The two questions I seem to get asked by new people the most are "What is Feng Shui?" How can Feng Shui help me? After more than 17 years of working with Feng Shui you'd think I could spit out an answer to those two questions like a tape recording, but in fact I stumble around for an answer as much now as I did the first time I was asked. The reason is there's no single, simple, answer; it depends a lot on how much the other person understands about Feng Shui. health You have to give a little more explanation to a person who has just heard the term Feng Shui for the first time vs. somebody who has read an article or maybe even a book on the subject and still has some questions. So lets proceed with the first question, "What is Feng Shui?" Assuming you're hearing about Feng Shui the first time.
Feng Shui, also known as environmental science, is neither a religion nor a cult. Feng Shui has been around for 30 centuries, or 3000 years. It originated in ancient China, and there are at least nine schools of Feng Shui that are practiced worldwide today. Feng Shui can be used to bring harmony and balance into your life. It is not magic, voodoo, or witchcraft. Feng Shui has evolved from eons of observation of the environment and how it relates to your life or life events. It connects your intentions to your environment and therefore to your higher power. It allows you a better control over your life through your environment and helps you to achieve balance and happiness.
Feng Shui is relatively easy to understand and easy to apply, it is not mysterious or restricted or unavailable. Feng Shui has a spiritual nature, rather than an intellectual or physical one. However, both physical and mental "cures" can be used to connect to the power of Feng Shui. Feng Shui has nothing to do with a particular religion or culture. It is based on universal principles and laws of cause-and-effect that govern the entire universe. Feng Shui is not affiliated to any religious philosophy but relies on the same principles that underlie all of the great religions of the world. It helps us connect with our inner selves and the higher power which governs us. It allows you to manifest the intentions you have for your life. Using your higher power can be as personal to you as you want it to be. Feng Shui does not care what your convictions are, only what your intentions are, and in this sense Feng Shui it is a very equal-opportunity, opportunity.
Let's now explain the Feng Shui structure. Feng Shui cures are applied in nine "life event" categories, and uses your physical surrounds to gain control and achieve your intentions or goals in these categories. Your physical surroundings are most commonly your house, but you can Feng Shui a room, a desk, a work area, even your garden. The nine categories are organized in a certain pattern or map known as a Bagua and include Health, Prosperity, Knowledge, and six others. Each category or Bagua area has definite supportive and destructive symbols associated with it such as colors, shapes and the elements. Feng Shui Practitioners use these symbols along with the Bagua Map in order to balance an individual's life and environment. fortune The key to accomplishing this is to understand the relationships of the nine Bagua areas and properly apply the Feng Shui cures to clarify you intentions. Feng Shui can be viewed as the ultimate tool for setting goals, but with some added bonuses.
This is just the tip of the Feng Shui iceberg. These concepts are accompanied by a number of details, processes and practices. When a new person first starts to learn about Feng Shui, they can become easily overwhelmed. With a little patience, and good instructions it starts to become clear and useful pretty quickly. I've been involved with Feng Shui for over 17 years. I was initially expose to it at a two hour adult education seminar and since then have read many books and articles, communicated with countless other practitioners, achieved a Masters Rating and used Feng Shui as a source of income for about the last 15 years.