Holiday Feng Shui

Some of the most wonderful things about Christmas are the decorations and, most particularly, the spectacular centerpiece, the Christmas tree. Follow these guidelines and enjoy a beautifully-transformed, magickal and harmonious home over the whole holiday season.

• Use plenty of green. Christmas can be stressful because there is so much red-fire energy. Pine green is a cooling color, so plants and evergreens will cool the atmosphere and bring peace and good feelings. Green also absorbs the fire energy that is created by fairy lights and the warmth generated by lots of people together. Its soothing color will tone and balance the color red.
• Angels and cherubs are lucky symbols. They fill the room with good will, peace, and a fairy-tale atmosphere.
• Make sure everyone (including house guests) places something on the Christmas tree so that they put their own special feelings into it to make the gathering more special.
• Heed the Chinese phrase ' five colors blind,' which means too much color, sound, and activity can have a numbing effect upon on your senses. Too much food and color will exhaust the family, so don't put up decorations too early.

When used on your Christmas tree, colors have the following influence:

• GOLD & SILVER can strengthen your intuition. They represent ostentation, money, and fame.
• RED is the color of life and the most auspicious color of all. It relates to growth, happiness, and joy. It is the great energizer, representing deep and passionate love. It is also believed to keep away evil forces.
• BLUE represents spiritualism, thoughtfulness, and consideration. It is associated with faith, constancy, and fidelity. This color is cooling and calming.
• PURPLE is often considered more auspicious than red. It is associated with high ideals, loyalty, truth, love, and suffering. It is often the color of high nobility indicating power, riches, and fortunes.
• WHITE is the color of mourning. It is said to have no life, no color. It is the color of purity, innocence, and naivety. Feng Shui principles prefer you do not use this color.
• PINK is healing and represents love and romance. It is a very soothing color, and it raises our vibrations so it is a very healthy color to have around you. It represents joy, happiness, and especially romance.
• MULTI - COLORED - Using a blend represents the union of all the colors in the spectrum, and each color will impart its special nature. Make sure that multi-colored decorations are always used on green Christmas trees - the green balances our whole system and brings order and harmony.

Source: Sarah Shurety, FengShuiSite.com