Sidebar: What’s your home’s feng shui IQ?

Qi is an essential ingredient in the study of Feng Shui. This energy has been described as many things: cosmic breath, life force, prana. Yet qi is more than that; it is both tangible and intangible and always in a constant state of change. This change is vital to your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. If there is no change, then qi is said to be stagnant or blocked. When qi in your body is blocked, you may encounter illness, depression, or aches and pains. When qi in your environment is blocked, it is reflected in your life. You could experience relationship difficulties, problems in business or general “bad” luck.

Lucky and prosperous energy is known as Sheng Qi. In this state, qi is flowing and in balance. Sheng Qi brings progress, satisfaction, fertility, happiness, and abundance in wealth. In contrast, Sha Qi is known as bad or unlucky energy. If it is imbalanced, it brings problems, obstructions, sickness, setbacks, and accidents.

Avoiding Sha Qi
In your environment, this energy can be made up of ugly or unsightly structures, certain road formations, or sharp and pointed structures. These formations are said to bring signs of body deformation, bad mental health, body illnesses and also bad wealth luck. Therefore it has become a priority for house seekers to look for areas without bad or ugly forms. A common sha, t-junction homes are traditionally considered to be unlucky, bringing with them misfortune, possibly even death. This is because the energy brought into the home by the road is very forceful. Houses at t-junctions bring very strong influences to the house. However, if this t-junction is bringing in the prosperous energy of the period, it could mean that the occupants of the house will prosper very quickly. However, occupants must be cautious, for when the auspicious energy wanes, they will find that it will just as quickly bring bad luck.

Master Shen, author of a famous ancient text, writes of a grave that had the form of shooting water from the back. As the deceased was buried at the correct time, this shooting water was bringing in the prosperous energy of the period, hence, bringing wealth and recognition to the family and descendants. However, when the deceased’s qi faded, so did the money and fame! Therefore by virtue, most masters refrain from selecting a t-junction property.

Living next door to a graveyard is another common bad formation. Energy from the graveyard is yin and humans are yang. Therefore, it is not to our advantage to live too close to a graveyard. According to the Chinese Five Elements, graveyards are filled with earth energy. Living surrounded by this energy, occupants will find that they have missed opportunities or that they can be unreason-able and stubborn.

Characteristics of the home’s occupants are said to be affected by the surrounding road formations. A Y-shaped road signifies unfaithfulness. Living on the curved side of a bow-shaped road signifies promiscuous women. Roads in the shape of a bent leg signify leg problems and often there will be someone lame in the house. By planting a hedge or building a wall to block off the view of these roads, you can lessen its degree of destructiveness.

Road formation
Ugly or unsightly structures in the vicinity of your home can bring about illnesses. The different directions signify different body parts: where the structure is located will ultimately affect that particular body part. South signifies your heart or eye, North signifies your sexual organs or ear, East signifies your legs, West signifies your lungs or large intestine, Southwest signifies your stomach, Northwest signifies your head, Southeast signifies your buttocks, and Northeast signifies your arm. By blocking off the view of the ugly structure, it will lessen the degree of danger it brings.

There are also Sheng Qi formations. A “jade belt” formation is when you are living on the embracing side of a river or road. This formation is said to bring lots of auspiciousness and wealth. It is also lucky if your home is in the vicinity of winding water. City dwellers probably will not be near “real” water, so streets and roads are then measured as virtual water. Some roads could be formations that bring glad tidings. This could be in the form of recognition or money.

Feng Shui is a study of the environment and how your surroundings resonate in your daily life. The study of form is a small portion in this science. A whole authentic Feng Shui package would encompass the use of formulas and the calculation of qi’s rotation with time. Authentic or classical feng shui has been effectively used by Masters for centuries. By the use of careful calculation and knowledge of qi cycles, Feng Shui practitioners are able to enhance success and good fortune without the use of lucky charms. The power of classical feng shui must be experienced to be truly appreciated. A deeper level of practice can bring about unexpected opportunities with chances for promotion and advancement.

There is only one big difference between those who succeed and those who don’t. They successfully change with life’s rhythms: they are flexible and don’t complain when they are bumped to another direction in life. Why not give yourself a chance—change! It could help you reach your true potential in life.

A very much sought after practitioner in this field, Elaine Kuan uses her experience to maneuver earth and heaven luck to enhance her client’s human luck. Her current clientele and students spread across the Asia Pacific region and the United Kingdom. For information on Feng Shui courses, please check her website at www.oriental-fengshui.com or in South Carolina, contact Aimon Kopera at Qi Mountain www.QiMountain.com, 864-271-7900.

What’s your home’s feng shui IQ?

Feng shui is a science of the environment that was first practiced in ancient China. Its purpose is to help people live in harmony with their surroundings. When you are harmonious with your environment, it works in your favor by alleviating stresses and contributing to beneficial energies in your life. Different schools of feng shui have different ways of connecting people with their surroundings. In some types of classical feng shui, remedies for a home are custom designed for an individual, taking into consideration the directions of benefit and destructiveness for that person. Stand near your home. Can you get a feeling for which directions may be negative for you or beneficial? Which directions draw you and which repel you? The feng shui practitioner uses specific calculations to correctly determine these directions for the client.

A well-protected house site will keep its inhabitants safe from dangers to health, well-being, and relationship. Such a site is well-guarded by natural or artificial formations like mountains or nearby homes.

House shape should be stable, balanced, and smooth.

Roof should not be too steep or slope all the way to the ground.

Entrance affects general fortunes and should face the direction of positive energy flow for you.

Kitchen is associated with health and livelihood of family. It should be shielded from the front entrance.

Main bedroom should have only one entrance. Bedroom door should face away from destructive energy flow.

Staircase can distribute nourishing energy to every part of the building and should be located in a spot of good energy flow.

Driveway should not run straight towards the living quarters of
the house.

Back yard should be larger than the front yard.

Front yard should not have trees blocking the front door.

Round structures like fountains, sculptures, ponds, or gazebos are desirable for the front and back yards, but they should not dominate the space in the yard.

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