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.
This is a time of year when everything is decked out in orange and black or covered with witches and ghosts. However, you don’t need to worry about ruining a home’s chi if you follow a few simple decorating guidelines to balance the five elements. Feng Shui uses the five elements to describe the colors, shapes, and material 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 color of the water element, representing the flow of energy. For example, I hang a big witch from a tree, 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, it can be as simple as hanging lights or keeping your porch light on. Candle-lit jack-o’-lanterns are a great source of light. You can also use lanterns or luminarias to light the way for trick-or-treaters. I hang a bit of an orange witch hat by my front door to light 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: Owls, bats, and ravens are good feng shui symbols for Halloween. Owls, bats, and ravens are good feng shui symbols for Halloween. Display these animals by your front door or in windows as a 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 to represent the earth element.
Wishing y’all a frightful night under pale moonlight! I hope your Halloween is a scream!
Are you wearing the colors that suit you best? Each of us has a power color based on the five elements and the day we were born. Sign up for my email list and send me your birth date (day, month, and year), and I will send you your birth element and power color!
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