The Year of the Dragon is thought to be lucky. Though the spicy, fierce dragon can be unpredictable so tread with care into this year. In the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon few understood what the title meant. The dragon is never fully seen and is always having some part of it’s body hidden. This means that though he is powerful, he holds hidden secrets. This year is the year of the water dragon. Water in Chinese five elements is cooling and deep. If we look at these symbols literally we can consider an application in our own lives. By going deep we honor our true nature and our own body’s wisdom. All too often in the hurried world we live in we forget to take care of our most important asset, our health. Take time to site quietly and think of nothing. Pray or meditate daily. In doing this as a daily practice you will find that you feel a deeper sense of peace and harmony in your life. This also according to Chinese Medicine, builds your life force essence or qi.
The other literal suggestion we may take from these symbols is the reminder to drink more water. There are water companies that are offering water infused with an idea. To some this may sound funny. We did a blind taste test of these idea waters and found that the water infused with love, health and prosperity had soft or hard qualities even though they all tasted the same. You may make your own intention water by taking pure clean water (maybe your own favorite bottled water brand) and intentionally thinking the thought you wish to infuse it with. Masaru Emoto a well known Japanese researcher studied this idea and came up with an incredible body of research on the phenomenon Here is a youtube link sharing his work (also click on his name above for a youtube interview with him). When you look at this concept and take it a step further with the realization that you are made up mostly of water it stops and makes you think about the affect of your thoughts and intentions on your body and the bodies of those around you. Be mindful of what you create in your thoughts, intentions, speech and media and messaging you expose yourself to. It is believed that negative energy as well as positive energy produces an effect on us like health or imbalance.
Focus on thoughts of harmony in your life and health and think of this as an opportunity to take more control of your life and your choices and embody the power you innately possess and have a prosperous healthy year. Oh and drink more water.
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