Installing beautiful green or floral plants at home helps to beautify your interior and bring a real lush touch to your decoration. As a bonus, the most popular ones are depolluting and thus purify the air you breathe daily by absorbing toxins.
But that’s not all: Plants bring joy, offering guests a fresh, fragrant, welcoming and friendly atmosphere. According to Feng Shui philosophy, certain plants even have the ability to chase away bad vibes and bring positive energy to your living spaces. According to some beliefs, they are even able to attract luck, happiness and wealth. Others, however, are known to have the opposite effect: certain plants seem to attract bad luck, negativity and sadness. Here are 4 that are best kept away from home!
If some plants are beneficial, others are simply evil or cursed. Lately, have you been feeling down, feeling abnormally depressed, tensions are building up with your partner, your finances are not in good shape? If you feel like there’s a little too much negativity around, we suggest you take a look at your plants first. Without knowing it, you may have made a mistake by bringing into your home one or more plants that bring bad luck or attract bad luck. Quickly find out if one of these plants is located somewhere in your home. If this is the case, and as long as you are superstitious, it is high time to clean up!
Eyelet
Beautiful to look at and easy to care for, carnation plants are found in many homes. And yet, against all odds, it is not recommended to keep them at home, as they would tend to absorb the positive energy present in the house. In fact, there is even a belief that a bouquet of carnations is a sign of a very bad omen.
This superstition even dates back to the 19th century, it would come from the theatrical world. At that time, actors had one-off contracts: at the end of each performance, they had no assurance whether they would continue with the play or whether they would be replaced. But it was rumored that if they received a bouquet of roses in the dressing room, their contract was upheld. Conversely, if the bouquet contained carnations, it was a sign of imminent dismissal. This symbolism has thus remained in the customs and left its mark on people’s minds. Accused of bringing bad luck, this flower is often associated with pain, suffering, deception, bad luck or the end of a union.
Hydrangea
Hydrangeas are also beautiful to look at and stand out greatly for their abundant flowering which reveals an incredible color palette: blue, purple, yellow, pink, white, you are truly spoiled for choice. Unfortunately, they do not carry positivity. According to some popular legends, this plant does not favor marital unions. Worse still, it would even be the sign of widowhood, because it symbolizes solitude and coldness. In the Middle Ages, it was not appreciated at all: it even signified frigidity. It was said then that the young girls who received or picked these flowers would never find a husband. Paradoxically, in Japan, the hydrangea symbolizes love and sincere emotions, due to the fact that the pink species resembles a beating heart.
Agave
Generally, agave is believed to be a plant capable of absorbing bad energies. And precisely, by trapping these negative waves, it ends up bringing misfortune and bad luck. Precisely for this reason it would be better not to place them inside a house, but only on the balcony or in the garden.
Fern
Finally, there is a very controversial plant about which opinions are very mixed: the fern. A lush green plant with long leaves on the sides, this plant is very popular in homes. However, you should know that there are different schools of thought. Some agree that it is the ideal plant to have in your home to attract love, fortune and luck. While others, on the contrary, think that it brings bad luck and attracts problems.
In any case, the fern has a bad reputation that sticks to it: apparently, it can cause certain ailments such as insomnia, excessive weight loss, but also mood swings and anemia. It would even be a plant capable of sucking positive energy from the place where it is located.
It’s up to you to decide now and choose the plant that best suits you and meets your expectations in order to enhance your interior. Ideally, to ward off fate, we advise you to avoid those that we have just presented to you. But, rest assured, there is no shortage of choice to find those that will bring you more joy, luck and satisfaction.
Cactus
According to the art of Feng shui, cacti or any other thorny plants (except roses) attract negative energy to a home and can cause discord in your relationship. Although they are cute, unfortunately it is not recommended to keep them indoors. If you have them at home, it is better to place them outside so that they can protect you.
Are you superstitious? Here are the items that are best not kept at home!
Around the world, some legends warn of unlucky objects or themes. You probably already know the most popular ones: Friday the 13th, a black cat, going under the ladder, a broken mirror. But, did you know that your house is full of certain objects that can bring you bad luck? Of course, superstition is unique to each person and even varies from one culture to another. But as long as there is, if there is a way to ward off bad luck, the evil eye or negative waves, it would not be refused. Is not it?
A Broken Watch
Beware of that old broken watch that you keep in a corner. You should have gotten rid of it a long time ago. According to some beliefs, if it starts suddenly, it is said that death is near! Generally, keeping things broken is also an ominous sign. Symbolically, this means that the house and the soul must be cleansed. According to Feng Shui, a broken or broken watch attracts bad luck because time no longer moves forward. It therefore prevents good energies from circulating correctly. In other words, if you have broken items that have been lying around in a drawer for a while and if you don’t plan to repair them, it’s better to throw them away as quickly as possible!
Withered flowers
Sometimes our minds are so caught up in other things that we forget to throw away that completely faded bouquet in the corner. Now, you may not know this, but it is said that wilted flowers or dead plants can bring bad luck and attract negativity. If they die in your house, it is because the maintenance was not optimal or they absorbed too many negative waves. You must therefore get rid of them very quickly and bring life to your interior with new, fresh and friendly flowers.
Walls Painted Green
Yes, even colors have a role to play in this story. “Paris Verde,” as it was called, was used in everything from textiles to children’s toys to paint and wallpaper, but it contained arsenic and could produce toxic arsine gas. Eventually, doctors and paint manufacturers caught on and stopped this toxic practice, but some believe that green walls in a home still bring bad luck. Certainly, it remains a very trendy color, with a tropical look, which invites you to travel and escape. And yet, in certain European and Anglo-Saxon countries, this color should be banned from our interiors. It is also interesting to know the chromatic symbolism in decoration to avoid certain errors. In this case, green is a cold color which, in absolute terms, represents luck and hope. However, this shade also embodies misfortune and bad luck.
