Knowing More About Feng Shui
It’s important that we use the term “real” feng shui simply because there have been many practices that have been called feng shui when in reality they have nothing to do with this special custom and what it represents.
What You May Ask Is Feng Shui?
The simplest explanation of what feng shui is, can be said as the placement in the most ideal locaations of human-built elements, so as not to disturb but rather encourage the natural energy emenating from the environment around. The main goal is to have all the elements work in harmony, including nature, the celestial bodies, and even those elements seemingly clashing with each other, such as hot and cold or female and male. Ensuring that all such elements harmonize assures you of the proper implementation of feng shui.
Nature And Feng Shui
Asian cultures and especially the Chinese used nature to help understand their own place in the universe. Many also copied the many elements of nature in their own pursuits, for example, many of the movements of the different forms of martial arts are meant to mimic various animal movements. Music was often supposed to copy the sound and rhythm of the wind, and musical instruments were made from natural elements such as reeds and shells.
Nature also played a major role in everyday Chinese living, as plants were used to adorn the home indoors, herbs were used as medicines, and so on.
The teachings of feng shui gives great importance to the respect for nature, as its beliefs hold the thought that everything in nature must be balanced and respected, and all is parts must harmonize.
The energy or qi.
For the Chinese, they believed (and for many today still do) in qi, or in other words the natural energy that is created from all living things. Qi is believed to be a kind of life force or spiritual energy. It is frequently translated as “energy flow,” or literally as “air” or “breath.” This energy is thought to flow freely from not only humans and animals, but from the earth itself.
In feng shui, not interfering with this energy is of great importance. This energy or qi mush be allowed to flow freely throughout the home and any other establishments. It will be discussed further about how qi is not interfered with and ensured that this is followed in the home.
The sun and the stars.
Astronomy was also very important in ancient Chinese culture. Many structures were designed around the placement of the sun at the time of building. It was also very important that homes be built so as to allow adequate sunlight in as many rooms as possible.
Putting All The Elements Together
Again, it was very important to ancient Chinese culture that all these elements work together so as to encourage the most harmony for an individual and their environment, and this thinking is no doubt how the practice of feng shui began.
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