Chinese New Year of the Ox, according to the Chinese lunar calendar starts on the New Moon on 26th January 2009. It signifies new beginnings and a fresh start and at a social level it’s very much a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. Making sure that the house is cleaned and dusted [...]
The Chinese New Year has a great history. It is very similar to the Western one, swathed in traditions and rituals. The origin of the Chinese New Year is itself centuries old – infact, too old to actually be traced.Preparations tend to begin a month from the date of the Chinese New Year, when people [...]
In feng shui and for oriental traditions, the fish is a very symbolic creature which represents abundance and wealth. Having fishes in the kitchen is a great way of helping abundance and provisions to be always present in the house. Feng shui practitioners recommend having fishes and double fishes in the kitchen or the living [...]
Dowsing is a feng shui technique used in order to complement the harmonization of the relationship between an environment and those who inhabit in it. Although dowsing is not part of traditional feng shui, it is often recognized by feng shui practitioners as an addition to the search for balance within spaces. The procedure of [...]
The golden ratio is a very important concept in feng shui due to the way it implies aspects of balance and perfection of shapes. Feng shui is based on the search for harmony between the human beings and the environment in which they are. Feng shui is always looking for balancing the elements and objects [...]
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The practice of feng shui is believed to have started six thousand years ago in the Neolithic times. This way, and according to some discoveries which back up this affirmation, feng shui can be placed among the most ancient practices of not only China but the entire world as well. Since those times, it has [...]
Time comes and goes without a trace; soon we are going to celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 18, 2007. We will say Kung Hay Fat Choy to everyone we meet wishing them the best in the coming year. I have made my annual predictions public since 2004. It has become part of my [...]
Dragon The Dragon is the animal guardian spirit of the east and can be symbolic of helpful people. Because the east represents wood, we use dragons made of metal which strengthens water, which in turn nourishes the wood. It is said that “without water the dragon is only a dead fish.” The Dragon should be [...]