by llenore | Jan 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Since my introduction to Feng Shui 30 years ago, I have learned more about the rituals and traditions of different cultures, especially how they use intentions to attract the type of energy each person wants to experience in the coming New Year while deflecting negative energy or minimizing those things in life we’d rather not be doing or on which to focus.
Many of the rituals and traditions are done before the New Year starts, which means you are too late to incorporate them for this year – 2014 – right? Actually, there is hope because the Chinese New Year doesn’t start until January 31, 2014, when the Year of the Horse begins.
Cleaning a mirror allows for a clearer vision of the present. Cleaning windows in specific directions of the home focuses our attention to the past and future.
In fact, I’ve actually found it hard to follow several of the Asian traditions for starting the “new year” off right due to the way our Western society does so many things. For instance, paying off all your bills by the end of the year. Since many of us make purchases via credit cards, we often don’t even have the statement by the end of the year much less have it paid off.
Another challenge I personally have relates to the ritual of clearing out the refrigerator of all leftovers so as not to ingest “last year’s” energy. This simply cannot be done in my house.
My husband grew up in the South and the traditional food faire for the New Year’s Day dinner called “Hoppin’ John” is black-eyed peas (for luck), rice (for health), collard greens (for prosperity), cornbread (for delicious eating and in honor of the traditional grain of the Americas) and baked ham – LEFTOVER from Christmas!
So what I started to do about 10 years ago was to incorporate as many rituals and traditions as possible between the two New Year celebration dates. Some I’m able to do for both the Western New Year on January 1 and the Chinese New Year, which varies based on the cycle of the New Moon.
For the next week or so I am going to be sharing various ways you might want to usher in the New Year, whether it be Western or Asian. These will be ideas to support you with the desires you hold in your heart and mind.
For instance, today I cleaned a window facing West, a window facing East and a mirror. The symbology of these is for clarity of vision – the past, the present and the future.
I’ll explain more about symbology as well as the reasons behind several of the traditions. Plus I’ll give you many other ideas I’ve learned and implemented in my own life to enhance your focus for manifesting the life of your dreams.
Start thinking about what you want. There are so many possibilities in life, let’s dream BIG DREAMS! If I don’t mention a plan or ritual to support yours, please contact me and I’ll help you with it.
Here’s to a fabulous New Year – both now on the Western New Year – January 1, 2014 – and again on January 31, 2014 – the Chinese Year of the Horse!
by llenore | Nov 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Soulful” Organization
So many of you have been requesting this program, especially in time for the holidays, I’m delighted to say we have it lined up for you.
Reduce Holiday Stress, Create Serenity and Increase Prosperity
4-week “Clutter Buster” Program
3-Sessions Group Phone Coaching – Reg. $347 Today $97
Are you embarrassed by the cluttered state of your home?
Do you have trouble finding important papers or things you need IMMEDIATELY?
Wish you had areas creating a sense of “peace” during this stressful time of year?
Then this Feng Shui program is for you!
You’ll learn from a Feng Shui perspective how clutter:
Affects at least 18 areas of our lives
Stops the flow of money
Negatively affects your health
At the end of the 3-sessions you will have:
1) Identified a “Trigger” area of clutter to open the flow of good
2) Created a “Pathway for Prosperity”
3) Unblocked the main source of stuck energy in your home affecting your health.
This live 3-session over 4 weeks program (which will be recorded in case you can’t attend “live”) is designed to focus on strategic areas. These areas will change the energy with minimal effort on your part for maximum impact.
Included in this program is a 15-minute personal assessment by phone of your home through a drawing you provide to Linda.
The value of the program is over $600, but actually it is PRICELESS! You can sign up for just $97.
Date: Tuesdays – November 5, 12 and 26, 2013
Time: 5 pm
Where: Phone-in teleseminar
Cost: $347, Holiday Special $97
To sign up and for more information, please go to:
http://old.lindalenore.com/holiday-clutter-buster-prosperity/
by llenore | Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Linda Lenore
ABC LIGHT – A Women’s
Spiritual Networking Group With Linda Lenore
A community of like-minded women expressing all we are and want to be in a safe and nurturing environment where we celebrate you and your everyday successes.
Anne Martin
Leaning In, Having It All & Leaning Back
Presented By Anne Martin
Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, offers excellent advice on achieving career success, yet overlooks how many women find happiness and fulfillment by re-defining success for themselves. As a former attorney turned entrepreneur, Anne inspires us to examine if we’re living our, or someone else’s, definition of success.
This presentation will guide you to:
• Be clear about our priorities to decide where in life to “lean in” and where to “lean back”
• Reconnect with what brings us joy and to incorporate more of what we love into our life
• Identify what’s not working to begin releasing them
• Redefine success on our terms to create a fresh, new vision and create a roadmap of our ideal life
Anne Martin is a certified Professional Performance Coach and speaker whose mission is to inspire and empower women reconnecting them to what’s important and reinvent their lives to be more joyful, abundant and fulfilling. After a fifteen year legal career, she reinvented herself as a leader in a renowned direct selling company where she trained, coached and mentored hundreds of women. As The Reinvention Mentor, she combines her professional background, leadership experience and coaching skills to guide women through their own reinventions.
Date: Tuesday – October 8, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Unity Church Palo Alto, 3391 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306
Questions: Linda Lenore @ 650-368-5532 (Please RSVP, if possible, for room set-up purposes)
Cost: $20 – Cash or Check
Come join us to enrich your body, mind & spirit!
Open to all women – Our monthly meetings will provide you with the opportunity to connect with other women from diverse backgrounds seeking a community of likemindedness. This spiritual networking group is designed to enrich your mind, support your life, energize your spirit, nurture your soul and celebrate your successes – personally & professionally.
