© Copyright Arise Community
The two questions I seem to get asked by new people the most are "What is Feng Shui?" and "How can Feng Shui benefit me?" You'd think that after more than 17 year of Feng Shui work, I would be able to answer these two questions as easily as a tape recorder. But I still stumble over my answer just as I did when I was first asked. There is no simple answer. It depends on the person's understanding of Feng Shui. If someone is hearing the term Feng Shui, you will need to explain it more than if they have read an article on the topic or even a book. Let's start with the first question: "What is Feng Shui?" assuming you are the person hearing about Feng Shui for the very first time.
Feng Shui, also known as environmental science, is neither a religion nor a cult. Feng Shui is 30 centuries old, yes, that's 3000 years, a thousand years before Christ, 1000 BC, originating in ancient China and has at least 9 know schools, or disciplines, that are being practiced today around the world. Feng Shui can be used to bring harmony and balance into your life. It is not magic, voodoo, or witchcraft. Feng Shui evolved over a long period of time through observation of the surrounding environment and its relationship to life events or your own life. It connects the intentions you have to your surroundings and hence to your higher power. It gives you more control over your environment, and allows you to find balance and happiness. health
Feng Shui does not require any special knowledge or skills to use. Feng Shui is more spiritual in nature than intellectual or physical, although both physical and intellectual "cures" are used to connect you to the power behind Feng Shui. Feng Shui has nothing to do with a particular religion or culture. It is based on universal principles and laws of cause-and-effect that govern the entire universe. Feng Shui is not affiliated to any religious philosophy but relies on the same principles that underlie all of the great religions of the world. It helps us connect with our inner selves and the higher power which governs us. You can manifest your intentions for your life. You can make your use of higher powers as personal as you like. Feng Shui doesn't care about your beliefs, but only your intentions. In this way, Feng Shui is an equal opportunity, opportunity.
With that said lets give a little more explanation of the structure of Feng Shui. Feng Shui uses nine categories of "life events" to achieve your goals and intentions. You can Feng Shui your home, but also a desk, work area, or even your garden. Bagua is a pattern or map that organizes the nine categories. These include Health, Wealth, Knowledge and six other categories. Each category or Bagua area has definite supportive and destructive symbols associated with it such as colors, shapes and the elements. The Feng Shui Practitioner uses these symbols in conjunction with the Bagua Map to balance a person's environment thereby balancing their lives. Understanding the relationship between the nine Bagua zones and applying the Feng Shui remedies to clarify your intentions is the key to achieving this. In a sense, Feng Shui could be described as the ultimate goal-setting tool, with some extra bonuses attached. fortune
This is just the tip of the Feng Shui iceberg. There are numerous details and processes and practices that go along with these concepts. When a new person first starts to learn about Feng Shui, they can become easily overwhelmed. But with a little patience and some good instruction it begins to clear up and become useful fairly rapidly. I've been involved with Feng Shui for over 17 years. I first learned about it in a two-hour adult education course. Since then, I have read numerous books and articles and communicated with other practitioners.
