The Chinese New Year is almost here and many of you are expecting my yearly recommendations!
What will the Water Rabbit Year be made of?
The rabbit is a symbol of peace, longevity and stability. The rabbit gets along with everyone, in a simple trustworthy and honest way. A gentle creature, the Water Rabbit has a yin energy, full of empathy and patience. This year will offer flexibility, gentleness and smoothness. Times of contemplation will be possible, even encouraged.
The rabbit takes its time to sniff around and hop gently, carefully and gracefully.
Water is an emotional element, which means that empathy and caring will be at the forefront of relationships.
Mindfulness, gentleness and honest behaviours will play a big part in our success during this upcoming Water Rabbit Year.
2023 will also be great for solidifying careers, building block by block. Hard work and consistency will pay off, as well as professions involving writing, coaching, listening to others and the environment.
In the romance sector, the Water Rabbit year is also very auspicious, with singles likely to meet their soulmates and people in committed relationships feeling more depth of love.
Please see below my main recommendations for 2023. I will describe the positive and negative sectors in your home, according to the Flying Stars method (not a method I use year round, because of its complexity and its changing nature, but I find it useful at the beginning of each Chinese year or when moving into a new home).
During the year of the Water Rabbit, the Flying Stars will make apparent that the following areas are best to avoid/ not activated: the West, the South East, the North East and the North West.
The traditional way of not disturbing these areas is by avoiding drilling, construction or renovations in those sectors of your home. But if you have to build or landscape in any of these sectors, you can place a metallic wind chime outside the home, near the area that is being renovated or landscaped.
See below the lucky and unlucky directions for 2023 according to the Flying Stars.
It should be noted that people living in apartments will have to take their compass directions, and combine some traditional Feng Shui with front door Feng Shui. For example, if I live in an apartment and my front door is in Career, but also in the South, some cures might seem less intuitive to you. Use the compass to guide you and while you can keep your front door Feng Shui the same, you will just add the cures mentioned below in the right cardinal directions.
Positive areas in 2023 (activate with a water feature, crystals, mirrors, chimes, décor):
South - 8 Annual star (enhance your wealth luck and reputation with the“fire” and “earth” element, diplomas, awards…)
South West- 1 Annual star (gold objects, Metal element, Boat representation, a golden toad representing wealth, a Wealth bowl or a singing bowl)
West - 6 Annual star (decorate with earthy decor, terracotta)
North- 9 Annual star (decorate with wood element, plants, fresh flowers, colors green and blue)
Center- 4 Annual star (reds or fire element, romantic photos, love)
Negative areas in 2023:
You can place a salt water cure in some of those areas (South East, East or North West would be my recommendations), which will absorb negative energies. In addition, here are a few more cures:
South East (Sickness star) - 3 Annual star (place 6 Chinese coins tied in a row or a “fiery” item- do not disturb)
East - 2 Annual star (salt water cure). Nothing of the Fire element.
North East – 7 Annual star (Place water colors, no fire or candles, do not disturb, a vase with water to renew frequently)
North West - 5 Annual star (place a salt water cure, or a decoration from the Water element - undulating black shapes for example)
You can get started on enhancing the sectors of your home right away, before the new year, so you can be ready with plenty of time!
If you have any doubts, please do not hesitate to email me with questions or book a consultation!
Many blessings for the New Year ahead!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!