Feng Shui Tips for Christmas Home

 

Christmas is round the corner. Every where it’s the mood of holidaying, festive and fun. Though Christmas season is also a stressful time of the year for many people. As arranging the house, decorate it and balance the decor is a big task to undertaken.

Want to create a harmonious festive environment?

Follow these 6 Christmas feng shui tips to increase your festive potential for maximum joy.   

Feng shui is being a powerful tool in creating calm and harmonious energy, so here I am sharing some basic feng shui decorating tips to help ease your stress and enjoying this Christmas season.

Christmas is a spiritual time so it provides a good focus for us to reconnect with our spiritual life, to our family and friends, which is important for our well being. 
But to connect with it we need to follow 6 basic steps for bringing the positive chi in the house. 

1. Avoid excess: Have a good clear out of your home before Christmas.  This allows some space for you not only to receive more gifts but also to welcome in friends, family and opportunities in the life.

So getting rid of your clutter now will help you have a more peaceful holiday season.

2. Decoration and Lighting: "Hang garlands and lights so they swag, 'smile and spread joy and happiness." If you have a fireplace, light it and keep your rooms well lit to help energises occupants. You can add floor lamps and side lamps to complement the surroundings. 

Floor lamps and table lamps brings more yang energy. Floor lamps, especially torchiere lamps, brighten up dark corners. A torchiere floor lamp is an excellent choice since the light shines up to the ceiling and is reflected back into the room. The upward lighting can serve as a cure for overhead beams by negating the inauspicious energy associated with beams.

3. Placing Christmas tree: The tree belongs to the Wood feng shui element, so place it in an area that is either compatible with the wood feng shui element, or benefits from its energy.

Here are the best feng shui areas for your Christmas tree:

* East (Health & Family)
* Southeast (Money and Abundance)
* South (Fame and Reputation)

Try to place the tree in the centre of your home it will fill your entire house with good festive spirit because this is the "Grounding/Balance" area of your home. Choose a yellow or gold tree skirt and a bright yellow star or angel with golden hair at the top of the tree.  

However avoid placing your tree near the front door, known as the "Work/Career Area," because it will drain energy from your career.

4. Bring Real plant: In feng shui, green is the colour of healing. It relieves and diffuses stress and creates a peaceful environment. Vibrant plants are always good feng shui, as they bring the healing essence of nature into ones home. Indoor air-purifying  plants are the best choice, because along with beauty and grace, they also do a great job of purifying the energy, as well as calming the space. 

Decorate with pine or evergreen branches and garland; consider hanging some over your entryway outside to ward off negative energies and invite fortune and luck.

5. Add Fragrance: As human beings, 
we are emotionally impacted by scent.  In fact, our sense of smell is considered the only sense that evokes a purely emotional response.The air you breathe creates the mood you are in.  Fragrances bring positive energy to your surroundings.

Using essential oils daily is excellent feng shui for your home, but see what works best for you. To enhance the Christmas mood, you can choose essential oils of sweet tangerine oil, zesty lemon, warm cinnamon, or spicy clove bud oil.

6. Candles: Candles are 
always excellent feng shui, especially during Christmas season! The fire of the candle purifies and cleanses the energy, while the warmth and soft glow can really soothe ones emotional unbalances and concerns.

 You can add to their beauty by using good feng shui candle holders in various color and designs, thus bring even more auspicious energy into your home this Christmas season. Use candles to keep the energy of your home fresh, clear and nourishing.



As you can see, the 6 Christmas feng shui decorating tips are really easy to apply. These feng shui tips will help you create a Christmas home that not only looks beautiful, but is also a pleasure to be in.

Feng shui is all about creating a home that has healing and nourishing energy everyday, including the Christmas day! 

Home Decoration - Feng Shui Tips

Can Simple Home Decoration Feng Shui Tips really bring me peace and harmony?

Yes I can say that after experimenting with feng shui for years that it really works and is like a miraculous force working either to your advantage or disadvantage.

              

     Good feng shui is about organizing your home in a way that it brings the positive energy in you. This means every placement of every object in your house. And when I say every object I mean every spaces ranging from entrance to foyer, living to bedroom, kitchen to balconies, fireplace to bathroom. It means everything!

    But I would say feng shui decorating is not just moving furnitures. It’s about selecting certain objects for a very systematic placement. And in this section I would like to cover all necessary suggestions regarding living room organizing.

                                      

               

 

The living room is a vital seat of feng shui for your family and should be addressed with this importance in mind.

Most families spend a great deal of time in the living room and because it's a gathering place, it needs to accommodate the appropriate feng shui energies to ensure the wealth, health, and happiness of the family.

And to start with it first foremost things we have to do is:

•  Eliminate clutter: In many homes, the single biggest feng shui problem is clutter! It blocks the smooth flow of chi through your space, weighs you down energetically, and keeps you stuck in the past. Clutter makes it very difficult to make changes, take advantage of new opportunities, or welcome new friends and experiences into your life. If you can get rid of even half the unnecessary stuff in your home, you will feel lighter and will get the idea of free space in home.

