Eight Immortals Pewter Jewelry Box
This beautifully crafted pewter jewelry box with fine finishing and embossed motifs of the Eight Immortals and other auspicious objects is not only nice to look at but brings good luck as well. The velvet lining on the inside prevent your jewelries from getting scratched.
Elegantly crafted with special attention given to details, this very high quality jewelry box can act as a wish-fulfilling box. Write down your wishes on a piece of paper and place it in it to enhance your chances for your dreams to materialize. It is believed to be potent in harvesting peach blossom luck or love luck, the luck to find that someone special in your life. It should be placed in the bedroom preferably in Southwest sector or your “nien yien” directions based on your Kua Number (8 Mansion Theory) is love luck is what you are wishing for.
Made of metal, the Eight Immortals Jewelry Box acts as useful metal energy when placed in the corner representing the Metal element (West or Northwest) which governs the luck of the next generation, patriarch and Mentor luck based on the Pakua Eight Life Aspirations and Trigram Method. They can be placed in living rooms of homes or offices.
To convert it into a wealth pot or chest, fill it with Chinese coins, gems and gold ingots or your jewelries. Place it in the Southeast corner to enhance money luck, in North sector to enhance career luck, or in your shop / business premise to attract more sales and profits. Perfect if you love some oriental touch to your home decor.
* the coins shown in the picture is for illustration purposes only.
What the Eight Immortals symbolizes and its Application in Symbolism Feng Shui
The Eight Immortals are superior beings of worshipped by Taoist and widely regarded as symbols of longevity and good fortune in Feng Shui study. Comprising six men and two women, legend has it that they were sent down from the heaven to assist mankind in their time of need and achieve their ambitions and aspirations to gain good wealth, fame, health and knowledge. Each immortal possesses a tool of power that can perform supernatural magic. The symbolic presence of the Eight Immortals in your home is believed to bestow good health, happiness and good fortune on every member of your family especially in this Period 8.
Let’s get to know your Eight Immortals:
First immortal – Chung-Li Chuan, considered the chief of the immortals, he always carries a magical fan and sometimes a peach. He is said to have discovered the Elixir of life and possessed the power to cure the sick and revive the dead. This immortal is a symbol of and longevity.
Second Immortal - Chang Kuo-Lao, is represented as an ‘Old’ man with mystic powers who carries the bamboo tube and riding a mule that could carry him a thousand miles a day. He’s a symbol of wisdom and used to help childless couples conceive.
Third Immortal – Lu Dong-Pin, is a Taoist scholar with a magic sword used to slay demons and evil spirits. He’s also shown with a fly-whisker that cures illnesses. This immortal symbolizes scholastic luck and protection.
Fourth Immortal – Ts’ao Guao-chiu, is the finest dressed of the Eight immortals. He’s generally shown with castanets or a jade tablet of admission to court, and sometimes a feather fan. Said to have been connected with the Sung Imperial family, he signifies fame and recognition.
Fifth Immortal – Li T’ieh Guai (Iron-crutch Li), is depicted as a beggar with a crutch and a gourd (wu lou). He is sometimes represented as accompanied by a deer. Believed to be the most powerful of the Eight, he bestows wisdom.
Sixth Immortal - Han Hsiang Tzu, is the happy immortal often shown carrying a flute, which he is usually represented as playing. He brings healing energy to the occupants.
Seventh Immortal - Lan T’sai Ho, often shown wearing blue robe and carrying a basket of flowers. She brings luck to young women.
Eight Immortal - He Hsien Ku, carries with her a magical lotus blossom and a fly-whisk, she’s called the Immortal Maiden. She is a symbol of family and marriage luck.
Here is how you can use the Eight Immortals to Feng Shui your way to a better life:
1. Display figurines of the Eight Immortal in East part (Health and relationship corner based on Pakua's 8 Life Aspirations Theory) of a room where everyone in the family members usually gather together such as the living room or dining room. This will bring good health, abundance and happiness to everyone.
2. Place the Eight Immortals in your personal Sheng Chi corner of office based on your Kua Number (8 Mansions Theory) your office to generate good fortune and provide protection
Note: Do not place the Eight Immortals in bedrooms, toilets and kitchen.
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