Is Your Office Art Killing Your Business? A Feng Shui Case Study

 

What about the Signs of bad office feng shui? Are you wondering why your business is failing despite hard work? It might be your office wall art. In this Feng Shui case study, we explore office art taboos and how to choose the best feng shui art for business success.

 

 

The Tiger Behind the Chair

I am a Feng Shui master. A few months ago, I received a call from an old friend I hadn’t seen in years. His voice sounded weary. He told me that everything had been going wrong lately—business, health, mood—and he begged me to visit his office to analyze the situation.

I arrived at his facility as agreed. This friend is a veteran entrepreneur. He caught the right wave when he started, and his business had always been smooth sailing. He had expanded significantly, now owning two companies and two factories. Today, I was visiting his main headquarters—a large electronics manufacturing plant.

 

 

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His assistant met me at the gate. To get to the CEO’s office, we had to walk through a very long production workshop.

As I walked through the factory floor, I casually observed the environment and the working atmosphere. I frowned immediately. For a company that has been operating for years, the scene was chaotic. Workers were gathered in groups chatting idly; others looked aimless with nothing to do. It did not look like a mature, disciplined modern factory.

In Feng Shui, the energy (Qi) of the employees reflects the health of the business. Here, the Qi was stagnant and scattered. I made a mental note of this.

We arrived at his office door. Before we even entered, I could hear loud shouting from inside.

When I walked in, I saw my friend on the phone. He was furious, arguing violently with the person on the other end—perhaps a client, a supplier, or a family member. It was unclear.

We exchanged a brief glance, acknowledging my arrival, but he didn’t stop. He continued to yell into the phone for another full ten minutes. I checked my watch—I have a habit of recording the start and end points of events.

His emotions were out of control, his voice deafening, and his language aggressive. This was shocking to me. In my memory, he was always a calm and composed businessman. Why the sudden change in personality?

 

 

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While he finished his call, I scanned his office. The general hygiene was fine, likely thanks to the cleaning staff. However, his desk was a disaster zone—contracts, cups, notebooks, and loose papers were scattered in a chaotic mess.

But soon, my attention was locked onto something else.

Initially, I hadn’t noticed it because my friend is a tall, burly man, and he was standing while arguing, blocking the view. But the moment he turned sideways to slam the phone down, I saw it.

A painting that absolutely should not have been there.

It was a classic Chinese ink painting of a Fierce Tiger. The tiger was descending the mountain, its fangs bared, eyes wide with aggression, roaring at its prey.

Crucially, the tiger’s open mouth and aggressive stance were pointed directly at my friend’s office chair.

 

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Finally, he hung up. He looked exhausted, his energy completely drained.

“How is business?” I asked.

The floodgates opened. He complained that clients were leaving, suppliers were refusing to ship materials, production was delayed, and cash flow was broken. He was on the brink of defaulting on bank loans. He went from being the envy of his peers to facing bankruptcy.

“I can’t help you with the loans,” I said calmly, “but you must take that painting down immediately.”

He looked confused. “The tiger?”

“Where did you get it?” I asked. “How long has it been there?”

He thought for a moment. “A childhood friend gave it to me about a year ago. He said it matched my temperament. He told me the Tiger is the King of Beasts, symbolizing power and authority. He said it would bring me good luck and help me dominate the market.”

I shook my head. “That painting is not bringing you luck. It is eating you alive.”

 

 

The Feng Shui Logic – The Type of Bad Feng Shui Painting for Business You Must Avoid

I explained to him: “In Feng Shui, everything carries energy. A descending tiger with bared fangs creates a powerful ‘Sha Qi’ (Killing Energy). By placing it right behind you, or facing you, you are subjecting yourself to constant aggression.”

“Why do you think you were screaming on the phone just now? This art makes you irritable, anxious, and aggressive. Business is about harmony—’Harmony brings wealth.’ If you treat clients with the temper of a tiger, you will scare them all away.”

He was stunned. “But… my childhood friend gave it to me. He wouldn’t hurt me.”

“Intentional or not, the result is the same,” I said. “Take it down.”

He listened. He took the painting down, rolled it up, and put it in the corner. I then adjusted a few minor layout issues in his office and left.

 

 

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I thought that was the end of it. But two months later, he called me.

“You were right,” he said, his voice much calmer. “I investigated that ‘friend’.”

It turned out the childhood friend was jealous of his success. While presenting the “gift” of the tiger to ruin my friend’s temperament and office Feng Shui, this man had secretly bribed my friend’s employees and registered a competing company to steal his clients.

“Taking down that painting cleared my head,” he told me. “I saved the business just in time.”

 

 

The Solution – Why a Mountain Painting Behind Your Office Desk is Essential?

“Thank you, Master,” he said. “But the wall looks empty now. What should I hang?”

I smiled. “If you want stability and career support, do not hang fierce beasts. I recommend:”

1. 1. Mount Tai (Taishan): Represents a solid “Backing Mountain” (Support from mentors and employees).

1. 1. The Great Wall: Represents stability and protection of assets.

1. 1. Sunrise (Rising Sun): Represents hope and limitless growth.

He happily agreed to come to my studio to pick up a new piece.

 

 

Feng Shui Knowledge

So, where is it appropriate to hang a “Fierce Beast” painting?

You might ask, if the Tiger is so bad, why do people paint them?

In Feng Shui, paintings of fierce animals (Tigers, Lions, Eagles with claws out) carry aggressive energy. They are NOT suitable for:

• • Commercial offices (causes arguments).

• • Bedrooms (causes insomnia and nightmares).

• • Dining rooms (disrupts family harmony).

They are only suitable for:

1. 1. Military or Police Commanders: People who wield actual force and need to suppress enemies.

1. 1. Facing the Entrance (Special Cases): Sometimes, if a home faces a “poison arrow” (like a sharp building corner or a road rushing at the house), a master might place a beast facing outward to fight back the bad energy.

For 99% of business owners, you want Wealth and Harmony, not War.