Beginning your Feng Shui practice can be great fun.
We have added a video by Mary Reynolds to the bottom of this page that we think you might enjoy. The Concept of Feng Shui gives a good explanation of the art of placement.
Here are a important ideas to consider before beginning your practice:
Basics - The Art of Placement
All of Life is Interrelated, Interactive, and Interdependent
Everything is Alive and Talks to Us
Everything is Always Changing
Emphasis on Safety, Beauty and Comfort in Your Environment
Live with what You Love - Do you Love It or Use It?
Balance Chi Flow, Yin & Yang and The Five Elements
Chi is the Life Force Energy that Flows throughout the Universe
Chi is always Striking a Balance between Yin & Yang, the two Primordial Forces
Yin & Yang are Extremes, but Complementary
Yin is the Female or Passive Energy - the receptive Earth
Yang is the Male or Aggressive Energy - the power of Heaven
Humans are most Comfortable with Balance
Balancing Chi Flow, Yin & Yang, and The Five Elements
The Basic Building Blocks of Nature in the Environment are represented in The Five Elements. Identify the elements in your surroundings to learn if your home or office is energetically balanced.
Wood: Wooden Furniture, Plants, Green and Blue, Column
Fire: Lighting, Candles, Animals, Humans, Red Colors, Triangles
Earth: Adobe, Brick, Tile, Yellow and Earth-Tones, Squares, Rectangles
Metal: All metals-Silver & Copper, White & Pastels, Circles, Arches
Water: Fountains, Glass, Mirrors, Black & Dark Tones, Asymmetrical and Free-flowing shapes
First Steps to Success!
Get clear on what you REALLY want to change - your intention will drive the Change process
Clean your Home and Office thoroughly to remove old energy
Start with the 8 aspects of The Life Journey shown on the Bagua Map: Career, Relationships, Wealth, Health, Self-Knowledge, Creativity, Fame and Helpful People/Travel - which of these areas are where you would like to see changes?
Locate the desired Area for Change on the Bagua Map:
Focus on the Entrance to Your Home or Business to Welcome Good Chi to come inside
Place Furniture and Objects to enhance smooth Chi Flow
For Best use of this site, follow the navigation buttons (the pink buttons on the left-hand side of the Home Page) in sequential order so that you can easily begin "Your Own Feng Shui Practice"
Happiness and Prosperity are Waiting for You!
True Story
Please note that "Predecessor Energy" mentioned above can have a real impact on your well-being. Energy left over from those who used to inhabit your environment can linger and impact your well-being.
In my case, I had a candlestick holder that tended to sabotage my new relationships. It was given to me by a previous girlfriend. I was not aware of the influence of that candlestick holder until I studied Feng Shui - that's how subtle it can be.
So, I wagged the candlestick holder around with me as I moved from place to place, always keeping it on top of my bedroom dresser. Without realizing it, every time that I looked at it, I was reminded of my lost lover. New relationships didn't survive.
One day, I made the connection and gave that candlestick holder away to someone else who had no attachment to it.
The energy in my bedroom changed, and my new girlfriend became my wife!
The point is
Be sure to consider removing items that bring you down, or put you back into your past - unless the memories are important or serve to uplift your current situation.
Check out these excellent introductory books
The Concept of Feng Shui
Please enjoy this 7-minute video, presented by Mary Reynolds, Adirondack Feng Shui and available on YouTube.
We like this video and feel that it does a great job explaining the basics of Feng Shui origin and principles.
Balancing Chi Flow, Yin & Yang, and The Five Elements
