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Feng
Shui originated in China over 4000 years ago and is part of Chinese
history. The idea
that the spirit, energy, and the “atmosphere of the place” has
an effect on well-being is widely accepted today, but in feng shui it
has developed into a complex system of theory and practice. There are
many tools of feng shui, but we will, for now focus on one of them–the
bagua, or map which can be applied to your plot of land, your home,
specific rooms or even your furniture arrangement.
Everything in your surroundings, from details on furniture and accessories,
to the direction of your front door, can either help you become more successful,
or work against you. Once you understand the subtle currents of energy
that flow through the universe and your body, you can arrange your environment
and your life to enhance emotional and financial success.
Download the feng shui bagua and print it or
photocopy it onto a piece of clear acetate. On graph paper draw the floor
plan of
your house to scale,
Using a ruler, draw a line vertically and another line horizontally to
find the center of your floor plan. Place the bagua on top of your floor
plan and push a pin into the center of both to secure them. Turn the
bagua so that “north” is aligned with north on your floor
plan. Take a compass reading if necessary to be sure. To determine whether
the orientation
of your house is auspicious for you, it is important to know where the
center of your home is.
You have now correctly aligned the eight directions and you can have a
look at where each direction is in your home. Your transparency tells you
the direction, trigram, and 5 elements, so you know what type of energy
is present in that part of your home. Also, included are suggestions for
colors and materials for flooring, furniture, and surfaces in that part
of your home.
How this all works
A feng shui expert would take into consideration the many different elements
affecting your environment. For example, they would look at how the energy
or qi (chi) moves around your home; the position of your house; it’s
surroundings; the shape of the land; the shape of your house; the directions
your rooms face–north, south, east or west; the locations of each
room, whether they are at the front, back or center; the shape of your
furniture and it’s placement; the decor; the landscaping
and if you have a garden, Feng shui experts look at these things in terms
of
balance of yin or yang and whether they are associated with the element
of earth, fire, metal, water or wood.
This may sound overwhelming, but you don’t have to become an expert
overnight! We will help you take small steps with basic concepts and general “cures” for
your problem areas. The remedies will have different effects–some
will be more dramatic than others. Installing a window in a windowless
room will have much more of an impact than merely placing a mirror there.
A window is considered a physical solution while a mirror is considered
a “psychological” cure because if affects your perceptions
and therefore your feelings about the space.
Qi or Life Force
Many cultures believe that a universal energy–sometimes called qi
(chi) in China, prana (prahna) in India, or ki (kee) in Japan– flows
constantly through all life forms. This energy or qi flows through the
universe and the earth in the same way it flows through the human body,
and changes made by nature or humankind will vary its course. Just as
acupuncture, chakra balancing or shiatsu massage can adjust the flow
of energy in the
body, so can feng shui adjust the flow of energy around us. 
Feng shui literally means “the flow of wind and water”. The
wind disperses the invisible life energy and the water contains it. When
you practice feng shui you attract and cultivate the positive energy
and dispel or eliminate the negative energy.
The Flow of Qi
Positive qi meanders gently along curved lines while negative qi strikes
quickly in straight lines. For the qi to be beneficial and nourishing,
you need to make sure it keeps flowing– not to quickly or not too
slowly.
Qi should be encouraged to enter a building or a room or it’s garden
and flow freely and slowly throughout the space. If it is blocked, it will
become stagnant and destructive. Do a simple exercise: Walk through your
home from the front door, through the home, out the back door and into
the garden to the back fence and try to imagine how the qi flows–paying
attention to places where energy feels like it stops, slows down, or
gets stuck.
In the upcoming weeks, watch for advice and suggestions on how to create
calm in your home, improve your prosperity, your relationships and
make your workplace "work" better for you.
Feng
Shui Fix-its
Selling
a Home
Make
a good impression! You want to create an atmosphere that sells the
house for you. The old adage that fresh brewed coffee and fresh baked
bread will help sell a home are correct. These kinds of smells will
make people feel at ease, and that this is a healthy and happy home.
Smells can often trigger associations with their own childhood homes.
Sellers want buyers to fall in love with their homes and make the individuals
feel comfortable as soon as they walk through the door. To achieve
this it is of vital importance to remove clutter for a feeling of spaciousness
and do a thorough spring cleaning.This cleaning will not only make
the home feel "good" but it will remove the old energy making someone
feel that it is fresh, clean and ready to move into .Removing clutter,
even if it is removed to storage, will let people imagine their own
things in them.
Money
Matters
Tips
for being better at making money!
1.Be
clear where it will come from.
2.Clean out and keep tidy the west, northeast, north and southwest
areas of your home.
3.Keep your cash, or cash deposit box, in the west part of your home.
4.Keep all invoices, statements and other financial paperwork tidy
and neatly organized.
5.Grow money plants in the west, northwest and north part of your home.
6.Get rid of any damp areas that might create mildew in your home.
7. Meditate on ways in which you could increase your wealth, and then
relax about it. Becoming obsessive only makes things worse.
8. Wear something that makes you feel good about money. Special jewelry
or a watch works well.
Create
Calm
The
colors in a room will change the light frequency and as they pass through
your own chi energy field, the light waves change your outer energy
and make you feel different. The Yin colors will make you feel more
calm, in general these are pale muted colors such as pale blue, pale
green and cream. Use these in your decorating scheme or in accessories
or flowers. Flowers are an excellent way to bring color into a room
as they create living energy that projects the color more powerfully
into the space around them. To increase the natural calming energy
of the space, place plants in the north, northwest, or west part of
the room as these energies will help the room to feel more relaxing. |
