It is a chinese tradition to close a year and start off with fresh new energy/luck with a big scale spring cleaning (sweeping).
It is a day to either preserve the good luck, get rid of the bad luck and invite new luck for the new year. If a big scale cleaning is not conducted, everyone living in that particular household will feel lethargic and emotionally cluttered in the new year.
One could follow some rules depending on individual's situation:
Situation 1: If one had enjoyed good harvest, happy moments and generally a fruitful year, they should start to sweep from the maindoor inward into the house. This is to retain positive energy.
Situation 2: If one had suffered from a bad year, sad moments and losses, they should start to sweep from an inner corner of the house diagonal to the maindoor and sweep outwards towards the maindoor.
Situation 3: If one wants to start everything over again from square one (irrespective of good or bad year experienced), they can start sweeping from inner part of the house to the maindoor and sweep outwards towards the maindoor.
In this case, they should choose a BREAK DAY in particular and the most suitable to do this is on 2 February 2010.
The following are suitable dates for Spring Cleaning:
4 February 2010 - conflict Rabbit
7 February 2010 - conflict Horse
10 February 2010 - conflict Rooster
Those whose zodiacs in conflict with that particular day should not take part in cleaning activities to prevent injuries.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Spring Ox
The spring ox diagram appears on the first page of the chinese almanac every year.
It foretells the weather for the upcoming year, which is a very important aspect in a farmer's life in the ancient days.
The diagram above show the spring ox and the god of spring. Both of them will appear in different and unique characteristics in different years.
These characteristics (color, size, posture, outfit etc) will determine everything spelt for the year ahead.
Year 2010 - Year of the Golden Tiger
1. The year of golden tiger is a yin year because the tail of the ox bends to the right. Also the mouth of the ox shuts and the God of Spring stands on the right of the ox.
2. The God of Spring is an old man because it is the year of Tiger. In other years, he could appear as a child or a young man.
3. The God of Spring wears pants and shoes connotes the Na Yin Element of the day of the Beginning of Spring is a water day.
4. The God of Spring stands in front of the Ox implicates that the Lunar New Year is more than 5 days ahead of the Lap Chun.
Some Auspicious Items To Usher In Good Luck
年年有钱算, 天天好彩头
The following are the auspicious items that you will need to hang behind your front door to usher in good luck and fortunes for the Chinese New Year.
What you need to buy:
1) 两棵有根的大头蒜 – Two stems of "Suan" with Big Head (the bigger the better!)
2) 两棵有叶的红萝卜 – Two sticks of Red Carrots with leaves attached (White Carrots with leaves attached and dyed in red may be used as an alternative if red carrots are not available.)
3) Red Paper
4) Red Strings
5) Two small bells
Procedures:
- Wrap the Red Paper on the pairs of "Suan" and Red Carrots.
- Tie the Red Strings in such a manner that it is slanted to one side.
- Attach a small bell to each of the pairs.
- Hang it up on the Eve of Chinese New Year, before or after Reunion Dinner.
- While hanging, say the words – Soon Soon Li Li Huat ah!!! 顺顺利利, 发!
Keep it there until near the next Chinese New Year, then you remove it and prepare for new ones to be hung.
Reasons for placing such auspicious items behind the main door:
大头蒜 – The whole year got money to count
红萝卜 – The whole year filled with aGood Luck To Everyone!! :) Gong Hei Fatt Choy
Bell – To activate and keep active these two items every time you open or close the door.
Wishing Everyone Good Fortune for the Year Ahead! Gong Hei Fatt Choy :)
The following are the auspicious items that you will need to hang behind your front door to usher in good luck and fortunes for the Chinese New Year.
What you need to buy:
1) 两棵有根的大头蒜 – Two stems of "Suan" with Big Head (the bigger the better!)
2) 两棵有叶的红萝卜 – Two sticks of Red Carrots with leaves attached (White Carrots with leaves attached and dyed in red may be used as an alternative if red carrots are not available.)
3) Red Paper
4) Red Strings
5) Two small bells
Procedures:
- Wrap the Red Paper on the pairs of "Suan" and Red Carrots.
- Tie the Red Strings in such a manner that it is slanted to one side.
- Attach a small bell to each of the pairs.
- Hang it up on the Eve of Chinese New Year, before or after Reunion Dinner.
- While hanging, say the words – Soon Soon Li Li Huat ah!!! 顺顺利利, 发!
Keep it there until near the next Chinese New Year, then you remove it and prepare for new ones to be hung.
Reasons for placing such auspicious items behind the main door:
大头蒜 – The whole year got money to count
红萝卜 – The whole year filled with aGood Luck To Everyone!! :) Gong Hei Fatt Choy
Bell – To activate and keep active these two items every time you open or close the door.
