The money tree is one of the most popular talismans that help attract wealth. Surely many people have such a living talisman: a houseplant with fleshy leaves that somewhat resemble coins. This is a Crassulla, or Crasulla, as it is also called.
However, contrary to popular belief, it is not at all necessary to buy real fatty. To increase your income, you can also make a money tree with your own hands. Today we’ll talk about how to correctly use both versions of the amulet so that there is money in the house, how to activate it and care for it.
Where did the tree come from to attract money?
The history of the money tree began more than one and a half thousand years ago. The plant itself comes from Africa, but very quickly became famous in the East. It was the merchants of the Middle East who called Crassula the money tree, because its leaves are so similar to coins.
In Europe, crassula began to be used to attract money only in the 17th century. This is due to the inclusion of the plant in gardening reference books. The further spread of Crassula among the masses was facilitated by its magical property of attracting wealth.
Money tree: signs and superstitions
There are a lot of signs associated with this money talisman. A person who knows about all this folk wisdom will be able to understand at first glance what problems the talisman predicts and take timely measures to eliminate them.
Signs to pay attention to:
- The plant's leaves are falling off or its trunk has begun to sag. It is likely that unplanned expenses will be expected soon.
- Crassula fell from her usual place. Such an incident does not promise any misfortunes. A fall and a broken pot indicate that the family’s material well-being will become better. But this can lead to envious people, so be careful.
- Crassula is blooming. This is definitely a good sign. The appearance of flowers indicates that the fat woman is happy in your home, which means she will soon thank you for your care.
Pay close attention to these signs. But don’t forget that you don’t have to wait until the plant blooms. You can strengthen the positive energy spread by Crassula yourself.
What is needed for this:
- Every Wednesday, tell the tree about your financial achievements and expenses. This will help you avoid making purchases that you will later regret.
- Decorate the branches with large denomination bills. Banknotes need to be replaced from time to time - this will start the money cycle.
- Transplant the Crassula from a smaller pot to a larger one when it has outgrown the old pot. This action is believed to help expand the space needed for new money.
Is it possible to keep a Crassula at home?
For a money tree to bring wealth and prosperity, you need to plant it yourself.
Having first heard about such an unusual talisman, many are interested in whether it is possible to keep a money tree at home. Feng Shui experts say that it is not only possible, but necessary! A coin tree should be in every home whose inhabitants want to become rich.
Those who live in an apartment do not have to worry about not having enough free space. After all, for residential premises they use a decorative format of this plant - an oval or ovoid Crassula, popularly called Crassula because of its thick trunk.
Its height does not exceed one and a half meters. This means that with peace of mind you can place a pot with a tree in any room, without fear that it will turn into an impenetrable forest.
Experts say that this money amulet cannot be bought. To prevent it from losing its ability to attract money, you need to take a sprout from friends or relatives and grow the tree yourself.
Where should the money tree be?
Each talisman has its own characteristics and they must be taken into account when buying this or that amulet. Almost each of them is placed in a specially designated area - this is the only way they can attract positive vibrations, transmitting them to their owners.
But with the Feng Shui money tree, everything is a little more complicated. This is understandable, because this is a living talisman that requires much more care and attention than an ordinary figurine.
In order for the money tree to “bear fruit”, keep it in the right conditions.
The fat woman is not too capricious, but she requires care and suitable conditions:
- The ideal temperature for a talisman tree is 20-25°.
- Crassula not only does not like high temperatures and dryness, but also direct sunlight. Therefore, it can be placed on the windowsill only if it is not on the sunny side.
- The tree needs fresh air, humidity and the absence of dust, but at the same time it is afraid of drafts and sudden temperature changes, so it is not advisable to place it below table level. Ventilate the room regularly, and in the warm season, additionally spray the topiary with water from a spray bottle.
These simple tips will help you find a good place in your home for a money tree. Something where he will feel comfortable and cozy. But Feng Shui teachings have their own rules regarding where to place the talisman.
How to place a talisman according to Feng Shui
According to Feng Shui, the money tree must be placed in a special area. It is located in the southeast. According to the Bagua grid, it is in this sector that the wealth zone is located - the most suitable place for topiary. But the best option is when you can combine the rules of caring for a tree and the rules of Feng Shui.
