Feng Shui is the art of home improvement in accordance with the magic symbols of good luck of the East. In Europe, it has been known for a long time and has won many loyal fans. Therefore, often, when making repairs in their home or equipping a new apartment, the owners call in specialists from this field of esoteric knowledge to turn their home into an inexhaustible source of abundance, he alth and love.
Magic symbols
Symbols of good luck in the culture of the East in general, and Chinese in particular, have a close connection with the elements of nature and magical powers.
For example, such mythological creatures as the Dragon and the Phoenix bird. They are often depicted as decorative elements in the construction of houses, in home interiors, even in designs on fabrics. Both creatures personify marital harmony, therefore they often decorate bed linen sets, dressing gowns, and curtains with their image are hung in bedrooms. In addition, in flowery speeches, respected people are compared with phoenixes and dragons, invested with power, nobles, occupying a high position in society, because these creatures personify various talents, nobility and high morality. The same symbols of good luck can often be seen on traditional Chinese lanterns and boats, and the figures of the Dragon are obligatory attributes of carnivals and festive processions of the Celestial Empire.
Unusual amulets designed to protect houses and their inhabitants from evil demons are wooden or clay figurines of strange animals or creepy-looking creatures with huge open mouths.
Despite their intimidating appearance, they are useful to people, and any evil that can harm the house should scare away. These good luck symbols are ready to swallow any demon that would try to approach the dwelling. Therefore, amulets are most often hung on the outer sides of doors, like horseshoes. In general, similar muzzles, reminiscent of chimeras of Notre Dame Cathedral, traditionally adorn the cornices of palaces, temples, pagodas, and are even mounted on poles along roads. In this way, the Chinese are trying to call upon ancient magic to help them, and symbols of good luck contribute to finding harmony and happiness for the locals.
For a long time in the Celestial Empire there is a tradition that was brought to European soil by followers of Feng Shui and simply interested in Chinese culture: on New Year's Eve, write hieroglyphs on red paper denoting the names of some two powerful gods that could cope with all wickedness and evil.
These Chinese good luck symbols are usually hung on a gate or attached to a door. You can strengthen the power of the protector gods with the help of special couplets -wishes, which glorify family values, the prosperity of the clan and much more. Signatures are usually made below the names of the gods or their images.
Important magical symbols of good luck are special Chinese copper coins. Their sacred meaning is the personification of the Earth and Heaven, their unity and interpenetration. Therefore, the coins contain the energies of Yin and Yang - the main natural elements. The round shape is associated with the Sky and Yang, and the cutout inside in the shape of a square personifies the earth energy - Yin. They are kept in the house, worn in purses for material stability, for prosperity in business, or simply to have money in the house. Often, a sculpture is made from coins - a money tree - and placed in the corresponding sector of the house. Then the good energy of the coins intensifies, fueled by the energy of the Cosmos, and good luck falls on people as if from a cornucopia. In addition, coins protect their owners from negative energy coming from the outside world. And in order for harmony to form in the family between the spouses, they are hidden under the pillows.
By the way, if problems in personal life pester a person, if a wall of alienation has arisen between husband and wife, figurines depicting a couple should help, and very effectively. It can be two mandarin ducks, a couple of doves, and even two lamps or candlesticks, two identical sofa cushions. Paired things defeat the energy of loneliness. That is why they must be in the bedroom. And if you hang a picture with a happy love story above or opposite the bed, the energy of Love will revive the dormant feelings and aggravate dull sensations,will bring stability, sincerity, brightness of experiences to relationships.
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The items listed here are just a small fraction of the huge variety of symbolic hieroglyphs, images and objects that have a magical charge and are designed to bring happiness to people. In souvenir shops you can find any item that personifies good luck, for every taste and occasion. Whether they will actually help is difficult to judge. However, it is still nice to realize that at the difficult crossroads of fate we are under the protection of the powerful forces of Mother Nature and her messengers.