 

•  Main door & entryway: In feng shui, the main door is called the mouth of Chi, or Universal energy. A front door opening inwards is welcoming, or pulling inside the Chi-energy.If the door opens outwards, change the position of the hinges.The front door opening outwards can spoil the feng shui of the entire house. Next important thing is your front door should open completely and easily. Dustbins, crackled old pots or dying plants should not kept around the main entrance whereas it’s a good idea to keep an empty vase near the entrance to collect Chi.

• Shoes and Slippers: Don’t leave shoes or slippers lying around outside the main door of your apartment as this space should remain free and clear. The chi (energy) rides with the wind and will collect all the smell of those shoes and slippers into your apartment causing sickness. Shoes should closely kept inside the shoe rack.

• Furniture: Don’t place furniture underneath or alternatively level with beams as this will cause the Chi to be pressured which could bring pressures to your life. If you have no choice you can cover the beam with a beautiful false ceiling and have lighting inside. However Your First priority is to place the main sofa against a solid wall.Otherwise you will have no support in life. The smaller sofas can have a window behind but not the main one!

• Electric Gadgets: People watch TV, listen to music and use gaming system. Electronics such as TVs and computers are yang energy and very active, so place these in areas you wish to activate. Electronics in the living area can bring positive chi because the people using the space are enjoying themselves and the people with whom they are interacting.  

The north (career) or south (fame and recognition) sectors of the room are excellent choices to placing the gadgets. Avoid placing the television set in the Bedroom. But in any case you have no choice, than make sure it should be covered while sleeping and when not in use.

• Aquarium: An aquarium in the feng shui living room can be a source of enjoyment and relaxation. By placing your fish tank correctly in your apartment you can bring about great fortune and harmony in the house. Placing fish tank or aquarium in the south east of your living room will attract wealth and abundance in your home. It’s best to have a square or rectangular shape aquarium in the south east.

However if you prefer a round one then you should place it in the north. This will ensure that you have a steady flow of income and good career luck.

• Water Fountain: Fountains are very popular in feng shui because they bring the energy of water, and water is an ancient feng shui symbol of wealth and prosperity. Fountains are helping to diffuse negative energy. If you have chosen to have an indoor water fountain, you should place it in a favorable position in your apartment in order to attract whatever you want in your life. Best feng shui areas to have your feng shui fountains are the following:
  • East - Health & Family
  • Southeast - Prosperity and Abundance
  • North - Career & Path in Life
  • But never place fountain in the bedroom, it’s only to be placed in the living room.

• Paintings: You can choose one that really picks out colors in your living room or choose your whole color scheme around a fantastic picture. However be wise with images and paintings. Here are some suggestions:                                                                                                                                                              
  • Landscapes depicting sunrise, water or mountains signify hope.
  • Portraits of people with serene and smiling faces encourage positive feelings. Hang a large family portrait to enhance the importance of the family members.
  • Cascading water symbolizes good luck.
  • Paintings based on geometric shapes increases destructive feelings. Keep them at bay.
  • Paintings depicting wild and vicious animals induce poor health. Do not put up such paintings.
  • Refrain from painting your living room with the color red. It invokes irritability.
  • Lambs are symbolic of luck.
  • Images of swimming fish signify longevity.

• Plants: Plants are nature, growth, creativity and even air purification all in one beautiful package! Lush green plants can fill the bare lonely corner of your feng shui living room with life and vitality. Plants in the south east of living room will bring you wealth and abundance. In the south they bring you fame and good recognition luck. Green plants in the east will bring you good health and vitality.

Lucky bamboo is the best plants to keep at home. Its help you to achieve harmony in your home. Use the meanings for the number of stalks to ensure you select the best plant for your need. Never place plants in a bedroom, even if it's a lucky bamboo. This creates too much yang energy and will have an inauspicious effect.

•  Fireplace: The fireplace is an attractive focal point, and a wonderful gathering point for the whole family to get together. A fireplace in the south of your feng shui living room will bring you fame and recognition luck. A fireplace is in the south west is sure to bring added romance into your love or married life.   In the north east the fireplace helps you keep a cool and calm head with clear thinking, also brings education luck.

•  Colors: Colors makes life rejuvenating. Whether you're giving your walls a fresh new coat of paint or wallpapering it, the new energy that you give your walls can affect your environment dramatically. It is vital that you take a moment to think about how your fengshui is affected by your renovation and make good decisions based on sound feng shui principles. The color of your living room plays the most major role in creating the chi for your home, so here are some suggestions through picture images you need to get you on your way!

                            

         

                   

                                     

                             

                     

                         

            

• Lighting: Lighting is very important. Natural light is the best chi enhancer during daylight. In addition to natural light, artificial lighting such as table lamps, torch lamps that throw light to the ceiling, and overhead lighting options are beneficial. For relaxing lounging times use dimmers, side lamps and free standing lamps to ground the energy.

