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Picked out a wall clock for a friend’s new home? Put it back. The safest feng shui housewarming gifts are a citrine or crystal money tree, lucky bamboo, feng shui coins on red string, a laughing Buddha, or a small singing bowl. Skip clocks, knives, cacti, empty wallets, and pears. Feng shui is a traditional […]

Feng shui tradition says to protect your good fortune on New Year’s Day by not cleaning it out, spending it, or cutting it off. Nine everyday habits break that rule, and each one has an easy swap. These New Year’s Day taboos are about qi, the life energy that feng shui tries to keep flowing. […]

Lunar New Year cleaning in 2027 follows one simple rule: finish your spring cleaning before dinner on Friday, 02/05/2027, then put the broom away on Saturday, 02/06/2027, the first day of the Year of the Fire Goat (丁未), the 2027 sign in the Chinese zodiac. Many families keep the broom away until Po Wu, the […]

Both are lucky. In feng shui, a trunk-up elephant is traditionally believed to send good fortune outward. A trunk-down elephant is associated with guarding the luck you already have. If you’re holding a brass elephant statue with its trunk pointing down and worrying about bad luck, you can relax. A feng shui elephant is a […]

A Pixiu is one of the luckiest gifts you can give, and one of the easiest to get subtly wrong. The Pixiu (also spelled Pi Xiu) is a mythical Chinese wealth guardian, and a Pixiu bracelet is its most popular gift form. Give a new piece to someone starting something, skip a few traditional no-go […]

Want a feng shui bracelet that is more than a pretty bead? Here is the short answer. A black obsidian Pixiu bracelet is traditionally worn for wealth, a Tibetan red string for good luck, and green jade or a Wu Lou gourd for health. A feng shui bracelet is a beaded or knotted wrist piece […]

The Year of the Fire Goat 2027 (Ding Wei, 丁未) begins on Saturday, 02/06/2027, and Tibetan Losar follows one day later on 02/07/2027. This guide explains what the Chinese zodiac year means, which signs it favors, and how to welcome it. The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, traditionally stands for kindness, peace, and […]

If you were born a Goat, Ox, Dog, or Rat, the Fire Goat year of 2027 asks for a little extra care. Here is the short answer. To appease Tai Sui, the Grand Duke Jupiter who oversees each lunar year, pay respects to General Miao Bing between 02/06/2027 and 02/20/2027, wear red or a protective […]