Pay close attention — tonight’s article is important, because every word of it is solid, practical wisdom.
Also, I encourage you to participate in the blessings section in the comments. It’s genuinely powerful.
Counting on my fingers: two days until New Year’s Day, four weeks until Spring Festival. There are many things we should be preparing for in advance.
Especially when it comes to traditional cultural practices — there are quite a few important details, more than most people realize.
Don’t dismiss this lightly. Some things simply cannot be explained in words, yet they work. Remarkably well.
For instance, over the past two years, I’ve been sharing mobile wallpapers and profile pictures that I made myself. Brothers and sisters who’ve used them have overwhelmingly given excellent feedback — including many readers from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, as well as those in the field of Chinese classical studies, who all feel that my work helps lift their spirits and strengthen their Chi fortune (气运).
So tonight, let me first summarize the key details we need to pay attention to right now. Every single one matters:
1 — I’m not sure why young people these days love cursing themselves for no reason. They’ll casually say things like “I’m dying broke,” “this is killing me,” or “I’m just a pack mule being worked to death.”
You need to understand — words carry power, and the mouth can invite fate. When you repeat these things enough, you inevitably attract negative energy into your life.
So no matter how desperate or pessimistic you feel, train yourself to speak blessings over your own life. Say things like: Every obstacle has a way through it. From rock bottom, fortune must rise. I will rise from where I am now and earn more money and enjoy more abundance.
As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune have no fixed door — they come to whoever calls them in. Especially as New Year’s Day and Spring Festival approach, do everything you can to invite blessings and joy into your life.
2 — You must also practice discretion. Even with close friends and family, don’t share too much good news about yourself.
This isn’t about being cold or distant. It’s about understanding reality: in this environment, the most painful news for people is watching someone else’s life get better while their own gets worse.
Even if they say nothing to your face, many harbor a quiet hope that you’ll stumble and fall. That kind of dark, envious resentment — when it accumulates from multiple people — eventually creates a genuinely harmful Chi field (气场).
Remember: for these next two years, keep a low profile. Don’t curse yourself, but don’t flaunt your wins either. This is the path that keeps disaster away.
3 — Almost every year-end, I urge my brothers and sisters to do a thorough deep clean — and the methods vary depending on the situation.
For instance, if you have contracts, documents, or files that have brought you bad outcomes, don’t be lazy about them. Don’t leave them sitting on your desk.
If you keep procrastinating, their negative energy will easily carry over with you into the new year and continue haunting you through 2025.
The right approach: put those documents in a file bag, tuck them away in a corner, and place a small Qilin or White Tiger figurine on top to suppress the energy.
4 — If any friends are having weddings, baby full-moon celebrations, victory banquets, or any other joyful occasions in this period — go if you possibly can. Even if you’re genuinely short on cash and can only give a small red envelope, try to be there.
Joy is contagious — and so is bad luck. These invisible energies spread. So beyond resting to restore your vitality and working hard at your career, make a point of going to places filled with happiness, good fortune, and noble energy.
One place I repeatedly encourage brothers and sisters who are going through a low period to visit: the most luxurious shopping malls and high-end hotels in your city.
When your Chi fortune is low, even spending the equivalent of a few dollars on a single coffee and sitting there for an afternoon is genuinely nourishing.
I myself regularly assess the Feng Shui energy of major commercial developments, so I know very well how much these environments can elevate a person.
Think about it — why do luxury counter staff, despite not earning huge salaries, often carry themselves with such vitality? Because environment, the individual, and Chi fortune all influence each other.
5 — For this period ahead, male readers just need to keep their hair clean and neat, and add a few respectable New Year outfits — lean toward muted, refined colors.
However, for socks, scarves, and underwear, you can go brighter. In 2025, I’d encourage you to choose orange, navy blue, or purple.
For female readers, my first reminder: do not get your ears pierced. Even if it means you can’t wear earrings during the holiday, don’t commit the taboo of “holes and bleeding” at the very start of the new year.
Nail art and hair dyeing are completely fine. However, try not to cut your hair short or thin it out — especially during the Spring Festival period. If you really must trim it, try to finish before January 10th.
6 — Because 2025 is the year of Ding Fire within the Nine Purple Flying Stars’ Fire cycle (九紫离火大运), take particular care of your heart, liver, and gallbladder. Also watch out for respiratory conditions, and especially guard against the flu.
This year, you’ll likely find yourself prone to internal heat (上火) and dryness. Even in the dead of winter, you may experience cold hands and feet while your body simultaneously feels dry and feverish — yet without actually being sick.
There’s no need for excessive alarm, but drinking warm water regularly, eating more fruits and vegetables, and especially cutting back on fatty red meats will serve you well.
7 — If you feel the past two years have been genuinely poor financially, try this: take a clear glass, fill it with raw rice, then place a few decorative gold coins and some large banknotes inside.
This carries auspicious symbolism, and the invisible boost it provides is substantial. One critical point — do not break this glass. This matters greatly.
8 — I know many places have traditions of playing cards during the holidays. But this year, I hope you’ll mostly stay out of it.
Snack on some mandarin oranges, spend time with family, sleep in a little. That’s enough.
Any activity involving the exchange of money will damage the foundational vitality (元气) you most need at the start of the year. And if you happen to run into one or two people with strong fortune who beat you in several big rounds in a row — that’s genuinely terrible energy to carry into a new year.
9 — Something I’ve clearly noticed this year: unless absolutely necessary, don’t keep too many empty delivery boxes in your home.
This applies to me personally, and to every mindful person around me — once a package is opened, the box goes directly to the trash. No exceptions. We absolutely do not allow empty boxes to pile up overnight in the home.
Empty boxes carry terrible symbolic meaning. For those with a weaker destiny framework (格局), they very easily cause plans and efforts to come to nothing.
10 — That’s enough for now. More specific details — tailored to different destiny frameworks and different Chinese zodiac signs — I’ll cover in the major annual fortune article I’m preparing before Spring Festival. The differences really are vast.
Finally, take a moment in the comments section to speak a sincere blessing over your own life. Use the most auspicious, most positive words you can find.
It may surprise you: if your blessing is sincere enough, and enough people echo it with their support, your wishes become remarkably easy to manifest.
Remember — the power of intention (愿力) is immeasurably vast.
Come now. Speak your wish aloud.