Elephant: The Sacred Symbol

Elephant is regarded as the most wondrous creature ever created and is greatly admired. According to Buddhist beliefs, elephants are celestial animals and one of the sacred treasures of Buddha. Throughout time, these regal animals have come to symbolize many things including:

• Wisdom
• Power
• Dignity
• Intelligence
• Strength
• Longevity
• Virility
• Fidelity
• Good luck
• Good fortune
• Success

In the application of feng shui, the elephant is considered a sacred symbol. Although it is often used to symbolize power, wisdom, strength and fertility, it can also be used to symbolize longevity, good luck and success. It can act as the grantor of wishes and as the protector of the household.

How to Place a Feng Shui Elephant

There are many applications of the use of elephants in feng shui depending on the material of the elephant and its placement in the home or office. The following are some of the more common applications.

• Placing a statue of an elephant, or a pair of elephants, at the front door brings good luck, protection and strength to the household. These elephants are sometimes referred to as elephants of many blessings. It is believed that these elephants should have their trunks facing upwards as that represents prosperity, good luck and victory. Some people believe that elephants with their trunks facing downward represent longevity and conception.
• Elephants always used as guardians and protectors of the household involves them keeping the powers that you attract and maintain inside the house. The elephants act as housekeepers as they guard the door, keeping the powers safely inside.
• An elephant, or a pair of elephants, displayed in the bedroom promotes love and faithfulness between two people. The statues can also be placed in a study or office to enhance the love between couples.
• A statue of a mother elephant and its baby is as symbol of the love and bonding between a mother and her children and will make that bond grow even stronger
• A symbol of fertility, couples that want to have a child, or more children, should place elephant statues in their bedroom. Often a statue or a group of seven elephants is used in the bedroom for fertility because in feng shui the number seven represents children. A statue of a mother and baby elephant can be used to represent fertility.
• Using elephant symbols to bring knowledge and academic success to children is another feng shui application of these magnificent creatures. Place a statue in a child’s bedroom, on the desk, or wherever he or she does homework.
• Placing a statue of a frog on an elephant or a monkey on an elephant promotes career stability.
  

Elephants should always have their trunks turned upward, as if trumpeting, this meant to herald good news. They can be placed in the entrance hall, but not directly facing the door.