Good Feng Shui for the Holidays

By Jessica Hoelzel

The holidays are an excellent time to get creative with feng shui, using decorative items to symbolically and energetically cultivate the flow of chi. Chi is life force energy. It is the opposite of depleted or dead energy. It lifts us up, energizes us, and gets us moving. When we want to uplift our spirits (our own life force energy), we can place things in our spaces in such a way as to enhance and move that chi around, keeping it flowing and fresh.

Shine On
Light is especially important. It livens up areas, makes them twinkle and be bright. Light has spiritual symbolism as well, representing the light of god/spirit/pure love, etc. Light provides warmth and a cozy glow. In the wintertime, with less light, it is especially important to shed light on darkness, so the chi in our homes and the chi in our bodies does not grow stagnant.

Tips for Placing Lights
Make sure to have adequate light near your front door, which is the mouth of chi. Doing so will welcome blessings into your home. It’s also more pleasing and inviting for receiving guests.

Pay special attention to dark corners, you need to keep the energy flowing so it’s not neglected or dull.

Lights going up or down the banister can usher the flow of chi to different levels of the home.

Don’t have too many “blinky” lights – they are a bit too much yang energy, or too active, and can be draining.

Happy Decorating!