A feng shui elephant is an auspicious symbol if you know how to place it in your home. The location of where to keep an elephant in a feng shui application is determined by what you want to activate in your life. Each area of your home governs certain aspects of your life, so when you place the symbol of the elephant in a room, it will serve to energize the chi energy associated with that area of your life.

Elephant is the symbol of good fortune, protection, wisdom, strength success, fertility and good luck.
The Chinese pronunciation of the elephant’s name is “Hsiang” which means good revenue and prosperity, therefore it is auspicious to be placed both at home and in office. When placed at home, it is signifies the luck of having all your aspirations granted and it’s an excellent Feng Shui symbol for granting descendants’ luck to household. Whereas placing it in the office symbolizes success at work, and the potential for growth of business. In Chinese art, the elephant is a symbol of wisdom and strength. Elephant is also considered as a sacred animal in Buddhist traditions. Buddha is often depicted riding an elephant. This magnificent creatures are also regarded as auspicious figures in Thailand.
In fengshui terms, elephant can be use for sucking water. Water symbolize wealth so it means the elephant is able to suck wealth into the home or office.
The elephants are usually described with the trunk up which symbolizes the sucking of good fortune and success. Elephants with their trunks raised in a trumpeting effect and standing on their rear legs are excellent symbols of protection and power. For trunk down , it can be used for love,fertility, friendship or protection. The elephant with trunk down is good for accumulates chi or energy and it will also be ble to overcome various obstacles.

Elephants and Feng Shui

I had limited training about the symbolism of animals in Feng Shui. So when a student me asked about the placement of elephant statues that she just received as a gift, we had to do a little research to see where to put them and what they symbolized.

Elephants are symbols of longevity and familial commitment.

They live an average of 70 years and have very strong familial and social bonds. To boost Health, you can place elephants in the center of your home. To boost family ties and children, place in those areas, respectively. You can also place one in the family room or kitchen!

Elephants are intelligent animals.

They have large, complex brains, and a great memory. Research has shown that they are self-aware and empathetic to each other as well as other animals. To help with meditation and self-knowledge, place an elephant in Self-Knowledge area, a meditation room, or even a home office. To help with school work, an elephant can also be placed in a child’s room.

Elephants are also protectors.

They are the Earth’s largest land mammal and they have a great ability to discriminate between predators and different levels of threat. For protection and security, you can place elephants at the entrance to your home. Be sure to have them facing into your home (rather than out). This way, they usher positive chi into your life.

Elephant Trunks Up or Down?

If the elephant’s trunk is in an upward position it is said to symbolize prosperity and good fortune. However, if the elephant’s trunk is down, it is said to represent health and conception. So either way it is good feng shui.

See this post on How to Apply the Feng Shui Bagua Map to your home.

I found this wonderful article that gives a great education on these magnificent creatures.

