We all hoped 2022 was going to be a better year for everyone, but it has been another difficult year with the Ukraine war affecting the whole world in one way or another. In the UK, inflation has increased, and our fuel prices have rocketed too, causing many businesses and families to struggle; let us pray that 2023 is a happier and more peaceful year for everyone.

February 4^th will soon be here, and this is a very important date in the ‘feng shui world’, as this is when the feng shui energies change, the old energies of 2022 officially leave and the new energies for 2023 arrive.  If you have had a bad previous year, this is the time to wipe the slate clean and start again with a blank page.

Placing feng shui remedies and activations in the correct sectors of your home or business can help reduce the negative impact and activate the positive energies for the year ahead.  The energies are always more powerful as they enter the year and leave, so the sooner you put your remedies in place the better.  This year I will personally ensure all my activations and remedies are in place in January.  There are two important feng shui dates to be aware of; the date you should have your remedies and activations in place by (Feng Shui New Year) and the other date is Chinese New Year.

Feng Shui New Year – Saturday 4^th of February, 2023

Chinese New Year – Year of the Water Rabbit – Sunday 22^nd of January, 2023

All cures and activations should be in place by February 4^th, I prefer to have them in place and my space clearing all done before the Chinese New Year, but if you miss both dates, then please go ahead and place the remedies and activations as soon as you can.  It’s always the same date every year that the feng shui remedies and activations have to be in place (4^th February) regardless of when the Chinese New Year celebrations begin.

Year of the Water Rabbit remedies and activations to overlay onto your floor plan

Choose just one option for each sector from the chart below.  When placing the remedies and activations please ensure you place them with the intention of remedying the yearly affliction or activating the positive energy.  There are three main areas to focus on in your home, they are your bedroom (you spend a lot of your time here), front door (this is where the energy enters your home), and office (if you work from home, you will also spend a lot of time in this sector too).

2023 ENERGIES

NORTH – 9 Fame Star  (Success, Promotion, Recognition)
Activate: Add images of a horse or bird.  You can add candles in this sector, but please remove during April, August, and October, because the fire energy will conflict with these monthly energies.

NORTH EAST – 7 Violence Star (Injury, Fraud, Theft, Cuts)
Remedy: Add a blue rhino or an elephant figure here.  You can also add an evil eye or the color blue to dampen this energy.  Maybe add 3 lucky bamboo in water. Keep an eye on bank accounts for fraud and be extra vigilant locking your windows and doors.  Putting your remedies in place will reduce this energy significantly.

EAST – 2 Illness Star  (Health Issues)
Remedy: Place a Brass Wu Lou, a metal object, 6 Chinese coins, or a metal wind-chime here.  If this sector is your kitchen and you have a gas stove here, place a large urn of water close to the stove to dampen the effects of this energy.
The Grand Duke resides here in 2023.  DON’T sit and face this direction (82.5° – 97.5°), it is only 15 degrees off the compass, so quite easy to avoid.  No noise or renovations in this sector.  Avoid red colors, open flames, or candles in this sector.

SOUTH EAST – 3 Conflict Star  (Arguments, Legal Issues, Gossip)
Remedy: Add the color red here to calm down the conflict energy.  You can add lights, twinkling lights on your plants are great to use.  It is great to have a kitchen or fireplace in this sector.  Keep this area quiet and avoid loud noises here so you don’t aggravate this energy.  If this sector is your front door, keep the porch light on and place a red rug/doormat at your door.

SOUTH – 8 Wealth Star  (Success, Windfall, Happiness)
Activate: Add lights, candles, crystals, or a gem tree to tap into the wealth energy. You could add an image of the sun, phoenix, birds or horse ornaments. Spend as much time in this sector as you can this year.  It is a great area to renovate too.

SOUTH WEST – 1 Abundance Star  (Career Opportunity & Income)
Activate: Add water element in this sector.  For example: Conch Shell, Colors Navy Blue, Black, White or Gray, Water Features.

