Home cactus: benefits and harm
In modern homes, you can find cacti - houseplants - quite often. The cactus is of tropical origin, which is responsible for its unusual appearance. It has no leaves at all and instead of them the cactus has many spines; the cactus has a large, fleshy trunk. Some cacti are blooming.
The unusual appearance of this plant surprises and captivates at the same time. It is worth noting that there is a huge variety of cacti in the world and each should be treated differently - some are useful for humans, others are not. Many argue that despite the abundance of “threatening” thorns, this plant has powerful energy.
Expert flower growers and florists say: the larger and longer the needles of a cactus, the more dangerous it is and the more aggressive its energy is. It has also been noted that the cactus can have a very negative influence on weak-willed people (fearful, suspicious, weak and indecisive). This is why people with social communication problems, obsessive thoughts and phobias should avoid having a cactus at home.
Surprisingly, a self-confident and strong-character person can only be nourished and endowed with positive traits by the energy of a cactus: fearlessness, determination, wisdom. The cactus cannot have any other negative effects on such an owner.
It is impossible to say confidently and accurately that a cactus is a bad plant for the home. Indeed, under a layer of thorns, the cactus has a thick trunk filled with moisture. It is this factor that indicates that the plant has “dual” energy (good and bad).
Benefits of cactus:
- The plant can act as a kind of “shield” that reflects bad energy.
- While in the house, the cactus can absorb all negative and negative influences, improving the atmosphere.
- In homes where many quarrels constantly arise, cacti can “take upon themselves” outbursts of aggression and anger, emotions from resentment and feelings of revenge.
- A cactus located close to the workplace can improve a person’s concentration and mental activity. As a result, he is able to more easily solve complex problems, make decisions and “gather thoughts into a pile.”
INTERESTING: One of the most unusual opinions says that “thieves avoid houses” where there are a lot of cacti. Whether this is true or not has not been definitely proven. It is also not known for what reasons this happens: on an energetic level or because thorny plants become an obstacle to a thief’s entry into the house through the windowsill.
Home cacti
Plant energy
The cactus has strong energy and can change people who have been in the same house with it for a long time. For example, strengthen or suppress certain personality traits. Due to the main feature of its appearance, it is primarily attributed to the energy of threat. The longer the spines, the more aggressive and brighter it will appear. Therefore, in a house where calm people live, the plant can upset the balance, throwing out negative energy. At the same time, positive energy is also attributed to him. In overly angry and irritable people, it will absorb energy, accumulate it, purifying the atmosphere in the home and family. A cactus, like any other living organism, has dual energy.
Is it possible to keep cacti at home?
It is possible and sometimes even necessary to keep a cactus in the house. However, you need to choose the right plant for your home, depending on the age of the cactus, its size and shape. Of course, it is best to purchase a young plant, a cutting taken from a friend or purchased in a store.
If you are not sure that you can provide the flower with proper care and give your love, it is better to limit yourself from such a purchase. If you have never encountered cacti, choose the first plant that is not large, with small needles.
INTERESTING: Some scientific studies prove that plants respond not only to the emotional state of their owner, but also to his voice. Therefore, frequent conversations with the cactus will calm it down and allow it to exude only positive energy.
A good place in the house for a cactus:
- Kitchen (window sill, shelf, countertop) - the plant will absorb negativity that can arise between household members, fatigue and emotions of resentment.
- Window sill - here the plant will receive the necessary portion of light and will not be able to harm it with its negative energy, since it will be located far from the person.
- On the desktop , the plant will “absorb” all the negative influences of work: heavy thoughts, anger from an unresolved task and disappointment.
- Near the computer is the most “popular” place for a cactus. It is known that the plant absorbs negative waves emanating from the monitor and modem.
- The hallway (note that there must be light in it) - here the cactus can “absorb” the negative energy that comes into the house with you from work, the street, and so on.
Bad place in the house for a cactus:
- Bedroom - especially when it comes to the bed. A cactus placed near the bed can negatively affect healthy sleep, cause migraines, digestive disorders and promote sexual dysfunction.
