2012 is the year of the Dragon – Happy New Year everyone! It’s the year 4709 by the Chinese calendar.

This is a “water dragon” year, which may mean things like more flooding, more natural disasters, and perhaps even continued cooling of the economy. It is also sometimes referred to as the Black Dragon or a Black Dragon year.

You can check out some information here for your new year (careful of all the ads!), and this story is a pretty good summary of what may lie ahead.

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This is a very interesting story for supports of Feng Shui. It seem that Chinese senior official Wang Yinfeng from Chongqing municipality objected strongly to a building project in his area last year because it would hurt the feng shui of other buildings in the are and bring bad chi into the region. He was very agressive in his campaign, and he ordered a stop to the development. Some people felt that this would be a sort of career suicide. Well, the good chi must have been rolling his way, because this official has been promoted to deputy secretary-general of Chongqing municipal government. It seems that supporting feng shui can really bring good fortune!

Spring Festival time is almost upon us again, and 2011 is the year of the Rabbit (Metal Rabbit, to be exact). People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog. According to Chinese tradition, the Rabbit brings a year in which you can catch your breath and calm your nerves. It is a time for negotiation. Don’t try to force issues, because if you do you will ultimately fail. To gain the greatest benefits from this time, focus on home, family, security, diplomacy, and your relationships with women and children. Make it a goal to create a safe, peaceful lifestyle, so you will be able to calmly deal with any problem that may arise.

Happy Year of the Rabbit 2011 and enjoy your Spring Festival!

As the Christmas season is upon us, there are often questions as to what is appropriate for Christmas decorations, keeping to good Feng Shui principals. About has a pretty good article here that includes some very good information, such as keeping light colors warm and bright (to keep things positive, and maybe to fend off the dark nights of winter), but at the same time to look for balance, not to over heat your house with took much fire element stuff. The principals of feng shui still apply! Also some interesting tips here about shape and color.

The Western Guide to Feng Shui: Room by Room

Want to see more Christmas Lights? Check out our collection of Christmas Lights to Music Videos here!

Sort of a weird story, where it is reported that construction in Chongqing was stopped by an official concern for the effects of the new construction on the feng shui of existing Government buildings:

A RECORDING clip on the Internet allegedly showing a government official talking about fengshui has sparked controversy as it seemed to suggest the construction of a building was halted because the official believed it would disturb the fengshui of a nearby government compound.

Several versions of the recording have been uploaded onto the Internet. In the longest recording, lasting 31 minutes, a man alleged to be Wang Yinfeng, Party chief of Jiangjin district in south-west China’s Chongqing Municipality, said the under-construction building would block the government building and asked men said to be representatives from the real estate companies: ‘Do you know what fengshui is?’

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Few places in the world have been touched by Feng Shui as much as Hong Kong. Buildings are arranged, places designed, and traffic flows all with help from Feng Shui. Even one building near the water front has a large hole in the middle of it, so the dragons can drink from the sea. For some people, this would see like excess, but in Hong Kong, where chi, luck, and power come together in interesting ways, Feng Shui is an integral part of life.

Check out an interesting story here!

I search around looking for interesting tips and suck, and this article from Yourhome.ca has some very good and useful tips to quickly implement some basic concepts of feng shui into your home that really seem to help. Most importantly, this shows that the basic ideas of Feng Shui are easy to understand, and set up some simple and basic rules that can actually make your whole life better.

Find out more about Feng Shui from Master Lillian Too here!

This is rather an interesting story that shows how Feng Shui can effect a business. It seems that Marks & Spencer decide to move into the mainland Chinese marketplace, and bought land and built a new 40,000 square foot store in Shanghai. But since opening, the store has had a rash of problems, including supply and such, but also the death of a customer (who fell four stories from the atrium to the ground floor) as well as large crowds who didn’t seem inclined to part with a month’s salary for a V-neck shirt.

There are strong whispers by rivals that the store has poor Feng Shui, and that the location itself is poor for various reasons, which explains why this lot (and the one next to it) were left empty in an otherwise booming area of Shanghai.

Read the rest of the story here.