Feng Shui ~ Graduation Gifts

With class graduations just around the corner I’d like to go over a few
Feng Shui cautions. From a Feng Shui perspective, auspicious gift
giving brings luck to both the giver and the recipient. Everyone
benefits. This is a time when intention comes into play. The act of
giving should be accompanied with the very best wishes for the
graduate. As you select and then wrap the gift – spend a few minutes in
meditating on the success and happiness that you envision for the young
person’s future.
If you are giving flowers to a young woman or decorating a reception
area, yellow flowers are the best; sunflowers, daffodils, tulips but
never roses because of their thorns. The gift should be wrapped in a
bright yang color such as red or gold wrapping paper. Tying with a red
or gold ribbon will increase the good luck attached. Best of all is to
wrap the gift in yellow cloth, and silk is king.
All gifts should be personally delivered or sent to the house of the
recipient. This is because you will be symbolically sending good luck
to their home and their family. Never just hand it to the person at
graduation. Classical Feng Shui practitioners will actually pick the most
auspicious day to send the present.
In Feng Shui clocks and watches are a big taboo as they measure the
passage of time and imply that time is fleeting and one can never
recover what has passed. It is interesting that in our culture we give watches at retirement when one’s job is over. There are some practitioners that feel that you
can counter the bad luck attached if the recipient immediately gives
you money for the watch – it must be in coins (metal) this way
symbolically they purchased the watch for themselves. I would prefer
to avoid the awkwardness of this situation, play it safe and chose another gift. In
America watches have become a common graduation present so if you have
your heart set on giving a watch then why not give a gift certificate
to a jewelry store and they can purchase their own watch.