Feng Shui Your Home

According to Chinese astrology, each person is born under a year which is associated with one of the five elements. Each element is then represented by one or more colors. The five elements interact with each other in both a productive cycle and a destructive cycle. The productive cycle shows how each element creates or produces another while the destructive cycle shows how each element destroys or is destroyed by another. Once you know the colors representing each element, you will be able to figure out the colors you should surround yourself with and the colors you should stay away from. Incorporate more colors representing your own element as well as the colors of the element that produces your element. Stay away from the colors representing the element that destroys your own element.

Wood: Green, Brown
Fire: Red, Bright Strong Yellows, Orange, Pink, Purple
Earth: Light Yellow, Light Brown, Light Sandy Tan
Metal: White, Gray, Silver
Water: Blue, Black


Feng shui colors are also used to represent the eight sections of the Bagua. This tool can be used by holding it with the black section facing you and the red section pointing to the direction straight in front of you while standing at the entrance of either an individual room or the doorway of your home. You will be able to precisely map out the eight sections of that space and its corresponding areas of your life. Look for the areas of your life that needs improving. Incorporate more of the color used to represent that area in that particular section of the room or home. The diagram below shows us that the five elements are also used in the Bagua. This is important, because it will determine what kind of objects are appropriate for each given section of the room. Different areas of your life can be improved considerably by placing the right objects in the right places.

Signifying the art of living in harmony, both Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra are rooted in ancient wisdom and philosophy of China and India, respectively. In compliance with living principles and ancient wisdom, both these prehistoric schools of thought believe in creating a flow of positive energy, which is harmonious for living spaces.
With the global advent of architecture, the science of Feng Shui (pronounced as Fung Shway) is not restricted to China; it has come a long way to be recognized as a relevant science in today’s lifestyle. It applies to offices, homes, businesses and any other dwelling. Based on the principles of balancing energies connected with nature and environment, Feng Shui attempts to create a positive flow of force to impact in your prime areas of life. To understand the importance of Feng Shui practically, surveying a house or business is of utmost importance.
In a dwelling, the Kitchen and the Bedroom are most important features of a home; the Chinese even bestow the kitchen stove as being the source of health and prosperity. The birth number, known as Kua in Chinese helps to determine the best directions individually, even for your kitchen!

Tips on Kitchen

Feng Shui believes that a wrong kitchen direction can bring misfortune to a family. Also, the kitchen should not be directly below the toilet, or adjacent to it. It believes that the Kitchen should not be in the center, and that the cooking gas or stove should not be placed on the same slab as the sink.
Water and fire are opposite forms of energy and as water can put off fire, to avoid friction, they should be separate. Refrigerator is considered to be a water element too, and hence should be away from the stove. The best would be a triangle that the cooking gas, stove and refrigerator form.
While cooking, the cook should not have his back towards the door to avoid any feeling of startling while cooking. Reflecting mirrors can be a solution where all the other factors are sound.
Overhead lights on a cooking gas are believed to be disastrous. It can lead to financial crisis. To negate the effects, one can hang bamboo flutes at an angle of 45 degree.
Green is a kitchen color and a clutter free kitchen attracts Chi(positive energy), unused articles are advised to be discarded(articles not used in one and half years).

Tips on Bedroom

A bedroom door must open completely as it symbolizes allowing opportunities and fortune. In Feng Shui, bedroom doors that open less than 90* may mean constricted energy flow and opportunities.
On entrance, it is advised to place something pleasant—your art, vase and sculpture pieces or a family photograph. It is a greeting.
For optimum functionality, there should be a clutter-less area—closets, almirahs and storage furniture. Symbolically clutter means that there are things left undone in your life. Organization definitely feels like empowerment, and brings a feeling of neat space and serenity to any room, especially bedroom. Resting rooms need to be quiet and peaceful with little chaos.
The best sleeping direction would be the one that helps you face the door. When you get up, your feet should be towards to door to help you feel in command and control.
A mirror opposite the door where there is a wall will help circulate energy. Bright lights above the bed are a big ‘no’.

