In feng shui, the springtime holds the energy of ripening chi. There are rituals and activities that are suited for the spring season. The energy of the sun begins growing stronger, the days become longer, and the earth shows its growing energy in blooming flowers, trees blossoming with bright green leaves, and nature coming alive…
In feng shui, every aspiration, whether it’s career, wealth, or love is tied to a direction, such as north, west, or southwest, and each direction is tied to a color, a number and an element. The color green relates to new growth, expansion, hope, new beginnings and the southeast direction. It is this direction that is also associated most with wealth. The southeast relates to small wood, the beginnings of wealth growth. Green is also the color that supports healing and regeneration.
The southeast sector is one of feng shui’s most favored corners of the bagua. Called the wealth sector, this corner is related to money you save such as investments, and the money you grow. Money for these purposes is often linked to IRA’s, 401Ks, and other investments. This sector’s about the growth of prosperity and…
The luck of clear thinking and the ability to make good decisions is the domain of the northeast sector. It is also the corner of education and contemplation. Activating this corner is beneficial for thinking, wisdom, and learning. Unlike the northwest that rules the head, it’s the northeast that rules the mind. Having luck here…
Of the eight aspirations, the two most often asked about are money and love. These two areas of life have a major stake in our happiness, especially our relationships. You can buy almost anything, but you can’t buy love. Having love luck in your life and relationships is a type of fulfillment that can only…
The Chinese New Year is the annual celebration that coincides with the first New Moon of the year. For the Chinese, this is a very auspicious time — a birthday, actually, of the New Year. This birthday, when observed correctly, is believed to usher in good luck and abundance all year long.
The New Year is always a time of reprioritizing and refocusing on the coming year. The Lunar New Year, sometimes called “Chinese New Year,” is also a time of taking great care to prepare yourself and your house for the coming shift in energies we move from one year to another. Many special decorative items,…
The start of the Lunar New Year has a long history of rituals and observations with making repairs and deep cleaning topping the list in preparation of the start of the Lunar New Year. A great emphasis is placed on cleaning as a way of preparing the home for the new energy coming in and…
There are so many questions about what matters the most in feng shui, and they’re all understandable. It seems like there’s one rule and then another takes that rule away. So, when it comes to personal feng shui, annual and monthly feng shui, afflictions, and form feng shui, how do you manage the feng shui…
This is excerpted from 2021 Year of the Ox Feng Shui Forecast Everyone wants to know at the beginning of the feng shui new year, will the year of the ox be a lucky year? It’s a fair question too. But let’s start in the current year where the reigning 7 star is doubled as…
Every year is a new set of energies and challenges. These are often characterized by the element and the animal sign of the year. In 2021, that animal is the ox. The sign teaches us about what will help us be more successful in the year ahead, and by adapting the qualities of the animal,…
Few things are as lovely as a beautifully set dining room table filled with gleaming china, crystal, and silver. It coveys a special feeling when you sit at a table that is as beautifully set and prepared as a special holiday meal. There can be no doubt that your dining room is an important room…