To find the wealth zone according to Bagua, determine where the north direction is, and then place a piece of paper with a printed or drawn polygon so that the career sector is in the north. If the money zone ends up in a completely inappropriate place for it, change your approach - instead of a plan for the entire apartment, use a plan for a separate room.
The money tree is a talisman for the whole family, so it is better to place it in the family room, and not in the bedroom or nursery.
Defining the Wealth Zone
According to the teachings of Feng Shui, your entire home and each room separately are divided into sectors - the so-called zones of influence. Each sector is “responsible” for a certain area of your life. And for each zone there are talismans that activate it. So one of the strong talismans of the Wealth zone is the money tree.
The Bagua grid will help you find the Wealth Zone in your home. This is a special Feng Shui tool that determines the location of zones of influence in accordance with geographical directions. In a simplified version, the Bagua grid is a square divided into nine equal parts:
- The central square is the Health sector;
- To his right is the Family sector (east);
- On the left is the Creativity sector (west);
- Below is the Glory sector (south);
- At the top is the Career sector (North);
- Upper left corner – Assistants sector (northwest);
- The upper right corner is the Wisdom sector (northeast);
- Lower left corner – sector of Love (southwest);
- The lower right corner is the Wealth sector (southeast).
It is in this last zone that the money tree should stand. To find the Wealth zone in your home, you must first determine the cardinal directions in it. You can use a compass or simply determine where the window in the room faces. When you figure out where the north, south, east and west are in your house, draw a house plan and put a Bagua grid on it, combining the cardinal directions on the grid and on the plan. Now you can find exactly where in your home the Wealth sector is located - in the southeast.
It is noteworthy that the teachings of Feng Shui make it possible to divide into zones not only the entire house, but each of its rooms separately. Therefore, if it is impossible to place a living money tree in a room corresponding to the Wealth zone, you can define this zone in a room suitable for the plant. In what room can a money tree be placed so that the plant feels comfortable?
How to plant a money tree to attract money
The skills acquired by growing indoor plants will, of course, be useful for planting a money tree. But since this tree is also a talisman against poverty, its owner must also remember the talismanic rules.
How to plant a money tree according to Feng Shui:
- Pay attention to the pot. Ideally it should be red or green. Red will help activate the amulet and serve as a magnet for cash flow, and green in Feng Shui is considered the color of wealth, so it is ideal for the money tree.
- Transplant the Crassula into a new, more spacious pot when the old one becomes too small for it. There is a superstition in this regard that if a tree does not have enough space in the pot, it will not be able to bring new money into the house of its owners, which is why their income will gradually decrease.
- To quickly attract money, before filling the pot with soil, place a handful of coins of different denominations at the bottom.
When planting Crassula, choose a spacious pot of red or green colors.
According to Feng Shui, to activate talismans, you do not need to read any spells. It is enough to place them in a suitable Bagua sector and reinforce them with a certain color or energy. For example, a red ribbon is tied to gourd pumpkins, and a three-legged toad with a coin in its mouth is sprinkled with water.
But some experts believe that a reasonable combination of traditional Feng Shui orders and beliefs from other teachings or religions cannot lead to anything bad. Therefore, if you also think that a money spell will help you get rich faster, try a topiary spell.
To do this, use the following spell:
Talisman, talisman, bring me money, bring me so much that I can live without worries for a whole year.
You can also take this plot:
Grow, money tree, grow big and wide, bloom and bring money into our house in a stream.
Feng Shui symbolism of the money tree
A widespread type of feng shui money tree is a symbol stylized as a tree. A small tree is mounted on a kind of pedestal. The branches of such a plant are made of wire, and the leaves are Chinese coins with holes made in the center. You can purchase such a talisman at any souvenir store or create it yourself.
