Tag Archives: yin

Perfectly Balanced Feng Shui

By Maggie Z. Mathews

When it comes to the very principles of Feng Shui – Qi the life force flows like a river through all bodies and all cultures throughout our universe.

Many if not most cultures pervade that a universal energy – some times called Qi or Chi flows constantly everywhere. Whether it Qi (Chi) in India or Ki in Japan, prana or pranha in India it is all the same. This energy medium of chi flows throughout the universe and the earth just in the same way that it flows throughout the human body, and changes made by nature or humankind will vary its very course. Just as acupuncture, chakra balancing and shiatsu massage can adjust the flow of energy in the body, so can feng shui adjust the flow of energy around us.

Feng Shui literally means (the flow) of “wind” and “water”. The wind disperses the invisible life energy and the water contains it. When you practice feng shui you attract and cultivate positive energy or sheng qi (shung chi) and dispel or eliminate negative energy or sha 1i (shar chi)

Positive sheng qo meanders gently along curved lines while negative sha qo strikes quickly in straight lines. For the qi to be beneficial and nourishing, you need to keep it flowing – not too quickly and not too slowly. Sheng qi comes from nature while corners. Known as “secret arrows” generate sha qi.

Qi should be encouraged to enter a dwelling and its garden and to flow freely and slowly throughout the space. If it is blocked, it will become stagnant and destructive.

In heaven there is tien qi ( nian chi) or heaven qi , on earth there is ren qi ( rem chi) or human chi. Heaven qi is made up of all the forces that heavenly bodies exert on earth such as sun and rain. Earth qi is affected by heaven qi – too much rain will cause flooding, too little will cause plants to die- and then within the earth qi , each person has his or her own qi. The aim of feng shui is to keep harmony and balance between heaven, earth and human qi.

Feng Shui is also referred to as the study of the way of heaven and earth in relation to human. It can also help us choose a way of life and a place to live that is in harmony with our ren tao (rem dao) or the way of being human. The Chinese call this relations san cai (san chie) or the three gifts.

The Chinese believe that everything that exists has qi, and in turn, everything that has qi has yin (passive, masculine) qualities. Yin and Yang are opposites and complementary – one cannot exist without the other. Night does not exist without day, winter without summer nor shadow without sun. Similarly, each quality contains some of the opposites.

When you feel warm, positive and good about a place the Chinese would say that it good Feng Shui because the Yin and Yang are perfectly balanced. Feng Shui.

About the Author:

Fortuna California Redwoods
Intelligence
Fortuna Cooks

Source: www.isnare.com

Permanent Link: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172592&ca=Home+Management

Read this article: Perfectly Balanced Feng Shui

Using Feng Shui to Redecorate

Leave a reply

By Heather Mitchell

In many homes around the globe, the trend of using Feng Shui to redecorate is increasing in popularity. These popular redecorating ideas involve the aesthetic arrangement of objects in a living space or home with the goal of achieving balance and harmony. As far as Feng Shui redecoration is concerned, colors and placement of objects are of paramount importance. A person’s physical and emotional state can be influenced through good harmonic colors, which help improve certain energies in aspects of his/her life.

Feng shui redecorating colors can be segregated under Yin or Yang colors. While Yang colors such as Red, Orange and Yellow is expected to promote motivation and positivism, Yin colors such as Purple, Blue and White can promote relaxation. Natural elements or nature also has a vital role to play in Feng Shui decoration. You can achieve different looks in different rooms through the use of different species of plants. According to Feng shui experts, while plants with spines such as cacti and others can be incorporated in active spaces such as the kitchen or office, those having rounded edges will work well in spaces of relaxation such as the bedroom. To start simply without doing a complete overhaul, you could consider changing the color scheme and foliage you have in an existing room.

This trend also advocates the use or placement of specific items or elements in specific places for triggering positive energy. Indoor water features can ideally be placed in the north, east or southeast portions of the room. They should not be placed in the south because this is ideally suited for fire. You must avoid placing a water feature in the bedroom as it can bring worry. You can make use of a Feng Shui energy map to get further information regarding the placement of features and interplay between the elements. The inhabitants of a house can benefit from optimal energy attraction through the ideal placement of these features in their home.

Experts in this field also recommend the use of beautiful stones and crystals near the fountains to enhance the positive energy emerging from the water source. Running water features can remove pollutants and create more positive energy irrespective of the place where they are incorporated in your home. Though a water feature in the bedroom is not recommended, there are many other places one can be used. Really beautiful water features can be found relatively inexpensively at local home stores like Pier1 Imports or even Home Depot or Lowes.

