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.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Basic Feng Shui Tips For Your Home

An ancient and practical approach in organizing the environment as it has the subtle ability to influence us; Feng Shui shows how the right use of spaces and the order of arrangements can offer us balance and harmony. By taking control of our environment, we do not allow it to become an obstacle in our lives. Here are some basic Feng Shui tips for your home use.

Invest your time and effort in clutter-clearing. This process helps you lighten up the load that you place in your home as well as therapeutically reducing the load in your mind. Clearing the clutter is a very important tip to as it creates harmonious Feng Shui energy in your home.

Allow good quality of air and light to enter your home. Air and light are two vital elements for good chi or energy in your home. Do this by opening your windows often, utilizing air-purifier and air-purifying plants. You can also consider full spectrum lights for your home but natural light is also acceptable. Just make sure your home gets plenty of it.

Get the Ba-Gua or Feng Shui energy map of your home defined. This is done by using a compass for this purpose to find areas of your home that are connected to specific areas of your life. An example of this would be that wealth and money energy of your life is connected to the southeast area of your home.

Find out the birth element of yourself to create a home that is supportive of your Feng Shui element. For example, if fire is your birth element, you can use fire color elements such as red, purple or yellow for your home. A strong wood element for your home is also needed to feed the fire of your birth element.

Find out your Kua number so you can position yourself in ways that are most beneficial for you. This is done by adjusting the placement of your bed, your dining area, hall or home office. A Kua number of one suggests that the best directions to be followed are east, south, north and southeast.

In the world of energy, everything is always moving and changing. Keep yourself balanced and in harmony with the energy of your home through its arrangements by these basic tips.



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