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HouseCenter.Com Feng Shui
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Part I: Introduction
Question: What is Feng
Shui?
Answer: Feng Shui is a system
and relationship among people, their homes and the surroundings,
and the universe. Feng Shui, translated means "Wind"
and "Water", it is also known as Geomancy. An ancient
Chinese art of placement dating back over 4000 years. The
Chinese and millions of other people believe, and live their
lives by these natural forces. There are many different 'schools'
of Feng Shui and you may find slight variations in the use
and positioning of items.
Question: What is the
mission for Feng Shui services?
Answer: The mission of feng
shui services is to promote living life to our fullest potential,
in a balanced and harmonious manner, through an understanding
of our relationship to our living and working environments,
and let you live more comfortable, make more money, and have
perfect family with more love. A Feng Shui Consultant can
suggest ways to improve the environment and harmony in any
home or business using color, positioning of furnishings etc,
cures for problem areas and much more.
Question: Is Feng Shui
a science or superstition?
Answer: Feng Shui is not a
science, but it needs people with strong scientific background
to understand it. Like acupuncture, it is not superstition,
neither. It wasn't all that long ago that medical science
turned thumbs down at using acupuncture as a legitimate technique
to treat or prevent illnesses. But today, many major insurance
companies cover this centuries-old Eastern practice. Now comes
with Feng Shui. Many banks and corporations who use Feng Shui
consulting service usually have strong financial performance.
Individuals who pratice Feng Shui usually live more comfortable,
make more money, and have perfect relationships.
Question: Who invented
Feng Shui and what kind of techniques does Feng Shui offer?
Answer:Feng Shui (Fengshui,
pronounced "fung-schway") is an art invented by ancient Chinese
to achieve balance and harmony in their lives with their homes
and the environment. It is the tool to balance Yin (Female)
and Yang (Male) in the flow of Chi (Flowing Energy) using
the basic five elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth).
There are tips that you can use easily to influence the flow
of Chi and calculator that help you to determine your best
directions regarding Feng Shui (Fengshui) and other more theoretical
parts. No matter you want to select a lot for your new home,
buying or selling a house or re-arranging your furniture,
there is a Feng Shui way to do it. you can help yourself even
if you live in an apartment or sharing a place with roommates.
Nearly 4,000 years ago, farmers in southern and western China
recognized that how they arranged their fields, their crops,
their homes - even the graves of their relatives - had significant
effects. For example, they noticed that families whose houses
faced north were battered by dust storms, while those with
houses facing south were protected from wind and dust and
enjoyed the warmth and light of the sun. These same principles
have been adapted for today by Feng Shui consultants, who
advise on ways to arrange your work and home offices. Ancient
or modern, Feng Shui is all about increasing chi ("chee"),
or the flowing energy, and making sure it flows in the right
direction and the right time. Today, Feng Shui has been armed
with modern technology, and people could get the Feng Shui
results in a very short time.
Question: May I have
a Feng Shui example which changes people?
Answer: At Coca-Cola's Atlanta
headquarters, company Chairman Douglas Daft recently moved
a table in his office to reduce "clutter" and create more
open space for positive energy to flow. For similar reasons,
he had potted plants removed from the main executive floor.
Whether you see it as a superstitious or a real phenomenon,
Feng Shui's popularity is increasing in households, corporations
and small businesses across the United States. Why? Because
Feng Shui promotes positive thinking and enables peace of
mind, at the same time, increase the value of your property,
believe or not. In fact, Feng Shui also applies principles
of Ecology, Geology, Psychology, and Ergonomics that are just
plain common sense for your everyday life.
Question: What is the
difficult part to have or to practice Feng Shui service?
Answer: In order to understand
Feng Shui, you have to understand "The Book Of Changes"
(I-Ching or Yi Jing) which was written by ancient Chinese
scholars. Simply put, Feng Shui is an application of I-Ching,
the book of changes. It has been proved to be correct by statistics.
However, no past history is guarantee for future performance.
When there is a question, one should always go back to I-Ching.
Thinking about change. To understand Feng Shui, we need to
understand many theories on which Feng Shui is based. Include
Yin-Yang theory, five elements, Ba-Gua (see above image),
Chi, ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches. The ten
heavenly stems are most frequently represented by using the
five-elements and yin-yang. The twelve earthly branches are
most well known as the twelve animals in the Chinese horoscope.
Do you know that the twelve animals are related with five
elements too? For example, 2000, year of dragon, has character
of earth. There is no good or bad about any elements. The
stock market can have a bear year in the year of bull and
the person born in the year of pig can be really nice.
Question: If Feng Shui
is not a religion or science, how could you explain it to
me clearly?
Answer: Feng Shui is not a
religion, although it took many people a long time to come
up with a noun to accurately describe it, simply, Feng Shui
is now refered as a 'system' - a system for arranging everything
in your surroundings - inside or outside your premise, in
such a way that your environment works for you and with you.
A system that allows you to be in harmony between your body
and your environment. Feng Shui has nothing to do with any
religion, because it only makes your life better. It is a
system related you, your home (or your office), and your surroundings
and the universe. Feng Shui could be praticed at anywhere.
Once you have it, you will like it.
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