Use of the Elephant Symbol in Feng Shui

• 01 of 10 Feng Shui Meaning of Elephant Energy The Spruce In feng shui, the symbol of the elephant can bring energies of beauty, silent power, kindness, fertility, and majesty. Even though elephants are the largest land animals living on the planet today (and one of the strongest, too), its energy feels invariably kind and wise. The elephant symbol is very easy to use and can offer many different benefits throughout the home or office. As with the use of any feng shui symbol—be it a deity, a flower, or an animal—let your first guide be your own intuition and your own likes and dislikes. There are no strict rules for good feng shui when it comes to decorating your house with specific symbols other than your genuine liking of the symbol.The elephant is associated with many traditional uses in feng shui, but keep in mind that these uses come second to your own personal connection or feeling about an elephant’s energy.
• 02 of 10 Elephant Symbolism BHG.com Protection, good luck, wisdom, and fertility are the main feng shui energies brought by the symbol of the elephant into any space, be it home or office. The elephant’s trunk has a complex language of its own, and this is the detail you would pay most attention to when choosing the elephant symbol as a feng shui cure (along with its colors and material, of course).An elephant’s trunk is both very sensitive and very strong and is used for a variety of purposes from drinking to picking up food to greeting friends or warding off enemies. In most feng shui applications, the elephants are usually depicted with the trunk up, symbolizing the showering of good luck. If you want to use the elephant symbol as a token of friendship and love, then look for intertwined trunks.There are numerous elephant motifs in home decor, such as ceramic elephant statues, elephant toys, colorful elephant embroideries, and stunning photos of elephants in the wild. These and any other elephant images or symbols can be used for feng shui energy. 
• 03 of 10 Fertility Feng Shui Cure Emily Henderson One of the most popular uses of the elephant in feng shui is as a fertility cure. When used for this specific purpose, choose an elephant with the trunk down. There are several explanations as to why an elephant with its trunk down is beneficial for this specific application. An elephant with its trunk down can store and accumulate energy. Also, an elephant with its trunk down is prepared to push through various obstacles, just like a couple seeking to push past an infertility obstacle. 
• 04 of 10 Protection Feng Shui Cure Betsy Malloy Photography Because of its strength and physical power, the elephant also represents protection and stability. You will often see a pair of elephants at the entrance of Asian buildings, such as temples and businesses. Unlike fu dogs (another very popular feng shui protection cure), elephants impart a sense of respect and humility, and this does not take away from their strength or power.To make use of elephants’ protective powers, you can place a couple of elephants at your home’s main entrance. This does not have to be a dramatic arrangement. Even just an elephant couple on a side table can work very well. If you have children, it is wonderful to make use of the protective powers of the elephant energy in their room decor. You can do this in a variety of ways from elephant art prints and wallpaper to toys and figurines.
• 05 of 10 Nuturing Feng Shui Cure Dinodia Photo / Getty Images Elephant images and figures depicting a young elephant with its mother symbolize the bond between mother and child. This is a nurturing symbol to place in your home’s family area. You might also place this maternal symbol in the parents’ or child’s bedroom. 
• 06 of 10 Good Luck Cure Alice Lane Home Elephants are considered a symbol of good luck for many reasons, most of them tracing their origin to ancient folklore as well as Indian religion and mythology. For this specific feng shui application, always have the elephants with the trunk up, which allows the lucky energy to be dispersed throughout your home or office.
• 07 of 10 Wisdom and Knowledge Cure Mark Lund / Getty Images The elephant is one of the sacred animals in Buddhism and is often depicted in Indian mythology. This symbol can be used in your child’s study, your home office, or living room to activate the energy of study and curiosity. Most of all, elephants emit an energy of kindness and strength, and every home can benefit from this beautiful energy.
• 08 of 10 Love Cure Bartosz Hadyniak / Getty Images A pair of elephants is commonly used in the bedroom or in the love and marriage area of the bagua to activate a love relationship. However, a better symbol for a love cure may be a pair of swans or mandarin ducks or even your own representation of what a strong love relationship looks and feels like to you. Whatever you choose, you should understand the mating pattern of the animal you like and decide whether you want to replicate this in your life and your love relationship.  
• 09 of 10 Career Success Cure Westend61 / Getty Images Place an elephant at or near the door of your office to promote power, wisdom, and success in your work life. If you have a small home office or workspace, you can also place an elephant near the door or entrance to the space or set a small elephant figure on your desk, work surface, or on a shelf in the room. Continue to 10 of 10 below.
• 10 of 10 Your Connection to the Elephant Energy PRRINT / etsy.com After exploring the feng shui symbology of the elephant energy, take a moment to feel your own understanding and association of this powerful energy. Does it speak to you of protection? Wisdom? Good luck? Kindness? See which meaning has the strongest connection for you and let this determine how you invite this beautiful energy into your home.

FENG SHUI CURES AND ENHANCERS

In Feng Shui, there are many animal symbols that has specified significance and use at home or office, for example, the money frog for wealth luck, mandarin ducks for romance luck, carp for good fortune and many others. So in this article, we will cover another popular symbol which is the Feng Shui Elephant .

In many Asian countries or culture, an elephant is being considered as one of the most auspicious sacred symbol that you can place it in your home to represent good fortune, good luck, fertility, longevity, wisdom, strength, success and many more.

Beside that, the Chinese pronunciation of the elephant is “Hsiang – ” which means good income, prosperity and abundance, so it is auspicious to be positioned both at home and in your work space.

Placement of a Feng Shui Elephant

1. Good Luck and Protection – Positioning an elephant statue of figurine or a pair at your house main front door is believed to bring good luck, protection and stability to the family. In most Feng Shui practices, it is believed that the trunks position has different meanings.

2. Romance and Fertility – Married couples that desire for a child can considered to place the elephant statues in their bedroom because it is a symbol of fertility or conception, especially with a mother and baby elephant statue or choose an elephant with intertwined trunk or trunk facing down.

3. Wisdom and Academic Success – If you are pursuing for academic success or have children that is still studying, Feng Shui elephants can be placed on the study desk to encourage wisdom and knowledge.

4. Avoid placing a Feng Shui Elephant around locations like a bathroom or a kitchen. Beside that, treat it with respect and do not put it on the the floor.

5. If you want to strengthen the bond between the parents, especially mum and the children, you can use an elephant that is feature with  her babies elephants, as it symbolism love and union.