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Q: Please explain
the Feng Shui theory of the use of colors?
Ans :
Feng Shui has much to say about colors.
According to the teachings of Feng Shui
every color has a unique vibrational frequency
and the objective is to bring them all
into balance with each other and all other
energies in the environment. The frequency
of colors goes from one extreme to the
other with red at one end and purple at
the other not unlike the chakras which
start at the base as red ,then orange,
yellow, green, blue , purple, and then
iridescent at the crown. This pattern
can be used as a reference for one way
in which you can select colors for your
interior as well as exterior. In other
words, have a representation of each of
the chakra colors in your home with none
of them over-powering and you will probably
have a balanced color pattern in your
home. Another way to use colors is to
use the colors of the five creative elements
in Feng Shui which would be Green (wood),
Red (fire), Yellow (earth), White (metal),
Black (water). According to this theory
you would incorporate one of each of these
colors in each room. This could be in
the form of a picture frame , rug , bedcover,
wall color etc. Pay attention to the exterior
colors also. If you had a brown roof,
brown siding, brown trim, brown door your
house would not be in good color balance.
The solution in this case would be to
paint the trim another color and then
the front door could be painted another
contrasting color. White exterior and
interior walls are O.K. because you can
then add other colors to complete the
colors.
Q: Does Feng Shui
have an opinion on sloped ceilings? My
desk is positioned in a room which has
a sloped ceiling. It is lower behind me
and higher in front of my desk.
Ans:
Sloped ceilings cause imbalance. Lower
ceilings compress your auric field thereby
limiting the flow of Chi. The physical
result of this may be headaches, sinus
difficulties, and limited breath. If possible
reposition your desk so that you will
be sitting under a higher ceiling area.
If this is not possible then creative
Feng Shui techniques will help. The traditional
solution is to place two Chinese bamboo
flutes on the lower part of the sloped
ceiling hanging from red ribbons with
the mouthpieces down . To determine the
spacing of the two flutes, imagine an
octagon between the ceiling and the floor.
This will tell you how far apart to place
the flutes and the angle between them.
If your aesthetic tastes do not resonate
with the Chinese flutes then you can place
lights on the floor pointing up toward
the ceiling as well as upward growing
plants. Another creative solution is to
paint a cloud/sky scene on the ceiling
thereby lifting the ceiling.
Q: Does Feng Shui
have an opinion about round or circular
homes? And how about octagonal shapes?
Ans:
Round, circular and octagonal homes are
good from a Feng Shui point of view providing
that one is using an open floor plan.
As soon as one begins to put rooms into
these plans then we get irregular angles
causing imbalances from a Feng Shui perspective.The
octagon is a sacred shape that is symbolic
of the whole and is thought to be in perfect
harmonic resonance for large open rooms
used for healing and spiritual gatherings.
Q: Could I ask for
some advice. I am having renovations done.
I am changing my front door which is now
facing South. I am thinking of changing
it to face East. Is this a good idea?
Also a door or a room and the bed, would
you have any idea for arranging?
Ans :
South or East facing for the main front
door is preferable from a Feng Shui perspective
so you win either way. Make sure that
the new doorway is clear and that there
is plenty of unobstructed room upon entering
the house. Paint the main front door a
contrasting color in order to make sure
that the mouth of the Chi is well defined.
The arrangements of rooms is important
so if possible place the master bedroom
in the wealth (left rear) or marriage
(right rear) corner. The bed in the bedroom
should be placed in the commanding position
in the room so that you have a clear view
of the door into the bedroom. Remember
also to pay attention to the direction
of door swing. Avoid having the door swing
into the openness of the room you are
entering.
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