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How Are You Celebrating The Chinese New Year?

Happy New Year!
Did you  know that Chinese New Year celebrations continue for two weeks after New Year’s Day?
This year you have until February 24th, the date of the next full moon, to celebrate 2013′s Year of the Snake!
How are you celebrating?

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Happy 2013, The Year Of The Snake!

This coming Sunday, February 10, 2013, we welcome the Year of the Yin Water Snake.
In Chinese astrology the Snake is considered an animal of considerable grace and intelligence: seductive, intuitive, and good with money.
These are the types of positive influenc… read more »

Do You Know Your Chinese Astrological Animal?

The Year Of The Snake is about to start, on February 10, 2013 — do you know which is your Chinese Zodiac animal?
The Chinese Zodiac uses your birth year to determine your primary astrological animal. Over the course of a 12 year-cycle, each year is represented… read more »

Ancient Rhythms: A Chinese Way Of Looking At Time

Did you know that there are 24 seasons in the Chinese agricultural year?
The seasons include each “regular” season (Winter, Spring, etc.), each solstice and equinox, and wonderfully evocative concepts like Insects Awaken, Stopping the Heat and W… read more »

Celebrate Memorial Day With A Bit Of Feng Shui!

This weekend marks the “official” start of the summer vacation season in the U.S. with the Memorial Day three-day-weekend. 
In terms of Feng Shui we are entering the season of the Fire element.
It’s the culmination of the most Yang cycle of th… read more »

The Feng Shui Meaning Of The South Korean Flag

My post about the Feng Shui of the American flag has proven enduringly popular, so I thought it would be interesting to take an occasional look at the Feng Shui of other flags from around the world, starting with the South Korean flag.

The South Korean flag is a great e… read more »

Make The Most Of 2012, Year Of The Water Dragon!

Today, January 23, 2012, is the Lunar New Year – the first New Moon of the year and the start of the Chinese Year of the Yang Water Dragon.
Dragon years are usually very exciting, matching the big energy of this proud and passionate mythical animal.
Every year is ass… read more »

The Meaning Of 11-11-11

Today is a remarkable, once-in-a-lifetime day.
11-11-11.
What can Feng Shui numerology tell us about this special day?

In Feng Shui the number One sits in the bottom center of the Bagua Map where the Water element is located. It signifies Chi flow, the entry of posi… read more »

What I Learned At The London Feng Shui Conference – Part 2

Here are a few more interesting and useful takeaways from the recent Feng Shui Society conference, following on my previous post, London Feng Shui conference – Part 1.
Please post your own thoughts about all this in the Comments!
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What I Learned At The London Feng Shui Conference – Part 1

I’ve just returned from a most remarkable Feng Shui conference in London, where I heard eight (8!!) high-quality Feng Shui presentations in just one day.
Here are the first of my top takeaways from a fantastic day, which I hope you will find useful as well
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