Feng Shui - Giving Your Life A Nudge In the Right Direction
Aazdak Alisimo
The ways of the Eastern world have gained more acceptance in the West. Perhaps this is because the more we have, the less happy we seem to be. Feng Shui provides a tactical view on harmony and energy that can help nudge your life in the right direction.
Many people think of the mystical when Feng Shui is mentioned, but this traditional Chinese philosophy is more about creating a good living space for each of us. The basic belief is we need a harmonious place to just be and Feng Shui shows us how to make it.
Feng Shui is an extremely old philosophy. When it first arose, it wasn't even known by this name, instead being called Kan You. As it evolved into a powerful force in China, it gained its new name which means wind-water.
Given the minimize role of Feng Shui today, you might be surprised to learn that ancient China ran primarily on it. Politics were ruled by it and every city was designed using Feng Shui as applied to the position of celestial bodies.
Feng Shui was no passing trend in China either. At its most dominant, it was the guiding light of Chinese civilization for between 2,000 and 3,000 years. The fact that entire cities were organized upon it is truly amazing to think about.
Today, Feng Shui doesn't set for the political aspects of cultures nor the layout of cities and population centers. Given the state of the world and urban sprawl one sees everywhere, that might be a bad thing.
Modern Feng Shui is much more about the arrangement of specific locations. In construction, it can be used to find a plot of land with good qi - flow of energy - and the proper placement of the structure on the land.
Feng Shui has found strong roots in the personal. More and more of us are interested in using it in our work and living spaces. By creating harmony with our environments, we seek harmony in the rest of our lives.
The truly bizarre thing is the philosophy is current barred in China. The versions we interface with are the Black Sect in the USA and Shen Dao Feng Shui in England. The schools have different views, but not harshly so.
For a philosophy that has been with us for so long, there would be seem to be a bit of a harmony break given the fact it isn't practiced formally in China. That being said, it should return to prominence as communism continues its fade.
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