Feng shui belief says that this brass wealth god may activate increased wealth luck and prosperity. The fact that he is also holding a wealth pot is another powerful symbol of strengthened financial luck. This wealth god is accompanied by a scroll with the Chinese characters equating to “Inviting loads of wealth and prosperity”, an auspicious enhancer of overall possibilities for abundance in feng shui luck. The wealth god and wealth pot are thought to draw great windfall luck to the owner as well as overall life blessings. The wealth god began life, legend says, as a man named Shen Wan San, a financial manager during the Ming dynasty. He attracted abundant luck in a wealth pot he was said to possess and was thus named the God of Wealth when he helped attract financial help for others. According to feng shui belief, placing this item in the Southeast area of a home or office, facing the main entrance, is believed to empower positive energy that can lead to overwhelming wealth luck, while blessing those who enter the home or office. Placing it in the Northwest feng shui sector is thought to enhance support and increased opportunities in one’s endeavors.