So, spring is here. This season is bringing the fresh energy of birth and renewal, breathes new power into the nature, and calls for lightness and easiness in everyday life. Feng Shui, the ancient science about organizing the environment around, recommends spring house cleaning for encouraging the flow of beneficial life energy (chi).
Feng Shui Cleaning for Doors and Windows
Windows and doors are the central channels that let energy into the house. Therefore, the first thing to do is to clean them and organize the surrounding space for it to freely let the good energy in.
- Clean and organize the space around the front door. The door is the main source of incoming energy. So, free some space by putting winter shoes and clothes into other places, allowing the good energy to freely enter and circulate.
- Clean the window glasses. A clean window glass easily passes fresh energy into the house. Dirty glass, on the contrary, attracts and accumulates negative energy on its surface. The good energy cannot come through, as a result.
- Clean and organize the window-sills. If there are too many flower pots on the window-sills, it might be a good idea to put some of them onto other surfaces, so that the window is not overloaded. The same relates to all the other things that often land in front of the window: remove everything unnecessary for the window to look neat and refreshing, and to have a good Feng Shui.
Feng Shui Cleaning for Wardrobes and Drawers
In some sense the state of wardrobes and drawers (including those of the fridge) represents the state of the owner’s mind and life. Messy and stuffed, these pieces of furniture often add confusion and frustration to the life.
- Organize an audit of all the wardrobes and drawers. Throw away everything unneeded. Of course, it may be difficult to say goodbye to a beloved thing, but if it hasn’t been used for at least a year, courageously forget about it. Creating free space is a way to welcome new things. Nature does not bear emptiness, so having thrown something away, be sure something new is to come.
- Arrange the things systematically. Place papers together with papers and CDs together with other CDs, hats with hats, shirts with shirts, towels with towels, and so on. Such an approach will not only help to find things afterwards, but will also add to the order in mind – it will be easier to concentrate, solve problems, and make decisions.
Welcoming Spring
Now, when the positive energy is freely entering through all the windows and doors, when order rules in all the corners of home and mind, is time to reinforce the good Feng Shui effect with a few final touches.
- Add a spring element into each of the rooms. Used can be potted or silk flowers, light curtains, decorated bows, spring-theme pictures, or whatever an imagination can offer. Important is that such things should evoke positive emotions, and add to the good mood.
- Bring spring aroma into the house. Of assistance can be aroma sticks or scented candles. Let the smell of spring fill all the rooms and inspire for more fresh ideas.
So, the house is full of positive Chi. The freshness of spring soars in the air. Such an environment is just meant to add to improving both personal and professional life. Therefore, feel free to go for higher goals, better achievements and new challenges!
Sources:
- Ardinger, Barbara. “Housecleaning”. In Pagan Every Day: Finding the Extraordinary in Our Ordinary Lives. Weiser, 2006.
- Mitchell, Shawne and Stephanie Gunning. “Step 3: Spring Cleaning”. In Exploring Feng Shui: Ancient Secrets and Modern Insight for Love, Joy & Abundance. Career Press, 2002.
Those, who found this article useful, may also be interested in reading about The Four Feng Shui Animals for the Good Energy in House Feng Shui. Read Feng Shui Tips on Wearing and Organizing Jewelry to find out more about organizing. To learn about the history and major concepts of Feng Shui, see The Ba Gua and Feng Shui History Beginnings.
Alla Kondrat - Alla Kondrat+ is a Feng Shui topic editor at Suite101.com, as well as a full time freelance writer and translator (Russian and Ukrainian). ...
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