Everything is Connected by Ch’i
The second basic principle of Feng Shui is that every person, place, and thing is connected by Ch’i. Although our connections are usually strongest with the people, places, and things that are close by, we are essentially in relationship with everyone and everything on Earth.
Conflicting relationships can diminish or damage the quality of Ch’i in our lives.
Everything is Alive with Ch’i
The first principle in the Feng Shui philosophy is that every person, place, and thing is alive with Ch’i, or vital energy. In addition to being molecularly alive, our material possessions are subjectively alive with our thoughts, feelings, and associations. This concept is all-inclusive and tends to throw a monkey wrench into how we’ve viewed the world to date. It changes our physical existence from a world that is largely inanimate to a world “who” is completely alive.
Read MorePhilosophy of Feng Shui
The foundation of Feng Shui is built on these three basic principles:
1. Everything is Alive with Ch’i.
When we see our world as made up of animate beings, we make decisions very differently than when we see it as a bunch of inanimate stuff…
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History of Feng Shui
Feng Shui, meaning “Wind and Water,” has been practiced for over 3,000 years in China. Students spent many years cultivating their Ch’i and acquiring the observation skills and inner wisdom necessary to practice Feng Shui. As practitioners, their work involved locating building sites imbued with the Ch’i, or vital energy, that would protect and nurture people and their activities.
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Feng Shui Definitions: Fluorescent Lights
Avoid fluorescent lights whenever possible. Both standard and “stick-up” varieties flicker, buzz audibly, and emit only part of the light spectrum, giving everyone a sickly pallor and depleting the environment of Ch’i. Although full-spectrum fluorescent bulbs can help, they still buzz and flicker. Disconnect or replace fluorescent fixtures, and rely or incandescent, halogen, and natural lighting.
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Feng Shui Definitions: Mirrors
Mirrors activate, expand, and circulate Ch’i throughout interior spaces. When properly chosen and installed, they can visually enlarge small rooms and double beautiful views.
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