Not an answer to any of the above, but I was looking at the map of the Middle-Earth, and found some amusing coincidences. Don’t take any of this seriously, this is just fan theory and fluff.
The Shire is located in the Northwest corner of Middle Earth.
In the bagua the NW is associated with Helpful People, Mentors, Travel Luck, Heavenly Luck. Element is metal, colors such as white and gray. Earth element enchances metal, so you have the browns and earthtones.
“Part of the Shire” map (via
tolkiengateway)
Thanks to the protective presence of the Rangers of the North in the lands of the former Arnor, the Shire for centuries ignored the wide world outside, despite being traversed by the East Road.
More important was that the Shire was guarded and protected by the DúnedainRangers of the North (and Gandalf), who watched the borders and kept out intruders.
Sounds like a good place for a person who needs to go on an important journey, where they seem to be guided and protected by a grey/white mentor (who perhaps could even be considered as a little bit heavenly, as one of the Maiar), surviving numerous difficulties with the support of friends, and a tremendous amount of “luck”.
Noting that Earth element enchances metal:
the damage which Saruman caused by forced industrialisation was undone by the Hobbits’ efforts. The Shire was restored with soil from Lothlórien, given to Sam by Galadriel. T.A. 3021 was considered to be the most productive and prosperous year in their history.
There are things beyond the eight corners, like direction of rivers, slope of the land, mountains, etc. A Master Planner would know how to work with those. (Again I have like, zero credibility in this thing so take with a sprinkling of plasma salt.)
One can also see England as Tolkien’s source of inspiration for the Shire […] Kent whose geography is similar to the Shire (North Downs above, hills to the west, water to the east and marshes to the southeast)[14].
The location of water to the east is beneficial to the Wood element of that corner, since water strengthens wood. As well as the marshes in the Southeast, also with the Wood element. So areas of life this affects would be health and family, and wealth. The Shire does seem to be abundant and prosperous, especially in terms of agriculture, with a harmonious community, living a simple life.
If your goals are for a boost in Career, Education, Fame, hmm, maybe this not might be your vibe. Not to say it won’t help at all (after all everything is connected) but might not be the priority. But there are other fields that can help you with those more directly.