Author: Ana Marija Pšeničnik |
How to Properly Decorate Your Home and Attract Positive Energy |
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It’s no secret that the Christmas holidays are a stressful time.
There's a lot to prepare including choosing decorations and gifts and fixing up your home both for yourself and for the guests who will soon start visiting.
Use the proven methods of Feng Shui to set up your home for the occasion.
Feng Shui is a powerful tool for creating peaceful and harmonious energy.
These tips for interior design will ease tensions and help you to truly enjoy this festive part of the winter season.
The Right Choice of Color for Decorations
In the colder part of the year we need to use items and colors to bring the energy of fire into our environment.
The element of fire is expressed in candles, a real fireplace, bright Christmas lights for the Christmas tree and golden and fiery-red Christmas ornaments.
In addition to red, purple and fuchsia are other good choices for generating warm energy.
However, pay attention to the main principle of Feng Shui, and that is balance.
Too many fiery decorative elements, which often appear during holidays, if too red, can lead to burnout syndrome and even emotional outbursts.
The fatigue that many experience during and after the Christmas holidays is often caused by an unbalanced supply of fire in the home.
Therefore, make sure to incorporate cooler colors in your holiday atmosphere, such as a soothing light-blue which activates the energy of water.
You can also weaken too much heat with silver and grey as well as serene white – colors that evoke the element of metal.
The Perfect Place for the Christmas Tree
Trees and branches for Christmas decoration belong to the element of wood, so place them in an area that is consistent with the wooden element, or that benefits from its energy.
You can achieve a beneficial energy balance with the following positions of the tree:
- facing east: to attract health and family happiness
- facing southeast: for money and abundance
- facing south: for business reputation and fame
The Season of Candles
There are many ways to achieve a fresh, clean and nutritious home energy, and the use of candles is among the easiest and most popular methods.
Candles, especially if they are made of natural materials, such as soy oil or beeswax, will cleanse the energy of any room.
In addition to cleansing, the warmth and glow of holiday candles work on balancing emotions and getting rid of worries.
Guidelines for the best use of candles:
- The south, southwest, northeast and center of the home: a place for large candles or a grouping of candles of different sizes.
- The west, northwest, east and north of the home: a place for small candles or tea lights.
Candles are generally ideal in the bedroom, the bathroom, the dining table and in the living room.
Variously designed decorative candle holders of different colors will additionally cheer you up and brighten your home.
Scents to Remember
The air you breathe affects your mood.
Your memories of people and spaces are often accompanied by a specific scent.
Therefore, use essential oils to create different Feng Shui energy areas in your home.
Diffusers for oils which best suit your needs will create a healthy and relaxed atmosphere to enjoy with family and friends.
Some ideal holiday scents are essential oils of mandarin, lemon, cinnamon and cloves, and similar aromas reminiscent of winter dessert favorites.
You can also choose a different oil, based on your current mood and the kind of energy that you need at a given moment.
Keep in mind that it is always better to give priority to a clean and high quality essential oil, rather than to choose a cheap essential oil.
You can find essential oils of the best quality at the Alternativa Webshop.
Plants that "Cure" the Home
Decorate your room with several highly energizing green plants, at least one of which will have air-purifying properties.
Such plants are always very helpful as they bring calm and healing to the entire home.
Beautiful and very popular houseplants that remove toxins from the rooms we dwell in include:
- Dragon Tree (Arum Dracunculus)
- Calming Grace Lily Plant (Spathiphyllum)
- Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens/Dypsis lutescens)
Tall, big, strong, healthy and lush green plants should be placed in the east, southeast and southern area of your home.
On this side of the world it is also good to group plants of different species.
You can put small plants anywhere, but it is best to choose a place with lots of activity, such as a living room.
Choosing gifts
Take the following gifts from the list to donate
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Sharp objects
Never give knives, scissors, letter openers, bottle openers, or anything similar as gifts because they represent the severing of relations.
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Empty Wallets and Bags
If you give wallets or purses as gifts, put a little bit of money in them to symbolize an affirmative message of wealth for the gift recipient.
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Plants and Flowers with Thorns
Cacti and other pointed plants are not good gifts. Also avoid the gift of a rose with thorns as it symbolizes the drilling of relations. If you receive a rose from a romantic partner, remove the thorns to allow for a relationship without problems.
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Bonsai and Similar Miniature Plants
When choosing a gift, skip plants which are meant to grow slowly. Instead, opt for lush and healthy plants with rounded leaves that symbolize prosperity and a healthy life.
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Watches and Antiques
Items that show time or symbolize its flow are bad gifts because they represent a relationship with a finite shelf-life or project the feeling of stealing time from others.
If you'd like to give a wristwatch or an antique as a gift, it is better to give the person a gift certificate and a picture of the selected products so the recipient can then buy the items themselves.
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Handkerchiefs
Do not give linen handkerchiefs because they denote the wiping of tears and evoke tears or sickness for the recipient in the future.
These tips will help you not only to enjoy a pleasant interior, but also to celebrate the holidays in true harmony and step into the New Year feeling refreshed and invigorated.
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