Feng Shui
For Harmonious Living By Michael Sheffield
Please join me in exploring the art and science of Feng Shui, which translates as “wind and water” in Chinese. Feng Shui is based on thousands of years of observing how the subtle energy of Qi flows through the environment. This subtle energy animates and qualifies the ten thousand beings. Tao, the primal Qi, sustains the whole Universe. Qi moves like “wind” and flows like “water” in the environment. It flows through you and your environment. The goal of feng shui is to help you create harmony between you and your environment so you can thrive, enjoy family and friends, express your unique destiny and become one with Tao.
As a consultant, I do not “do” Feng Shui. What I “do” is practice Classical Form School Analysis of the Qi, assessing how it flows where you live or work. The quality of Qi already influencing your environment IS the Feng Shui. There is no such thing as good or bad Feng Shui. Rather, the Qi can be auspicious or inauspicious. Does it flow too slow, too fast? Is it too strong, too weak? Is it congested? Does it accumulate or does it leak away? Or, as in the Goldilocks story, is it just right?
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Qi analysis can be applied to everything: Mountains, landforms, watercourses, human constructions, your house, and business. Today, let’s focus on your house. The image you hold of yourself is reflected in your house. And your house reinforces who you are. Do you imagine your house as a castle, a temple or perhaps a home? A home is the sum total of the shape, orientation, rooms, objects and activities of your house. The home is where the heart is.