A bedroom is supposed to be a sanctuary, a place where we can go to recharge tired batteries and rest. Unfortunately, for many people, the bedroom has bad Feng Shui and does not provide the rest, relaxation, and recharging that it should. The bedroom is also supposed to be a place of romance and connection with a special someone. Good Feng Shui can help to light the fires of romance, and make the bedroom more than just a place to hang your clothes.

The good news is, it’s easy to map your bedroom according to good Feng Shui principles. You can create peace, tranquility, harmony, and romance in your bedroom. Here are some good Feng Shui tips to help in your bedroom.

The first step is to draw an outline of your bedroom on a piece of paper. Make the room roughly square, it doesn’t have to be perfect. The main entrance to the room should be on the lower line of the square that you have drawn.

Next, draw three rows of three squares each, dividing the square into nine equal pieces.

Starting with the lowest row, you have the area of Knowledge in the left corner, the area of Career in the center, and the area of Help People and Travel on the right side. These three squares describe the area when you first walk into the bedroom.

The middle row of square describe the center of your bedroom. The left side is Family and Health, the center is considered the Tao, or Center, and the right hand square is the Creativity and Children section.

The top row of squares are, from left to right, the Wealth sector, Fame and Reputation in the center, and Relationships and Romance on the right.

So now, looking at your layout on the paper, it should be divided like this:

Wealth | Fame/Reputation | Relationships/Romance

Family/Health | Tao | Creativity/Children

Knowledge | Career | Helpful People/Travel

So now that you have your room organized, let’s look at some objects that could be placed in those sectors to create the desired effect.

In the Knowledge sector, place some bookshelves or a bookcase. Fill it with books and other tools of self-improvement such as DVDs or audio books.

In the Career Sector, mirrors will help to reflect positive Chi, or energy and keep it flowing through your career. Water related items also help good Chi to pool in that area, increasing the opportunities in your career. If you have any pictures or objects that help to define your career goals, place them in this sector as well.

In the Helpful People and Travel sector put pictures of people who can or have helped you. Also place pictures of places you would like to visit, or places you have been and enjoyed.

The Family and Health sector is the best place to keep family heirlooms and photos. Keep plants in this area as well and make sure they thrive. Anything dead or dried is considered very bad Feng Shui, so make sure Flowers are fresh and do not display dried floral arrangements.

The Creativity and Children sector is the best place for your art supplies, any artwork you have done or are working on, and your computer, if you have one in your bedroom. Generally it is considered bad Feng Shui to have working materials in your bedroom, but if you must, this is the place.

In the Wealth sector is the place to keep your money, jewelry, or other things valuable. If you have fish, you should keep them here as they are thought to bring prosperity in this sector. The colors red, purple, and gold are also used to increase prosperity in the wealth sector.

Keep any Awards you might have in the Fame and Reputation sector. Candles are also good here along with plants, and the colors red, orange, or purple.

Finally, in the Relationships and Romance sector, place round or oval mirrors to keep the good Chi flowing. Pictures of loved ones are good here, along with the color pink. Feng Shui believes that pairs of ducks are good because ducks mate for life. If you don’t like ducks, any paired objects like candlesticks or small statues will help create good Feng Shui in this area of your life.

Since our bedroom is such a reflection of who we are and what we value, it is important to start your journey to good Feng Shui here. In time, with some of these Feng Shui bedroom tips in place, you will see improvements in the areas where you are looking for help.

Feng shui (pronounced “fung shway”) is the ancient Chinese Art of arrangement and placement of things within certain principles in order to balance the energies of the environment for improved health, prosperity and good fortune.

The principles of Feng shui can be applied to every aspect of our daily life. If you are building your own home, Feng shui could be incorporated right from the initial stages beginning with the orientation of the house with regards to the property. Every tenet of Feng shui is based on some scientific belief, which if adhered to as much as possible could lead to a harmonious peaceful existence.

The bedroom is the most important part of the house. It is a place where we escape to at the end to the day. Our sanctum sanctorum that we run to, to de-stress and refresh. It should be peaceful and comforting and relaxing. Feng shui lays much emphasis on the placement and decorating of the bedroom. The location of the bedroom in the house is just as important as the contents of the bedroom.

