Essential Feng Shui Tips: Alive with Ch’i

Everything Is Alive with Ch’I: The first principle in the Feng Shui philosophy is that every person, place, and thing is alive with the vital energy we call Ch’i. This concept is all-inclusive, changing our physical existence from a world “that” is largely inanimate to a world “who” is completely alive. When we see our world as made up of animate “beings,” we make decisions differently than when we see things as inanimate. Indiscriminate destruction of our natural world, as well as amassing large quantities of possessions we don’t love or need, can only happen when we believe it’s just “dirt” or “stuff.” When we feel the aliveness of all things around us, including the earth beneath our feet and the belongings that surround us, we are compelled to be “care-full.” We tend to slow down, treating ourselves, each other, nature, and our belongings with dignity, knowing that every “thing” is imbued with vital energy.