ABC LIGHT = A Beautiful Center of Love, Intuition, Gratitude, Health & Truth
Linda@LindaLenore.com 1.650.368.5532 Creating Spaces of Vitality and Prosperity
by llenore | Sep 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sacred Spaces Sunday – Celebrating Michaelmas Festival as Sacred Space
Do you know what today is? It’s the autumnal Festival of Michaelmas.
I’d never heard about it while growing up, but learned of it while reading my friend Sarah Ban Breathnach’s New York Times #1 bestselling book, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy. I’ve been reading this book since it came out in 1995 – every day! Some of the day’s writings I can almost say verbatim.
At the end of each month Sarah has “Joyful Simplicities” for that month often tied to what she has been discussing. Sometimes she shares an unusual event or holiday. For September she mentions the autumnal festival of Michaelmas.
This is what Sarah writes as a suggestion for September:
Honoring Michaelmas Day at the celebratory table by the blackberry vines with pear-blackberry galette and fresh blackberries.
“Observe the autumnal festival of Michaelmas on September 29, which is the feast day of St. Michael the Archangel. This ancient English harvest festival dates back to the sixth century. Legend has it that on this day the devil was driven out of Heaven by St. Michael and landed in a patch of blackberry brambles. It’s traditional to have blackberry treats – pies, tarts, or jam on scones – for tea on this day.”
The first time I read Sarah’s book and saw this, I had actually just picked some blackberries earlier in the day. Hilory and I had gone to an open area where wild berries were growing, carefully picking the berries.
Wikipedia has this to say about Michaelmas Day:
“Old Michaelmas Day falls on October 11 (October 10 according to some sources). According to an old legend, blackberries should not be picked after this date. This is because, so folklore goes, Satan was banished from Heaven on this day, fell into a blackberry bush and cursed the brambles as he fell into them. In Yorkshire, it is said that the devil had spat on them. According to Morrell (1977), this old legend is well known in all parts of the United Kingdom, even as far north as the Orkney Islands. In Cornwall, a similar legend prevails.”
Setting the celebratory table to honor the autumnal festival of St. Michael on Michaelmas Day with a “berry-blue” colored tablecloth, yellow bowl that matches the yellow flowers in the cloth, a simple white plate for the pear-blackberry galette and the beauty of a blossom on my blackberry vines – all signs of the bounty of the autumn harvest season.
In reading further about blackberries, it turns out it might be best not to pick and eat blackberries late into autumn since the moisture from rains can cause a mold to grow – a mold that can be toxic.
I feel very fortunate to have grown some blackberry vines this year. I have a few berries starting to ripen and we did have a heavy rain about a week ago. I’ll keep an eye on them to see if any mold occurs. Plus I still have blossoms on them. If we have an Indian Summer I think I’ll be fine. I’ll let you know if something develops.
Ever since reading Sarah’s book, I have observed the custom of Michaelmas by creating a sacred space in which to celebrate the autumnal festival and enjoy something with blackberries. Sometimes it is blackberry jam. Once in a while I’ve found a small blackberry pie. A few times I’ve only been able to find fresh blackberries to put in a salad or fruit bowl.
A close-up of the delicious berries (which now are almost gone) and the pear-blackberry galette next to one of the potted blackberry vines in our backyard as I celebrate the feast of St. Michael on Michaelmas Day, September 29, 2013.
Then a few years ago I discovered a store sometimes carrying a pear-blackberry galette. It was delicious – not too much sugar or crust.
Each year it’s a surprise what I find to enjoy as I celebrate this autumnal festival. This year I set up a table close to my blackberry vines to honor them for the bounty they have provided this year. Then I covered the table with a “berry-blue” cloth to dress it up.
I purchased the last basket of blackberries and the last pear-blackberry galette at the store. Ceremoniously I placed the berries in a beautiful yellow bowl matching the yellow flower design of the tablecloth. The galette I arranged on a simple white Christian Dior plate I had found at a thrift store many years ago.
After photographing this “Sacred Space” table, I enjoyed a snack of fresh blackberries. In a little while we’ll celebrate my daughter’s birthday. Dinner is going to be pork tenderloin with a glaze made from homemade apricot jam, Farmer’s Market green beans and red potatoes. The apricots are from our organic tree and the jam is made with little sugar. The grand finale will be dessert – the pear-blackberry galette with vanilla gelato. YUM!
I love finding as many ways as possible for celebrating life while creating Sacred Spaces!
by llenore | Sep 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Five-Minute Feng Shui Friday – Correct Direction of Water Features for Wealth
Water is symbolic of wealth, representing the power and direction of money flow in Feng Shui. Many people will place water features to be viewed as people walk up to their home or into their store for the visitor to view and enjoy. This is a lovely idea, but it is an incorrect placement to harness the power of money in your business and lives.
This water feature is placed in a correct location for attracting more business and money into the store according to Feng Shui. we want the “flow” of water to be flowing toward the inside of the building, not toward the front door or entrance, which is how many novices will place water features, intending the customers to see it an want to come in. By placing it to the side of the door, customers hear it, yet can’t see it. They are drawn into the store to find it. Once inside, they are then moving with the energetic flow of the water around the store, making purchases along the way.
Water features having a directional flow need to be placed with the “directional flow” moving toward the inside of the building, not facing the entrance or doorway. If you have a water feature where the water flows down rocks into a basin, the flow of water needs to face towards the center of the building.
Simply turn your water feature around or find a new location where the fountain looks wonderful and the sound of the water can be heard. If the water is not spilling over in all directions there is a directional flow. This should flow inward, not outward. It is symbolic of wealth filling your space, not flowing out to supply the world with your money.
