How to drive and park your vehicle the Feng Shui way
Raymond Catchpole,
a feng shui expert, reports on several ways to improve energy flow around one's vehicle to combat road rage. Some of
his suggestions include:- Don't park your car facing your residence, as cars are "predators" which can create feelings of unease among the building’s inhabitants.
- Remove clutter within the vehicle for better chi flow.
- Tie a blue ribbon to the rearview mirror, splash salt water in the interior (though probably not on any cloth seats) and keep a bottle of water in the car. These practices are said to encourage a clearer state of mind.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Richard Warren 7:57AM (4/17/2006)
Ok, Thanks for the tip! LMAO
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Udayan Tripathi 8:02AM (4/17/2006)
Heh, my S40 violates all of those things at a time. Mucho bad Feng Shui.
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Daron Gonzales 8:18AM (4/17/2006)
Can I splash the salt water on the radio?
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aaron 8:20AM (4/17/2006)
did he get paid for this?? you must be kidding
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Hank 8:28AM (4/17/2006)
Didn't one of the Japanese mfrs just have a concept with a feng shui inspired interior? And, since much of feng shui depends on a compass, once I funked out my mystic ride, wouldn't I have to always drive in the same direction for it to be effective? Hmmm.
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Hank 8:29AM (4/17/2006)
Oh, and one other question...can those pea soup green New Beetles I see from time to time really be considered predators?
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bhtooefr 8:36AM (4/17/2006)
Well, some of them DO growl... (the TDIs, anyway)
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CowboyCummins 8:56AM (4/17/2006)
Would excessive flatulence help or hinder funky shoes (feng shui)? Because I don't think keeping a bottle of water in my truck will do anything either except leak all over my seats.
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Scott 9:32AM (4/17/2006)
Feng shui is such absolute nonsense. Watch Penn & Teller's Bullshit episode on feng shui for a good laugh sometime.
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JZeke 10:45AM (4/17/2006)
Howabout some Tatami mats and bamboo trim in cars, If Aston can do it, why not Toyota?
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judd 10:52AM (4/17/2006)
Just make sure not to buy a yellow or is that orange car. It's for fertility. Guess what happens when you have solicited/unsolisited sex in the car?
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Eric L. 10:53AM (4/17/2006)
As much as Feng Shui is hype, a lot of people do worse things to their cars. For example, letting it "warm up" by idling it for a minutes whenever they start it (completely unnecessary) and the Einsteins who think "overdrive" on an automatic is only for the highway, so they switch it off for the city (stupid).
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Mad Scientist Matt 11:10AM (4/17/2006)
I just hope my insurance company doesn't charge me a higher premium for refusing to practice feng shui in my car. I'd hate to imagine what a feng shui practitioner thinks of all the crumpled papers and other stuff cluttering up the interior.
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Nr9 11:14AM (4/17/2006)
i have no idea why americans park with their heads in with parking lot with 90 degree parking spaces. their cars must have great turning radius or something. isn't it much safer and easier to park with heads out?
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Dr. Woo 11:17AM (4/17/2006)
I often refer to my obsessive nature over my vehicles to be "automotive zen," but this is just a little over-the-top.
I just keep her clean, pretty, and happy.
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Riker 11:35AM (4/17/2006)
I don't do any of that hokey stuff, but I have been known to massage my floormats after they've had a bad day...
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Hank 11:48AM (4/17/2006)
"i have no idea why americans park with their heads in with parking lot with 90 degree parking spaces. their cars must have great turning radius or something. isn't it much safer and easier to park with heads out?"
Six one way, a 1/2 dozen the other.
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Jellodyne 11:54AM (4/17/2006)
1. Red cars attact bad state trooper karma.
2. Bench seats promote virility. As master John McCrea states 'I need my baby next to me, not way over in a bucket seat.'
3. To avoid negative ju-ju, try sprinking 15 gallons of gasoline into the gas tank every 300 miles or so, depending on your vehicle's 'needs'.
4. Avoid parking directly on top of any houshold pets. It really puts a damper on their chi flow.
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Richard Brown 12:00PM (4/17/2006)
Parking "ON" a Feng Shui expert is best.
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Doogs 12:11PM (4/17/2006)
My car must be a loner. It's chi flows best on curving, twisty roads when no other cars are in sight.
And it achieves balance through proper modulation of the clutch and accelerator pedals.
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