Feng Shui and the art of placement
A quick guide to bringing harmony into your home with Feng Shui
by Palma Bellardoni
A Zen home is a home where energy flows smoothly, in perfect balance and harmony.
In today’s busy life there is often no time to create a harmonious living space - one that reflects our personality. One where we really feel good to spend time in.
Often, apartments or houses are either too empty - lacking the live atmosphere that makes us feel at home - or they are messy and cluttered - leading to a feeling of generic discomfort.
In either case, we end up spending more time outside than at home. We burn more energy than we have time to recharge.
Our living environment should be our own private nest, a place of rest and wellbeing. What about enjoying wonderful relaxing moments in your Temple of Peace instead?
Ideally, a home should be warm and inviting, with energy flowing smoothly from room to room.
Furniture is carefully placed without creating sharp angles and obstacles we can stump into. The colors complement each other and our personality, giving us a sense of complete wellbeing.
Our Zen home is clean, pure, and gracefully beautiful.
Feng Shui literally means “wind and water”. It is the ancient chinese art of placement studying the relationship of environmental elements and the effect it has on all aspects of our lives, including marriage and relationships, children, health, career and financial abundance.
Feng Shui is not based on magic or superstition, but on the practical observation of energy variables, over a long period of time.
Originally focused on large land areas, for the purpose of finding auspicious locations for towns, graveyards and royal palaces, it looked at the shape and placement of mountain ranges, slopes, water streams and vegetation.
Later on, the same basic principles were applied to the overall home layout and the placement of rooms and living quarters within it.
Feng Shui is a complex and fascinating mixture of science and art. Today, there are several schools of Feng Shui. The most popular are the Form and Compass School - mainly used in the East - and the Black Hat Sect of Tantric Buddhism - mainly used in the West.
The main difference between them is that Form and Compass feng shui use a system of complex calculations based on the actual eight compass directions, the date of birth and element of the people living in the building, while Black Hat feng shui establishes a “virtual” north, based on the placement of the entrance door.
Form and Compass schools are considered more traditional, based on the original formulas, and a reading requires the skills of a feng shui practitioner or Master, who have studied this art for years.
“Western” feng shui has been developed by Professor Lin Yun for the changing needs of the modern world.
What is relevant in this system is not the actual compass directions, but their spiritual energy relative to the entrance door. Anyone can easily apply it and it has proven equally effective for thousands of people.
The purpose of these lessons is to give you easy to use guidelines and examples that will get you going right away, along with a basic understanding of energy principles.
Here you will find common sense advice, simple tips and practical solutions that will help you make you feel “at home” in your home.
If you feel “stuck” in some areas of your life, if you want to improve your relationships or find one, if you desire greater financial abundance, take a look at your home!
Are you ready to begin?
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