Response to our Feng Shui is overwhelming!
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Dear Readers,
Your response to our Feng Shui book and the newsletters has been so great that I thought I give you another extract right now.
Hope you enjoy it as much as the others – and have a great time experimenting with your own furniture decorating or ornament placement or even with placing crystals and jewellery.
FENG SHUI AS A SCIENCE
Some Feng Shui practitioners consider it a science. If your understanding of
Feng Shui basically involves the idea that you need to move some furniture
around and paint the walls a certain colour for luck then you may be amazed at
all the equations and studying that goes into Feng Shui.
Chinese sciences utilize many different principles that are considered scientific
because they follow a similar pattern to other sciences:
1. A theory is created.
2. The theory is tested.
3. The theory is either endorsed or disregarded depending upon the outcome of the various tests.
4. Continual revisions are applied to theories over time as needed.
Feng Shui is not a practice that involves people sitting around and arbitrarily
thinking up new theories to follow. These ideas have been around for
thousands of years and have been tested and retested during this time. This is
not to say, of course, that every aspect of Feng Shui should be considered as
having scientific merit and that utilizing Feng Shui within your home will
flawlessly deliver the outcome you are looking for. You should realize, however,
that there is much more to Feng Shui than wandering into a room and “feeling”
where the furniture should be placed.
Math, charts, and the stars must align. Not every branch of Feng Shui
utilizes all the tools from within the trade, but some schools of thought regularly
incorporate elements of mathematics, astronomy, astrology, and various other
disciplines in order to create a harmonious living environment. Do you know
that some Feng Shui practitioners will not only need to see your home before
they can offer advice, but they will also want to know what direction the home
faces, what year the home was built, and the birthdates and times of everyone
living within the home? They take all this various information in addition to other
pieces of information and fashion together a suitable recommendation. This
means that if you have someone over to your house to offer you some advice
with regard to making the energy within your home flow in a more harmonious
manner then you shouldn’t be surprised if the person spreads out a stack of
charts, graphs, magnets, counting apparatuses, compasses, and other tools
before you are offered any advice. Obviously, there is a lot more to Feng Shui
than plopping a dragon statue above your fireplace. Feng Shui practitioners
(depending on the school of thought they endorse) may also be able to reveal to
you the ideal days for you to do certain major things such as getting married,
moving, buying a home, making business deals, and other important events.
Feng Shui can assist you in more areas of your life than just in how you should
decorate your home.
Intricate Feng Shui practices involve a lot of information. You can choose
how complicated you would like for your Feng Shui involvement to be. Some
people are more than happy to just dabble in Feng Shui when they are
attempting to find a new look for their home and allow the energy to flow a little
better.
It is up to you how many different aspects of Feng Shui you want to incorporate and how scientific you want to become.
You might also want to check out the whole package at :
http://www.abundantlivingebooks.com/home/fengshui/
Have a great time – experiment a little with your new knowledge and see how it feels.
Yours sincerely
Sabine