- Children's room - in addition to the fact that cactus spines can be traumatic for a child, the cactus and the child are often enemies for each other only because children are not able to appreciate the importance of the plant. Therefore, the cactus can negatively affect them, developing aggression and other qualities.
- A relaxation room, living room or hall - in a word, a room where a person tries to relax. The presence of a cactus in this case can “spoil” the peace.
Blooming cactus
Signs about whether it is possible to grow cacti at home
Signs from the people and various superstitions do not give a clear answer to the question of whether it is good or bad to have cacti in the house. The plant is credited with the most powerful energy, and its strength and intensity directly depend on the length of the spines.
Positive influence of cactus
A number of positive signs claim that keeping cacti at home is extremely useful and sometimes simply necessary for the following reasons:
- Just by its presence in the home, the succulent has a beneficial effect on the mental activity of household members, improving it, as well as developing new types of thinking.
- Due to its ability to increase concentration and attentiveness, a prickly pet is especially useful for students (schoolchildren, students, etc.) who do not know how to collect their thoughts and coordinate their activities.
- According to legend, through the thorns the plant takes on all the negativity that enters the house. At the same time, the energy emanating back from it becomes light and positive. Anger, envy, fear, irritability and other dark thoughts are neutralized.
- A rough green shield reflects the negative impact of ill-wishers (damage, evil eye, etc.).
- Cactus is useful where there is no mutual understanding and quarrels often occur. It absorbs and reduces anger, helps to quickly forget grievances, and also discourages the bad desire for revenge. People calm down, become more restrained, softer, and try to get into conflict less often.
- Placed near a TV or computer monitor, the succulent absorbs the harmful rays emitted by them.
- The prickly protector, in a completely incomprehensible way, as the sign says, protects the home from the attacks of swindlers, thieves, robbers, etc.
- The cactus forces you to realistically evaluate reality, thereby preventing you from rash actions, for example, from early marriage. A child who has a succulent plant in his room will always finish his education first, and only then will think about organizing his personal life (marriage).
Important! In culture, cacti bloom quite rarely, therefore, according to signs, this event is always positive. You can expect a long-awaited and planned trip, a wedding, the arrival of pleasant guests and even the appearance of an heir.
Home cactus can be useful, despite beliefs
Negative influence of cactus
Quite a number of negative signs warn that cacti should not be kept at home. The consequences of staying in the home of a prickly pet can be as follows:
- The man living in the house gets drunk. Excessive consumption of alcohol will lead to alcoholism. The succulent, being a source of Mars energy (male energy), comes into conflict with representatives of the stronger half of humanity and affects them very negatively.
- For young unmarried women and girls, the sign portends a lonely and joyless life. The succulent plant is sometimes even considered a symbol of celibacy, since it rejects male attention from its owner.
- In the absence of bad energy that needs to be absorbed and processed, the cactus itself begins to produce and release negativity into the surrounding space.
- A serious illness or even death will befall one of the household if flowers appear on a prickly pet.
Attention! There is a not very common sign that a cactus that died, rotted, and did not take root in an apartment left this world for a reason. This means that everything is in order in the house, there is simply no negative energy there.
Why do you need a cactus in the house?
A cactus is needed in the house if:
- You want to find out what kind of energy is present in your home: bad or good. If the atmosphere is favorable, the plant will bloom.
- In addition, caring for and monitoring the growth of a cactus is very interesting. The plant is not whimsical and does not require extreme attention.
- If you love your cactus, it will have a positive effect on your psyche, if not, vice versa. If you “don’t like” your cactus, donate it or sell it.
- If you are a “fickle” person (you have a lot of doubts and insecurities), a cactus will help you find your “core” and reveal only positive qualities in you.
- It is also believed that the cactus is a person’s protector from otherworldly forces, evil and all evil spirits.
- Cactus helps a person develop tolerance towards himself and others.
Cacti in the house according to Feng Shui: can you keep them at home?
It’s worth noting right away that the cactus is a “capricious” plant. From the first seconds it may fall in love, or it may hate its “master”. It is very simple to determine the attitude of a plant towards itself:
- If you feel bad in the room where the cactus is located, the plant is not suitable for you.
