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I love the mystic elements of feng shui, but even more, I like the practicality. Feng shui is not only about attracting good luck and avoiding bad luck. It is also about living sensibly and maintaining balanced energy. Often, feng shui is just good common sense—of which we all sometimes need a reminder. So today I’m [...] Traditional Chinese houses were square or rectangular. There were no missing areas of the bagua. But modern houses are often oddly shaped. That can create problems. Simpler, modern feng shui relies heavily on the bagua map, overlaid onto the floor plan of the house. Modern houses, especially houses built in the middle of the 20th century [...] Traditionally not much information is available on feng shui for the bathroom. In fact, traditional feng shui experts say do not treat the bathroom as a room at all. That is partly because centuries ago, when feng shui was formulated, people did not have indoor bathrooms as we do. There is, of course, a good bit [...] Water features are important remedies in feng shui. They can block bad chi and attract health and prosperity if correctly placed. As with most of feng shui, part of water feature placement is just common sense. Do not put a pond or swimming pool too close to the house. In feng shui terms, it can overwhelm [...] Lush, green plants make wonderful decor, of course. The right plants in the right places add life and charm to any room, from casual to formally elegant. They are also extremely useful in enhancing feng shui. Plants in Feng Shui Healthy, growing plants are a staple of modern feng shui. Plants represent the element of wood. They can be [...] Testing Originally feng shui was about siting the graves of loved ones in places with harmonious energy so that their spirits would not haunt you. Vengeful, insulted ghosts are not fun to live with. Putting their final resting places in auspicious locations was a way to placate them. Eventually it occurred to the powerful and wealthy [...] Feng shui is a very practical philosophy. Many of the tenets of feng shui are just good common sense. One example of feng shui practicality is having the host sit facing the doorway to see who enters. That practice dates from the days when the host was honor-bound to defend guests, and watching out for enemies [...] Feng shui is a practical as well as a mystical field. Most of the remedies and principles of feng shui are quite practical, a matter of good common sense. For example, the practice of siting a house so that it is sheltered from winter winds in a northern climate, near water but far enough above [...] |
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