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Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit 2023
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This is one of our favorite newsletter issues every year: Chinese New Year! Not only do we get to showcase so many talented professionals and writers, but it's such a jubilant time in the new year.

Wondering what the big deal is? Here is a great summary article about what Chinese New Year is and why the dates fluctuate every year.

Feng Shui is deeply rooted in Chinese culture - as is Chinese New Year - so it's a natural marriage between the two, one that many feng shui consultants use through their work in astrology, bazi, four pillars, flying stars, and space clearing, to name a few.

Keep reading, and you will find a wide myriad of amazing articles, resources, and tips from our experts to make the most of your Year of the Rabbit. Cheers to 2023!

There is a lot to cover...so let's get started!
New Year - New You
From Lois Kramer-Perez, of Mambo Feng Shui and Conscious Design Institute
I don’t know about you but come the first of January I am not always ready with my feet planted on the ground to start the new year running. I take a lesson from Feng Shui and tap into the wisdom of Chinese New Year.

The good news, 2023 in Year of the Water Rabbit, there will be more opportunities for peace, communication, respect and understanding. This does not mean indifference; the Water Rabbit influence brings potential for solutions & change. “Potential” is the operative word. Without awareness, action & open minds, potential is not realized.

Read more about how to consciously see your space different, as well as 9 amazing tips for preparing for the new year.
2023, Around the Rabbit Burrow, The Outlook for the Year of the Water Rabbit
From Richard Ashworth, of Imperial Feng Shui
The Water Rabbit, like every Pillar, carries certain themes: 2022’s Water Tiger is/was one of the so-called “Station” Animals whose common nature is movement, motion and transport, stopping and starting. When Tiger, Snake and Monkey coincide as they did of course frequently (especially in the Tiger, Snake and Monkey Months of February, May and August respectively) movement becomes a chancy thing. With strikes among air traffic controllers and railway staff and nations paralysed by fuel shortages, it’s easy to see how that has applied. And of course, this pertains equally on a more metaphorical level: so many careers, projects and strategies have been stalled by the unholy confluence of Brexit, Covid-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

13 Feng Shui Tips for a Lucky Year of the Rabbit 2023
From Laurent Langlais, Feng Shui And Bazi London
As the Chinese New Year of the Yin Water Rabbit is fast approaching, here are my methods to help you generate better luck in 2023. The point of this article is to give you different methods to welcome the new Chi, get rid of the old one and create a better life in 2023, year of the Yin Water Rabbit.

The lunar start for this year of the Rabbit is on Tuesday the 22nd of January 2023. The solar star of the Chinese year is however on the 4th of February 2022. I therefore recommend that you take all these steps between those two dates. 

We absolutely LOVE what Donna Stellhorn brings to the Chinese New Year! This is her Love/Money Predictions 2023 Chinese Astrology – Year of the Water Rabbit – predictions for all signs. Dig in to this all-encompassing look at the Chinese zodiac.

Click here or click the video image above. Jump to your sign using her chapter links in the YouTube description.
2023 • Cultivating Seeds of Compassion
It's time to tune into the needs of the future.

Last year's Tiger was about clarity, reevaluating commitments, and aligning with what we desire (to be Fierce, Focused and Hungry!).

2023 will be about planting seeds for the new world you are creating for yourself . . . and WE are creating for humanity.
Stay present, be mindful, and generous with your desires. We live in a time when we can exponentially manifest and co-create like never before!

What are you gonna create with that kind of power?!!!

Tapping Into the Annual Feng Shui Stars
from Jillian Rothschild-Scholar, of Feng Shui In Motion

Every year, when it is time to check in and review the annual Feng Shui outlook, people tend to focus on the negative areas, known as the Feng Shui afflictions. Did you know? Each year also comes with good stuff, known as the auspicious Noble Stars! So, let’s talk about those here.

Read more about what the stars are, specific stars, and how to get the stars working for you! It's fascinating!
Flying Star Analysis of 2023 Flying Stars 2023
from Chaitanya Yellapu, of Tanya's Feng Shui

The solar new year only starts on February 4, 2023, for Rabbit year, which marks the start of the New Energy Formation. Therefore on your house plan, overlay the annual Flying Star chart. Remember to align these numbers correctly according to the right directions.

Read more about each of the 9 Stars for 2023

Bonus Feature from Special Guest, Marina Lighthouse
Empower Yourself
What most people don’t know is that in Classical Feng Shui, the ancient Art & Science of placement, a cornerstone form of self-care for setting up your environment to support you, the energy changes a bit every year.

Timing is everything and learning about the annual energy changes is empowering.

Working with this new energy helps you to make the appropriate Feng Shui enhancements for the new year to prepare and support you and your home/business for the best year ahead.

Think of it as someone giving you an energetic map of the do’s and the don’ts for the year such as where to dig and renovate or not and the best areas of your home to spend time in. Changes can be minimal and easy like adding a potted plant in a wealth sector; strengthening health by adding some decorative metal like a brass lamp or guidance on attracting ideal partnerships or harmonizing existing ones.
Final Thoughts: Vision Board 2023
From Kerstin Tracy, of Ready to Heal
Vision boards can help create an environment of positivity and abundance that you can use as a catalyst to manifest your goals.

When used correctly, vision boards have fantastic potential for helping individuals unlock their creativity while encouraging personal growth by pushing people out of their comfort zone so they can start believing anything is possible, no matter what challenges may arise. Whether you’re trying to achieve significant career changes or simply wanting more abundance in everyday life, creating a vision board can help guide individuals closer to their desired destination through its powerful ability for manifestation if used effectively! So give it a try today!

Click here to find out more about vision boards and why they can shift everything.
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