According to the principles of Feng shui all the “restful” energy lies at the rear of the home, which makes it the perfect location for a bedroom. The bedroom should be connected to the rest of the house through only one door as this helps contain the restful energy within the bedroom and stops it from rushing out.

The bedroom should preferably not be built above the garage as it causes unrestfullness. To offset this, heavy solid objects should be placed on the floor or a mirror should hang on the garage ceiling in such a way that it deflects the image of the car away from the bedroom. If the bedroom is located below the kitchen, place a mirror on the bedroom ceiling, reflecting downward. This helps seal off the hustle and bustle emanating from the kitchen. The bedroom should be connected to the bathroom by a door, which should be kept closed at all times.

Since the bedroom is a place to rest and relax in, all negative energies should be removed from this room. You should not keep any electronic audio or video gadget such as a TV, computer or music system in the bedroom as these release energies that are conflicting and not restful. Mirrors are another thing that should be avoided in the bedroom. If you need to have one, make sure it is not in direct line with your bed. Mirrors are said to cause nightmares by reflecting your negative energy while you sleep. The same goes for all other reflecting surfaces such as computer screens or framed pictures and paintings.

The bedroom and all its furniture and accessories should be done up in pastel and muted colors, and you should indulge in soft satiny sheets and pillows as these induce a peaceful and restful atmosphere. Loud, bright colors are too energizing and could be kept for other rooms. The bedroom should be as clutter-free as possible so that CHI energy can flow freely and bestow you with its good vibrations.

So many things in Feng Shui come from ancient ways and rules that might not seem obvious at first. Ironically enough, some of the earliest writings about Feng Shui, almost 2000 years ago, spoke of Feng Shui as being derivable and stemming from things that were almost common sense. Perhaps to the ancient Chinese, for whom Feng Shui had been a tradition for 1000 years already, it was common sense. For us in the west, however, we need a little help.

One thing nearly all of us need is a way to “unclutter” our environment. Clutter interrupts the flow of Chi, or energy, and symbolizes the way our lives will be on edge just as our home is. While Feng Shui does not have many hard and fast rules for “uncluttering” your life, there are some common sense steps to take before good Feng Shui can happen.

We all have stuff that we don’t really use or need. For some reason, we just can’t seem to part with it. Often times, we get rid of the easy stuff in a matter of minutes, but then we just can’t seem to make up our minds on what of the other stuff stays or goes.

We all have our excuses, “..but it’s so nice,” or “..that was really expensive,” “..I barely got any use out of that,” “..hopefully I’ll wear that again someday,” or my favorite, “..I’ll feel so guilty if I throw this out.”

For every item that you can’t decide what to do with, make a note of what excuse you are using to hang on to it. Listen to the voice in your head that tells you to keep it, and make a note of why.

As you start to do this, you should start to get a clear picture of just exactly what it is that is keeping you tied to certain things. You may find that, for example, you have no trouble throwing away greeting cards from last Christmas, but it would take a crow bar to pry that pair of pants out of your hand that you haven’t been able to wear in three or more years.

It doesn’t mean that you are heartless when it comes to the greeting cards, it means that you are comfortable and secure in the knowledge that your friends and family love you. It also means that you are probably not so comfortable with your body image and are having trouble accepting the fact that you simply can’t fit into those pants anymore.

Plenty of other people, on the other hand, might have no trouble throwing out those clothes, but cringe at the thought of throwing away postcards that are 20 years old. I can feel the guilt and inner struggle now as the mind says “it’s only paper, there is no reason to keep this,” while the heart weighs a ton at the prospect of “throwing away” all those friends and family members. The problem is not the postcards, it’s where our own personal insecurities lie.

So many of the reasons we hold on to clutter have to do with memories of past events, or the hope of usefulness in the future. Holding on to things gives us a sense of hope, or a sense of reminiscing. Both of these make it harder to live in the now. If you fill your closet with clothes that are too small, you remind yourself every day that you are not the size you want to be, and that you are not happy with where you are now. You remind yourself that you still have hope for losing that weight and being skinnier some day. Every day, as you reach for an article of clothing that is not one of the “goal” items, you get a small sense of failure.

