Lifestyle: How to Feng Shui Your Home For The Winter Solstice
Get ready for the New Year by refreshing and re-energising your home with these expert tips
Refresh, refresh, refresh. This is the message at this time of year in the feng shui calendar. The year is rapidly drawing to a close and the energy is on the decline. During this season, we are more likely to head home early from the office in search of sustenance in the comfort of our own home rather than favouring social revelries outdoors.
The winter solstice on 22nd December is almost upon us. This is the day with the least amount of daylight hours and the longest night of the year. In energy terms, it’s the end of the year and hence there’s little energy to go round. Projects either don’t get off the ground or take a long time to complete, because humans follow this energy and are directly affected by it.
The good news is that the energy of the New Year is born at this time and immediately the daylight hours start to grow again. This is our opportunity, and preparation is everything. Give yourself the best start to the New Year by refreshing your property before the winter solstice in order to make a lasting impression on the energy of 2015 and so encouraging its support to yourself and your family.
The winter solstice on 22nd December is almost upon us. This is the day with the least amount of daylight hours and the longest night of the year. In energy terms, it’s the end of the year and hence there’s little energy to go round. Projects either don’t get off the ground or take a long time to complete, because humans follow this energy and are directly affected by it.
The good news is that the energy of the New Year is born at this time and immediately the daylight hours start to grow again. This is our opportunity, and preparation is everything. Give yourself the best start to the New Year by refreshing your property before the winter solstice in order to make a lasting impression on the energy of 2015 and so encouraging its support to yourself and your family.
Don’t underestimate the importance of your front door
The winter solstice is the opportunity to make your home's new year's resolutions in order to make a positive start to the year ahead. The main door is the mouth of the building through which the energy flows so your home's dietary requirements are as important as your own. A healthy door is a generous door which allows the chi to flow into the space and one that is well maintained to a standard your heigenist would be proud of. Energy flows 24/7, so illuminating the entrance is crucial to sustaining the chi at night.
The winter solstice is the opportunity to make your home's new year's resolutions in order to make a positive start to the year ahead. The main door is the mouth of the building through which the energy flows so your home's dietary requirements are as important as your own. A healthy door is a generous door which allows the chi to flow into the space and one that is well maintained to a standard your heigenist would be proud of. Energy flows 24/7, so illuminating the entrance is crucial to sustaining the chi at night.
Lead energy up the garden path
The joy of the winter solstice is that it highlights the weaknesses surrounding a property that may otherwise not be noticed when the sun is shining and the garden in full bloom. The footpath up to a main entrance needs to be smooth and weed free as it is vital to guide the energy supply to the front door. A weed covered driveway with damp mossy areas and broken paving is not the best start to the new year as the energy supply will be depleted before it arrives at your home. Strong planting and lighting along the approach to your front door will also encourage a good energy supply to the house.
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The joy of the winter solstice is that it highlights the weaknesses surrounding a property that may otherwise not be noticed when the sun is shining and the garden in full bloom. The footpath up to a main entrance needs to be smooth and weed free as it is vital to guide the energy supply to the front door. A weed covered driveway with damp mossy areas and broken paving is not the best start to the new year as the energy supply will be depleted before it arrives at your home. Strong planting and lighting along the approach to your front door will also encourage a good energy supply to the house.
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Spruce up you home
At the time of the winter solstice your front door and porch is usually adorned with a Christmas wreath and fairy lights to enhance the entrance and welcome the arrival of your guests. It is a wise practice to observe this principle throughout the year by making your front entrance welcoming with subtle lighting and decoration to make your home stand out from the rest of the street, to encourage the flow of energy to your home and to discourage any loss of energy flow to a neighbour.
At the time of the winter solstice your front door and porch is usually adorned with a Christmas wreath and fairy lights to enhance the entrance and welcome the arrival of your guests. It is a wise practice to observe this principle throughout the year by making your front entrance welcoming with subtle lighting and decoration to make your home stand out from the rest of the street, to encourage the flow of energy to your home and to discourage any loss of energy flow to a neighbour.
A property needs something to help lock in and conserve the energy once it has entered the home. Front steps and a porch are ideal to do this and need to be as generous and in proportion to the size of the house as possible. American homes with their substantial porches really embrace the opportunity of locking in the energy, as they are always welcoming. Make the approach to your home look as enticing as possible with pot plants, a welcome mat and a clearly visible name or number plate. Subtle lighting that attracts attention to the home makes it look more welcoming. If it looks more welcoming to you on your arrival home then it will be more welcoming to the approaching energy too.
