FENG-SHUI
"Align Your Environment, Transform Your Life: The Magic of Feng Shui"
What is Feng-shui?
Feng-shui is an age-old art-form, which found its conception in ancient China, the land of auspicious dragons. These dragons are still believed to breathe their mystical and magical energy in to the modern world. It is, perhaps this very energy which forms the focal point of this highly acclaimed art-form. It covers just about every aspect of architecture, house designing, and interior decoration, furnishings and placement of furniture. The literal meaning of Feng-shui may be understood taking into consideration parts of the word in themselves. Feng means wind and shui means water.
Wind and water are two of the most fundamental forms of life’s energy without which survival is an impossibility even for a moment. In Feng shui, wind and water have a deeper meaning because they symbolize manifestations of movement of energy. This means that when wind and water move they carry the life giving chi with them. However just as energy can be at its constructive and productive best, it can be destructive and absolutely futile. Such energy must be eliminated at any cost, and that is where we, as mankind, play a role.
Once we are aware of this science, we begin to perceive our living environment as much more than a structure of bricks and cement. We start to wonder as how powerful is the impact of the invisible life force that surrounds us. This subtle and imperceptible energy is known as Prana in India, Ki in Japan and Chi in China.
If you are not enjoying what you are doing, or you feel that something is preventing you from moving ahead to newer opportunities, take a close look at the north sector of your house and of each room. You can introduce a water fountain here and display objects that are blue, black or metallic in colour. Mirrors double up the career opportunities when placed on the northern wall.
Are you getting the recognition you would like or feel you deserve for all the efforts you have put in your work? If not, then illuminate the southern sector of the house with vibrant colours. These can be introduced in the form of accessories like lamps, candles, cheerful paintings, vibrant coloured artifacts, red cushions, rugs and carpets etc.
How are you communicating with your family members? Do you get along well with all of them? If not, place family photographs in the East of the living room capturing your happy moments. Tall green plants symbolize growth and are best placed alongside to generate harmony into family relationships.
Do you feel your children are not listening to you? Or are you having problems conceiving? If the former, then activate the West of your bedroom with photographs of your children in metal frames along with a metal clock on a round base. If the latter, then enhance this corner with baby items like a silver rattle, soft toys, pictures of your niece and nephew to get this aspiration working for you.
Are you happy with your life partner? Or are you still single looking for one? Bring the charm and passion back into your life by placing a photograph with your partner in the southwest of your bedroom. A set of love birds, a couple of candle sticks and a pair of heart crystals are all that you need to get the energy of love flow back into your life.
Do you feel disturbed, tensed, detached and not at peace? Try to create a spiritual corner in the Northeast of the house and de-stress by meditating here every morning. The moment you honour this zone of tranquility you will feel eternally blessed.
Do you have enough money? Or have your bills increased since you moved into your new house? Do not panic. Healthy and upward growing plants like bamboo shoots, pictures of nature and a small water fountain with some coins in it in the southeast of your house will do the trick to bless you with good luck and fortune.
Do you feel lonely most of the time or have a number of really close friends? Do you have a network of people to support you in times of emergency? Display photographs of you enjoying yourself with a group of friends. Also display pictures of mentors or symbols of any other kind of helper that you want to attract into your life.
Do you enjoy good health or feel sick and in need of a tonic most of the time? Take a careful look to see if any heavy piece of furniture is lying in the Centre of your house. If yes, remove it immediately and allow the tai-chi area to breathe again. Improve your health by energizing the Centre of the home with shades of yellow and earthy tones.
How does Feng shui work?
There are three different kinds of luck. Firstly Heaven Luck – this is what the almighty has pre-decided for us. Hence, it is an art of our destiny and there is little much we can do to alter it. Secondly, there comes earth luck, which is our environment. We have the power to regulate the flow of energy in this environment by re-arranging things and objects in our immediate environment to ensure a happy and prosperous life.
This may be brought about in several ways such as the varied use of colour, shapes, textures, elements, designs etc. Lastly, we have Man’s luck which is the amount of effort we put in to sustain ourselves on this earth. First find the correct directions of your house with the help of a powerful compass. Then the pa-kua is superimposed on your house. This is a powerful Feng shui map that divides your home into nine sections that correspond to the nine main aspiration of your life.
The Pa Kua is an ancient Chinese formula that charts out the nine directions, within which the life force of chi flows into and helps determine the achievement of the aspiration related to that direction.
The Luo pan compass is used by Feng shui Pracitioners to determine the Flying Stars of your house.