There is an opinion that a Feng Shui money tree made by hand will certainly bring good luck to its owner, because he has endowed the created talisman with his energy and thoughts about future prosperity. To make such a tree, you need to arm yourself with wire, coins (preferably Chinese coins with a square hole), red ribbons and beads to decorate the plant. The tree must contain at least one hundred coins. It can be assembled from ten branches, with ten coins attached to each of them. Only in this case will the talisman symbolize wealth and prosperity. You can create a money tree according to Feng Shui of any size - as much as the available materials and wealth of imagination allow you.
The location of the money tree plays a huge role. The best option is the southeastern sector, symbolizing material well-being. Your care for your talisman is extremely important. Despite the fact that the Feng Shui money tree is symbolic, it requires careful care like a real living plant. It is worth showing your attention to it through frequent wet cleaning, providing it with good lighting, placing an image of water next to it - a symbol of “irrigation” of the soil and improving the “growth” of the money tree.
Is it possible to give a money tree?
Crassula is allowed to be grown not only for oneself, but also for loved ones - relatives or friends. Crassula will be an excellent gift for weddings and birthdays, bringing a lot of joy to its owners.
But for this, one condition must be met - the talisman is given not purchased, but grown with your own hands. That is, you will have to borrow a sprout from someone and grow a full-fledged tree from it. You don't have to wait many years. Without a doubt, give a young tree as well. In this case, the amulet will serve as a source of small but stable income.
If you are planning a wedding gift, also pay attention to Chinese mandarin ducks or the Slavic amulet doll Lovebirds. Both talismans are wonderful gifts for newlyweds.
If a money tree is given to you as a gift, it is best not to accept it if the plant looks sick. Such a gift signals that the person is jealous of your financial situation and wants you to go broke.
What is the significance of the money tree in a house, apartment and office?
Crassula
(Crassula, Crassula, Money Tree, Tree of Happiness) belongs to the Crassula family. This is one of the most energetically powerful plants according to Feng Shui.
There are about 300 species of this plant. Among them there are both plants living in humid climates and succulent plants that accumulate scarcely supplied moisture in their leaves.
Crassulas are very diverse in their appearance - there are herbaceous (ground cover, canopy) and bushy crassulas, reminiscent of branched trees. In indoor culture, as an ornamental plant, the tree crassula is most widespread.
What is so unusual about this seemingly unsightly plant? Can a money tree really bring joy, happiness or wealth to its lucky owners? How to choose your tree and how to care for it?
Scientific name of this money tree
- Crassula, or tree crassula. The money tree feels great in offices and any institutions. It is unpretentious and does not require constant care and watering. He rarely gets sick. Various pests try to avoid it. Crassula propagates amazingly easily; a young tree can be grown from a cutting or leaf in a short time. There is, however, a belief that a leaf for planting must be stolen or plucked somewhere secretly. Before planting it in the soil, the leaf needs to be kept in the air for several hours and dried. And after planting, cover with a transparent cap or jar (do not forget to periodically ventilate this greenhouse).
Juicy, thick, rounded leaves of the money tree are always pleasing to the eye and can perfectly complement the interior of an apartment, house or office.
Is it possible to throw away the fat plant?
Everyone who has purchased a Crassula sooner or later is faced with the question of whether it is possible to throw away the money tree. Particularly impressionable individuals are so afraid of signs and superstitions that they refuse to throw away amulets when they become unusable, citing the fact that happiness will leave the house.
But a broken talisman will also not bring the expected benefits. The best thing to do in such a situation is to get rid of the amulet to prevent negative energy from spreading throughout the house.
But how do you know whether it’s worth saying goodbye to the fat woman or whether there’s still an opportunity to revive it? Experts do not give specific instructions on this matter, so you can only act at your own discretion. When a tree is sick, try to cure it. Find more detailed guides on caring for this plant or talk to fellow gardeners.
If you can see from the Crassula that it won’t last long, then you have several options:
- completely get rid of the plant;
- leave a sprout for yourself to grow a new tree;
- give it to another person (but it is better not to do this for the reasons given in the previous paragraph).
Never throw the money tree in the trash or landfill. Mascots are not treated that way. If you don’t want to re-gift the plant or keep the sprout for yourself, just bury the fat plant in the ground away from the house.
