Luckiest Day

Feng Shui defines as ancient Chinese skill of keeping a balance of forces in the land or surroundings. In feng shui (Mandarin Chinese words meaning “wind-water”) the land is regarded as living and as reflecting the pattern of heaven, and any development must be in harmony with this pattern.

Number eight (8) is regarded as the luckiest number. According to feng shui, if you say the word (patt) it sounds like "faat" which means "prosperity & abundance". Many of us believe that 8.8.8 (August 8, 2008) is the luckiest day in the calendar, because of the above reasons.

Also, old beliefs say that if number eight is lucky what more if it is tripled? There are other numbers that were considered good and these are 18, 28, 38, 48, 54, 68, 80, 84, 88, 99, 168, and 108. To balance the equation of feng shui, there is number that was considered unlucky; 4 (Sei) the worst number. Why? Because in Cantonese when spoken sounds like the word death. Same with 13 because if you add 1 and 3 that will be equal to 4 as above. 24 and 104 were also considered unlucky.

What if you own a property that has number 4 or 13 on it?

If you own a home or business with a 4 or 13, draw a circle around the number. The circle is extremely powerful and encloses the inauspicious effects of a negative number. Also, if you have time and money pop down to your local hardware store and find one of those ceramic door numbers that you can customize with a circle around the number.

How seriously do we take numbers? I would be over the moon if we found the perfect house with great flying stars and it was 8 or 88. But I would not be put off buying it if it were 4 or 13. I would use the cure as above though or change it to a house name like "rose cottage".

Why not go to the lottery today? Why not place your bids? Invest on a multi-million business? Who knows? This might be the luckiest day of your life.

Tags: Luckiest Day, Feng Shui, Superstition, Lucky Number, Yin and Yang