- If, on the contrary, you feel cheerful and cheerful, you have ideal compatibility with a cactus.
Feng Shui (the ancient Chinese teaching about the harmony of man with the outside world) does not encourage a person to have a cactus in his house. The teaching adheres to the point of view that the cactus drives away such favorable energy “Qi”.
If you respect Feng Shui, in such cases the cactus should be placed in places of the house with “negative energy”, for example: a flight of stairs, steps going down, a toilet and a bathroom (both in the room and opposite the room, because in the toilet and bathroom water leaves, therefore, “takes with it” good and bad). In such places, the cactus will be a barrier that does not allow the good to leave and attracts the bad.
INTERESTING: Many believe that cactus spines can be used to make a talisman. To do this, they are collected and placed in a special glass flask, which they carry with them, or they are buried in the ground in front of the house. This amulet protects against ill-wishers and envious people. Another important point is that a blooming cactus is needed in any home, everywhere and always. The plant blooms extremely rarely and therefore can bring joy to your home.
Cactus according to Feng Shui
Is it possible to keep a plant in an apartment?
Biologists do not find any danger in most types of succulents. They are non-toxic and do not release poisons into the environment. Their natural defense is thorns. Some plants have very sharp thorns, while others have soft and fluffy thorns. Moreover, the most dangerous are the latter. It is the soft spines that cause prolonged acute itching, digging into the skin. But it’s difficult to pull them out, so it’s better not to approach them with unprotected hands.
Cacti will not be an object of study for pets. Curious cats very quickly understand the danger of thorny plants and do not eat them, but dogs instinctively do not approach them. Succulents bloom beautifully and variedly, although rarely in most cases.
Flower growers believe that growing succulents is useful for those who are not very organized and unsociable:
- In the first case, the cacti will not die if the owner forgets to water them.
- In the second, they help brighten up loneliness.
Cacti do not like to have their position changed. They like stability, so they need to unroll the pots for uniform illumination no more than once a month.
What cacti can be kept in the house: sign
Cactus in the house, signs:
- One opinion says that a cactus in the house can be the reason why men do not get along with them in the same home. This is nothing more than a superstition, but suspicious women believe in it and associate personal failures with the plant.
- If you have a cactus in your house for a long time and suddenly it blooms, this is a good omen that tells you that there will be a wedding in your family soon.
- For a pregnant couple, a cactus blooming in the house can portend pregnancy and the imminent birth of a child.
- If a cactus has been standing in your house for a long time and has never bloomed, this means that the room in which it is located is saturated with negativity. Perhaps people often quarrel, make scandals, or can’t stand each other.
- A blooming cactus is for a happy person, a non-blooming cactus is for a hot-tempered and angry person.
What kind of cactus do you need for your home?
If you have definitely decided that your home really needs a cactus, you need to choose it correctly for yourself and your home. You should choose a plant based on the character of all household members and the atmosphere that reigns in the house.
The type of plant plays an important role when choosing:
- Tall cactus - will help cope with grievances
- Columnar cactus - will help cope with emotional instability.
- The spherical cactus is an assistant in the fight for mental and physical health. It is also known that such a cactus is an assistant in the fight for weight loss and overeating.
- Finger-shaped cactus - will help its owner get rid of foul language, “evil” language and thoughtlessness of words, and improve speech.
tall cactus
columnar cactus
Ball cactus
Finger cactus
Features of a cactus in the house:
- The cactus is able to “feel” the love that is present in the house.
- The cactus “absorbs” all the bad things that exist in the house and thereby improves relationships between people.
- The cactus literally “recycles” a person’s negative energy, returning him to positivity.
- If the plant does not “like” someone in the house, the cactus will also feel this and will only cause harm to this person, negatively affecting him, manifesting his negativity with headaches and bad mood.
- The cactus pot should be placed where there are energy “holes” in the house: doors and windows.
- Under no circumstances should you keep a cactus near your bed, bedroom or children's room near the recreation area to avoid headaches and mental health problems.
Beliefs associated with this plant
Why does it bloom at home or bloom in the office?
