Indoor bamboo omens and superstitions

Indoor bamboo is an ornamental plant intended for keeping at home. It is quite popular among those who take Feng Shui seriously, because according to this practice, indoor bamboo serves as a talisman that brings good luck to the house, giving family members health and longevity. There are many signs and superstitions about keeping bamboo at home, but the main thing is that there are no negative ones among them.

Indoor bamboo charges with positive energy, which directly affects success in business, mood, well-being, and an optimistic outlook on life.

Superstitions about bamboo

According to folk wisdom, bamboo:
• improves financial affairs and quality of life in general;
• brings harmony to all life areas;
• promotes self-improvement, interest in learning new things, stimulates career growth;
• increases strength, both physical and internal;
• strengthens immunity and health;
• eliminates problems and negativity;
• increases self-discipline, stamina, concentration;
• charges with positive energy, which directly affects success in business, mood, well-being, and an optimistic outlook on life;
• fulfills desires if their fulfillment is within the realm of possibility.

Nevertheless, its energy is so strong that its prolonged presence next to a sick person can increase the negative impact of the disease and, therefore, worsen the condition, so it is better to take it into the next room. But for the prevention of diseases, this plant will be useful.

Despite the fact that indoor bamboo has the same signs and superstitions as wild bamboo, the latter (if it is planted outside the house, on the street) is not popular even in warm regions, although it can become an original decoration for a summer cottage.

What do the different numbers of bamboo stems symbolize?

It is believed that the number of bamboo stems determines which areas of life the plant affects:
• 2 bamboo stems – happiness in personal life, successful marriage;
• 3 bamboos – attracts good luck, lifts your spirits;
• 4 stems – death, this number should be avoided;
• 5 stems – career advancement, success in financial affairs;
• 7 bamboo stems – good health, excellent health;
• 8 is a symbol of infinity, that is, an unlimited addition of what is desired in the actual sphere for the owner of the plant;
• If you are interested in growth in all areas of life, then you should grow bamboo from 21 stems, although such a plant will take up a lot of space.

Bamboo and Feng Shui

Its esoteric meaning depends on the place where this plant is located:
• If placed in the eastern part of the house, the beneficial effects will relate primarily to personal life and family happiness.
• Bamboo growing in the southeastern part increases material well-being.
• If bamboo is planted in the southern part, the owners of the house will receive recognition and glory.
• There is an opinion that the presence of the Chan Chu toad, a well-known talisman among Feng Shui adherents, enhances the magical properties of the plant.

Can you fry bamboo?

Bamboo can be eaten: fried, brewed into tea (has an antipyretic effect) or made into infusions (helps treat the respiratory system, solves digestive and gynecological problems). These properties are recognized even by doctors, and not just by esotericists, so they may seem interesting even to those who do not believe in omens.

It is important to remember that bamboo should never be eaten raw, as it is poisonous, but toxic substances are completely removed during heat treatment. For this reason, care must be taken to ensure that small children or pets do not chew on the plant.

Thus, indoor bamboo not only serves as a nice decorative element at home, but can also bring good luck to various areas of life if the necessary details are taken into account. In addition, feng shui adherents consider it one of the main types of house plants that influence the energy of the house and the lives of its inhabitants.