Symbolism of Bats

October 15, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

image by Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849. — image by Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 via public domain

Bats and Halloween have a ubiquitous relationship. It’s most likely due to the nocturnal habits of the bat, that link the two - after all Hallow’s Eve is a festival that’s celebrated at nightfall. Spookiness aside, the winged creature is known to conjure up high levels of anxiety, day or night, for folks with long hair! (Myth No. 1, they don’t get tangled in your tresses). That said, without doubt that humble Bat is steeped in myth, negative omens and superstitions. Yet in some cultures, the omen is of an auspicious nature.

2025 FENG SHUI FORECAST

September 18, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

This article was originally published by Wellbeing Astrology 2025– Universal Media, Australia

Fuxi and Nüwa — primordial beings with serpent bodies, take on added timely significance. The father of Emperors Fuxi discovered the Ho-t’u arrangement of trigrams, a key tenet of Feng Shui and the underlying nature of all things. While Nuwa the supreme mother, shows up as the annual moderator. Together when depicted as conjoined serpents they form a double helix — the secrets of life; cells, DNA, and years later its double helix shape all occurred on snake’s watch.

FULL MOON LANTERN FESTIVAL

February 12, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Photo by Humphrey Muleba on StockSnap. CC0

The 15 day long Chinese Lunar New Year festivities will draw to a close, with the Annual Lantern Festival - Yuanxiao Festival - heralding the first Full Moon of the Chinese New Year, in the Year of the Snake.

CHINESE NEW YEAR'S EVE - Chuxi

January 27, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Brioschi54, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

If January’s New Year resolutions have fizzled out, tune into the Chinese New Year’s as the Year of the Wood Snake amps up on 29 Jan. 2025. Lunar New Year follows Moon (Luna) cycles therefore commencing with a New Moon. The upcoming lunation is the first New Moon AFTER the Winter Solstice which dictates the beginning of a Chinese New Year. It also kick starts the more widely known and celebrated of the Lunar New Year festivities - beginning a two week long Spring Festival. Li Chun is a Solar Festival marker and technically occurs on 4 Feb 2025, when the Chinese Solar New Year begins.

Before Kondo, there was Kingston

January 23, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

I’ve remained tight lipped about the Kondō convos for a while now. But I’ve been prompted to chime in from a Feng Shui perspective.

Disclaimer, I’ve not read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up book by Marie Kondō but I’ve watched her Netflix series and encountered the KonMari social media frenzy. Admittedly, I tend to rebel against mainstream crazes, but when conducting my own personal annual preparations for the Solar New Year on Feb. 4th (not to be confused with Chinese Lunar New Year) I decided to check out the best selling author.

US 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

November 4, 2024 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Image credit; Roller Coaster by Jeremy Thompson via CC BY 2.0 creativecommons

It’s hard to escape the US presidential election. According to pollsters the 2024 race to the White House is tight — The same can be said for both Harris’ and Trumps’ Bazi charts; the roller-coaster car sits a top the steep descent, the ride on the go big or go home roller-coaster starts tomorrow. Who has the edge?

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