Imagine the toll these little message put on you day after day. You wouldn’t look in the mirror and tell yourself that you are a failure every day, would you? I certainly hope not. The message here, though, is closely related if not the same. When you hold on to things that represent what you wish for, and are unhappy about presently, it brings bad energy to your self every day. When your closet contains clothes that fit your body, your life, and your personality, every wardrobe choice becomes a positive step towards a good outlook on the day, and on your life.

It is difficult sometimes to make the decision to be clutter free, and sometimes even more difficult to make that decision a reality. At every item you can’t seem to let go of, listen to the voice in your head and learn to discover the real reasons why you hold on to things that seem to have no use or purpose. Learn to let go of these things and enjoy the here and now. The good energy will begin to flow better, and the path to good Feng Shui will have begin.

Feng shui is the ancient Chinese art of positioning objects in such a way as to encourage free flow of positive chi in our surrounding environment. Pronounced “fung-shway” it literally means “wind” feng and “water” shui. This philosophy is based on the theory that spatial orientation and arrangement in relation to the flow of energy and yin- yang patterns could produce negative or positive effects. Proper placement of furniture and other accessories in a room promote free flow of chi energy which n turn induces positive feelings, good health and good fortune.

In recent years feng shui has turned into a trendy fad with everybody from architects and builders to store keepers jumping on to the feng shui bandwagon. This could have something to do with the fact that everything Oriental is ‘in’ at the moment, and as everyone knows very well, Feng shui has its origins in China.

Moreover Feng shui promotes the less-is-more lifestyle that is fast catching on in the West. Suddenly all Americans are invoking the age-old mantra that Feng shui has been emphasizing on for decades – Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!

Clear that clutter. Throw out everything that has just been lying around in the corners of your house and has never been used. It occupies valuable space, obstructs the free flow of chi and you waste precious time cleaning and dusting something that is of no use to you. It drains your energy and evokes negative feelings.

Feel the positive vibrations in our room. Some things instantly make you feel good, while there are other things you could hate on sight. Keep the good stuff and place it in a prominent place where it makes you feel good. Don’t even try to get used to the things you hate. Throw it out. Just like that. Don’t hesitate. It won’t do you any good to hang on to something you hate just in case one day it may be of some use. It’s not worth it.

Keep your room spotlessly clean. Clean out every nook and cranny from the ceiling to the floor and all the windows and walls. While you are cleaning remember, if you come across more useless clutter- throw it out.

In the bedroom remember to keep everything in soft pastel shades that induce a soothing relaxed feeling. Bright loud colors create too much energy that may not be conducive to sleeping.

Do not use too much of white while doing up your house. According to Feng shui, white delivers ‘cold energy’. It does not envelope you in the warm and cozy feeling that you would want from your home. If using white is unavoidable you can take certain measures to counteract its effects. Place a lot of bright colored flowers around the room, hang bright cheerful pictures on our walls and try and have a few well-placed colorful curios and center-pieces.

Feng shui is not only being used in the home. In recent times it is becoming increasingly popular in the workplace too where it is used to encourage better working relations, productivity and most important profitability.

The legacy of the Chinese culture long traveled across the borders of the nation who created it and made known to the rest of the world concepts such as Ying and Yang, acupuncture and feng shui. Out of these three, the latter seems to gain more and more popularity each day, teaching us the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of a space in such a way as to achieve the harmony between man and nature.

The terms Feng shui can be translated in English as ‘wind’ (feng) and ‘water’ (shui). The core element of traditional feng shui is Qi (or Chi), a spiritual energy, a virtual life force. Fengshui guidelines remind us that life exists in every element of Mother Nature. Qi is considered the source of life, the energy to be encountered within our home, its surroundings and the little things we come across every day. Traditional feng shui brought forward an updated modern variety of fengshui which still preservs the common goal of improving the flow of energy co-working with nature.

