- Go With the Feng Shui Flow
by Rebeca Rambal
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Ask most people if they believe
that invisible energies affect their lives and they will probably
dismiss the idea as complete nonsense. Then ask them if they
believe in gravity, magnetism, or electricity. You can't see
gravity, but it's a force that has a huge effect on your life.
It prolongs it, for one thing, by stopping you from flying off
into space!
So, invisible forces do have
an effect on our lives, to a greater or lesser degree, whether
people choose to believe in them or not.
The main reason why Feng Shui
is regarded as a fad (by an ever-decreasing number of skeptics)
is that it cannot be empirically proven. Magnetism has a visible
pull on a compass. Electricity can be metered and sold. Feng
Shui? Well... it just makes people feel better! That is no proof
at all - and at the same time it's the greatest proof, depending
on how in touch with your feelings you allow yourself to be. |
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Literally translated, Feng Shui
means "wind-water," an energy that flows like water
but passes invisibly through air like the wind. An early form
of the practice was known as Tanyu, or, The Way of Heaven and
Earth.
Qi, or chi, was believed to be
an energy flow or life force by the ancient Chinese. It's scattered
amongst the heavens and comes to earth in a most haphazard way.
Feng Shui and the practice of arranging your home, your possessions,
or your workplace in a certain manner, is believed to catch this
Qi or channel it to the best possible effect.
By following the disciplines
of this very ancient practice, positive energies can be focused
into the practitioner's life in a variety of ways, bringing happiness,
success, and even love.
Each new form of energy mankind
has stumbled upon has been laughed at by its detractors before
its effectiveness was proven and the benefits enjoyed. Feng Shui
is no different. Well... actually ... it is!
Feng Shui has been studied for
much longer. Believe it or not, Feng Shui was being practiced
thousands of years before even magnetism was discovered. It was
popular five thousand years ago and its vastly more popular now.
Now, tell me, would a practice
last anywhere near as long as Feng Shui has, if it wasn't doing
somebody somewhere some good?
The modern world is crammed,
more than ever before, with conflict and disharmony. Workplaces
are competitive at the expense of others. Roads are clogged up
with noise, anger, and fear. Wars flash across our television
screens, we are watching images we had never watched before.
Some people dive right into that
maelstrom of negativity. They can ride that crashing wave and
maybe even make money off it. But it's a short-term thrill. It
brings superficial benefits. It never reaches as far as the soul.
For those with higher expectations,
the world is something beautiful and we should live in it with
harmony. Those invisible forces can help us live a more fulfilling
life. Like magnetism helped explorers find north, Feng Shui helps
us find our center.
So, for meaningful happiness
go with the flow, the wind-water flow. Go with Feng Shui. |
