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How to use Feng Shui with
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Instructions on how to use Feng Shui in
the home, office and everyday life
Feng Shui Chinese
2008
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How to use Feng Shui
Table of Contents
What is Feng Shui?
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Clearing Clutter
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Yin and Yang
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Front Entrance
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Personal Direction
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Conclusion
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Feng Shui is all about the way that we live in harmonize with the nature,
benefiting from the ÓpositiveÔ energies in our living environment. By enhancing
the relationship between people and their environment we find that the
correct combination will create an ability to absorb the ÓChÔiÔ or cosmic energy.
Good Feng Shui can be achieved by positioning furniture, fixtures etc at the
appropriate places based on careful calculations done by the Feng Shui
practitioner. Never the less, it still boils down to the skills of the practitioner,
and his ability to read the different aspect and elements in the environment
and the people, achieving the prefect overall balance of ÓYinÔ and ÓYangÔ.
Pronunciation and Meaning
There are different ways of pronouncing the words, depending upon where you
are in the world. Cantonese people pronounce it ÑFung SoyÒ or on the China
mainland they call it ÑFoong schwayÒ, we recommend sticking to which one
you feel comfortable with pronouncing!
The words translate from ÓFengÔ meaning wind and ÓShuiÔ meaning water.
However, the real explanation of what it really means is based around the
invisible ChÔis energy which is carried along by the wind and water.
ChÔi Energy
If you want to understand how Feng Shui works, you need to learn about ChÔi
energy - invisible energy. This energy flows through the air, similar to the way
radio waves or satellite transmissions work.
ChÔi is a source of prosperity, harmony, health and honour. To allow for itÔs full
effect it should be accumulated gently, but it must never be trapped otherwise
it will stagnate and turn into Ñbad chÔiÒ which brings
Since ChÔI is
energy, places where it gathers become rich, full of opportunities and luckier.
Places where this energy is absent, life is barren and unproductive. Much of the
practice of Feng Shui is to allow the ChÔi to flow throughout your living space.
Yin and Yang
symbolise energy also, where Yin is symbolised by a broken line
represented as a female passive energy whilst Yang is symbolised by an
unbroken line, the opposite of Yin and is represented as a male active energy.
This will be explained in detail at a later stage.
This web site will explore with you as to how Feng Shui can benefit your work,
house and how it can enhance our overall well-being.
Clearing Clutter
In feng shui terms, before you can put into practice the principles it is essential
that you rid yourself of all clutter that is blocking the natural flow of chi in
your home and make way for some space for new opportunities to enter your
life.
Clutter can be defined as anything that you no longer wear or use. Clutter can
cause stagnation to problem areas that you may have and if not cleared
thoroughly a remedy can actually worsen problems rather than cure.
Storage
A well designed storage system should be created and be controllable. Look
around your home and see where your clutter is then work out how it connects
to the Pa Kua and which direction you should be following. You should bear in
that locating storage in your most inauspicious directions is a good way of
making sure that chÔi stays trapped and out of the way. Your goal should be to
surround yourself with free flowing chÔi energy and by doing so you will be able
to find the things you need easily.
Internal clutter
Internal clutter is related to your health, especially your digestive system and
you owe it to yourself to make sure that your health is the best it can be. Fresh
air and exercise can help to keep you fit and healthy but also by having plants
in the home can help with oxygenation of the atmosphere. Try not to keep
things Ñbottled upÒ inside by letting go of old hang ups and recurring problems
and you should feel more motivated, optimistic and more positive about life
and about yourself.
Next Steps
- Always keep the entrance to your home clutter free as this is considered to be
the area that new opportunities and chi enter through.
- Keep the hallway and stairs free of boxes, newspaper, toys etc., and let the
chÔi flow freely.
- In the bedroom put out of season clothes and store away unworn shoes but
not under the bed.
- Mend any broken appliances or throw them out. Your energy should increase.
- Clear paperwork, messages, post etc., you will discover that you now have
space for all those opportunities and possibilities.
Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang is at the heart of Feng Shui and Chinese philosophy and are used
to compare everything that exists in our lives. The terms are often described as
complementary but opposite states. Balancing Yin and Yang encourages the
flow of ChÔi around the living spaces.
ÑYinÒ as a word conveys the secret, dark, passive and female side of the
universe whilst ÑYangÒ is a word that includes everything overt, bright, active
and masculine. This concept can be applied to almost everything - day and
night, bright and dark, active and passive, male and female. Feng Shui teaches
us that yang compliments yin and vice versa.
Colours
If we speak of a room needing to more Yang, hot, positive colours should be
applied - reds, yellows and oranges. In a Yin room such as a bedroom, cool,
passive colours like blues or purples are needed. Rooms are often yin and yang
or various reasons.
Yin and Yang Symbols
Yin and Yang is often represented by the Taoist tai chÔi symbol, showing a
circle while the shaded section represents Yin energy whilst the lighter section
represents Yang. Within each section there is a circle of the opposite energy.
This emphasises the principle that nothing is totally yin and nothing is totally
yang.
Yin can also be symbolised by a broken line while yang is symbolised by an
unbroken line.
Examples of Yin and Yang in Everyday Life
IÔve seen Yin and Yang be applied to facial features:
Yin - cleft on tip of nose, parted front teeth, cleft chin
Yang - eyes that are close together, narrow & deep-set slanted eyebrows
towards bridge of nose, strong/pronounced cheekbones
To occupations:
Yin
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teaching,
writing,
research
Yang
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business,
sales,
sports
Yin and Yang for the Home
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