Today, fengshui principles are used in determining the best location of a new house, the number of rooms and their positioning according to the personality of the new residents, date of birth and expected date for move in. The best way to take advantage of the fengshui rules is to contact feng shui experts for advice and teachings. This is very easy to do if you visit fengshuiteller.com and contact professionals who will be more than happy to help you. By providing accurate reports, recommendations or tips on fengshui methods, they might be the most benefic persons to come in contact with before moving into a new house.

Traditional feng shui refers to location and orientation dwellings, land, landscaping, or the interior space of a property. No one wants to interfere with the smooth positive flow of qi and bring upon bad luck and misfortune, so feng shui is the best start point for decoration and future positive energy in your home. Between location and orientation, the former is of far greater importance. This fact happens to coincide with the very modern principle of choosing a house or a place to build one, but there are many other things you should consider or fengshui tips you should be aware of before making your final choice, all of them being clearly presented on fengshuiteller.com. The philosophy of feng shui covers a wide area of interests, from the influence of the surroundings upon the house and the influence of the house upon the residents, to the interior structure design, colors and benefits brought by wind chimes, crystals, mirrored balls or table fountains on people’s life, health, fortune, career or finance.

If you are looking for a house or for a place to build one, then you should keep in mind that the perfect location has a mountain landscape in the back and a scenery with a lake, sea, river or ocean in front of the house. What you should avoid is a dead-end road near your home, or the vicinity of a temple, church, graveyard or a slaughter house since they are all related to death (which disturbs the flow of energy). It has been noticed that a good feng shui comes into a square house, moderate in size, bright and tidy. Such a house should have rooms different in size and interior design according to their functions. A fengshui living room should be spacious, neither high nor low, making everyone feel comfortable and friendly, while the fengshui bedroom should be of restrained dimensions, but always full of fresh air to make the sleep better at night. According to the classic rules of feng shui, the most important corner of the house is the southeastern one, since this sector governs the cash flow and the faith one has in his ability to earn money.

The smooth movement of the qi inside the house should not be disturbed by misplaced furniture or other objects. As a decorating style, fengshui has strict rules related to interior design. The rules are very precise as they go all the way to establishing the proper positioning of the plants in the room. Purple, red and green are the colors which best support prosperity and positive energy inside the house. However, the lucky color might be different from one room to another and that’s for feng shui practitioners to decide.

According to the US Census, about half of all business in the United States are run from the home. Since so many people are working from home at least part of the time, it makes sense to try and keep things running smoothly and harmoniously. To that end, here are some Feng Shui Tips for your home office.

You’ll need your compass for some of these tips. Placing items and rooms properly is one of the keys to proper Feng Shui.

If you are able to choose the location of your home office, the best place for it to be is in the North end of your home. The North Sector is often called the Career Sector. If that is unavailable, the Southwest corner is the Wealth Sector, the Northeast is the Skills and Talent Sector, and finally the South is the Fame and Recognition Sector. Do your best to locate your home office in one of those sectors, with the North being the most desirable, and the South being the least.

Some other general Feng Shui Tips for objects within your home office are:

1) Always sit so that there is a solid wall behind your back. This ensures you have support in your life. Never sit with your back to the window.

2) Always place the fax machine, telephone, computers, and cash registers in the southeast wealth sector to attract more prospective business.

3) Arrange your desk to have a clear view of the door, preferably facing the door. If it is impossible to arrange, hang a small mirror so that you can see the door’s reflection.

4) Never put a shelf over your desk. The shelf symbolizes the burdens of the world coming down upon you.

5) Try and keep sharp items such as paper cutters, scissors, or the sharp corner of a machine away from your desk. Make sure they are not pointing at the desk. Keep as many sharp objects as possible hidden from view in a drawer or closet. The sharp edges symbolize the cutting of a knife which is a disapproving finger pointing at you.

6) Make sure that you can walk completely around your desk so that your workmates and workload do not cramp you.

7) Avoid clutter at all times and at all costs! Do not have an “in” or “out” tray on your desk. Keep only on your desk what is necessary for what you are doing at the moment.

