Love Corner & Feng Shui – Culture & Myths
The most asked question in Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology is about love.
Will I meet that right person if I place a pair of Mandarin Ducks in my relationship corner in my home and bedroom?
In Feng Shui, Mandarin ducks is a pair of ducks – usually figurines – kept in a home to enhance and attract love. They are also known as love ducks. In real life two Mandarin Ducks are one partner ducks. Once they get separated, they won’t be able to live for a long time. They become lonely and keep waiting for their partner to come back till death does them apart.
In Feng Shui they’re of the best ways – or tool – that symbolizes (attracts & enhances) love and passion amongst couples and placing them in your Southwest corner in your bedroom and home will attract a relationship and enhance your passion with your partner……. Blah, blah, blah
Oh, and there are 7 tips for the correct placement of your Mandarin Ducks as well….
- Keep them in pair.
- They must face each other.
- Keep them in SW of your home or in your love area.
- Bedroom is a good place to keep them.
- If you’re single: then keep them on your side table.
- If you’re married: then husband’s side is best
- You can place them in living room too!
- Place the ducks in clean, fresh & well-lit area.
- If one of the ducks gets broken, then get a new pair.
- Mandarin ducks can be either figurines or paintings.
If only it was that simple, could you imagine Tinder, eHarmony, rsvp, Elite Singles, Zoosk, etc…… never existed because of 2 Mandarin Ducks sitting in the Southwest corner of your bedroom.
In traditional Chinese CULTURE, mandarin ducks are believed to be lifelong couples, unlike any other species of ducks. Therefore, they are regarded as a symbol of conjugal affection and fidelity, and are frequently featured in Chinese art.
That’s right folks, the key word is CULTURE – it’s a Chinese cultural belief and it came about from a Japanese folklore that goes like this;
A Japanese folktale describes this everlasting bond between mandarin ducks.
This folktale begins with a feudal lord capturing a mandarin duck for its beautiful plumage. The duck, separated from its mate, is utterly miserable and slowly starts to die of loneliness.
The lord’s servant maid and her samurai lover see the true love and loyalty between the mandarin ducks and decide to reunite the ducks against their lord’s wishes. The lord, angered by this disobedience, condemns the two lovers to death. Thus, begins a story of love and loyalty.
Every culture has its own symbolic reference to love and relationships, and here are some examples of this;
The Claddagh – is a traditional Irish ring which represents love, loyalty, and friendship (the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty
Love knot– The love not is a well-known Celtic tradition. It represents eternal love because it has no beginning or end. It was also used in ancient Muslim culture when young women would send secret message, hidden in knots of cloths to their beloved.
Doves– Doves have long been treated as a symbol for peace, but they also represent deep love. Doves mate for a lifetime, with one bird often unable to survive when the other dies. In the Hindu tradition, the dove represents the infinite capacity the heart has for love.
Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical or forbidden fruit. Christians associate the apple with the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
In Chinese tradition the apple blossom signifies adoration.
In early Greek history, the apple was prominent in courtship as well as the rites and customs of marriage.
A happy couple in the seventh century B.C. might share an apple as a symbol of their marriage and hopes for a fruitful relationship.
Swans -Swans have many different meanings in myth and folklore. They symbolize freedom, fidelity, love, companionship and loyalty.
Cupid – Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts. Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.
The Harp- The Harp is a symbol of love in the form of lyrical art, poetry, and music. The Harp shares mythical connections to the Celts representing the bridge of love connecting heaven and earth. Also, in the green isles, the Irish observed that playing a harp required the instrument to be cradled close to the heart. This reinforced the Harp as a symbol of love. In Norway and Iceland, Harp strings formed a ladder symbolizing the ascent to higher states of love and pathways leading to paradise. King David played the Harp to the Lord to express his devotion and love.
The Shell- According to an ancient legend, Venus, the Roman goddess of love, emerged from the sea and was ferried to shore, fully formed on a scallop shell, as depicted in Botticelli’s famous painting Birth of Venus. Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of beauty, love and fertility was also created from the sand and pearls within an oyster shell.
The Rose- Ancient Greeks treated the rose a sacred emblem of beauty of Aphrodite. According to an ancient legend, the red rose grew from the blood of the god Adonis.
Could you imagine if we implement all these culture influences of love in our homes and lives and what our living environment will look like……. a couple of swans in your pool, art work of cupids, love knots embroiled in our clothes….
Your Chinese Astrology Chart– Four Pillars of Destiny Chart, which is derived from your date of birth & time of birth, can indicate a chance to meet someone in your life.
In your home we place you in your Luck Sector, which is based on the year your home was built, in relation to the direction your home faces and what influence it is in with the present energies, to be able to attract a relationship….
So, yes there is quite a calculation to this love process than just placing 2 mandarin ducks in your love corner.
In conclusion to Love and Feng Shui, at the end of the day you can try all the above so-called Feng Shui cures and myths and let me know how that goes for you.
Timing and placement can help you with the chance of meeting someone. Also, if you don’t get out there and socialise, your chances of meeting someone will be slim, unless the Uber Eats driver is to your taste:)
For your chance in finding love Chinese Astrology & Feng Shui consultations are available, email tina@design2fengshui.com.au