House Placement
The money tree is a very common indoor plant in Russia. The most popular species among the many representatives of the Crassulaceae family is Crasulla. An ornamental plant can often be seen in offices. Employees strive to enrich the meager interior of their workplace with a splash of greenery. In this connection, the question often arises: is the plant suitable for the home?
The answer suggests itself if you take a closer look at the shelves and window sills of amateur flower growers, where Crassula flaunts among other flowers. This is a very unpretentious plant and caring for it is not difficult, so it can often be seen even in a bachelor’s apartment.
It is believed that a money tree is even useful to keep at home because it:
- perfectly purifies the air;
- suitable for breeding for allergy sufferers;
- some craftsmen have even adapted to using crassula as a medicine, applying the leaves to wounds and burns.
Reference! The most important reason for the popularity of the fat woman is the superstitions and signs associated with it. It is believed that the plant has the ability to influence the energy in the house - that is, fight negativity and attract good luck.
The fat tree received its second name “money tree” for its appearance - leaves resembling coins became a symbol of monetary well-being. Read about signs and superstitions associated with trees in a separate article. In an effort to use the unusual qualities of the plant, naive housewives tie bills and coins to the branches of the flower.
There are a lot of different money tree rituals , the implementation of which, according to Feng Shui fans, will help to activate financial flows.
For example, by wiping the leaves of the crassula from dust, you can count them or bury a couple of coins in the ground.
If we omit all kinds of prejudices and superstitions, then the money tree is, without a doubt, a useful plant.
The only reason why you can’t get a fat plant is if there are curious little children in the house who might accidentally taste the plump leaves, which could very well be poisonous.
How to make a wealth tree talisman yourself
You don’t have to grow a Chinese money tree yourself. It is clear that such a process will take a lot of effort and time, and not everyone has these resources. But, fortunately, there is an alternative option - making an amulet with your own hands.
The money tree talisman for wealth can be made from various materials, for example, from beads.
An artificial ornamental tree has a significant advantage over a living plant - it will never wither. And if it suddenly breaks, it won’t be such a shame to throw it away.
What are the types of money talismans:
- beaded wood;
- Crassula made of wire and coins or paper notes;
- coin picture.
We invite you to take advantage of our master classes to make yourself such a talisman!
DIY money tree made from coins
Making a money tree is not as difficult as it might seem.
To make an amulet from coins, you will need:
- foam;
- scotch;
- coins of different sizes;
- glue for durable materials;
- branch or small metal stick;
- gold ribbon;
- golden beads;
- yellow rhinestones;
- small flower pot;
- decorative gold leaves;
- alabaster;
- sand;
- water;
- gold acrylic paint in aerosol form.
There are a lot of materials on the list, but despite this, coin topiary is made very quickly. Literally in an hour.
A topiary made from coins will serve as an original gift.
And now the master class itself:
- Roll a ball of foam rubber 8-10 cm in diameter, completely covering its surface with tape. This will help secure the ball shape.
- Using glue, attach the coins to the surface of the ball. Start from the top, working your way down in a circle. The round shape of the coins will not allow you to put them together into a whole picture without leaving gaps. Therefore, place the coins so that the edge of one overlaps the side of the other.
- Do not put the last coin on the bottom of the ball, leave a small space. At this point you need to pierce the ball and insert a stick or wire there.
- Coat the end of the stick with glue, and then insert it into the hole of the ball.
- Wrap the future trunk of the money tree with a gold ribbon, after lubricating the stick with glue. After this, you can use coins to cover the remaining space through which the color of the ball can be seen.
- Glue decorative leaves to the trunk, decorating them with beads and rhinestones.
- Now we prepare the pot. We cover it with paint and decorate it with leaves.
- Having mixed alabaster and sand with water, pour all this stuff into the pot and insert the stem. When the soil hardens, cover it with paint.
- Let's make a “collar” of ribbons. Cut even pieces of tape and fold them into droplets. Using a sharp corner, apply them to the coins near the barrel, securing them with glue. Make a collar in a circle.
- 10) The last stage is to cover all this beauty with varnish so that you can wipe the talisman from dust.
DIY money tree from banknotes
When making a money tree, use real banknotes, not souvenir ones.