8) Don’t keep cactus plants in your office. The needles of the cactus plants are thought to create negative energy flow.

9) Never arrange your desk in such a way that if the door swings open it will open into your desk. This will cause you to be faced with unexpected situations. If the door jams against your desk, it can block your prosperity.

10) If there are two doors in your office, don’t place your desk between them. The good Chi will pass right by you and out the other door.

As one final Feng Shui tip for your home office, a tabletop fountain made of bamboo or flat round stones is always good in the southeast corner to increase prosperity. If your company has a sign or logo, place it in the southeast corner of the office as well. Make good use of these Feng Shui tips and may you be showered with many blessings.

When it comes to home or office architecture ceilings are often overlooked in the planning and sales process. “Out of sight, out of mind” is the byline. Yet ceilings are the top cover of any room. They are as important as the walls or floors because they most directly offer us shelter and protection from the world.

Remember you are in your bed hopefully asleep half of the time you are at home.
Perhaps not as much at work. Ceiling offer tremendous influence directly above our heads and over our minds.

If the head did not matter why it would be attached to your body. It is this integral relationship with our minds that make our ceilings so important to consider when looking at the design of our home and office spaces. Of course what is overhead has such a major impact on us just as the four walls in our homes. Look carefully to see if there is anything pointing at our heads - the sword of Damocles so to speak.

What to check for in your inspection? Beams, points or arrows and low or slanted ceilings.

First of all what is the measured ceiling height? The optimal ceiling height in a room is between 10 and 12 feet height. If your ceiling is less than 8 and ½ inches then it can well affect your life limiting your opportunities and options and burdening you with life’s problems.

Second note the colors of your ceilings in your office or home. The best overall choice for a positive effect on your life is the simple color “white”. White is always the best choice for a ceiling. The worst Feng Shui color is definitely is a Mediterranean beach or dark blue. These are “water colors” and bring poor stability and work habits. Sort of like a day off at the beach.

Skylights can bring you openings, an open-minded view of life. This involves bringing you vital energy. Skylights are a good thing over bedrooms. However ensure that the light does not interfere with your sleep patterns.

You should be aware that ceiling beams although trendy can be dangerous and indeed a poison. It is as if the beam is a highway leading from the room draining the room and yourself of vital energy. Try not to purchase a home or rent office space in an area with open beams. If the beams are structural and necessary or cannot be removed in an inexpensive or practical manner they can always be covered with false ceiling in the ceiling or by other covers. If the beams cannot be covered then ensure that seating and beds are not placed under these energy thieves.

Lastly one ceiling to be deadly concerned over are mirrored ceilings. Mirrored ceilings are often used in home and office architecture to create the illusion of greater space in a geographic area. Be more than wary of mirrored ceilings. They can enforce evil thoughts on others on yourself and your colleagues.

Ceilings are a major component of house and office space. Most attention is placed on what is apparently visible to the naked eye – walls and furnishings. Out of sight is out of mind. Feng Shui the ceilings and ceiling areas in your home, home office and office design. Feng Shui.

There are at least six ways to learn Feng Shui Luck. First you must learn and understand the very basics and essentials of Feng Shui. This can help you to apply the remedies and enhancements that will help you to enhance your good fortune and eliminate or at least restrain bad luck.

Secondly you should essentially prepare for the coming New Year. Every new year every person on earth has two opportunities to start anew- the Western New Year of January 1st and on the Chinese New Year upon when on the first New Moon of the arrives. This will give all of us a chance to clean up and clear out our houses, get our goals and priorities in order, and make the most of our homes, summer cottages and offices.

Next consider the “blessing tree”. Tibetans often make prayer flags that hang in the wind or windows to release their prayers to the heavens. You can do this with a tree in your yard or a plant in your window. Purchase a good amount of gold or red ribbons. Then write your wishes for the coming New Year on the ribbons and then tie them to the branches of your “blessing tree”.

It should be understood that by writing down your goals and wishes that the greatest chance will occur that your wishes and dreams will come to fruition. Let the winds and eddies of currents of the wind carry your wishes to the rivers, lakes and oceans and thus ultimately to the heavens. Do this the night or the day before the lunar New Year if at all possible.

