November 7 takes us into the month of the Water Pig in the Chinese calendar. The Pig marks the first month of winter, a season ruled by Water. Take note of how the month applies to your private life and immediate surroundings, as the energy of 2019, the year of the Pig, a strong Water sign, is now here.

We’re now in the last three months of the year of the Dog. Staying grounded and connected to Mother Earth is critical not just in these last months of the year but also in the next few years, as Water, the element associated with Fear, dominates the environmental landscape between now to early 2024.

In the Flying Star Feng Shui chart for November 2018 above, the numbers in green are the annual stars for current year (good until February 4, 2019), while the numbers in blue refer to November’s monthly stars.

The most auspicious sectors in November are the South, Southeast, and Northwest sectors. Monthly star 9 visits the South, amplifying the effect of annual star 4 in the sector. If the main door of your residence is located in the South sector, you may have noticed that there have been more social activities in your life this year. The monthly 9 and annual 4 also form an auspicious “Hotu” combination, bringing more positive energy and productivity.

The monthly 4 “flies” to the Southeast, which is already blessed with prosperous annual 8 this year while the monthly star 6 associated with power and authority visits the Northwest sector. Those who work in the Southeast or Northwest sectors should take advantage of the potentials for more success and productivity.

The sectors to avoid this month (besides the North, which is the year’s most sensitive area) are the center, West, and East sector, with monthly star 5 of misfortune in the center, monthly star 7 of robbery joining annual star 2 of illness in the West, and monthly star 3 of arguments and legal problems joining the yearly 2 of illness in the East.

*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 me 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.

Feng Shui has nothing to do with having a “consultant” come and “clean” your space with sage, incense, or palo santo sticks. While I love those space-clearing tools, they’re as good as vacuuming and mopping the floor and will not get you to the root of the issue. In fact, it is better to vacuum as the noise and movement activate a positive sector – I highly recommend doing so on the first day of the new solar month! Just like we spend time on self-care as part of our life’s self-work, there is major “home” work involved once you’ve had your home professionally Feng Shui’d. Knowing your home’s natal energies can be enlightening and also frightening as it brings full awareness to your internal environment, which is a major part of our luck and destiny.