If flowers on a cactus appear in the house, this foretells a change for the housewife , and for the better. A lonely girl will meet her future happiness. A married woman will have a new addition to her family. If the flower is light, there will be a daughter, and if it is dark, there will be a boy.
This is how a cactus can bloom in an original way:
The second aspect of the increase is financial. Most likely, you will receive an inheritance, a lucrative offer, or a promotion. The latter option is more possible if the cactus blooms in the office.
Superstitions concerning women
Cacti symbolize home warmth and comfort , so this plant is recommended for those who dream of starting a family. To an unmarried woman, a blooming cactus speaks of imminent marriage.
Reference! If the cactus blooms a second time with a short interval, this indicates that great love, even passion, reigns between a man and a woman.
Also, the buds on the thorny crop indicate that the family has overcome all difficulties and they are not expected in the near future. In addition, the abilities of the hostess are judged by the blossoming buds. It is believed that cacti bloom only from the best housewives .
If the plant has dried out, withered or rotted
Usually, the wilting of a cactus does not bode well.:
- Drying of the plant indicates misunderstanding in the family and lack of love. The cactus has dried up - expect problems in your personal life. Sometimes this phenomenon even indicates an impending divorce or a major quarrel.
- If needles have fallen off, think about whether you have envious people or ill-wishers.
- If the cactus has rotted, this indicates that someone speaks poorly of the owner. Moreover, negative words are spoken precisely in the room where the culture is located. It is believed that the prickly plant does not tolerate a bad word, especially one spoken to its owners.
- Finding a wilted cactus is a bad omen that foreshadows illness in the near future.
If it falls or is dropped
There are several interpretations of the fall of a cactus:
- A plant fell from the windowsill onto the floor - someone is jealous of your happiness and well-being.
- The pot fell, but the pot itself and the flower remained intact - quarrels are coming at home or at work.
- If the earth crumbles and the pot breaks, expect serious quarrels in the family.
- A cactus that breaks during a fall warns of the impending illness of loved ones.
- Did you accidentally prick yourself on needles? Be careful with your actions and words.
- If a flower falls or breaks during transplantation, a change of profession awaits.
If given to a man or girl
- Only accept cactus with soft needles as a gift. Hard needles will bring problems and misfortunes into the house.
- If you are given a plant without flowers, a quarrel with your loved one or even separation is possible.
- When you are given a thorny plant, give the giver a coin so that your relationship with him does not deteriorate.
Cactus at work: sign
It is believed that the ideal place for a cactus is one that has negative energy. This is how the plant “remembers” it and constantly absorbs it. Therefore, a workplace or desk is best suited for a cactus. Here he will have the opportunity to “feed” on the negative energy emanating from you, documents, calculations and people around you.
In addition, the cactus will always remain in your sight, which will prevent it from drying out or being left unattended. It is also believed that cacti are the only plants that can neutralize and absorb electromagnetic radiation from a computer monitor, TV, telephone and Internet modem.
Signs:
- A cactus on the right side of the desktop will give inspiration and vitality for fruitful work.
- The cactus on the desktop on the left side will absorb the negativity coming from the work process.
- A cactus in the center of the desktop will “distract” from work and disrupt the thought process.
Where is the best place to put a cactus?
Very contradictory signs and superstitions are unanimous in one thing - the cactus cannot be placed at home wherever you want. A specific place must be chosen for him, where the positive qualities will be maximally manifested and the negative aspects characteristic of him will be eliminated. Depending on its location, the succulent manifests itself in different ways.
Favorable areas will be:
- A corridor or hallway with sufficient lighting. If you believe it, the cactus successfully blocks all negativity at the entrance to the house, preventing it from penetrating inside.
- Any window sills (preferably south windows). A desert dweller is much more comfortable in a place well illuminated by the sun's rays. There he is quite far from people and cannot do any harm.
- Kitchen. The prickly plant absorbs bad energy, smoothing out conflict situations, and also creates a cozy atmosphere.
- Workplace in the house (office, workshop, computer area, etc.). In addition to absorbing unnecessary energy, the succulent puts you in a creative mood and promotes productive work.
