Using Candles in Feng Shui Decorating

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 by: Jennifer Hall

The basic belief behind Feng Shui is that there are five
elements, some combinations of which create a productive cycle, and
some a destructive cycle. When one of these five elements – water,
wood, fire, earth, and metal, respectively for the productive cycle –
are combined with an element adjacent to the main element, a productive
cycle is perpetuated. The reason being that water sustains wood, wood
feeds fire, ashes create earth, earth creates metal, and metal holds
water. So if you have a room where wood is the main element, it would
be good Feng Shui to add a water or fire element to the room, as water
feeds wood and wood feeds fire. This is where candles would be a nice
touch of good Feng Shui.

A look at the destructive cycle will show which
elements do not work well together: water, fire, metal, wood, earth.
And we can see that water puts our fire, fire melts metal, metal cuts
wood, wood clogs earth, and earth muddies water. Although these
elements are generally considered bad Feng Shui combinations, one can
be used with an adjacent element in the destructive cycle to minimize
an overpowering element. For instance, if a room has overpowering metal
elements, maybe filled with modern metal furniture, you can minimize
that with wood elements like some green leafy plants, or with fire
elements such as red throw pillows, a fireplace, or even candles.

It is beneficial to bear in mind the productive and
destructive cycles while decorating, but for optimum Feng Shui, a room
would have an equal balance of all five elements – none being too
overpowering. If this isn’t the case and there is not one overpowering
element, then the productive cycle is a good place to start when
decorating.

Now that we have a basic understanding of the elements,
we can see how to best utilize candles in our decorating. In areas with
predominately metal or water elements – rooms which would have a lot of
blue or silver colors or metallic furnishings – a candle would help
minimize the overpowering colors and add balance. If you want to start
using Feng Shui in a room with no overpowering elements, you could
bring in a candle and a complimentary element like a plant or a brown
oval rug since that color and shape are associated with the earth
element.

Candles can be an easy way to bring a natural element
into your home and can be a good starting place for implementing Feng
Shui design. Not to mention that scented candles are often great Feng
Shui because of the mood-enhancing qualities certain scents have.
Candles provide a simple start in creating a pleasant ambiance and good
decorating style.

About the Author

Jennifer Hall is the founder and editor of http://Candle-Lite-World.com, http://Savvy-Cafe.com, a journal for fun home ideas and an online guide to saving money; and http://onetimesone.com, an online magazine featuring independent music and film. When she's not online, Jennifer's spending time with her family, gardening, or playing the piano or accordion.

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