Keeping in Sync with the Rat in 2020

Chinese New Year is just a few days away and I’m sure you are busy with preparations and
arrangement to greet the Year of the Rat, 2020.

Donate unused clothing and household items

It’s time (if you haven’t already done so) to clear out the junk!  Yes, I know I mention this every year prior to CNY, but I do so because it’s important.  We are entering a brand new year and decade and preparing our homes properly is necessary to ensure that we enjoy all the benefits of the coming year.  Don’t, for goodness sakes, be a hoarder – give away or dispose of the things that you no longer need or use.  You’ll never enjoy good luck unless you create the flow of chi within your home by making sure you remove old energy that has gone stale.

Open the windows!

You’ll be amazed at the release you will feel and how the energy is lifted when you give away or get rid of broken and chipped dishes, damaged cutlery, old newspapers and magazines, plastic items and clothes that no longer fit you or are even stylish.  Why are you hanging on to these things?  Attachment is a negative habit and remember - unless you can let things go in your life you’ll always be stuck in the past.  Who wants to be stuck in the past?

Once you have disposed of your “junk”, give every room in your home a thorough cleaning. Open all the windows and create a cross-draft if possible.  We want to make sure to remove any and all negative, stale and sickly energy from 2019 and move into the New Year with fresh and vibrant chi flowing seamlessly through all the rooms of the house.  Move furniture and sweep behind it, dust high and low, get rid of cobwebs and dead insects and clean your bedroom closets and kitchen cupboards. As you go room by room, say goodbye to any damaged or rickety furniture.

When you are finished, light some incense and walk three times around each room in a clockwise direction and chant the following mantra: 

Nama Sarva Tathagata Avalokite, Om Sambhara, Sambhara Hum. 

Use incense such as Kemenyen or Sandalwood. It not only lightens the energy of your space, it introduces a spiritual essence that also helps to transform any heavy, negative energy that may still be left in your surroundings into light, sacred energy.  You can also use a singing bowl as you walk from room to room. The lingering ringing sound will also clear the air making it light and crisp again.

Now sit back and relax because you’ve worked hard…and feel the difference in the energy of your surroundings.

The coming Year of the Rat requires more patience and understanding than ever with the number 7 star in the center of the chart.  This makes it even more important to clear the air of afflicted and left-over negative energy before welcoming the New Year.

Love
Lillian