Wishing Everyone Good Fortune for the Year Ahead! Gong Hei Fatt Choy :)
Chinese New Year Preparation for Peace & Family Wealth Thru'out The Year!
春饭"Spring Rice"
The main purpose of placing this item is to have abundance of rice to eat, symbolizing having peace and family wealth throughout the year.
Items required:
一枝春花 - 1 stalk of Spring Flower
十二立红枣 - 12 Dried Dates with seeds
一碗团圆饭 - One bowl of rice
十二个两角钱 - 12 pieces 20 Cents Coins
1) Scoop a small bowl of rice and fill it up full.
2) Insert 12 pieces of 20cts coins halfway into the rice all round the side of the bowl. Place 12 Dried Red Dates (those with seeds in it) in front of the coins. Put the 春花in the center of the rice.
3) Leave the bowl in a corner of the kitchen and dispose the rice and the Red Dates 4 or 5 days after New Year.
4) Keep 2 coins each in a Red Packet for you to keep in your wallet or drawer. The rest of the money can be used to buy some sweets to eat.
发糕 "Huat Kueh" of course to "Huat" - ensure good fortune luck throughout the year!!!
Items required:
一枝春花 - 1 stalk of Spring Flower (can get it from shops selling incense/joss papers)
一个小发糕 - 1 Huat Kueh (Brown/Orange)
1) Put the 春花in the center of the Huat Kueh. Place it at the kitchen together with the 春饭 rice for the same amount of days too.
Hope Everyone will have A Happy & Prosperous Year Ahead!! Huat ah!! :)
The main purpose of placing this item is to have abundance of rice to eat, symbolizing having peace and family wealth throughout the year.
Items required:
一枝春花 - 1 stalk of Spring Flower
十二立红枣 - 12 Dried Dates with seeds
一碗团圆饭 - One bowl of rice
十二个两角钱 - 12 pieces 20 Cents Coins
1) Scoop a small bowl of rice and fill it up full.
2) Insert 12 pieces of 20cts coins halfway into the rice all round the side of the bowl. Place 12 Dried Red Dates (those with seeds in it) in front of the coins. Put the 春花in the center of the rice.
3) Leave the bowl in a corner of the kitchen and dispose the rice and the Red Dates 4 or 5 days after New Year.
4) Keep 2 coins each in a Red Packet for you to keep in your wallet or drawer. The rest of the money can be used to buy some sweets to eat.
发糕 "Huat Kueh" of course to "Huat" - ensure good fortune luck throughout the year!!!
Items required:
一枝春花 - 1 stalk of Spring Flower (can get it from shops selling incense/joss papers)
一个小发糕 - 1 Huat Kueh (Brown/Orange)
1) Put the 春花in the center of the Huat Kueh. Place it at the kitchen together with the 春饭 rice for the same amount of days too.
Hope Everyone will have A Happy & Prosperous Year Ahead!! Huat ah!! :)
Shui Liu Li Feng Shui Pi Yao for Good Luck
The absolutely stunning Pi Yao figurine is a mystical creature that is a particularly powerful and auspicious creature of good fortune. It is said to have a voracious appetite that is infinite. Pi Yao is the ninth son of the Heavenly Dragon and has different names depending on where it is being sighted. Pi Yao lives in the heaven, Pi Xiu lives on earth and Pi Kan lives in the sea. All of them brings the same blessings and possess the same properties.
Pi Yao is a protective heavenly creature that has one horn, lion-dog face, hoofs and little wings and a tail. Many people prefer using Pi Yao over Chi Lin because Pi Yao does not have an anus and only eats but does not dispose. It has a big and infinite appetite.
For the naturally greedy businessmen and merchants or housewives out there, if you intend to only have lots of money luck coming in and ensure the money never be spent, Pi Yao is what you are looking for. Pi Yao are also known to be very obedient to their owners as they are loyal in nature.
Besides that, the Chinese adore the Pi Yao because of its protective, obedient and loyal nature. It is believed that the Pi Yao will always try its best to fulfill its owner’s wish and protect its owner from any harm.
The Pi Yao provides a minimum of six blessings as follows:
1. Ushers good luck and fortune
2. Generate good feng shui or earth luck
3. Elevating wealth and riches
4. Protects individuals and home
5. Drives away evil, obstacles and hardship
6. Brings windfall luck
Pi Yao has many functions and can be placed in different locations of your premise according to your needs:
1. Place the Pi Yao anywhere in your living room (best in the east sector and lower than eye level of the tallest family member) if you intend to renovate your existing house or move into a new home/premise to overcome obstacles and guard your family against bad feng shui due to alterations. It ensures good health to your family.
