Psychology - Resistance to Change

It is a known fact that all people have an inertia against or resistance towards change. In the study of psychology, there have been many reasons put forward for such resistance to change. The single most important consideration would be the risk of change is greater than the risk of staying put. This is because while current practices have been tried and simulated on historical cases, a new practice requires one to venture into uncharted territories as there are no models for the new practice. Even if we are not concerned about the probability of success, any criticisms of current practices are likely more muted than those levied on new practices because the former have precedent cases to fall back on.

Emotionally, people also feel connected to the older people who are identified with the current and past practices. That is often the case when we see people quoting ancient Feng Shui classics to cite the relevance of their existing Geomancy practice. Another manifestation of this comes from people who quotes renowned but demised Feng Shui greats or claims to belong to lineage of these Feng Shui greats.

As much as people will loathe to admit, their inertia to change has also been subconsciously driven by their fear of lack of competence to change. Who would not want to be the pilot of a new and successful venture? But to go for the new venture and then expose one's own incompetence is more embarrassing than staying status quo. To follow someone who took the lead to a change also means he downgraded to the status of follower, so he will naturally want to stay as an opponent to the change rather than be a follower to the change. It is also emotionally unappealing to forsake something they have a higher chance of success because they are familiar with it for something they have a lower chance of succeeding because it requires them to venture into uncharted territory.

What is the relevance of Psychology to Feng Shui? While Psychology may not be part of Geomancy, it remains very relevant to this practice because Feng Shui clients typically look to their Feng Shui Master for solution to a myriad of problems some of which requires counselling and motivation. In any case, Feng Shui practitioners themselves should scrutinize themselves for the penchance to resist change because society has evolved such that the context behind this ancient art may have become irrelevant.

Autor: Ken Toh J

I am a Feng Shui Enthusiast in private practice and I specialise in Ba Zi or 4 Pillars, Zi Wei Dou Shu or ZWDS, Feng Shui, I-Ching, Qi Men Dun Jia or QMDJ, Chinese Name Analysis and other tools. My blog site is at: http://fengshuiforward.com and http://fengshuiforward.com/forum

Added: March 3, 2009
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