- Perfectly Balanced Feng
Shui
by Maggie Z.
Mathews
When it comes to the very principles
of Feng Shui – Qi the life force flows like a river through
all bodies and all cultures throughout our universe.
Many if not most cultures pervade that a universal energy –
some times called Qi or Chi flows constantly everywhere. Whether
it Qi (Chi) in India or Ki in Japan, prana or pranha in India
it is all the same. This energy medium of chi flows throughout
the universe and the earth just in the same way that it flows
throughout the human body, and changes made by nature or humankind
will vary its very course. Just as acupuncture, chakra balancing
and shiatsu massage can adjust the flow of energy in the body,
so can feng shui adjust the flow of energy around us.
Feng Shui literally means (the flow) of “wind” and
“water”. The wind disperses the invisible life energy
and the water contains it. When you practice feng shui you attract
and cultivate positive energy or sheng qi (shung chi) and dispel
or eliminate negative energy or sha 1i (shar chi) |
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Positive sheng qo meanders gently
along curved lines while negative sha qo strikes quickly in straight
lines. For the qi to be beneficial and nourishing, you need to
keep it flowing – not too quickly and not too slowly. Sheng
qi comes from nature while corners. Known as “secret arrows”
generate sha qi.
Qi should be encouraged to enter a dwelling and its garden and
to flow freely and slowly throughout the space. If it is blocked,
it will become stagnant and destructive.
In heaven there is tien qi ( nian chi) or heaven qi , on earth
there is ren qi ( rem chi) or human chi. Heaven qi is made up
of all the forces that heavenly bodies exert on earth such as
sun and rain. Earth qi is affected by heaven qi – too much
rain will cause flooding, too little will cause plants to die-
and then within the earth qi , each person has his or her own
qi. The aim of feng shui is to keep harmony and balance between
heaven, earth and human qi.
Feng Shui is also referred to as the study of the way of heaven
and earth in relation to human. It can also help us choose a
way of life and a place to live that is in harmony with our ren
tao (rem dao) or the way of being human. The Chinese call this
relations san cai (san chie) or the three gifts.
The Chinese believe that everything that exists has qi, and in
turn, everything that has qi has yin (passive, masculine) qualities.
Yin and Yang are opposites and complementary – one cannot
exist without the other. Night does not exist without day, winter
without summer nor shadow without sun. Similarly, each quality
contains some of the opposites.
When you feel warm, positive and good about a place the Chinese
would say that it good Feng Shui because the Yin and Yang are
perfectly balanced. Feng Shui. |
