, newspaper, journalist, aviation, |
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9 |
Restaurant owner/worker, beautician, makeup artist, stylist, astrologer, optician, ophthalmologist, fireman, cardiologist/cardiovascular specialist, feng shui consultant, public relations, newspaper, journalist, aviation, |
Sports and sports fields, forestry, furniture, moving, health instructor, fitness trainer, gym owner or instructor, dancer, upholsterer, antique refinisher/repair, teacher, lab technician, journalist, blogger, writer, researcher, poet, plant nursery, florist, yoga instructor, dancer. |
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