• Your Personal Touch: While you want your living room to follow feng shui basics, you also want it to reflect your personal tastes. Don't be afraid to add your personal touches. Your house should have the reflection of yours. The true feng shui principles are about form and placement and also the people and their presence.

If you apply these feng shui principles and rules to your decor, you'll have a very auspicious living room.                                                                          

Some basic elements that activate wealth can be used in most living rooms.

A Bowl of crystals, coins, and various wealth symbols can be place on the coffee table.

A Buddha statue should be placed in a special area, never disrespectfully left on the floor or floor level.

A Coin tied with a red ribbon can be suspended in the east corner of your living room.

A dragon-headed tortoise should be placed in the southeast corner with a coin in its mouth, facing into the room.

A dragon painting or statue can be placed on the east wall, looking into the room.

An elephant statue posed with its trunk trumpeting into the air will bring good luck and wealth.

A Fu dogs on either side of the door should face out of room, as though standing guard.

A three-legged money toad can be placed in the southeast corner with a coin in its mouth, facing into the room.

Four Celestial Animals in Feng Shui

                                       

Four Celestial Animals in Feng Shui

The universe and everything within it has the energies of Chi flowing through it. The most straightforward Feng Shui, the form school, deals with how we find the most auspicious places to live so that we are in harmony with the universal Chi.

The four key animals (and directions) guardians in feng-shui are:

The Green Dragon,
The White Tiger,
The Red Phoenix, and
The Black Turtle

In ancient Feng Shui history, they mark the directions East (Green Dragon), West (White Tiger), South (Red Phoenix), and North (Black Turtle), respectively, as you stand facing the South.

As Feng Shui took hold, these directions were also interpreted as left (Green Dragon), right (White Tiger), front (Red Phoenix), and back (Black Turtle) regardless of the direction the house faced.


THE DRAGON

    The dragon is heaven's supreme symbol of vigilance and incredible strength. The dragon is in charge of the east quadrant of the heaven and represents sunrise, good beginning and hope. It is the most potent symbol in Chinese tradition. They are the ultimate symbol of good luck, bringing prosperity and abundance. It follows that in looking for an auspicious environment in which to live, the area must have some hills of moderate height in order to ensure that those living there can rely on the positive influence of the dragon.

    Dragons are a very powerful 'Yang' symbol which can manifest itself as fearlessness and courage.He is associated with the compass direction east, which is linked with the season of spring and the colour dark green. He is therefore often referred to as the green dragon. Other best colors for dragons are turquoise (the color of water), red (the color of fire), and gold.



THE TIGER

    The tiger symbolises protection; the tiger's strength should always be second to that of dragon, exercising a containing rather than a controlling influence. Tigers have swiftness in action, speed of thought, and an emotional compulsiveness. The smartest ones wait for the right time, and then pounce on opportunities. Tigers are known for their daring fearlessness and their fiery passion. They have little regard for rules and regulations that could cramp their style. They are magnetic characters who always end up being the center of attention in social settings. Tiger hills, as you would accept, are therefore lower and more rounded that dragon hills.
                                  
    To achieve perfect harmony, both dragon and tiger must be in evidence in the environment. since the dragon is male, the tiger-as its balancing opposite-is therefore female and relates to Yin. Her compass direction is the west and her related season is the autumn.

    The symbolic colour of the tiger is white, and she is often known as the white tiger.


THE TURTLE

    Turtle is a symbol of support, stability and longevity. They are considered guardians of good feng shui energy. Turtle is a energy enhancer for your career - it will help attract a smooth, grounding energy for your business projects and promotions in your career.

    Lower,rounded hills-shaped like the back of the turtle shell-represent the qualities of the turtle and will enhance the lifestyle of those living near them in the same ways. The best turtle to buy is made of metals is to be placed in North and North West.

    The compass direction related to the turtle is the north. It is linked with the winter and colour black. Turtle is supposed to give stability and support that is needed especially when there is water based instability.


THE PHOENIX

The phoenix is the last of the four celestial animals. The phoenix represents success and opportunity, virtue, compassion and responsibility.The new creature is rising from its own ashes is a potent symbol of opportunity, grasping and making the best of circumstances which arise. The phoenix is the perfect symbol for reinvention, as it is the symbol of rising from the ashes. 

    Low hillocks, in balance with the three other types of hills, represent the presence of the phoenix in the landscape.

    Red is the colour of fire and of the phoenix, whose compass direction is the south and is associated with the summer season. This is responsible for earning fame for the residents of the premises.

                                
SOME POINTS TO NOTE

• Try to place all four celestial guardian at the respective directions in your house/flat.

• If not possible then the next best option is to have the Black Tortoise, Green Dragon, and White Tiger.

• Still not possible?? Then, if there is only one protection feature, it should be the Black Tortoise.

• The Red Phoenix formation should not block the view from the front of the house.

• The Black Tortoise should not be too close to the walls of the house.