WH Rose Garden: Feng Shui Nightmare!

If ever a couple needed a good feng shui consultation, it’s The Donald and Melania. Especially last summer when they decided to “renovate” The White House Rose Garden. But now it’s too late.

Now they must live with their folly of ignoring this ancient Chinese art of placement and endure the misfortunes that continue to befall them.

Oh, you don’t know what I’m talking about? You don’t understand what feng shui has to do with all the bad luck that’s infiltrated Trump’s White House after the garden’s “renovation?” And you didn’t even realize The White House Rose Garden got “renovated”— or even needed it — in the first place?

Don’t feel too bad. You’re not alone, dear readers.

A lot of citizens missed this story because it slipped in under the radar as yet another fluffy, insignificant distraction from the Trump Administration. In reality, it’s one of the more significant developments that has taken place for POTUS 45 in 2020.

Kudos to the journalists who investigated this story and stayed with it, though. My thanks to Laura McGann(laura.mcgann@vox.com) for writing “Melania Trump’s changes to the White House Rose Garden: She dug up trees and put in paved walkways.” McGann’s s**t detector was operating in full force as she wrote “decisions still sowed confusion online about how the ‘after’ photos showed an improvement from the ‘before.’” She also brought attention to its almost forgotten history: 59 years ago JFK commissioned this garden. Rachel Lambert Mellon(gardener/horticulturalist) designed it. For nearly six decades, it thrived as a welcome respite and beautiful historical stage for Presidents and visitors alike… until summer, 2020.

USA Today(with contributions from the Associated Press and Hannah Yasharoff) also covered this renovation. But it did note how federal regulations barred The White House “from being the setting for expressly political events.” And it was published on August 23, 2020— before First Lady Melania actually delivered her speech to the Republican National Convention from the newly renovated Rose Garden. Conflict of interest? For the Trumps, it was merely another backdrop for a photo op.

Welcome to Rose Gardengate, America.

As innocuous as it seems, this unnecessary Rose Garden redo has not only led to Trump’s downfall, it’s also crystalized his M.O. and tried-and-true propaganda techniques for all to see. What’s ever more startling is the way another money trail is emerging, despite Trump’s practice of hiding his secrets in plain sight.

That is, suddenly and without much warning to the public sector, The White House Rose Garden needed “renovations.” Why?

What kind of renovations? How much will they cost? And who’s going to pay for it and how?

No one really knew.

At first, The White House announced that the garden would be “closed for repairs” without giving much detail on what, exactly, needed to be repaired. The closure lasted for around three weeks, then it reopened.

Later, the official word was that private donors paid for the “renovation.” But the actual price tag for the work remained well-hidden. To this day, White House officials are still refusing to admit how much the work really cost. Sure smells like another bookkeeping scandal fresh from the pages of Melania and Me, doesn’t it?

Regardless of the price, this renovation turned out to be too costly for both our history and democracy. That’s because it had nothing to do with repairs or improvement or preservation. It was all about the destruction of a cherished American icon, courtesy of Donald J. Trump.

(Sigh) In the fascist demagogue playbook, nothing improves a rose garden like killing all the roses.

And that’s exactly what happened.

Trump decimated this lovely, historical garden. He destroyed it. Colorful flowers and roses that had thrived for decades were torn out, then replaced by new roses of ghostly white and pastel shades. Katherine crab apple trees, so vital to the previous design, were “removed.” Although some reports say maybe 12 trees would get replanted, it’s hard to say exactly how many would actually get replanted(or where?) and how many trees just got chopped down. Newsflash: you can’t REplant these trees if you chop them down; you can only plant different trees in their place.

There’s still no word on what happened to the sessile oak sapling from Belleau Wood that French President Macron gifted to America in April 2018 during his state visit. No big surprise there. If this Administration couldn’t help keep track of which immigrant children belonged to which parents, you can’t expect them to trace a sapling.

The overall effect was more authoritarian muscle flexing than landscape design. It seemed as if Trump wanted to erase all memory of the previous residents who had ever lived at The White House. As though no previous administration or leader had ever existed before him. As though he was determined to destroy a vibrant and beloved garden just so he could create his own garden with his own special Trump brand. Never mind that his renovation looked like a dead zone around a mausoleum. He really was on a mission to wipe out history.

What mattered to Trump was his god-like demonstration of destruction and creation — that was it.

But that wasn’t all he was up to. This renovation had a far more sinister intent than some insiders could have suspected. Take a closer look at the details, dear readers.

A wide (3 foot wide, to be exact) limestone walkway now edges around the flowerless lawn. The official word is that this path would better accommodate people with disabilities. Uh-huh. Like those disabled people Trump once publicly mocked? WH gets 3 Pinocchios for that one. More hype suggests this big expensive project was undertaken to improve drainage and infrastructure — without specifically mentioning why or what had been done.

But then, as if to inadvertently include a revealing afterthought, the White House also admitted that broadcasting, audio visual tweaks, and other tech fixes were also listed in the “renovation.” Wake up and smell the coffee, buttercups!

