Several of y’all have asked me whether the changes you make when you decorate for Halloween affect the Feng Shui or Chi adjustments that you have already made to your homes.
This is a time of year when everything is decked out in orange and black or covered with witches and ghosts. However, there is no need to be concerned about ruining the chi of a home if you follow a few simple decorating guidelines for balancing the five elements. The five elements in Feng Shui are used to describe the colors, shapes, and materials attributes around you. The five elements are fire, earth, metal, water, and wood.
Here are five simple Halloween decorating tips that will help you keep the five elements in balance and the chi flowing:
- Black: Black is the water element color which represents the flow of energy. For example, I hang a big witch from a tree, and she is dressed in black. The wind moves her, and she looks as if she is flying so she really moves the chi around my front yard.
- Ghosts: Halloween is one time when ghosts are considered positive feng shui because they add so much fun to the night. Mine are white, representing the metal element, and they sit proudly in my front yard like little soldiers greeting all my little trick-or-treaters.
Orange: It’s natural to use lots of orange color for Halloween decorations, but it’s also good feng shui. Orange is the fire element color in feng shui so use lots of orange decorations to promote conversation and communication. I like to put a huge orange pumpkin by my front door.- Lighting: Lighting is a major tool in feng shui and for Halloween, this could be as simple as hanging up lights or keeping your porch light on. Jack-o-lanterns with candles in them are a good source of lighting. You can always use lanterns or luminarias to light the way for all the trick-or-treaters. I hang bit orange witch hats by my front door lighting the way to me and the candy. I put the witches’ hats over three witches holding their wooden broomsticks representing the wood element.
- Animal Symbols:
Animal symbols like owls, bats, and ravens are good feng shui symbols for Halloween. Display these animals by your front door or place them in windows as a token of welcome. Ravens are mysterious and powerful symbols because their deep black color and macabre presence represent mystery and power. I put a black raven in a candy cane wreath on my front door which represents the earth element.
Wishing y’all a night of fright, the pale moonlight! I hope your Halloween is a scream!
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