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Feng Shui is an art that was developed over 3000 years ago. It is based on strategic beliefs over how a building or space is set up. It was developed because it is believed that wind and water is connected to good health and that land and nature are alive and full of energy. With this in mind, a chart was invented listing all of the major elements and their corresponding colors that represent good health and happiness. It is used around the world and is especially popular for businesses that are setting up their office spaces and for home use.

When people are styling their homes they often have a few methods for doing so. They can arrange furniture and items in a way that they feel looks nice and work for the space or they can hire a decorator who will map out a precise color plan and arrange the room accordingly. And people can use Feng Shui to organize their home and space. In this belief, there are certain colors and items and the placing of furniture that will bring good luck and happiness into the home. Some decorators even base some of their planning based on these methods.

There are two main components of Feng Shui elements; they are the compass and the Ba-Gua. The Ba-Gua is based on an octagonal grid and the compass is used to assess deep meaning inside a room, space or building.

There are five elements to Feng Shui. They are; wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Each of these elements has a corresponding color attached to them. Wood is associated with green and brown. Fire is together with red, yellow, orange, purple and pink. Earth goes with light yellow and sandy tones, light brown. Metal is a part of white and gray, and water is with blue and black tones. It is believed that color can be used to make a space stronger and more balanced. Creating a happy space is something that everyone desires when decorating an office or home space.

Have you ever noticed that there is a particular spot in town where a business can never flourish, regardless of its seemingly prime location? In your own home, do you sometimes feel uncomfortable, even if your home is very attractive and designed well? Sometimes we just can’t explain why one place feels better than another.

Everyone is sensitive to a variety of energies in different places, and sometimes the reasons we react in a certain way are obvious. It’s often the intangible factors that can create what is felt as discomfort or a lack of harmony in a space. Feng Shui ( pronounced fung schway) is the ancient Chinese art of managing energy or ‘chi.’ The great masters have taught us that our homes, business spaces, the arrangement of our rooms, and even the building’s location can affect every aspect of our lives.

There is a wonderful quotation that comes to mind. “It’s not just that you create your home, it’s that your home also creates you.” This is so true! The environments we live and work in have a profound influence over our every day lives. I’m not just suggesting checking your home for the obvious…. radioactivity, mold, radon, asbestos, etc. All very important! However, the balancing of energy or ‘chi’ in your living and working spaces is just as important for your well being as ridding your home of toxins!

Often the solution to remedy a field of energy can be as simple as adding a plant or a light in a corner, or putting a throw rug on the floor. By using Feng Shui principles, you can change your life experience in significant ways. For instance, gaining more control over your circumstances which can lead to better health, more secure finances, happier relationships and success in business.

Today, there are many definitions of Feng Shui. Feng Shui can be translated into English as Wind Water. Some people see it as the energy around our living environment while others see it as superstition. Feng Shui is considered both an art and a science. It is also metaphysics and it has been practiced for thousands of years in China. Feng Shui originated about 2000 years ago when an emperor was in search of a burial ground. Many in the past believed that if your ancestors are properly buried, you will be protected by them; this continues to be a common practice in Asia.

Feng Shui is based on the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Phases/Elements Theory. It is the practice of creating a happy living environment (harmony) within your home, workspace and inner self. An understanding of the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Phases is essential in applying Traditional Feng Shui methods. In addition, a person’s destiny can be enhanced if there is a correct alignment of the environment’s Chi to that of the human Chi of the individual.

Some people consider Feng Shui as superstition and this is probably a result of the figures and gods that people use to decorate their houses with. An experienced practitioner will be able to identify immediately what is superstition and what is reality. The figures and gods can be effective as long as one keeps in mind that it is the type of element contained in the statues and ornaments that matters most. Reorganizing furniture, using magic coins, and placing a few statues in the house is not enough to change the energy in your home and the way you live.

What is Chi?

The Flying Stars are hitting some pretty serious areas in my home this year. You could say they are zipping through and pinging off all over the place. What are the Flying Stars you ask? Well…I’m glad you asked. Flying Stars is one of the schools of thought in Feng Shui (the study of placements). The idea is that the stars move around. There is a 20-year cycle, a yearly cycle, monthly cycle, day cycle, and even an hour cycle. Right now we are in the 20-year #8 cycle of making money. That means that wherever the eight falls in the grid on the other cycles, we want to activate that area.

For now though, let’s take a look at the 5-element pagoda cure. In 2010, the #5 yellow star of Misfortune and the #2 black star of Illness are of particular concern to people born in the Tiger years (of the Chinese zodiac). If you are a female Tiger person/matriarch/elderly and living in a bedroom in the southwest corner of the house, you need to get yourself a 5-element pagoda or 5-element bell immediately, if not sooner.

Because the #5 star resides in the southwest and the #2 star is in the northeast (the Tiger direction), they both carry a double whammy for Tigers. They are on the same axis, which increases the effect of each. The #2 black star of Illness being in the Tiger direction is bad enough, but the #5 yellow star of Misfortune brings “illness, injury, and/or death”. Ok Tigers, all together now: “Eeeeeek!”

The 5-element pagoda is a nifty little device made of brass. It has 5 sections corresponding to the five elements (water, wood, fire, earth, metal) and usually contains some kind of protective mantra or symbol on the outside. The interior is hollow, with a slot-base cover. The idea is to place soil from around your house, protective mantras, and crystals inside to effectively ‘lock up the chi’ and transmute any harmful energies before they can reach you.