January 29, 20214 yr Author Staff Saturday 30 January 2021 ST LIFE With Chinese New Year round the corner, home owners are snapping up lucky plants such as pussy willow, bamboo saplings and chrysanthemum. But, fengshui master Cecil Lee points out, the practical benefits of greening the home are more important than superstitious beliefs. “If buying a plant – whether it is real or artificial – makes you feel happy, then according to fengshui principles, you benefit from positive energy,” says the founder of Geomancy.net, who is in his 60s. Especially with pared-down celebrations this year, Mr Lee, who has been giving geomancy advice since 1996, notes that buying a lucky plant or two can help lift spirits. During the periods of isolation last year, Singapore and several other countries saw a botanic boom as many turned to plants to cope with pandemic- induced stress. Mr Lee says: “Fengshui principles state that there are three types of good fortune – heavenly luck, which is endowed at birth; earthly luck, which is gained through fengshui; and Man’s luck, which is obtained through actions such as buying plants that make one feel good.”
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