8 tips to enhance your luck for Chinese new year and beyond

8 tips to enhance your luck for Chinese new year and beyond

There are many ways to enhance your luck, especially around the Chinese new year's time. We list 8 ideas that are not too well-known outside the Chinese community. Watch the video below or read on.

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Tip 1: Your Lucky Wallet

A wallet can reflect your money attitude. Do you use the same wallet for many years? Do you organize your bills neatly in certain order? Do you have a long wallet or small size one? What is the color of your wallet?

It does not matter how expensive the wallet is, the point is to have a clean, decent wallet that is well-organized and with a lucky color. Every wallet has a life span. If it is broken, faded, or looks cheap, new year is a great to get a new wallet. Colors associated with water such as black or blue is a good choice. Another good color choice is related to the bill color such as green in the US.

Many people believe a long, full-size wallet is better than the short, smaller one because the paper bills will not be folded in half. It shows respect to the money. If you can manage your wallet, you can manage your finance.

Tip 2: Jade and Crystals

Jade is a valuable natural stone in Chinese culture. It symbolize protection. It is also beautiful to look at. Crystal also has the natural power to increase the energy and vibration. For more protection and energy lift, it is a good idea to carry a jade or crystal jewelry or key chain with you.

Since they are not metal, most people have no problem of metal allergy with jade or crystal jewelry. Different color crystals can enhance different areas of your life. For example, green and yellow/gold can enhance your money luck. Black crystal can absorb negative energy. Purple and clear for clear mind and spiritual healing.

Tip 3: Other lucky charms

Besides jade and crystal, there are many choices of lucky charms or protective items you can wear or carry. One popular category is the legendary feng shui animals such as Pi Xiu, Qi Lin, dragon, turtle dragon, and so on. Another one is your animal sign or compatible animals.

Depending on your local culture and religion, many objects can be significant to you. If it is meaningful for you, it is a good luck item to have around.

Tip 4: Wearing Red and Gold

We all know Chinese people love red and gold colors. They are very festive, full of positive energy, and stands out from any background. It is especially important around the Chinese new year. You need to wear something red or gold to start your year with lucky energy.

It is also believed that wearing red underwear can bring you good luck during Chinese new year. It does not hurt to try.

When you intentionally pick out certain outfit to bring good luck for the year, the outfit becomes a powerful tool to achieve your goal.

Tip 5: Display lucky words or poetry

Words have power. Maybe that is why we like motivational quotes. For Chinese, it is a custom to hang lucky characters or poetry on the door and window. It is usually written on a red paper, or red paper cutout. Common words include “prosperity”, “longevity”, “spring”, and so on.

You don’t need to display Chinese chracters if that is not your language. Display lucky and positive words or sentences can set the tone for an auspicious new year.

Tip 6: Display fresh flower, fruit, and plants

To bring in lively energy and nature’s abundance to your space, fresh flowers, plants, and fruit/vegetable can quickly transform your space. It stimulates our five senses and update our space instantly. Food and fruit are also symbol of abundance. Make sure your pantry and fridge are well stocked. A little extra is always good during the new year’s time. You can always share with friends and family.

Tip 7: Setting up a money altar

In Chinese feng shui, the money altar is always a focus. That’s the area we can decorate to enhance money luck. Common items to display include money god, 3 leg frog, water fountain, fish tank, money jar with coins, Pi Xiu and Qi Lin.

One popular money corner is the far corner when you enter the living room. Or you can set up money altar in the auspicious area of the year or according to your house chart.

There should be a solid wall behind the money altar. If it is a hallway or glass window, the Qi can not stay long enough. In that case, you can add a solid furniture to slow down the Qi flow. It should also be a quiet space without noisy electronics or too much traffic.

Tip 8: Help other people

This is not an object you can purchase or display, but helping people in need makes us feel empowered. It is also a good way to build up your karma. Life is a cycle and whatever we give will come back to us one day. The act of giving can save us from being too selfish and calculating. Being generous starts a positive energy cycle. Wheather it is money donation, blood donation, or volunteering, it keeps us stay humble and knowing we are all connected together. That is one secret of changing your luck for better.

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