March 5 takes us into the first day of the Earth Rabbit month, the second month of the year of the Rat in the Chinese solar calendar. We’re now in the middle of spring, in a two-week seasonal marker called “Insects Stir”, one of the most beautiful times of the year, with Yang continuing to rise, awakening the natural world from its slumber. Yin and Yang will soon be back in balance when we reach spring equinox in the second half of the month.

Nature’s in full bloom and expansion during the month of the Rabbit, a Yin Wood sign associated with flowers, leaves and grass. As the nature of Yin Wood is yielding, climbing, and accommodating, we’ll see these qualities manifested in the environment throughout the month, with people in general being more flexible and cooperative. What you see or hear may not always reflect the truth, however, as the Rabbit has a relationship penalty with the Rat, bringing issues of trust and commitment in relationships. Listen to your intuition for someone’s real intention.

Being the middle sign of the season, the Rabbit carries the full vibrancy of the season’s dominating Wood element. As one of the four Peach Blossom signs in Chinese Astrology, the Rabbit attracts and pulls others into its orbit. It’s an especially social month if you were born in year or day of the Dog, Tiger, and Horse. If you were born in a Yin Water or Yang Water year or day, the period between March 5 to April 4 is a good time to schedule personal, medical, or professional consultations as the Rabbit brings nobleman protection and blessed guidance.

Yin Earth on the heavenly stem of the month indicates potentials for healing and interests in nurturing the self and the environment. Make time for self-care before you go out to help the world, and keep to your center. Associated with Mother Earth, Yin Earth invites us to connect closer to nature. Take that opportunity and put more outdoor time in your calendar. Get some sun, walk in the woods, smell the flowers. When we’re in tune with the elements of nature, we’re more connected to our self and to each other.

With so much fear (associated with Water, the element of the Rat) dominating the early 2020 landscape, it’s critical that we keep our vibrations high this month for optimal health. Fear, when used as motivation, leads to compassion and growth, which are positive qualities of the season’s Wood element. Fear can also lead to anger, a negative manifestation of Wood. Nurture the positive qualities of the elements. Stay centered by focusing on you. Maintain a daily self-care routine that includes getting enough sleep and rest, clean eating, and scheduling time for mindful physical activities to strengthen your qi (vital energy). Unplug and rewire your brain with negative ions provided by nature. A regular meditation practice will help reduce stress and anxiety and cultivate awareness and shen (high spirit). Positivity is crucial in elevating our frequency – when our thoughts are positive, we are happier and less likely to get sucked into a downward spiral.

March 2020 Feng Shui

In the Flying Star Feng Shui chart for March 2020 above, the numbers in green are the annual stars for the current year (good until February 3, 2021), while the numbers in blue refer to March’s monthly stars. As you can see, the monthly stars are the same as the annual stars, amplifying the positive and negative energies of the year. We may feel that life is finally moving forward after a slow start to the new year of the Rat. Because February’s flying stars also mirrored 2019’s annual stars, the first month of the Rat year carried much of the previous year’s environmental influences. Some of us may even feel the energetic turnover as we enter the new solar month on March 5. For example, the Southwest sector, which was afflicted by the annual star 5 of misfortune in 2019 and the monthly 5 in February 2020 may now feel lighter, brighter, and more inviting.

March is a good month to observe 2020’s prevailing environmental energies as the duplication intensifies the effects of each star. For more details on the annual stars, you can re-read my write up on 2020’s Feng Shui.

This is a month to stay vigilant and be mindful with our words as we get a double dose of the annual star 7 in the center, the dominating energy of the year. The 7, a Metal element star strengthened by the center’s Earth element, is associated with scandals, imprisonment, robbery, and lung-related diseases. Keep the center of your office or residence free of loud noises and bright colors to avoid activating the 7’s negative effects, and take care when handling sharp objects.

Other sectors to keep quiet are the East (afflicted by the annual and monthly stars 5 of misfortune), the South (which has the annual and monthly stars 2 of illness plus the Three Killings), and the North (with the double stars 3 of arguments). The North is also the direction of the Rat, where the Grand Duke Jupiter (the presiding god of the year) resides.

The best sector to activate is the Northwest, 2020’s luckiest sector, which is even more auspicious this month with double annual and monthly stars 8 of current prosperity. The best way to activate the positive energy is by spending your time and doing your daily activities in this sector of your home or office. Your presence alone activates the energy, which in turns motivates you to be more productive.

Other positive sectors are the Northeast, blessed with double 1 stars of distant prosperity and wisdom, and the Southwest, visited by annual and monthly stars 4 of romance and academic excellence. Both of these sectors are especially productive for all kinds of studies and creative projects. Stay in these sectors if you need to focus or get inspiration.

The West and Southeast sectors can be either very good or very bad, depending on the natal stars of the space. Overly strong Fire element in the West, visited by the double 9, can boost a positive natal star such as the 8, or aggravate a negative star such as the 2, 5, or 7. The Southeast brings career luck and makes for a great office but just like the center, take care when handling sharp objects due to the strong Metal energy of the double 6.

*Although there may be remedies to lessen a sector’s negative energy, the best solution is to keep the area as quiet as possible and respect whatever energy is visiting there, especially if you’re not familiar with your home’s natal energies as you may accidentally activate a negative natal star. If you do have to spend time in the area, keep your activities there minimal. Common sense also applies – for example, it’s a good idea to have doors and windows reinforced if they’re located in a sector affected by star 7 of robbery.

Contact us here if you’d like to identify and activate the auspicious sectors in your living or office space and subdue the influences of inauspicious stars to help manifest your highest potentials. A proper Feng Shui analysis always takes into account the floor plan of a home, its location, direction, external and internal environment, and the year the home was built, as well as its affinity with the residents’ natal charts.

Knowing your home’s natal energies brings full awareness of your internal environment, which is a major part of our luck and destiny. An experienced consultant will identify your home and office’s energetic blue print and give proper recommendations on how to boost the effects of positive stars and lessen the impact of negative stars, but it is up to you whether or not you choose to implement the recommendations. Just like we spend time on self-care as part of our personal growth, there is major “home” work involved once you’ve had your home professionally Feng Shui’d.