Feng Shiu

What is Feng Shui?

Feng shui is representative of Chinese science in the same manner that the electromagnetic spectrum is representative of Western science, in which terms of visible and invisible light emissions in the electromagnetic spectrum are used to define our surroundings.

The chi energy lines frequently referred to in feng shui underpin its whole practice. These can be compared to the invisible energy lines that form the spectrum of electromagnetic waves, perhaps better described as “earth currents” in the atmosphere.

In feng shui terms, chi consists of invisible lines of energy, picturesquely described as the “cosmic breath” of the celestial dragon. Surely chi is no different from the earth currents that modern scientific discoveries have shown us exist everywhere around us.

Computers have gone wireless. Messages, data and even pictures are sent across the world through waves and radio energy. Surely it is possible that the chi lines referred to in feng shui are simply scientifically undiscovered dynamic forces that cause well-being or illness, good fortune or misfortune, thus having an impact on living people.

How can Feng Shui improve my life?

Feng shui will not change your fate or destiny completely and it should not be practiced with this unrealistic expectation. It is also neither a pseudo-religious nor a spiritual practice. It is not magic nor shamanistic. It is a living skill requiring the acquisition of knowledge and practical experience and requiring an acceptance and understanding of the invisible energy forces that surround humankind.

Through the practice of feng shui, anyone can modify the severity of misfortunes encountered, thereby lessening their impact and making problems easier to bear. More excitingly, feng shui also promises the ability to enhance the magnitude of good times. In short, feng shui can be harnessed to enhance the highs, and modify the lows of your life experience.

Applying feng shui principles to our lives will create an awareness of the energy forces that surround us and in the process help us come to terms with every vital moment of existence. In the simplicity of feng shui practice a profound awakening to the forces that influence our lives can be found.

Our lives are influenced by the quality of chi that pervades our living spaces. This affects how we vibrate in consonance with the rhythms of our environment. Wind and water, the literal components of feng shui, focus our awareness on this invisible energy that emanates from the natural environment-mountains, river, and landscapes that make up the earth. Understanding the intrinsic nature of chi and its variations, we learn to differentiate between auspicious chi and misfortune chi, between chi that brings vibrant good health and chi that brings sickness.

The living chi of the natural environment has the power to nurture us or to destroy us. When we succeed in blending harmoniously with it, we have succeeded in refining an approach to living that enhances our quality of life. This is the practice of feng shui-tapping into the good chi-the luck of the earth.