WEST – 6 Abundance Star (Windfalls, Good Fortune, Great Career Luck for Women)
Activate: Add lots of crystals, a wealth bowl, 6 smooth crystal balls, a statue of Kwan Kungor, or metal objects like a wind-chime. The best activator to have here is a chiming clock with real metal bells.  This is a beautiful energy to have in this sector.
The 3 Killings resides here (222.5°— 315.5°).  DON’T sit with your back in this direction and keep the area quiet.  If this area is your front door, keep it well-lit.

NORTH WEST – 5 Disaster Star  (Financial Loss, Illness, Injury)
Remedy: Add a 5-Element Pagoda here, brush up some dirt off the floor from this sector, unscrew the top of the pagoda, place it in this little section, and close. Do not place the pagoda out on show, you can put it away in a cupboard.  Other options are to add a pendulum clock, metal objects, or use the colors white, gray, silver, or gold here.  If this is your front door area, place a metal wind-chime & maybe white flowers by your door.  Avoid large crystals, candles, red, orange, and purple colors.  Avoid loud noises in this sector.  If you can avoid using this area, then this is the best remedy, but this is not always possible.

CENTRE  –  4 Relationship Star  (Love, Romance, Travel & Education Luck)
Activate: Add crystals here or use pastel colors or the color green. You could use a Conch Shell, a small water fountain if you are single to attract romance.  Small plants are also great to have in this sector this year. 

A guide to what each of the flying energy stars represents…

1 Star    –    Abundance via Income, Opportunity, Victory over the Competition
2 Star   –   Illness and Annoyance
3 Star   –   Conflict, Gossip, and Legal Issues
4 Star   –   Romance, Travel, Writing Success
5 Star   –   Disaster, Injury, Financial Loss
6 Star   –   Abundance through Windfalls, Surprises, Helpful People
7 Star   –   Violence, Fraud, Injury, Theft
8 Star   –   Abundance via Investments, Wealth, Success, Promotion
9 Star   –   Fame, Happiness, Sociability, Success

How to find out where each sector falls in your home

Using the floor plan of your home or business, measure the width and length of your property & divide your floor plan into 9 equal squares.  Place the above Lo Shu Square over your floor plan (see example below).  If your entrance door faces east, you should mark the square your door falls into as the East sector and then mark all the other sectors accordingly. Use a compass to determine the direction of your front door, you can do this by standing at the threshold of your entrance door (looking out) and taking the compass reading.

Things to be Aware of in 2023

• 3 KILLINGS (222.5° – 315.5°)
  Do not sit with your back to the ‘3 Killings’.  If you do, it may cause people to snipe about you behind your back or stab you in the back.  You can place a laughing buddha to face towards the south to protect you from the 3 Killings.  No digging or renovations in this sector.
• GRAND DUKE
  (82.5° – 97.5°) The ‘Grand Duke’ can bring support and help if you sit with him at your back. Be sure not to sit facing him or you will face the wrath of people in a position over you. It’s also essential that you don’t dig or do renovations in this sector.
• No Renovations, Digging, Noise, or Candles
  This applies to the East, Northwest, and West sectors, as these are the sectors with the afflictions.

Planning Major Renovations

Are you planning to do a full house renovation in 2023?  Don’t panic, there is a way to do this, so you won’t aggravate the energies too much.  The best way to go about this is to begin your renovations in an auspicious sector and then end in an auspicious sector.  This will help you to reduce aggravating the energies in the sectors with the major afflictions (northwest and east sectors).

You may feel unsettled after reading about the new energies in your home, but please don’t be.  Remember that everyone has their turn of good luck and not-so-good luck.  Always be aware that feng shui (earth luck) is only 33.3% of your luck.  Most feng shui afflictions can be remedied, giving you control of two-thirds of your luck which is wonderful: your human luck (your decisions – 33.3%) and your earth luck (feng shui – 33.3%). The final 33.3% is your Heavenly Luck (you are born into this luck, and we cannot control this, e.g., your astrological chart).

Please see below a quick reference chart.

Wishing you all a very prosperous Chinese New Year and a wonderful, happy, and healthy 2023.

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