2. If you desire good fortune, protection from evil spirits, power to counteract wicked people and overcome bad luck, you may place it at your work desk, reception or important area of your living room. At the same time, a Pi Yao could ensure authority for managers when placed in Northwest sector of your workdesk.
3. For those who travel long distance frequently, place it facing out directly at the main door (or placing one in your car) to prevent injuries, accidents and ensuring successful and fruitful journeys with good business deals. Putting the Pi Yao in this position will also promise good fortune that enters your house being trapped in the stomach of Pi Yao and its fierce look can ward off evil spirits. They could also identify wicked people and prevent them from harming you.
4. You may place them at the sector where the annual "Tai Sui" (Grand Duke Jupiter) resides to appease the bad influence or effects. Pi Yao is excellent in helping people who are experiencing bad luck due to bad annual stars.
In 2010, the direction of "Tai Sui" is in the northeast .
5. Many believe placing lottery tickets under the Pi Yao will bring good luck.
**Item comes in a gift box, presentable as a gift**
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Citrine Wealth Inviting Crystal Tree
Citrine Wealth Inviting Crystal Tree
Product Description
This is a beautiful Crystal Tree made up of resin trunk and pot with copper wire twisted branches tied with citrine crystal chips. The three Chinese characters engraved on the pot says "Wealth Inviting Tree".
Citrine brings excellent business luck, attracts abundance, fortune and wealth. Citrine has the extra power to help prevent financial losses or from being robbed, cheated or assaulted. Apart from the ability to multiply money, Citrine can also be used to energize luck in education and enhance one’s self-esteem. Citrine is recognized by Feng Shui masters as the most potent wealth enhancer for the Period 8 (Earth Element - 2004 to 2024) with crystals being splendid symbols of the Earth element and its yellow color further enhances its Earth energy. Therefore, Citrine is extremely powerful in solidifying your wealth luck.
Product Description
This is a beautiful Crystal Tree made up of resin trunk and pot with copper wire twisted branches tied with citrine crystal chips. The three Chinese characters engraved on the pot says "Wealth Inviting Tree".
Citrine brings excellent business luck, attracts abundance, fortune and wealth. Citrine has the extra power to help prevent financial losses or from being robbed, cheated or assaulted. Apart from the ability to multiply money, Citrine can also be used to energize luck in education and enhance one’s self-esteem. Citrine is recognized by Feng Shui masters as the most potent wealth enhancer for the Period 8 (Earth Element - 2004 to 2024) with crystals being splendid symbols of the Earth element and its yellow color further enhances its Earth energy. Therefore, Citrine is extremely powerful in solidifying your wealth luck.
Citrine is one of two minerals which does not accumulate negative vibes in its surroundings. Instead, it helps to dissolve and transform all these negative energies, which means one will never need to perform clearing or cleansing rituals on it.
Therefore, citrine would be the most important crystal wealth energizer for Period 8. This item will invite more solid wealth luck and income luck for you throughout the next twenty years. Placed at cashier register and household, it guarantees prosperity for you.What Citrine gem tree symbolizes and how to place the object?
Citrine Gem is a potent symbol of wealth. Citrine creates wealth luck, fortune, prosperity and more dollars in your income. Our citrine gem tree with potent Ching Dynasty gold coins tied with ribbons, resembles a wealth wishing tree. The trunk is strong and solid to signify strong support in wealth and income. The citrine gem tree is best placed in living rooms to bring excellent yang energy and feng shui for enhancing your wealth and abundance.
We recommends these few places for displaying the item:
1. Place it in the southeast sector (wealth sector) of living rooms and business premises energize income, increase in wealth and prosperity and windfall luck. This is the most powerful sector to transmit your home's chi to become prosperity chi with the citrine tree.
2. Place it in the northwest to increase money luck from important people and helpful people. This is important for business pursuits and careers. Placing it in this sector will also bring you heaven luck.
3. Place it in the north if you're seeking for material gains in career through more recognition and promotion opportunities.
4. Place it on your work desk to create a differentiator between you and your competitors so that you could stay at the forefront of career advancement.
Item is cleansed by the singing bowl prior to mailing out/handling over to customer to ensure refreshment of good chi when they reach you.
CNY Specials - Storewide 20% discount on most items (from now till end Feb 2010)
CNY Specials - Storewide 20% discount on most items
(from now till end Feb 2010)
To usher in the New Year! World of Fengshui is offering 20% storewide on most items.
**Terms & Conditions Applies**
For any enquiries, feel free to email us at worldofengshui@hotmail.com
(from now till end Feb 2010)
To usher in the New Year! World of Fengshui is offering 20% storewide on most items.
**Terms & Conditions Applies**
For any enquiries, feel free to email us at worldofengshui@hotmail.com
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