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Illawarra Mercury

Wednesday January 9, 2008

KILMENY ADIE

Chinese New Year is the time for some feng shui, writes KILMENY ADIE.

Chinese New Year is less than a month away and feng shui expert Elizabeth Wiggins says now is the time to start preparing your home.

New Year is customarily the time when people re-evaluate their lives and aspirations and Wiggins says in recent years the popularity of the Chinese tradition of feng shui has increased.

People turn to this ancient art because it offers fascinating options, says Wiggins, the founding member and current president of the Association of Feng Shui Consultants.

"It's getting more and more popular and what's important to understand is there are a few different schools. There's the traditional or classical and also new age," Wiggins says.

For feng shui novices who just want to bring a greater balance into their lives, Wiggins says they should follow the simple principal of decluttering.

"Every home has its own individual energy and it can be completely different from the next-door neighbours," Wiggins says.

"There's yearly energy and monthly energy. It's a constant thing and it just depends on how deep you want to go into it.

"But one of the main things for the next year is cleaning out your clutter."

Clutter is anything around the home that does not have a particular place. It can be in drawers, on benchtops or in wardrobes.

If your home is cluttered then this can block energy flowing through the space and affect opportunities that may come your way, Wiggins says.

On her website fengshuiliving.com.au she advises people to get rid of anything they do not like or that has negative feelings attached to it.

"In short, if you don't like it or haven't used it for a long time, get rid of it," she writes.

For people looking to delve deeper into feng shui, an expert can look at your home and work out areas of weakness or where negative energies may form.

The different areas of the home affect different aspects of your life. For instance, she says, the eastern sector of the home is about family, the western sector is about new ideas and the south-west sector is about relationships.

Feng shui is only one principal that affects your life. According to Chinese philosophy, feng shui, astrology and karma each act equally upon your life.

"Feng shui is only one-third of it, but that's a lot," Wiggins says.

Chinese New Year is on February 4.

© 2008 Illawarra Mercury

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