Feng Shui and the Holidays

Feng Shui and the Holidays

By Kartar Diamond

By now, many casual readers are familiar with the concept of Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese practice of discerning how you are affected by your surroundings. Commercial and residential structures enclose energies which were created at the time they were built and can have an enduring predictable influence on occupants. That influence can be targeted toward health, relationships, or financial matters.

Is there anything special about the Holidays, the season or just what happens with our schedules, which would require any special “Feng Shui holiday remedies?” The first answer is “no” since a competent Feng Shui consultant will advise their client on how to arrange and maintain the best flow of energy, as well as the best colors and elements to add to the décor of any given room, both long term as well as yearly advice. But there certainly is another way to look at the specifics of what the holiday season can bring to many households. One important influence is the way that people decorate their homes during the holidays, which could be a real departure from their normal circumstances.

One of the biggest culprits is what I will call “Christmas Red.”

When people decorate their homes with a lot of red color and holiday lights (inside), they are unknowingly adding the FIRE element to rooms that might not ordinarily have fire. The fire element is rather extreme; it can have a very positive influence or a very negative influence depending on how it is used. And this is only revealed through a classical Feng Shui analysis (Xuan Kong), which takes into account when the house or building was built, along with a very precise compass reading on the orientation.

Fire in the right place can contribute to fertility, wealth, and engagements, having an energetic influence on the magnetic field of a room. But, unfortunately, fire color put in the wrong location can contribute to arguments, accidents, sickness, separation and depression.