Have A Very Feng Shui Holiday!

Color, lights, trees, plants, animals, mirrors, crystals, moving objects, sound, fragrances and red envelopes. A prescription for the holidays, yes, but it is also a list of Feng Shui cures.

Christmas and New Years are the perfect time to have fun decorating your home or office for these festive occasions. When we place decorations outside and inside to enhance our holiday spirit we are announcing our intention of having a happy, healthy and harmonious holiday - this is Feng Shui. Red and green, the traditional colors of Christmas, are excellent Feng Shui. Red, the element of fire, is considered to be a very auspicious color, which connotes happiness, warmth, strength and fame. Red is believed to protect you as well as attract positive energy to you. Green represents the wood element and symbolizes tranquility, hope and growth, and is also associated with wealth, especially in western culture.

A client of mine used to always felt let down and empty when Christmas was over. I suggested to her that she try decorating her home with traditional reds and greens -- the color of fire and the color of the wood element -- these two elements used together are a very creative cycle. Wood feeds fire. My client called me right after Christmas to tell me that she had one of the best Christmases ever and felt supported by the warmth of her family gathering. Of course she did!

Christmas gives us many opportunities to decorate with Feng Shui in mind and attract positive energy to us in many ways. Red used in the fame area of your business will enhance your reputation. To increase wealth, place red decorations in the wealth area of your home, office or place of business. A beautiful red bow on the front door can protect you as well as draw positive energy to you. Remember to always place your Feng Shui ‘cures” with intention and visualize that what you desire is already happening.

At New Years celebrations we generally use gold and silver. The reflective quality can attract very positive energy. Gold and silver are both associated with the element of metal -- the element of children, creativity, courage and righteousness. Each New Year we celebrate the passing of the old year and the birth of the New Year. Every New Year’s Eve we look back at the old year and learn from it and give ourselves permission to create a new year. New Year’s Eve is the time to set our intentions for the coming year. When we make our New Years resolutions and/or intentions, we are creating our new year and we celebrate this creativity with the shine of gold and silver! These are little “prayers” that we use to empower ourselves to be the best we can and to reach for our dreams. A New Year, A NEW YOU!

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!