First of all the fengshui content briefed here is a consolidated extract from most of the known websites for my personal reference. Fengshui is one of my interested field while others are Reflexology, Aromatherapy, alternative medicines, color therapy & management, stress mgmt, gem stones, cake decoration etc.
Fengshui history:
Fengshui was found & applied in life many a thousands of years ago. It was protected & passed from generations to generations by masters & grandmasters who where considered the guru of fengsshui art & saviors.
What is Fengshui?
Fengshui is a process or an art learnt well & acquired to benefit with the help of "CHI" the universal energy of life.
Basics of fengshui:
The chi is 2 types " YIN & YANG" energies namely female & male with corresponding colors black & white.
YIN-YANG theory: According to yin-yang theory everything in the universe consist of 2 opposing but deeply interconnected forces yin feminine & yang masculine.The interaction of these 2 forces create the essence of life around us.
yin energy is passive energy full of silence, deep darkness, slow & relaxed movements & predominant at night while sleeping by replenishing the body energies.
yang energy is active characterised by strong vibrant sounds, colors, bright-light, upward moving energy almost through out the day with busy work.
Rule of life: Life's favorable theory "two & opposite" are words that have deep down meaning with life.
Day & Night
Birth (life) & death
black & white
Big & small
Dark & light
Male & female
Sound & silence
Hot & cold
Happy & sad
Rich & poor
They are 2 opposite energies but usually cannot exist without each others presence. When there is an imbalance between these 2 energies in body,mind,soul,house or environment around a person will result in
* health problems
* financial crisis
* lack of peacefulness
* relationship barrier
* diminishing knowledge or wisdom
house:
First & foremost the house should be filled with a balanced yin-yang energy.
bedroom,bathroom,spiritual place are egs of yin silent energy spaces of the house
living room, dining room, kitchen are yang energy spaces of the house.
Fengshui elements:
Elements colors shape directions
Wood green, brown rectangle (long) east, southeast
Fire red, strong yellow,orange triangle south
dark pink,purple
Earth light yellow. skin tones, square south west
light brown, terracotta north east
Metal white, grey round west, north west
Water blue, black wavy north
cycles of five elements;
The presence of all five elements in a living space will help to thrive & feel healthy. With the help of Bagua we can define the spaces fengshui element & feel which element present is dominating, diminishing or balance.
there are 2 cycles of elements;
* productive cycle
* destructive cycle
Productive cycle is a cycle of creation where water nurtures wood creates fire makes earth nourishes metal that helps water.
Destructive cycle; is a cycle of weakness need not always be considered as bad or negative. it will help us when in a living space there is an imbalance it can be counteracted with destructive cycle to weaken the energy.
here water puts off fire weakens the metal will destroy wood or wont allow the wood to grow or flourish will weaken earth will absorb all the water.
How to determine the 5 elements?
Inorder to determine the elements of chi present in the house, fengshui uses the compass reading & the bagua map as an effective tool.
The compass: the fengshui compass is called "LO-PAN" helps to define the map of a house. On a simpler terms we donot need a professional fengshui comoass, all that trick can be done by an accurate compass or an iphonemight come handy to do the job perfectly.
The Bagua: bagua is a map consisting of 8 areas namely directions. this is the traditional or classical fengshui school form which is the first one to introduce and almost widely accepted for precision than confusion caused by western school of bagua.
Fengshui triangle: fengshui triangle is a new term coined by Rodika tchi to tell the importance of the 3 major spaces of the house namely
* bedroom
* bathroom
* kitchen
major change would occur to the house on the whole when the energy of these 3 spaces are determined and changed necessarily.
Getting started with fengshui:
*all the space in the house should be free of clutter.
*have good quallity of air & light come inside house
*define the baqua of your space
*study the 5 elements of the fengshui theory
*find your fengshui birth element
*find your kua-number
*be mindful of the energy present at home
how to define the bagua:
for a classical or traditional style bagua you need -
an accurately working compass - iphone
full round protractor - 360^o
house plan - floor plan
pen & ruler to mark.
method:
first take the compass reading of your house from the main doorway or entrance of the house.
in the plan mark that reading in the door point and also mark the center of the plan.
define the 8 areas with protractor.
distinctly draw the line and write down the 8 areas and center as 9 area.
Missing area and Extensions of bagua space:
A missing area in the bagua is a place of your house or apartment that are mostly missing in the shape of your home bagua. When the house is in an improper shape that is by looking at the plan you can find out whether it is square, rectangle or anything. in that if the house has any space that is not lined on all sides with the square or rectangle then there is a missing space. it is also the areas of home bagua with incomplete or weak energy. this missing area is called as bagua void or bagua negative or bagua weak areas.
the extention areas of bagua are more abnormal shape of the house that lies in front of the bagua map. might also say the extention as protruding from your home bagua.
