Explosive – Fiery – Disruptive – Innovative

For most of this year now, the #9 FIRE energy has been the new 20-year ruler. It’s a major energetic shift that affects people, the Feng Shui of buildings and the world at large. 

6 months in, we can now take note of some of these changes and ensure to have strategies in place to maintain harmony and balance – personally and for our buildings. 

What has it been like for you? 

I observe a definite increase in general stress levels and in ‘feeling stretched’ – economically, emotionally or otherwise. On top of that we have a string of explosive world events that only add to feeling on edge. 

This is exactly what one would expect with the dominant #9 FIRE energy. The heat seems to have been turned up. 

Understanding what is going on energetically can help us navigate this volatility. Now is definitely a time that calls for clear personal strategies and intentions. 

In terms of Feng Shui, the quality of many buildings has been affected. Optimising them can make life flow easier rather than posing another uphill battle. A supportive building should have positive Yang and Yin effects on you. More of that at the end of this article. Please be in touch if you would like any Feng Shui assistance.

Cycles of Time

Back to period 9. Time in Chinese metaphysics is considered to be cyclical. The Chinese calendar consists of repeating 180 year cycles – nine 20-year periods or eras that each carry different energetic qualities and that contribute to the flavour of world events, personal experience and the energies in homes and work places. 

Let’s take an historical view by looking back at the qualities of the last 2 periods, the last 40 years:

The Flavours of Periods 7 & 8

The 20 years from 2004-23 were ruled by the #8 EARTH energy. The #8 is gentle, stable and harmonious. It is conserving by nature, steadfast and progresses in a slow and systematic fashion. We perhaps came under the illusion of being secure in a material sense and that things would continue forever…

In the 20 years before that, in period 7, 1984-2003, we had a sense of being invincible. The wall between East and West came down and things looked good. You could make it by talking  things up and into the air. It was the time of volatile crazy property markets, get rich quick workshops and dreams of yachts and fast cars, metaphorically speaking. 

The Flavour of Period 9 – Fiery and Disruptive

The current period 9 is the last in the 180 year cycle. It’s when things are coming to a head, endings and transformation. This FIRE influence can be explosive and bring both fire, and triggering its opposite, water events – floods and fires, and lots of change. 

The last time we were in period 9 was 180 years ago, 1844-1863. This era brought enormous change throughout: railways, telegraph lines, the gold rush, colonialism, wars & rebellions, the birth and rise of western science & medicine… You couldn’t have predicted in 1844 what would occur in the following 20 years.

Things move fast in period 9. The #9 is stimulating and can make things happen – positive and negative, creative and destructive. It tends to be volatile, temperamental and explosive.

In the positive, it favours new ways of doing things and new technology. It is the way of the heart and can bring forth the inspirations to creating a beautiful new Earth. It can light up everything, bring hope and happy events.

Period 9 and You

On a body level, the #9 is associated with the eyes – everything is seen. Also the heart and small intestine. In the negative the #9 can exasperate eye problems, heart disease as well as mental problems. It can be easy to lose balance and go into mental spins.

It really comes down to this: where is your focus – is it on fear or love?

Focus creates reality. Period 9 is not just a challenge but also an opportunity to leave old ways – old anxieties or feelings of insignificance – behind and step into our true spiritual nature and heart power. 

We can do a lot to create a positive future. In the positive, the #9 enables us to align with our authentic selves, to see things clearly and make things happen. Here are some ways to stay balanced and grounded when things heat up:

• connect with nature – trees, the ocean; look into the distance – see things, like the sunlight glistening on the trees, 
• meditate – use your inner eye to envision what you’d like to create; listen to your higher/authentic self and live guided by your heart/intuition,
• consciously make time away from technology, artificial lights and environments (and people and other things) that charge you up; 
• be creative and make things – art, craft, poetry – just for the joy of it, have fun,
• be disciplined (and develop strategies) for when anxieties surface, to bring your focus (back) to the light, the positive, gratitude, etc, instead of bad news and worries.

Period 9 and Your Buildings

Yang – Life Force

The source and direction from where the radiant  life force (wealth energy) comes to our buildings has changed! 

Our aim is to let this energy into the building through a door or window. This will bring life energy and assist you in getting things done, in activities and work, and to create wealth.

Previously, it was the #8 that carried this quality, but since the beginning of the year it is now the #9. This always comes from an entirely different direction than the #8, ie. even if you had a radiant wealthy building in the last 20 years this may have changed. 

Unfortunately, many earlier buildings have become tired and require activation of positive Yang energy. However, there are also quite a few that have become better now.

The direction where the ruling #9 comes from is individual to a building. To find out which direction this is in your building and how to activate it, a professional analysis is recommended. 

Yin – Support and Wellbeing

To nurture yourself and manage the stresses of these times, it is important that the Yin energies where you sleep and spend time are positive. If they are not, your energies may be excessively drained and life can become an uphill battle.  

Positive Yin support can help you sleep well and wake up refreshed, be able to focus, dream up your future and have the energy to engage fully in life. 

The quality of Yin (and Yang) energies in each room is determined by the individual energy chart of your building, which we work out during a Feng Shui consultation. 

For more information, check my previous article of how buildings built in various time periods may be affected in period 9.

Feng Shui Consultation

Every place can be made better – the degree of which depends mainly on the constraints of the site.

During a consultation we aim to use and activate the best Yin and Yang potentials, and then optimise these further with colour schemes and objects that bring out the best of your building and reduce any negative potentials. 

I will always consider the constraints of budget, taste, design and other limitations, ie. we get it to a point where it is the best it can be in a given situation. Please be in touch if you would like more information or book a consultation (Brigitte 0403 366 100).

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