March 5 takes us into the Water Rabbit month, the second month of the Water Tiger year. We’re now in the height of spring in the Chinese solar calendar. Monthly star 1 in the center of the Feng Shui Flying Star Loshu chart brings opportunities for new beginnings, a slight relief from the previous month’s inauspicious combination of the annual star 5 of misfortune and monthly star 2 of illness.
The month of the Rabbit starts with a seasonal marker called “Insects Awaken”, one of the loveliest times of the year, with spring flowers beginning to bloom. Yin and Yang will soon return to balance in the second half of the month when we reach spring equinox, the peak of spring in Chinese Metaphysics.
As Yin Water, the heavenly, higher frequency element of the month, represents wisdom, this is a good month to bring in more wisdom into your life. Cultivate wisdom by enriching the mind with higher knowledge, filling the heart with beauty and gratitude, and living in harmony with the five elements of nature (which is what Feng Shui is about).
The Rabbit is a Yin Wood sign associated with spring and its flowers, leaves and grass. As the nature of Yin Wood is easygoing, flexible, and cooperating, we’ll see these qualities manifested in the environment throughout the month, with people in general being more open to different views and more willing to compromise compared to the unyielding nature of the Water Tiger month in February, which introduced us to the Water Tiger year with a double dose of the Tiger’s speed and fierceness.
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.
The Water Rabbit pillar is one of the few pillars that contain divine support, especially needed during these times. 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 heavenly guidance and support. *Water years are years that end with 2 or 3, such as 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, and so on.
Take caution this month if you have a Rooster, the sign opposite the Rabbit, in your chart. As a Yin Metal sign, the Rooster should especially be mindful with their words and when handling sharp objects in the month of the Rabbit.
March 2022 Feng Shui
In the Flying Star Feng Shui chart for March 2022 above, the numbers in green are the annual stars for the current year (good until February 3, 2023), while the numbers in blue refer to March’s monthly stars (good until April 4, 2022).
Star 1, the ruling star of the month, is a Water element star associated with the Water trigram, the kidneys, the ears, the reproductive system, and wisdom, as well as the emotion fear. These associations carry messages and meanings that speak to those looking for guidance. For example, since the Water trigram relates to the ears, this is a month to listen more to the quiet voice of wisdom.
As it is the nature of water to flow downward into wherever there’s space, fear can seep into every aspect of our life if we allow it to. Contain your fears: since Earth controls Water in the Five Element Cycle, manage your fears by going within to acknowledge and address the roots of your fears. Stay grounded in your center so that fear is not the primary force driving your actions.
This month, the most productive sectors are the Northeast, East, and Southeast. You can use these sectors for work-related matters, or simply do more of your daily activities in these sectors to energize the positive stars. The Northeast sector, blessed by monthly star 4 of academic excellence and romance and annual star 8 of prosperity, is especially vibrant. The North sector, visited by monthly star 6 of power, combines with the annual star 1 of wisdom, making the sector ideal for studies, vision boarding, and career or business planning.
The sectors to keep quiet this month are the South, where the monthly star 5 of misfortune is, and the Northwest sector, visited by the monthly star 2 of illness, in addition to the center and the Southwest sector, which are the sectors that should be used mindfully this year due to the presence of the annual star 5 in the center and annual star 2 in the SW.
Reinforce all doors and windows located in the Southwest sector, visited by monthly 7 of violence and robberies, and the West sector, where the annual 7 is. Use the East and West sectors mindfully and leave these sectors when you notice temper rising, as these are the sectors visited by the annual and monthly star 3 of arguments.
*Although there may be remedies to lessen a sector’s negative energy, the best solution is to keep the area as quiet as possible, especially if you’re not familiar with your home’s natal energies as you may accidentally activate a negative natal star. 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 violence and 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. 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.
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