Literally
translated as WIND - WATER it is perhaps more easily
understood as Chinese geomancy or the Art of Placement.
It is an ancient Chinese system in which we are able to harmonise
man made structures within the environment. It is literally the Art
of establishing harmony between the winds and waters
of our natural surroundings and the buildings we construct within
them. Recognising and working with the natural flow
and ebb of the energy of our environment rather than working
in spite of them, or even worse still against
them ensures that we have all the positive forces of mother nature
with us in our endeavours. |
 |
Perhaps
the single most important concept in Feng Shui is that of Chi
or Life Force. This life force or vital energy is at
the very heart of the universe itself and is the driving force
behind it. In traditional Feng Shui we are contacting or utilising
this Chi to gain greater strength and harmony in our endeavours,
particularly within those man made structures we all must live and
work amongst.
Just
as in the practice of Acupuncture, where we work to attain
balance and harmony in the free flow of Chi
through our physical bodies, so in Feng Shui we work to attain
the same balance and harmony in the free flow
of Chi through our homes, work spaces and our surrounding
environment. And just as the practitioner of Acupuncture
will work to find and set free any blockages or stagnant
channels in our bodies, so too in Feng Shui we work to set
free any blockages or stagnant channels within
our surrounding environment.
|