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Luck and lucky symbols: Fruit

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Fruits have long been intertwined with cultural beliefs and practices, symbolising prosperity, health, and good fortune. In feng shui, the strategic placement and selection of certain fruits are believed to attract positive energy and enhance various aspects of life. As we approach the New Year, incorporating these auspicious fruits into our homes can serve as both a celebration of tradition and a means to invite blessings for the year ahead. Read about the symbology of fruit and how it can be incorporated into feng shui practice and enhance different aspects of life, personally and professionally. Luck is an integral part of feng shui practice – and there are many ways to enhance it – one way is to incorporate symbols that can prime you to get more lucky… (also, read about the Luck Factor, which is the mindset for becoming lucky in any area of your life).

1. Oranges and Tangerines: Symbols of Wealth and Prosperity
Oranges and tangerines are highly regarded in feng shui for their vibrant colour and refreshing scent. Their golden hue represents wealth and prosperity, making them popular choices during festive seasons. Placing a bowl of nine oranges in the living room or kitchen is thought to attract good fortune and dispel negative energy.

2. Apples: Emblems of Peace and Harmony
Apples symbolise peace and good health in feng shui. The Chinese word for apple, “píngguǒ,” sounds like “píng,” meaning peace, underscoring this association. Displaying red apples in the dining area is believed to foster harmony and strengthen family relationships.

3. Peaches: Icons of Longevity and Immortality
Peaches are esteemed as symbols of longevity and immortality, often linked to the gods of longevity in Chinese mythology. They also represent love and marriage, making them ideal gifts for older individuals during birthdays to wish them a long and abundant life.

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What is Luck? Top Feng Shui Tips to Boost Luck in any Area of your Life – and using Scientific Principles

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What is luck?

Luck is often defined as being in the right place, at the right time, and doing the right things. But how do you achieve this kind of synchronicity with so many factors at play? By being in the right state of mind, which is under your control. Luck is a skill which can be learnt and how it works has been demonstrated scientifically (read below). Following this definition of luck – if you’re reading this article, you’ve just demonstrated and confirmed that you are lucky and you can still boost your luck further by applying some of the principles and ideas listed below.

Lucky symbols: horseshoe

Lucky symbols: horseshoe

Three types of luck: heaven luck, human luck, earth luck / feng shui luck

The oriental people believe that there are three types of luck: heaven luck, human luck, and earth luck. Heaven’s luck is what we are born with. Human luck is the luck we create with our intentions, behaviours and actions and is mostly within our control. The earth luck, which is another way of describing the function of feng shui is to a large extent within our control too.

What is luck from a scientific perspective?

For ages, people have been trying to understand and harness luck (in games, gambling, casinos, etc). Luck has been studied scientifically. Dr Richard Wiseman studied hundreds of exceptionally lucky and unlucky people and has employed various methods – including psychometric questionnaires, laboratory experiments and extensive interviewing – to better understand the psychology of luck. He identified four factors that affect luck. Lucky people 1) maximise chance opportunities, 2) listen to lucky hunches, 3) expect good fortune and finally, 4) they turn bad luck into good luck. There are some sub-factors for each of these four key luck factors, which are listed in his highly recommended book  ‘The Luck Factor’ by Dr. Richard Wiseman

“Ability is of little account without opportunity.” Napoleon Bonaparte

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