LUMINOUS SPACES BLOG
When I do consultations I always create a special feng shui altar for my clients. And often, my clients ask me “how do I create an altar for myself?” It can be both a very simple and profound addition to your life. Here are some tips on how do create a feng shui altar for […]
Spring contains the energy of New Beginnings in Feng Shui. So ask yourself: “What do I want to begin in my life? What are my new goals and ambitions?” With those goals in mind, focus on the room in your home that is most closely tied to that goal. For instance, if it’s finance, career […]
One of the tools we use in feng shui is called the Feng Shui Bagua Map (which literally means, eight areas). Each of these areas represent a significant area of lives, including family, career, wealth, and relationships. Our homes are energetically-connected to our bodies and our lives. This connection influences us at a profound level. […]
I had limited training about the symbolism of animals in Feng Shui. So when a student me asked about the placement of elephant statues that she just received as a gift, we had to do a little research to see where to put them and what they symbolized. Elephants are symbols of longevity and familial commitment. […]
In my last post (How Feng Shui Works), I talked about vibrations, but Feng Shui is also about the spectrum of vibrations, from lowest to highest. When we practice feng shui, we are tapping into subtle energies that embrace the earth, and emanate from everything upon the earth, including us. “Poor” feng shui results from […]
Feng shui is all about the vibrations of chi! From physics we know that everything in the universe (natural and man made) contains atoms, energy and vibrations. “We are an an electric charge…human beings and all living things are a coalescence of energy in a field of energy connected to every other thing in the […]
In Chinese philosophy, the Five Elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, are representations of all the energies in the universe. (This post here provides basic information on the Five Elements). These Elements can be found in us as well, which I find to be a fascinating study on human behavior, emotions, and motivations. If […]
2016 is the Year of the Fire Monkey according to Chinese Astrology. Sounds like fun, right?! Buckle up, it will be a wild ride! The Chinese New Year has two official starts – first, the Solar New Year, which is always on February 4th. However, the Lunar New Year is the most celebrated of holidays […]
I started my New Year by cleaning out my refrigerator. Dumping expired food, cleaning out jars and containers for recycling, clearing up vegie remnants of the organic farm share we get every year, and organizing what was left. Sounds like fun, right? Strangely enough it was energizing and felt appropriate – clearing the old to […]
This post provides an overview of the Five Natural Elements. The Water Element represents the energy of winter and deep night, which is known as the “greatest yin.” Water is related to all natural bodies of water, from deep lakes, the power of the ocean, the force of a waterfall, and the trickle of a stream. […]
