Animal Figurines and Feng Shui

Animal figurines show up a lot in feng shui as symbolic objects meant to invite certain kinds of energy into a space including:

- Elephants – wisdom, strength, good luck; trunk-up is said to bring luck in, trunk-down is protective
- Horses – career success and momentum, often placed facing the front door
- Lions – guardian energy, placed in pairs flanking an entrance
- Cats (including big cats like cheetahs, leopards) – less standardized in classical feng shui than the above; generally associated with vigilance, agility, and protective energy, similar to guardian animals, since they're natural predators associated with alertness and speed

General feng shui placement principles that would apply to a cheetah figurine:
- Facing direction matters – predatory or "fierce" animals are traditionally placed facing outward (toward a door or window) rather than inward, symbolically directing that protective/watchful energy outward.
- Avoid facing the bed – animals associated with predation or intensity are generally kept out of bedrooms.
- Element and color – gold or bronze finishes tie to the metal element (career, precision, clarity); black ties to water (career, flow); natural resin/earth tones tie to the earth element (stability, grounding).

Note: feng shui isn't a single codified system – practices vary between schools and between practitioners, so treat this as very general guidance rather than fixed rules.

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