feng-shui
Westerners Burn Sage to Cleanse. Chinese People Hang Peach Wood.
A friend lit a bundle of sage to purify her new apartment. Watching the smoke, I thought of the peach wood sword at home. Door gods, spring couplets, cinnabar, red string — behind the Chinese system of protection lies one ancient question: when you're afraid, what can your hand hold?
9/14/20269 min