Micro-manager that he is, Trump is planning to set up his very own television broadcasting network at The White House! Isn’t it obvious? You could almost see the little wheels in his brain spinning about it. Although he already has FOX NOOZ as his own propaganda network, he also realized that he ultimately had no control — or final word — over the communication operations. So, what better way to exert political power and influence than to be in charge of your very own network coming directly from The Oval Office? TRUMP-TV: now streaming live!

Well, it COULD happen.

Of course, that’s just my own personal opinion coming from my own op-ed. After falling down the rabbit hole and being trapped for the past 4 years in this fledgling dictator’s political domain, though, I can’t help but think my theory makes sense, in a weird yet perfectly believable way.

As Orwellian as this plan might seem, it’s not really unconstitutional. Not to Trump, anyway. After all, nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it specifically forbid The President from owning and operating his own TV station at The White House. If it isn’t specifically forbidden in writing, Trump always thinks it’s okay — and has no problems doing whatever he feels like doing.

But wait. Wasn’t Melania in charge of this Rose Garden redo? Sure, as the Beard, as the fall guy. Trump knew that if he’d gotten rid of those crab apple trees (along with the other vegetation) because they would have interfered with the transmission of his new TV network, people would have had a fit. But if Melania was supposedly behind renovating the garden, there wouldn’t be as much criticism. People always go easy on the first ladies about “cosmetic improvements" around the house. And Melania loves her FLOTUS status so much, she goes along with whatever her husband wants her to do and say. She plays her part like a good little wife from 1955 — The Donald’s favorite time zone. But even “Plastic Pat” Nixon had more spunk when she dealt with Tricky Dickie than Melania now has with Trumpty.

A really good wife(and spunky First Lady) would have reminded Trump — supposedly an advocate and true believer of feng shui — to check out the “flying star” chart of The White House. If she had done that, maybe he would have taken the annual change of numbers more seriously…

This brings us to the feng shui part of our story and how ignoring afflicted locations at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue sealed The Donald’s doom — in the metaphysical sense, that is.

If you really want a thorough understanding of how feng shui works, please go to any of Lillian Too’s best-selling books on the subject. I’ve been reading them for over 15 years now, and they’ve given me a good handle on the basics.

Her explanations and guidance in 168 Ways to Harness Your Lucky Numbers for Wealth, Success, and Happiness are especially helpful for both serious students of geomancy, as well as curious readers. For purposes of enlightenment here, I’m giving you a condensed version to impart a better understanding of why “renovating” The Rose Garden this year has had grave repercussions for Trump and his inner circle.

Okay, we can call feng shui another pseudoscience that’s borne of superstition and less-than-scientific beliefs. But synchronicity rides again! The afflicted locations at The White House were already determined and calculated years earlier to be inauspicious. Long before COVID-19 emerged from Wu Han, China(and Europe) as a pandemic, the tendency for misfortune to unfold in these areas was predicted. Furthermore, these numbers and corresponding locations had nothing to do with the current political climate or events.

If we look at the time a house was built(or renovated) and the direction it faces, we can make a customized “flying star” chart. We can use numerals 1 to 9 and put them on a 3 by 3 square grid to figure out house luck. This grid will also reveal possibilities of danger, sickness, and other misfortunes. Think of this chart as a kind of square astrological chart from the Orient. It’s like a square — not round — natal horoscope chart designed to help homeowners navigate the upcoming year.

So it’s a valuable tool in feng shui used to locate the lucky and problem areas of one’s residence.

Now at The White House where Trump resides as President, The Rose Garden should be considered part of the actual house. Why? Because it’s such a vital extension of the Presidency that it’s like an actual room attached to the dwelling itself. While this garden is unmistakably an outdoor venue, it also serves many important functions.

Press conferences, speeches, interviews, meetings, ceremonies, and other formal gatherings all take place in this special area. These functions are so significant to Trump’s job description that any feng shui consultant would consider The Rose Garden another room at The White House, and not just a garden outside the residence.

Unfortunately for Trump in 2020, the area of The Rose Garden is located in the SSE corner of his residence. EAST: that’s also where The Five Yellow(or Wu Wang) is located this year. Very inauspicious. Digging in the ground, cutting down trees, disturbing that part of the land with noise and excess activity — all these things are feng shui taboo. All manner of calamity, including serious losses, illnesses, and death could result if Wu Wang’s bad energy is not suppressed.

And Trump only encouraged disruption at this location.

As for The Three Killings this year, no renovations should have been done at all in the SOUTH. And don’t even get me started with this Grand Duke Jupiter, or Tai Tsui. Trump’s going to need more than fu dogs or wind chimes or pagodas now to assuage the misfortunes brought by just The Five Yellow and The Three Killings. Dealing with only one of these plagues would be more than enough for anyone to handle. But now The President of the United States is mishandling all 3 at once!

Under his direction, needless renovations took place in the Southern and Eastern areas of his home. Then a little more than a month later, Trump and his family contracted the Coronavirus. So did other members of his administration, so did other government officials. Then his popularity in the polls slowly began dwindling. The Rose Garden he disturbed became a hot zone of disease and distrust for the President. Even if he manages to win the upcoming election, he’s going to lose in so many other areas of his life that his victory will feel meaningless.

Coincidence?

I call it synchronicity — a meaningful coincidence that defies Western logic. Quite fitting in the Chinese Year of The Rat.