Yin and Yang energies can be balanced perfectly with the proper use of Feng Shui elements in your home. This in turn can have a positive influence on your life. You can even regain control over your life or, very simply, calm your stressed nerves by adjusting the the proper elements in your home correctly. In short, through Feng shui redecorating, you can reside in an environment that has the optimal energy to carry on activities intended for that space. If your living environment is a happy one, you will may just yourself happy too!

About the Author: Heather Mitchell is excited to be a new featured writer for www.UniqueBathVanities.com where we make sure our clients are more than satisfied with their unique bath vanity purchases.

Source: www.isnare.com

Permanent Link: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=986499&ca=Advice

View post: Using Feng Shui to Redecorate

What Is Feng Shui?

Leave a reply

By Lorraine Simpson

Feng Shui means “Wind and Water” – literally it refers to the topography of our planet and the way these forces of nature have shaped our landscape. It is a mystical practice blending ancient Chinese wisdom dating back at least 4000 years with cultural superstitions. This wisdom lays down guidelines for identifying and establishing favourable and unfavourable land sites and provides instructions on designing home layouts to dramatically enhance quality of life.

In the home Feng Shui features create harmonious relationships between partners, between parents and children, promotes good health and prosperity. In the workplace good Feng Shui creates opportunities for growth, attracts customers, increases profits and elevates prestige. An aura of goodwill pervades promoting good working relationships.

Good Feng Shui exists when the winds and water surrounding your home or workplace are well-balanced. Bad Feng Shui brings disasters, accidents, illness, lost opportunities and damaged reputations. Most of all bad Feng Shui causes unhappiness.

Feng Shui promotes living in harmony with the earth and it’s energies. It contends that the environment is full of powerful invisible energy lines, usually referred to as Sheng Chi – the Dragon’s Cosmic Breath. Some of these lines are auspicious while others are hostile. Feng Shui dictates ways of arranging you living or work space so that these energy lines create harmony rather than discord. The energy lines are harnessed to ensure they travel gently through the home and then gather and settle to bring good fortune. Inauspicious energy lines, Shar Chi, represent the killing breath. Feng Shui strongly warns against living or working in places hit by these hostile energy lines.

While the theory of Feng Shui is based on the Chinese view of the Universe the fundamentals are easily understood and applied. It’s laws relate to basic concepts of harmony and balance in the environment. There are two major schools of thought in Feng Shui; the Form School which diagnoses balance in terms of the shape and form of the terrain and the Compass School which takes a more precise view and uses the Luo Pan Compass extensively. Both schools of thought are equally important and both should be used to get the best from Feng Shui.

At it’s most basic Feng Shui is about the balance of opposites described as the Yin and the Yang – terms that most of us are now familiar with. According to Chinese wisdom all things are either the female Yin or the male Yang. Together these opposites make up the Universe and give each other meaning. One cannot exist without the other, for example without the Yin of darkness there cannot be the light of Yang. Feng Shui always includes an analysis of surroundings. Rooms that are too Yin lack sufficient energies to bring prosperity. Rooms that are too Yang have too much energy causing accidents and misfortune. A home must have balanced Yin and Yang to be auspicious and will be even more so if there is balanced Yin and Yang outside the home as well.

Buildings built too near hospitals, abattoirs, graveyards or prisons are too Yin because of the associations with death these places have. Also places of worship (churches, mosques, temples) give out too much Yin because of the mourning rituals associated with them. Rooms that have little sunlight or that are decorated in blue or grey, narrow or cramped rooms or rooms which have been occupied by a long time by a sick person have too much Yin.

Buildings constantly exposed to bright sunlight or heat, too near an electrical transmitter or large factory chimneys are too Yang. Rooms which have constant noise and that are painted in bright red, orange or yellow are too Yang.

A room should have elements of both Yin and Yang but never too much of one or the other. Black and white colour schemes are an example of Yin and Yang harmony but sounds and activity are also important. A silent room is too Yin, a noisy one too Yang. Remember that Feng Shui is a subtle blend of complimentary opposite energies and that is what you should strive to create.

About the Author: By Lorraine Simpson,Director,Fifth Ace Ltd.
http://www.cleoscaveonline.com
For more information on Feng Shui go to http://lsimpson.26feng.hop.clickbank

Source: www.isnare.com

Permanent Link: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=59401&ca=Home+Management

Continued here: What Is Feng Shui?