I’ve always loved hearing the gentle ringing of
windchimes. Usually they send a simple
melody around the yard. Usually.
Windchimes have been around for a very long time. In ancient times the Romans hung bronze
tintinnabulum around homes and in court yards.
The ringing sounds were believed to frighten away evil spirits. Cool. That works for me.
Depending on the shape of the sail (that’s the thing that catches the wind and causes the clapper to
strike the tubes), they could also bring good fortune and protect a
home. Good – that works for me too.
Many people (me too) like to hang
them inside the house. For myself, the
ones inside have special meaning to me or the material is not suitable to our
hot summer sun and high humidity. Or,
because I’m afraid they will be broken or damaged. If you believe in such things, to increase
the Feng Shui within your home, a metal, porcelain, or clay windchime can be
placed in the West, Northwest and North facing windows, while a wood/bamboo
chime can be placed in the East, Southeast, and South windows. This will attract new energy, stimulate
opportunities and blow away obstacles in your life. OK –
whatever works.
They are most often seen as tubes of metal or wood but can
be glass, bamboo, shell, stone, earthenware, stoneware, beads, and porcelain. If you wish to make your own – try using old
silverware, keys, cookie cutters or anything else that catches your imagination.
As I said earlier, I like the
ringing tones of windchimes – usually.
However, over the past couple of months, I’ve given thought to ripping
them down from around my house! We’ve
been experiencing wind – not gentle breezes – WIND. Lots of wind.
Lots of big 20+mph wind. I did,
one evening after hearing the large chime clang and jangle all day long, take
masking tape and tape all the tubes together.
Blessed silence!
But, today they are gently
ringing and producing a sort of background “white noise”. Very soothing as I work in the yard.
Take care.
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