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Feng Shui – What Is It

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To Western ears, it may sound like the name of an exotic oriental recipe but, in reality feng shui is an ancient art of bringing harmony and serenity to your home or workplace. You benefit from this in many ways so read on below to find out exactly what these two words mean.

The ideology behind feng shui was first recorded in china some 3000 years ago. Its easy to say the theories are complicated but the good news is you dont have to understand it to put it to use. What you do need to know is that feng shui revolves around the energy or chi that flows around us all.

In literal translation, feng shui means wind and water. In China, these concepts are both associated with good health and prosperity. Use the basic principles of feng shui to ensure good chi flowing through your home or office.

In a given living space, each room has its own energy. The energy has to be allowed to flow freely throughout the items within the room to create a total atmosphere of positive things. Who knew that a bathroom had energy? It certainly has a lot of other things, but feng shui teaches us that even a bathroom can bring calm feelings to each family member.

Feng shui enthusiasts use two basic tools to get started. Just as you might use a compass to find your way in the wilderness, feng shui has compass or lopan to guide you in the correct direction. The lopan allows you a greater sense of what should be where in your room to allow the chi to flow unrestrained.

Different areas and rooms of your home or office have different feng shui needs. Correct use of the compass will help decide what colors and feng shui elements should be used. The lopan will take into account what element is most important to individuals in the home.

The feng shui lopan looks somewhat like the regular directional compass. It guides you towards a layout that best allows positive energy flow by using a needle in the center and several concentric rings of the outside.

The bagua or energy map is the other feng shui tool. Using a drawing or blueprint, you can create an energy map of your home or office. The eight directional sections that make up the home are: east, northeast, north, northwest, south, southeast, and west, southwest.

Feng shui doctrine states you can profoundly affect the energy around you simply by creating a space that favors you. Doing this correctly requires a basic understanding of feng shui colors, the five elements of feng shui and how energy actually moves through each room.

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