Bloomin' Beautiful! How to Use Flowers For Feng Shui
Throughout history, flowers have been used to represent different things. Why does giving your friend a bouquet of daisies send a totally different message to giving them a dozen red roses? Because we’re taught that roses, particularly red ones, represent love, passion, and romance. Daisies, on the other hand, have more of a connection with childhood and innocence. This symbolism or “secret language” of flowers has been used in paintings, in poetry, and can even be seen in how we celebrate different holidays throughout the year.
For example, with springtime right around the corner, you may see a lot of daffodil decorations at the moment because they represent new beginnings and rebirth. Valentine’s, with its association with love and romance, is the season for red roses, and we decorate with poinsettias for Christmas since their cheery red leaves represent joy and festive cheer. It’s no different for Feng Shui. Depending on their color and petal-shape, different flowers can help to attract different things, such as a new romance or good fortune.
Here is a list of the most popular flowers used in Feng Shui and their properties:
Daffodils symbolize new beginnings, optimism, and good fortune.
Hydrangeas symbolize gratitude.
Lilies symbolize peace, calm, and well-being.
Lotuses symbolize peace, harmony, and enlightenment.
Peonies symbolize a new love. They can be used to help attract a new romance but it’s important that once you’re in a relationship, you dispose of the peonies; otherwise you may attract an additional, unwanted person into the relationship.
Roses symbolize love, passion, and romance.
Sunflowers symbolize positivity, joy, and lasting happiness.
Tulips symbolize true love.
In Feng Shui, it is possible to use silk flowers instead of real ones and still get the same benefits. Silk flowers are particularly useful to use in the bedroom when the active lifeforce of real flowers can be too stimulating when you’re trying to rest. If you do choose to use real flowers, however, make sure to dispose of them when they start to die. Just as with houseplants, dead flowers can quickly turn the energy of a room from alive and vibrant to stale and stuffy. Similarly, dried flowers and potpourri are best avoided altogether since they can disrupt the positive flow of energy in the home.
As a quick and easy Feng Shui hack, keeping a blooming plant, such as an orchid, on your dining table is a great way to attract abundance and good fortune to your home. Even better, place a mirror on the wall closest to it, ensuring that it catches the reflection of the table. Mirrors are powerful doubling tools, so the mirror will “double” the good luck that the orchid brings.
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Dame Marie Diamond
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