Trust The Money Frog



Posted: Monday, March 08, 2010

by Mark McCallum
Long Trust Multi Trading Company Ltd

Banking institutions have nearly wiped out our superstitions about how to earn more money, with the instant loans that they offer. But still some of the popularly held beliefs connected to doing well financially carry more water than any instant cash advance from a bank.

One such example of a prosperity symbol is Chan Chu, a frog ornament with an ancient Chinese coin in its mouth. This little toad has been used for ages to both attract money and prevent the loss of wealth. It has three legs representing three lunar cycles, and the red gems on its back correspond to the big dipper. The moon symbolism doesn't end there because it is said that during a full moon the king frog will appear outside the house of someone for whom good fortune will occur.

You don't get good fortune by just having a lucky money frog but also have to place Chan Chu in the right position in your home. The frog can either be placed at the inside of your doorway or diagonally opposite your front door. Placing the frog in a corner of a room is believed to be best because the flow of chi concentrates in corners of a room, thus giving the frog more impact on your situation. However, the frog must not be facing the door or this represents money leaving your home. It is also said that eight money frogs can be placed in your main room with the king frog facing a door.

Chan Chu, the lucky money frog also helps people who are in a situation where they have to keep shelling out money, either to pay bills, help friends or family, or one off expenses. The frog ornament is generally depicted sitting on a pile of gold coins, which represents maintaining one's wealth. He is a threatening symbol to anyone considering acquiring your posessions. The money frog is extremely useful in deflecting any negative chi.

Having a lucky king frog is a common superstition that many oriental people know is, "lucky money," but not so many know why. None the less the pure belief that the frog will help your prosperity is already piece of mind.

In feng shui, the art of balancing the residence of the living and the dead so as to enhance chi or energy flow, Chan Chu is a popularly believed symbol. Energy flow, or chi is one of the basic building blocks of a person's life and enhancing it can only do good. Nearly every up and coming Chinese millionaire will have their own personal feng shui advisor and many feng shui items such as Chan Chu in their homes and offices. A lot of feng shui is just common sense but Chan Chu is unique in its bringing together of ancient mysticism and today's belief in personal finance.

Mark McCallum, www.longtrust-uk.com , works together with craftsmen in Southern China creating traditional Chinese furniture and ornaments.

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» left by Linda DeWitt
 2 years 76 days ago.
I think I shall continue to trust God and hard work to take care of my finances. Interesting article however. Welcome to Searchwarp.
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