Feng Shui basics

FAQs about Feng Shui (general)

Oct 8th, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: FAQs, Feng Shui basics

Many people have heard about Feng Shui, but have questions about what it is and how it works. Here are answers to some of the most common questions.
Question: Is feng shui a religion? Do I have to be a Buddhist or something?
Answer: No. Feng Shui is the art of placement. Some of the concepts [...]



Light and Darkness in Feng Shui

Jun 1st, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics

Balance is essential in Feng Shui. This balance extends to light and darkness as well. Light is an important energy that needs to touch every area of our homes and offices, at some time each day… but daily darkness is important, too.
NATURAL LIGHTING, NATURAL DARKNESS
During sunny days [...]



FAQs about Feng Shui and Romance

Feb 1st, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics, Romance

Are you tired of sleeping alone in a chilly bedroom? Feng Shui may help add sparks to your love life.
Here are some answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Feng Shui and romance:
Q. People talk about the “love corner,” “romance corner” or “marriage corner” in Feng Shui. Where is it?
A. It depends upon which [...]



The Five Elements of Feng Shui

Jan 8th, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics

There are five elements in Feng Shui:

wood
fire
earth
metal
water

They provide visual balance to every room in your home or office. However, you don’t need the actual element in every room; you can substitute a symbol for some of them. Each element is represented by a color and certain shapes.
SYMBOLS OF EACH [...]



The Bagua in Feng Shui

Jan 3rd, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics

Almost every feng shui school of design uses a grid to determine the significant areas of a building or a room.
Each area of the grid is equal in size, and features a different theme, including colors and other design elements.
In most schools of feng shui, [...]



Feng Shui and Goal Setting

Jul 8th, 2005 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics

Feng Shui is deliberate. There may be serendipity in placement and design that furthers the goals of Feng Shui, but nothing is entirely “by accident.”
Where you place your home in relation to directions, the land that it’s on and the structures around it, is deliberate in Feng Shui. Likewise, how [...]



Choose Your Colors with Feng Shui

Feb 7th, 2005 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics

When you’re choosing colors for your home or office, Feng Shui can simplify your decisions. We’ll use the simplest form of Feng Shui, called “Black Hat Sect” style, to choose colors. Starting at the left side of your home [...]



What is Feng Shui?

Jan 31st, 2005 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics

Feng Shui (pronounced “fung shway”) is a design technique. It’s the art of placement.
People use Feng Shui principles to decide where to build a house. They also use it to choose room colors, and where to place a sofa.
In Chinese, the word “feng” means wind, and the word [...]



Different kinds of Feng Shui

Jan 8th, 2005 | By Aisling | Category: Feng Shui basics

No matter how you approach Feng Shui, it is always based on harmony and balance, and the sense of energy in your environment.
Over the thousands of years that Feng Shui has been practiced, different schools of design have emerged. Each school is important, and many of them work together. [...]