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Feng
Shui, which literally means wind and water,
is the ancient Chinese art of creating
positive energy. It is fast becoming a
popular way to create ideal work and home
environments. Ashish Aggarwal, a leading
practitioner, explains that Feng Shui
is the "Art of Placement", for
it balances the life energies, or chi,
in a living space. Using simple "cures",
it increases the flow of positive chi
and subdues the negative flow. And according
to the theory of Feng Shui, harmonizing
our personal chi with the chi in the environment
puts us in harmony with the natural world.
The history of Feng Shui is a very old
story. Feng Shui, as a practical philosophy,
existed before the Chinese learned to
write (Gee, that must be a long time ago!).
The ancient sages employed the most original
and basic binary form of "Yin"
and "Yang" to make sense of
events in the world around them. The palaces
and tombs of the royal families built
in the Tang dynasty (618-907) and in all
subsequent dynasties strictly followed
the prescription of the Feng Shui masters.
When Buddhism reached China, it soon absorbed
the Feng Shui principles and combined
them with its own practices. Historical
Buddhist temples, most of which are located
at famous mountains in China, were all
constructed in harmony with the principles
of Feng Shui.
The practice of Feng Shui has been severely
undermined in mainland China since the
middle of the 20th century. As a result
of the invasion of Europeans, Chinese
intellectuals began to question their
heritage. Under the banner of 'learn from
the west', Feng Shui is regarded as superstition
by many. Yet Feng Shui has remained active
in Chinese communities elsewhere, for
example in Taiwan and Singapore. Moreover,
the explosion of multiculturalism in the
West has seen the advance of Feng Shui
despite the efforts of skeptics.
Feng Shui is based on the principle of
Yin and Yang, and the balancing of five
elements: fire, earth, metal, water and
wood. Based on these factors, recommendations
can be made on how to improve the relationship
with the environment using the elements
as remedies.
Feng-Shui Tips
We all have to earn our own living, unless
of course we have been left a fortune!
Everyone wants a good and stable career.
However things can go very wrong (and
they sometimes do) when we least expect
them to. Feng Shui has some remedies for
enhancing career luck and to keep generating
good fortune throughout the career.
- Find out your Kua number and your
4 best directions. Locate your sheng
chi direction and sleep with your head
pointed in this direction.
- If your career is going nowhere, changing
the position of your main door to face
your personal sheng chi direction might
be of help. Stand inside your house
at the door looking out to determine
the directions.
- If you have your own office, place
your desk accordingly so that it faces
your sheng chi direction.
- Do not sit with your back to a window
or a door. These features give you no
'support' for your back and you might
be backstabbed or double-crossed by
colleagues. Look out for any poison
arrows directed at your back, caused
by open shelves or sharp edges.
- Find a painting of mountains (without
any water features, such as lakes or
oceans) and place it behind your working
table.
- If possible keep some terrapins in
your office. Place potted plants to
camouflage offending pillars that send
out poison arrows, but be sure to take
good care of the plants so that they
do not wither and die. Crystals also
make good remedies for such problems.
- According to the 8 Life Aspirations,
North represents career. The element
of North is water and the colour is
blue. In the North section of your home
or office, place a metal wind chime.
But remember not to place anything that
represents the Earth or Wood element
in this section.
- Be aware of the energies in your bedroom.
We spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping,
so it is important to note the features
in our bedroom. Watch out for features
that cause dangerous shar qi (killing
breath) that may affect your well-being.
Click here
to read the next part of this fascinating
article which has tips from Ashish on
using Feng Shui
for Love, Fame, Health and more..
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