It is forever a good idea to rearrange your furniture especially the largest heaviest pieces such as sofas. A change of the real estate so to speak always enhances the Karma. This will ensure that the vibrant energy of life will remain fresh and new in your home and surroundings. If this is not possible clean and move other pieces of your real estate in your home, apartment, cottage or workplace. Clean under the furniture. Don’t forget to vacuum under the cushions and pillows as well as behind.

It is always best to enhance your Northwest Chien corner for assistance luck. Having a powerful or influential person in your life is a blessing. Start thinking how you can cultivate these types of people in your life. Even one candidate can make a major and substantial difference. Next activate the northeast corner of your home, cottage or office. Place a wind chime in this vital corner and if possible keep a fan trained on it to keep it tinkling beautifully all day.

Lastly gain that recognition luck. Tap the luck of the Phoenix for added recognition. The Phoenix is found in the south or out the front door of your home. To activate the Phoenix place a boulder out that front door of your home. The symbol of the Phoenix represents efforts to rise again from the ashes over and over again and again. The Phoenix is a symbol of success that can bring a boost in recognition and even personal fame. Create your personal Phoenix by placing a mounded rock or a mound of earth in front of your house, office or cottage. Alternatively you can place peacock feathers in the South sectors of the house or living room.

Feng Shui!!!

Many people have heard of Feng Shui, and have wondered what having a Feng Shui life consists of. Some believe it is but silly superstition or ancient fairy tales. In fact, Feng Shui is the knowledge that comes from studying and understanding how the environment around you impacts you and your daily life.

In the Chinese language, Feng (fung) means “wind” and Shui (schway) means “water”. These two basic elements are considered to be the fundamental elements for life to exist. Feng Shui dates back over 3,000 years, and continues to evaluate how ch’i, Chinese for “energy,” flows in one’s environment and the impact that this flow has on one’s life.

At it’s inception, the art and science of Feng Shui focused on the arrangement of the home for optimum safety, comfort, and security. One’s bedroom would be positioned properly for the deepest and most restful sleep. Doors would be placed in such a way as to provide security from negative energies. Every detail was accounted for, including the stove’s proper placement to ensure that the rice would be cooked properly, each and every time.

As the years have passed, Feng Shui masters have developed more sophisticated ways of evaluating the impact of our increasingly complex environments on ch’i. These methods include the measurement of magnetic flow based on compass direction, and the natural real world effects of color, shape, and the conglomeration of elements in a person’s living space.

The common misconception many people have is that a Feng Shui life brings with it wealth and almost magical tidings. For better or for worse, this could not be further from the truth. A Feng Shui life is really about creating an environment for opportunities. It allows you to make good use of the understanding of nature and life together. This understanding can effectively help you make the most of the opportunities that come before you, and hopefully open you to more of those opportunities.

The modern Feng Shui life must continue to evolve in order to address contemporary problems. Environmental factors such as the effect of electromagnetic radiation, indoor plumbing, and other innovations have the potential to clutter the environment and can have a hand in obstructing ch'i flow and disturbing the delicate balance of life.

Many people who work to live a Feng Shui life stress the importance of embracing other life-enhancing factors as well. Since Feng Shui is a holistic lifestyle, it is reasonable that consideration must also be given to the quality of food that we eat, the quality of cosmetics or personal hygiene products that we put into our bodies, and the choices we make concerning products that may or may not use toxic elements so that we may continue to support the environment.

With our world constantly moving and changing, you can never have the best of circumstances all the time. With day there must be night, and times of good luck must come with times of bad, this is one of the primary principles of Yin and Yang. A Feng Shui life can help to manipulate the influences in your life and make it easier for you to be able to meet and handle these changes. It can allow you to make wise and effective decisions which, in turn, can help you achieve wealth and success.

A Feng Shui Life is certainly not some fairy tale or superstition. In fact, Feng Shui is a profound life tool that can be used by anyone to make life better and more harmonious.