When making a money tree, you can use other techniques. It is more complicated, but gives a more authentic result. In this version, the tree crown is made not from a ball, but from real branches. They are varnished, and real banknotes are hung around the edges, like fruits.
It is undesirable to use small bills, because then the talisman will attract only small amounts. It’s also not worth replacing real money with souvenir money, otherwise you won’t be able to activate money energy and start the money cycle.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with interesting options for making a money tree from banknotes.
Money Tree
The process of creating a New Year's tree from real paper money is quite simple and even small craftsmen can do it. The money tree will serve as an original gift for family and friends.
To make a Christmas tree you will need a foam cone, a small bucket for indoor plants and, of course, the treasured banknotes.
- We fold the paper bill like an accordion.
- We secure the center of the accordion with a hair bobby pin. You will get a kind of butterfly.
- Let's spread the wings of our money butterfly.
- All that remains is to fix the paper moth on the tree trunk by sticking the invisible one into the green cone.
- We create a lush Christmas tree from banknotes. We decorate the top of the green beauty with a star.
Tree made from banknotes
The algorithm for creating such a money tree is also very simple and absolutely anyone can handle it.
To make a paper money tree you will need:
- small flowerpot;
- wooden stick for the trunk;
- foam ball;
- children's polymer clay.
- We string the ball onto a wooden stick;
- Fill the bucket halfway with polymer clay;
- We form a bow from a banknote;
- Using a hairpin, attach the bow to the foam ball;
- We proceed in the same way with the remaining bills, forming a tree with lush “foliage”.
We decorate the trunk with a decorative ribbon.
Money tree panel
If you have absolutely nowhere to put a decorative topiary, try making a picture out of coins. Making such a talisman will take much less time, and there will always be a place for it. And in order not to drill a hole in the wall, just place a miniature panel on a table or bookshelf.
Materials for painting:
- picture frame (A4);
- embossed paper for background;
- glue for durable materials;
- gold-colored pearlescent acrylic paint (aerosol);
- pearlescent acrylic paint in cherry shade;
- scissors;
- brush;
- fixing varnish (transparent);
- coins of different sizes
- oilcloth;
- twine.
The color of the paper can be any, but it is better if it is in harmony with the golden tone with which you will cover the coins. If the shade you need is not available, take the one you have and cover it with a suitable color using acrylic paint.
Check if you have taken all the materials and tune in to a positive mood. When making an amulet, it is important to think about good things so that it charges your mood.
Step-by-step instruction:
- The first step is to paint the materials. Spread the oilcloth, placing coins, pebbles and a bunch of threads of the required length and thickness on it. The threads will have to be coated with paint on all sides, but it is enough to paint the coins on one side.
- While the details of the future panel are drying, you can work on the background. Remove the base from the frame and glue the paper prepared for the background to it. Smooth out all the folds, and then place a heavy book on top so that the paper sticks evenly.
- If you are not going to paint the background, feel free to skip this step. If you couldn’t find paper of the right color, take paint of a suitable color and paint the background. A silver or cherry tone would look good with the golden hue of the money tree.
- When all the materials are dry, you can glue them to the background. Arrange the threads so that the crown looks evenly - like the World Tree. Glue coins to the ends of the branches.
- Now again we wait until everything dries, and then we cover the picture with colorless varnish. You should not skip the fixing stage, because without an additional protective coating, the painting may deteriorate when wiping the dust with a damp cloth.
- We frame the completely finished panel and place it in the wealth zone.
Before placing the money amulet in the southeast zone, activate it. Talk to the talisman, asking for a good income or read the corresponding plot.
Where to place a money tree according to Feng Shui
The correct location of the money tree in the house according to Feng Shui is a guarantee of its effectiveness. According to the teachings of Feng Shui, the wealth sector, responsible for the well-being in the house, is the southeast side. This is where it makes sense to place a money tree. Use a compass to determine the southeast direction in your apartment. Take the entrance to the room as your starting point. You can use the traditional compass determination of cardinal directions. Use the method that seems more comfortable to you. Keep in mind that when defining zones in an apartment or on a site, you should adhere to one method.
