West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick BorNei

Certified Red Ribbon Professional of the International Feng Shui Guild

Holiday Lights Lift the Darkness of Winter

Holidays are the time of year when families get together and celebrate traditions passed down from generation to generation. It is the season of lights. The cold weather brings the knowledge of the north and the seasons of ancestors, warming our thoughts and opening our hearts toward peace, forgiveness and compassion. The energy of fire is symbolized by candles, logs burning in the fireplace, Christmas lights on trees, and ovens cooking those favorite family recipes. Giving is the spirit of winter, my favorite time of year. I wish and pray for balance and harmony every day, hoping that each person see his and her responsibility for helping our world to become a better place for all the new families and babies joining these families. One way every household can help with this purpose is to use Feng Shui in a creative form when decorating for the holidays.

Choosing a space to enhance family communication during the next few weeks is easy. Look first to the middle left section of your home. What room is there? If it is a dining room, family room or bedroom, this side of your home brings in the energy given to the health of the family and family life. Using an altar to celebrate your children, grandchildren, aunts and uncles, living or any of the family who has passed on, place a centerpiece of flowers or up-growing plants with the glow of candles to light up pictures of your loved ones. Using a simple arrangement helps bring family unity into this wood element section of your home. Many times I have suggested a placement of this kind to help generate a feeling of love and security to a runaway child. The encouragement of Chi placed in this middle left side of the house brings comfort to all family members estranged or those far away not able to attend the celebration. Dining rooms are wonderful areas to bring Feng Shui energy into the dwelling. A mirror placed on a wall reflecting the main table symbolizes the abundance of food and health to your family.

What if some of the family makes you crazy? Using this idea works wonders even if the person in doubt isn’t present. Place a note on the back of aunt do-dah’s picture stating you wish her the best and the relationship is healed, without any complications. This way you don’t even need to talk to the person but you are releasing her from your thoughts, thus giving yourself and her the gift of freedom! If you spend over two minutes a day rehashing old stuff, you are poisoning your body for two full minutes. What a waste. Many of us spend a lifetime trying to please others when concentrating on our purpose will keep us on track and healthy.

Any room can serve the same purpose for altar making. Use angels, pictures, loved objects, fabric cloths, bells to add sound and natural beeswax candles for asthma. Up-growing plants or crystals can also bring special energy into tired spaces. Water fountains, wind chimes and color accent and activate Chi. Using Black Sect Feng Shui adjustments provides special sacred energy to any space as every room has its own mouth of Chi, which is the main doorway to a room. Entering a room from its main entry you can alter that room’s energy by choosing a special corner to set up your year-round or holiday section. Have fun with this idea during family gatherings. Use green for family growth, red for action, and pink to bring in a feeling of love. White can be used for the metal element or touches of gold and silver, purple for abundance, blue for knowledge, and yellow for earth and cures for health issues. The element of Earth can be added to the center of the house or the center of a room in the form of yellow square design rugs, cloths, yellow bed sheets, yellow clothing, or things made from the Earth such as tile, tile designs, or wall hangings with an Earth theme. Lead crystals are the Feng Shui aspirin used to activate any space by using colored or clear cut faceted balls which come in various sizes to fit the square footage of the space where it is to be hung. They can also be hung from table hangers. Use aromatherapy, music and meditation to finish your creation. A last word of advice. Please clear the clutter from the room before starting your creation. This most important aspect will help those estranged relatives feel welcome in your heart. If the space is a mess, guess what? Your communication will most likely be messy.

Greetings to all,

I have opened my new offices in Portland and delighted with the changes.

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Thank you for your continued support. Stay focused and let the OX of 2009 plow the fields of opportunity, but decide NOW what you want planted .......for 2010. Be ready when the Tiger leaps forward with your decisions.

Blessings and good Chi,

Caroline Patrick BorNei Certified Feng Shui Consultant

Red Ribbon Professional of

the International Feng Shui Guild

www.fengshuiartistry.com

caroline@fengshuiartistry.com