What is Feng Shui?
December 27th 2008 01:03
Feng Shui started in ancient China, where houses were built according to feng shui principles. Seeing as feng shui means wind and water, it is said that the Chinese built their houses to be protected from the harsh winds, and flooding rivers. The people in ancient China used the binary concept yin and yang to provide logic in their world and lives. Feng Shui was first written down as the Ba Gua, which then became I Ching. This is the text that feng shui scholars have studied to obtain the principles of the practice and beliefs. In 1949 feng shui was officially banned in China under communist rule, but is now freely practiced there, as it is in many other parts of the world.
There are a variety of types of feng shui, four of these are the form school, compass school, four pillar method, and the flying star school. Form school is all about the physical structure of the environment, and how things are placed in relation to each other. Compass school is based on direction, as in directions of the compass. This says that the direction in which buildings and objects face will influence the energy around them. This school also identifies nine life areas using a tool called pakua. The four-pillar method is about the hour, day, month and year of a person’s birth, and how that relates to other people’s births. The flying star school is about time and space and improving the quality of life. It is about minimising the influence of good and bad stars.
Does all this sound confusing? There are so many interpretations, schools, teachers and practices that it is difficult to define feng shui. A way in which it is interpreted in the Western world is to organise your home in way to create good energy. If you look at practices another way, it is also about keeping your home clean, tidy, and uncluttered, which will ultimately reduce stress. So whether you believe in feng shui or not, the practices are worth considering for your home. The organisation will create a sense of wholesome well being, with or without the chi.
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