You might be thinking that using feng shui means squeezing your home with an Asian flair, but it really means over that. Feng shui follows the ancient Chinese practice of arranging things in your home — or anyplace you devote a lot of time, for that matter — in a way that invites the flow of good energy through the area. Red is a propitious color in feng shui, representing passion, fire, richness, luxury, love and romance. The dragon face symbolizes good luck and safety, and as soon as the face is attached to your feng shui turtle it also means longevity.
What They Symbolize
Feng shui practitioners use dragon face emblems over red tassels to heal to a dead or bad energy spot in your home. Within this ancient Chinese practice, the dragon signifies the supernatural life force that imbues everything with its divine breath, and energy that moves through animate and inanimate animals and objects alike. The Chinese dragon emerges from the east and is associated with spring and fertility. Hanging a red-tasseled dragon face in the living room, office, den or playroom brings prosperity, new life and energy to the room.
What They Encourage
Dragons also symbolize prosperity and water. It’s ideal to use dragons made from metal — which turns liquid like water when hot — because metal nourishes water. Hang a dragon face framed in metal, not wood, to support luck, electricity and prosperity in a hall that needs energy. For an added boost, add two red tassels to two of the corners of the metallic frame. Don’t add the dragon into the bedroom, because it might keep you from a good night’s sleep using its powerful energy and vibe.
How They Should Face
Don’t set a dragon with red tassels in the restroom, because that represents dirty water — which translates to your cash, prosperity and wealth. Rather, face a red-tasseled dragon-faced turtle in the kitchen toward the faucet in which you receive the water for cooking and eating. The dragon facing the kitchen faucet can enhance decent fortune and prosperity. Another not-so-good notion is to place carpets on the ground with dragon pictures on them. This brings bad luck due to the disrespect of walking across the dragon.
Where They Should Hang
Hang a picture of a hammer, framed in metal with red tassels, behind you in your workplace as you work. Don’t confront the dragon, because when it is behind you, it feeds you using its life-giving energy, adding good chi to this work you do. After the dragon faces you in your workplace, life gets more of a struggle because you confront it head on each day since you work. Choose red, blue-green or dark dragons to get the very best effects, but do not add three dragons into the room, and do not sit them.