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.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Feng Shui Mistakes - Avoid These 7 Feng Shui Mistakes to Create a Calm, Serene, and Peaceful Life

Creating good feng shui in your home is one of the most important aspects of improving your chi and attracting positive energy in your life. Only when you have facilitated smooth flow of positive energy around your home, you can focus on creating positivity in your life.

In order for this to happen, your indoors should be facilitate flow of positive energy rather than debilitating it. Here are the 7 brutal feng shui mistakes most people make when it comes to decorating their home:

1. Place your sofa"s at an angle rather than at sharp square like blocks. Placing them directly opposite to each other creates confrontational energy and blocks the optimal flow of chi.

2. Place your dining tables in a place where they have sufficient space around them so that they don"t appear cramped. It is critically important to not place them directly under the toilets or next to toilets. If you are in shortage of space, place a mirror next to dining table so the space is extended visually.

3. Avoid placing water to the right of the front door - doing so attracts infidelity. The right side of your door is the right hand side when you are inside looking out. When this rule is broken, man of the house tends to start looking around and may secretly start a second family. Read this article to learn more on the secrets of orientations and placement of water features.

4. Avoid placing mirrors facing the beds in your bed room. Also, avoid placing mirrors that reflect your beds anywhere in your bedroom. This kind of arrangement brings third party in your marriage - it is considered to be one of the main reasons of break up in marital relationships. If you have large reflective surfaces in your bedroom, try to cover them up with decorative screen or curtain.

5. Avoid Windows behind your bed. It is believed that having windows behind your bed makes your vulnerable to yin spirit formations, thereby making your short tempered and stressful. If you have a window behind your bed, close it when you go to bed and cover it with heavy curtains.

6. Bedroom televisions disrupts relationships. A bedroom television is considered to be reflective surface and thereby acts as a mirror. It has similar affects of having a mirror reflecting your beds, i.e. causing marital disharmony and disturbances.

7. Use circular dining tables instead of sharp edged dining tables. Circular wooden dining tables result in harmonious meals and family accord. Families quarrel and disagree less when the dining tables are circular and made of wood.

Avoid these 7 mistakes to create a life filled with harmony, love, and peace!



Autor: Amy C.

Amy C. is an expert on feng shui applications of water fountains. She has experienced potent benefits by applying easy-to-implement feng shui principles in her day to day life. Amy invites you to browse her personal favorite collection of bamboo fountain kits and feng shui fountains at http://www.TabletopFountainStore.com


Added: November 19, 2009
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