When I was very young my parents sent me to a faraway school to study visual arts, and mainly the theory and history of theatre arts. "This is going to be oh so boring" was all I could think of, but I didn't really have a choice. So for a few years, while my friends back home were roaming free & enjoying life, I was locked in big libraries and old theatre companies, studying all details that make a good show.
I was trained to observe the smallest, most inconspicuous details, from subtle nuances in writer's words to little changes in actor's voice or gestures on different days, from specific colors in scenography to the timing and volume of music, lighting, etc. I learned how one seemingly unnoticed detail can completely change the expected outcome, and how much work goes into creating good energy.
Looking back, I am surely grateful for that experience! The training I initially perceived as boring gave me a really solid foundation for my present feng shui work. It might seem strange to compare feng shui with theater arts, but they do have a lot in common. In a nutshell, both arts aim to create specific energy for humans to benefit from.
Unlike a theater production company, though, where duties are clearly defined, distributed and often highly specialized, in the feng shui world it is just you and your home.
Who is in charge of the energy in your home?
How often do you re-write the daily script?
What are your "props" (to use a theater term) for creating and maintaining good energy in your space?
We all want (and need) good energy, but on a deeper level good energy is an individual experience.
What are your rules for good energy?
Many questions, I know, but they are important to contemplate, especially since we just stepped into a powerful Mercury Retrograde. The energy of April will rush in with much intensity, so it is wise to take a bit of time now, in a quieter Yin month of March to define what good energy means to you, and how you maintain it in your home.
And, to avoid this week's newsletter sounding like a personal memoir or a questionnaire :) here are a few feng shui tips for March 2026:
Bring more Water element decor to your Center as the whole month of March we will have potentially negative energies there. If you have Metal element decor in your center to support the positive annual Water Star 1, limit it here this month.
Be sure to avoid Earth and Fire element decor in the South area of your home, which is hosting even more negativity in the month of March. Metal element decor is the best energetic protector here for the month (and the whole year overall).
Limit Earth element this month in the otherwise very Earth-friendly, 2026 auspicious East area. We have the most negative Star 5 here for the month, so keeping the area peaceful and working with protective Metal element cures is the way to go.
Going back to the analogy of a good theater production, it is good to have spare feng shui cures as props, so to speak, that you can move as needed in your home. In addition to a gazillion crystals (really!) for Earth element, I have metal bells, singing bowls, a tiny chime and several tuning forks for Metal element, candles of course for Fire, and then various images and statues that can work in various bagua areas either the whole year, or moving
monthly.
To help you build your own collection of feng shui props/cures for good energy, here is information on feng shui elements and how they are represented in various colors, shapes, decor items etc. This is important to know because most feng shui cures derive their power from the specific elements they express.
Understanding the elements allows you to use modern, beautiful decor as powerful feng shui cures, no need to resort to items that might look strange or totally out of place in your home.
This is all for now; I wish you a good beginning of March and a smooth Mercury Retrograde!
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