Feng shui (traditional Chinese: 風水; simplified Chinese: 风水; pinyin: fēng shuǐ; pronounced /ˈfəŋˌʃueɪ/ foong-shoy in Chinese Mandarin, "fheng-schway" in American English) is an ancient Chinese system of aesthetics believed to utilize the Laws of both heaven (astronomy) and Earth (geography) to help one improve life by receiving positive Qi. The original designation for the discipline is Kan Yu (traditional Chinese: 堪輿; simplified Chinese: 堪舆; pinyin: kānyú; literally: Tao of heaven and earth).

The words feng shui literally translate as "wind-water" in English. This is a cultural shorthand taken from the following passage of the Zhangshu (Book of Burial) by Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty:

Qi rides the wind and scatters, but is retained when encountering water.

Traditional Feng Shui practice always requires an extremely accurate Chinese compass, or Luo Pan, in order to determine the directions in finding any auspicious sector in a desired location.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Feng Shui Money Observations

Ever notice how many banks have a front door aligned directly with a back door? In a residential setting, this would be considered a house where the occupants have a hard time saving their money. With a bank, it just seems to be the nature of the business: the money comes in and simultaneously the money goes out!

The doors to many banks, especially ones on corners, are often angled. The folklore around this design feature is that it can make the people passing through the doors feel like taking risks. This of course works to the advantage of banks; people risk their money every day in these institutions.

In 1995, Master Sang took a busload of feng shui students to Las Vegas for a field trip. One of the casinos we analyzed was the Mirage Hotel. This hotel has an energy pattern at the front door based on when it was built that could attract robbery. How ironic that this energy could work to the advantage of the Hotel, since practically everyone who gambles is "robbed" so to speak, of their money after gambling in the casino.

The cash register is supposed to open many times a day as a measure of success for a retail business. Odd but true, that registers in the northeast quadrant of a store are often very still, not opening much. The direction of northeast is associated with a mountain, which doesn't budge.

Bars that are positioned in the "lonely" areas of a restaurant can often generate great business from that location. This is an example of taking a negative location and doing something profitable with it.

Streets that angle down towards a property carry with them the chi (air currents) of virtual water. If the street carries real water that is literally dirty, the money it brings can be of a "dirty" nature. Many years ago I went to a house in the canyons, where the house was below street level and a puddle of dirty water perpetually collected near the front door, according to the owner. Turns out she was a very successful "romance novelist" who is a euphemism for what kind of books she was really writing. The moral of the story is that dirty water can bring in dirty money.



Autor: Kartar Diamond

Kartar Diamond is a classically trained Feng Shui consultant, author and teacher. Join her on the web at http://www.FengShuiSolutions.net


Added: June 8, 2009
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