Give energy a free run
Once the energy has entered your home, encourage it to continue its journey and circulate. Fresh flowers and plants, crystal and accent colour will all help to activate its curiosity and encourage it to expand into your space. Simplicity is the key, so keep lines clean and simple and give energy added momentum through variation in the textures of surfaces and accessories. Again, at the winter solstice you have decorated the interior of your home for Christmas and so have this added encouragement to the flow of the energy's curiosity
Once the energy has entered your home, encourage it to continue its journey and circulate. Fresh flowers and plants, crystal and accent colour will all help to activate its curiosity and encourage it to expand into your space. Simplicity is the key, so keep lines clean and simple and give energy added momentum through variation in the textures of surfaces and accessories. Again, at the winter solstice you have decorated the interior of your home for Christmas and so have this added encouragement to the flow of the energy's curiosity
Clean and polish
Shiny surfaces help to bounce the energy around and encourage its movement throughout the whole building. Redecorate the most tired areas and wash down the rest to lift the energy supply to the whole family. You’ll be amazed at the opportunities that pop up. The winter solstice heralds the birth of the new year and so prepare in the same way as you would for the arrival of a new born baby.
Shiny surfaces help to bounce the energy around and encourage its movement throughout the whole building. Redecorate the most tired areas and wash down the rest to lift the energy supply to the whole family. You’ll be amazed at the opportunities that pop up. The winter solstice heralds the birth of the new year and so prepare in the same way as you would for the arrival of a new born baby.
Tap into the drama of colour
Colour is king, so activate quiet areas with a blast of vibrant hues. The most vital energy of the day is in the east of your building, where the sun rises at the dawn of the new day, so using yellow furnishings, accessories or flowers in this area brings vitality into your whole home. The winter solstice is launching us into the new year and the new beginnings that the spring season brings. Be ready to encourage and support this rising energy by respecting the east area of your home in this way.
Colour is king, so activate quiet areas with a blast of vibrant hues. The most vital energy of the day is in the east of your building, where the sun rises at the dawn of the new day, so using yellow furnishings, accessories or flowers in this area brings vitality into your whole home. The winter solstice is launching us into the new year and the new beginnings that the spring season brings. Be ready to encourage and support this rising energy by respecting the east area of your home in this way.
Blitz the kitchen cupboards
The kitchen is the heart of the home and, as such, needs to be kept healthy. Declutter the cupboards and drawers and get rid of any out-of-date and unnecessary items hidden in their depths. The winter solstice sits at the end of one year and the beginning of the next so these areas can be quite tired and neglected after the rigours and demands of the old year. Refresh, refresh, refresh.
The kitchen is the heart of the home and, as such, needs to be kept healthy. Declutter the cupboards and drawers and get rid of any out-of-date and unnecessary items hidden in their depths. The winter solstice sits at the end of one year and the beginning of the next so these areas can be quite tired and neglected after the rigours and demands of the old year. Refresh, refresh, refresh.
Clean kitchen surfaces
Sticky surfaces are a prime target for stagnant energy to gather, especially those areas around the bin and extractor fan. Even the coffee machine will benefit from a descale. The circulation of energy is key in a kitchen, so ventilate it by throwing open the windows, especially on a sunny day. This is particularly important at the winter solstice as you are welcoming the new year into your home in doing so.
Sticky surfaces are a prime target for stagnant energy to gather, especially those areas around the bin and extractor fan. Even the coffee machine will benefit from a descale. The circulation of energy is key in a kitchen, so ventilate it by throwing open the windows, especially on a sunny day. This is particularly important at the winter solstice as you are welcoming the new year into your home in doing so.
Invite the outdoors in
Always remember that the outside directly influences the inside and thus helps to sustain the wellbeing of the family. Encourage this support by keeping windows clean and maximising the natural daylight that enters your home. Less is more in terms of window dressings, so be conscious of not blocking the vital flow of life force energy with heavy and ornate curtains. On the night of the winter solstice it is good to open your curtains on retiring in order to encourage the arrival of the new year during the night.
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Always remember that the outside directly influences the inside and thus helps to sustain the wellbeing of the family. Encourage this support by keeping windows clean and maximising the natural daylight that enters your home. Less is more in terms of window dressings, so be conscious of not blocking the vital flow of life force energy with heavy and ornate curtains. On the night of the winter solstice it is good to open your curtains on retiring in order to encourage the arrival of the new year during the night.
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Look after your home’s health
Your home is the foundation on which you build your aspirations, your hopes and your dreams. It is the sanctuary that you return to each evening in order to recharge and replenish your energy and equip yourself to face the challenges of the next day. A house is as much a living organism as you are and your home’s good health is your good health, too, so pay it the respect it deserves and ensure its support throughout 2015.
WINTER SOLSTICE DECEMBER 22ND 2014 at 07:50
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Your home is the foundation on which you build your aspirations, your hopes and your dreams. It is the sanctuary that you return to each evening in order to recharge and replenish your energy and equip yourself to face the challenges of the next day. A house is as much a living organism as you are and your home’s good health is your good health, too, so pay it the respect it deserves and ensure its support throughout 2015.
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First impressions count, so ensure you make a good one in 2015. Energy acts much like an inquisitive child and therefore the general rule is that attention goes where energy flows so encourage a good start to the new year with a well-maintained garden, driveway or path and a main entrance with fresh paintwork which will encourage a good flow of energy to the property and therefore good fortune to the occupants of that space.