Feng Shui defines techniques to strengthen and boost the positive energy, or ch’i, in your surroundings, and create peace and happiness, offering one health and motivation to realize one’s aspirations. Feng Shui is not only the proper placement of items, furnishings, organization of one’s space, the selection of color and basic cures, but more importantly, it is a way of life. There are many tips to create immediate and positive changes in one’s life and one way is to bring in vibrant light energy into your home or office. This boost of energy occurs every year during the month of December in a big way!
Many cultures, and religious traditions use lighting and candles through their customs to celebrate the seasons. Bright objects and light-refracting ch’i energy, such as: incandescent and halogen bulbs, candles, fireplaces, lamps, natural light, mirrors, shiny holiday decorations and crystals, are some of the basic elementary adjustments of Feng Shui .
This yang energy provides uplifting, increasing, activating, expanding, and stimulating ch’i energy to the space. Light uplifts energy in a dark space, increases energy by reducing oppressive energy from lower ceilings, activates a stagnant corner, brightens one’s spirit, expands the space by replacing darkness with light, and stimulates energy in a missing corner. The brighter the electrical lights, fire crackling in the fireplace, and ornamental baubles the better! Crystals come in many forms: chandeliers, drinking glasses, and multi-faceted round crystal balls, just to name a few.
Chandeliers are used in dining rooms traditionally, but you might consider changing the light fixture to a chandelier in your office or bedroom. People toast with crystal glasses to share love and good wishes with others. Candles are lit throughout the seasons, not only providing the energy of light, but also providing wonderful scents wafting through the space to uplift your spirit. Draperies are opened, windows are cleaned and crystals may be hung on red ribbons to bring in and refract energy throughout the space.
Color energy is another basic cure of Feng Shui. The vibrant color of red enhances ch’i as one scatters holiday decorations throughout the home for the purpose of celebrating Christmas. Red is an activating color and can be used in all guas of the bagua of the home. There is an exception to this activation with the Children and Creativity gua, where red blocks the creativity of an individual and the joy and innocence of one’s inner child. This area is located in the center gua of the west area of the home.
During the holiday season it is also important to share ch’i energy with others. One must first focus within to create a loving heart. The smallest activity that you can do for another person, such as performing a good deed every day, giving a candle, selecting a bright item gift, or sending a card with a nice salutation enhances the ch’i around the recipient person and raises the vibration of ch’i within yourself! By volunteering during the holiday seasons and sharing your abundance of time to help someone in need expands one’s compassion and opens the heart, nourishing one’s inner self! So as you enter the holiday seasons, be conscious of raising the vibrant light ch’i energy surrounding you, your family and your friends.