How Energy Works Feng Shui Style – Simple And Easy Cures
Posted By Houston Decorator on September 30, 2010
Although there are many names for energy and its uses, one of the more common terms used to describe positive energy is ‘Chi’, which refers to the ‘vital force’ in all things (both animate and inanimate) and how those ‘things’ can and do effect us. This ancient Chinese practice is known as Feng Shui (‘fung shway‘), which translates into ‘wind’ and ‘water’: the breath and blood of Mother Earth and everything she embodies. Observation of this practice can be beneficial in determining the level of happiness and success within your home and therefore in your personal life as well.
Based on the principle of balanced energies (as shown in the Yin/Yang symbol), Feng Shui says that we have the ability to influence the content and direction of our lives if we are aware of the different areas our ‘living’ spaces (like the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom et al) represent. Since the content and direction of our lives is always changing, Feng Shui is sometimes called the ‘art of placement’: an action which is ongoing for the same reason – as the life changes, so too does the placement of relevant objects, colors or elements.
There are five elements to consider when working with Feng Shui: water, wood, fire, earth and metal (in that order of flow), and the symbolic meanings and energies attached to them will dictate the energies they emit and the effect they have in any area.
For example, let’s say that you and your hubby always seem to argue in your bedroom. Have a careful look around your bedroom – does it contain any red or orange? Are there decorative pieces with sharp points, like pyramids or triangles? Do you have a fireplace? Are there lots of candles around? If your answer is yes, your bedroom is overloaded with the fire element, which is highly potent and even ‘flammable’…hence the tendency to argue. How to fix it: remove the most obvious fire elements and introduce water elements (water puts out fire)…for example, replacing the paintings with seascapes of deep blues and black or removing the sharp points and replacing them with ‘wavy’ items will help lessen the fire load.
In addition to the importance of the five elements is the path of the chi energy…is it directed into other areas or is it rushed out the door? Is it turned around, blocked or hitting ‘dead’ spaces? Chi must have the ability to ‘flow’ smoothly, without interference, in order to interact with the other elements present and thereby produce the most beneficial results – if it can only go in a straight line, there is no circulation…and where there is no circulation, there is no ‘life’.
For example, if you live in a home with a front and back door aligned (which you think is great on hot summer nights), you should also know that this ‘straight line’ is taking all potentially positive energy interactions with it as it goes. A house whose doors remain open on a regular basis will feel ‘empty’ because, essentially, it is. Therefore: bad chi. How do you fix it? Simply place a solid screen of some kind between the two doors: this ‘breaks’ the flow and directs chi into other areas of your home.
So as another form of working with energy, Feng Shui is definitely worth the investigation: not only does it fire the imagination, it also explains certain oddities in a home, involves practical activity, calls up the intuition and feeds the spirit. After understanding its basics and performing your first ‘art of placement’, you will feel empowered, inspired and captivated – take my word for it.
If you would like to know more about the metaphysical world of energies and how they manifest, from Chaldean numerology to reincarnation, please drop by my site.
Heather Lagan
Author Heather Lagan is a Spiritual Metaphysician from Vancouver, B.C., where she has provided counselling services for over 25 years. Heather’s primary tools of reference are the Tarot and Chaldean Numerology, the latter being the subject of her book ‘Babylon’s Secret – The Truth About Your Name’. Check out her website at http://thereadingroom101.com/ for more information on Chaldean numerology and other metaphysical mysteries.
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