Feng Shui expert Princess Lim Fernandez.

Auspicious roads lead to the Grand Ballroom of the New World Makati Hotel for the annual celebration of Chinese New Year’s Eve set on 4 February 2018. The event entitled, ‘The Year of the Dazzling Earth Pig,’ will be presented by ODV Creative, Inc. and The Yin & Yang Shop of Harmony.

Yin & Yang Shop of Harmony’s resident feng shui expert Princess Lim-Fernandez will be leading the festivities to welcome the Chinese New Year. Likewise, this much-awaited annual celebration will be filled with auspicious activities so that participants can imbibe good Chi by being in a positive environment to attract the best of luck for themselves as the Year of the Earth Pig emerges.

The beginning of the Chinese New Year — the Year of the Yin Earth Pig—is officially tomorrow, 4 February. And while the animal itself might not have such a pleasant image in popular media, it does make a more favorable impression when it comes to the Chinese zodiac.

Yin Earth is often referred to as “Mother Earth” or “Mother Nature.” That said, the Yin Earth Pig is polite, nurturing, gentle, charming, relaxed, peace-loving, kind, charitable, classy, graceful, intellectual and emotional.

Yin Earth energy puts a lot of emphasis on culture and humanity, so artists, scientists, philosophers and people concerned about social issues and the environment are connected to that energy. However, the Yin Earth Pig can also be defiant, suspicious, jealous and stubborn.

Still, whatever your sign is, the prevailing energy of the Yin Earth Pig affects us all.

Yin Earth, unlike the Yang Earth of 2018, is a smaller kind of earth. It is like garden soil or farmland instead of a mountain.

Compared to the mountains, from which you can see far into the horizon, the flatlands of Yin Earth give a more limited view and vision of the world. This could manifest as a lack of foresight.

Therefore, it is important for everyone this year, regardless of their zodiac sign, to give special thought and attention to preparing for the future.

But what does the immediate future have in store? The year of the Earth Pig is a time of cooling down, a time of conflict and a time of setbacks. However, it is also a time for turning things around and a time of wealth.

The center star in the Feng Shui Chart of the year is the “Wealth Star.” This star being in the center means that everyone has equal access to this.

So what does this all mean? Overall, the year portends to be quite favorable for wealth prospects, personal development and self-growth but not so favorable on the safety, health and well-being aspects. And now comes the human factor in all this, which is: “What do we do about it?”

Event tickets are available for P4888 nett at the Yin and Yang Shop of Harmony at the New World Makati Hotel, Makati City. For inquiries, call 752-5882 or 811-6888 local 3066 or 639179892294 or email yinandyangshopofharmony@gmail.com.