Unfavorable areas where it is strongly recommended not to place a cactus are:
- Bedroom. A prickly pet is not the best assistant in terms of personal relationships. He will not bring sensuality and passion into them, but misunderstandings and resentments will inevitably arise. Sleep will be restless, interspersed with nightmares. Signs say that minor health problems and even sexual impotence are possible.
- Children's room. A cactus can have a negative impact on an unstable child’s psyche, causing aggression and disobedience. Sharp spines are traumatic and dangerous.
- Living room. In the common room, many energy flows emanating from household members intersect. The succulent creates an imbalance, provoking quarrels and problems with mutual understanding.
The best place for a thorny plant is a desktop
Cactus as a gift: meaning, sign
Signs:
- Buying a cactus - it all depends on how you feel the first days after the purchase. If it’s bad, then the cactus is a bad omen for you, which in the future will only bring negativity to life.
- Receiving a blooming cactus as a gift is a good omen that will bring you success, good changes and joy.
- Accepting a cactus that is not in bloom as a gift is a bad omen, foreshadowing a quarrel and discord.
- Give a cactus - you should give only flowering cacti and cacti with soft needles, so as not to spoil the relationship with the person to whom you are presenting it.
- Finding a healthy cactus is a good omen and portends health.
- Finding a limp cactus is a bad omen and foretells illness and disease.
- Throwing away a cactus is a good omen if it had a bad influence on you, and a bad omen if it simply bothered you.
- Leaving a cactus (on the street, in the entrance) is a good omen, expect changes.
Is it worth giving a cactus?
Giving someone a gift of a cactus may seem like a great idea. After all, a cactus is a nice, tenacious plant that can withstand all inconveniences. However, it would be better to come up with another gift or choose a less controversial plant. Its pros and cons have always been the subject of debate. Because of its magical properties, the cactus makes you think about why it was given as a gift. From an esoteric point of view, thanks to its needles, the cactus falls into the category of sharp objects. Such a gift can be perceived as a threat and a sign that the person wishes you harm and wants to destroy family happiness. A cactus usually leads to a break in relations with the one who gave it.
Blooming cactus: signs
Signs:
- A small flowering cactus means profit or good changes in the house.
- Lush flowering of a cactus - soon your life will change for the better, to great events.
- A yellow flower on a cactus means the birth of a child in the family.
- Red flower on a cactus - love, romantic meeting, acquaintance.
- White flower on a cactus - for a wedding or matchmaking
- Picking or breaking a flower from a cactus is a bad omen; good changes will not happen to you soon.
Cactus is not a gift
The cactus living in the house symbolizes the muzhigon plant. It is believed that a prickly creature growing in an apartment provokes quarrels, scandals, and misunderstandings. Allegedly, as soon as you plant it on the windowsill, the husband immediately runs away from the house, as if his wife drove him away with a broom. The main condition necessary for superstitions to come true is sincere belief that they will come true. If you don’t believe in omens, then you can safely start a plant. If there are strong feelings between spouses, then no “prickly adversary” can destroy them.
It is also believed that if you give a cactus to unmarried girls for their birthday, especially if the giver is the girl’s fiancé, a wedding between them will not happen. There is an excellent proverb about this: “Your gift is not dear, but love is dear.” If there is no love between a couple, then it is not the gift that is to blame for the failed marriage, but the bad relationship.
Signs about husband cacti warn unmarried girls not to have these plants even at work, and especially not to place them in the bedroom, otherwise nothing will be good in the future. However, if a girl herself does not want to have a close relationship, then she needs a cactus. The beliefs associated with the thorny plant are contradictory. The same phenomenon means different things. There are especially many contradictions associated with a cactus that is blooming or has already bloomed.
The cactus has rotted or died: a sign
Signs:
- The cactus has dried up - there is no love and understanding in the house
- The cactus has rotted - there is hatred and resentment in the house
- A cactus gets sick - to divorce, to a quarrel
- The needles on the cactus have fallen off - you have envious people and ill-wishers.
- Other sprouts appeared in the ground - to acquisitions
- The cactus has “babies” - a good omen, peace and happiness in the family.