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Feng Shui (pronounced Foong Shway or Fung Shoy)
is the ancient Chinese art of luck management,
which works by maximizing the flow of energy (known
as ‘Chi’) in your environment. Every
object, inanimate or living, possesses its own
energy field and also has an affect on the flow
of Chi in your environment.
The orientation and layout of your home, garden
or business and its contents can impact your career,
personal relationships, health and wealth. Whilst
observing the basic rules of Feng Shui can greatly
enhance your lifestyle, ignoring its principles
can similarly bring misfortune and sorrow.
The most familiar method of Feng Shui is the
compass method works on the principle of each
sector of your house falling into a different
area of your life, depending on its orientation.
These sectors are identified by placing an octagonal,
nine-sectioned diagram over a plan of your home.
This diagram is known as the Ba Gua and is always
aligned with the wall containing the front door
or main entrance to the premises, with the compass
points corresponding to those of the house directions.
For example, if your front door faces North, then
you should place the Ba Gua diagram on a plan
of your property with the North sector (relating
to career) aligned with the front door.
In the business environment, Feng Shui increases
productivity and profitability, improves the health
of its employees, enhances the company’s
reputation, protects from insolvency and helps
you to recognize and exploit opportunities as
they arise.
Clearly, not all houses are uniformly square
and the front door is not always centrally placed.
In these situations, you will find that some of
the sectors of the Ba Gua may be missing, indicating
trouble in that particular area of a person’s
life. However, steps can be taken to redress the
imbalance like placing a bright light on the wall
close to the missing sector to counteract the
negative effects caused by areas that are lacking.
Feng Shui is a complex art, but there are simple
rules that everyone can observe to help bring
harmony into their lives by increasing the flow
of positive energy in their environment and using
effective lighting is one of the best ways of
achieving this. Light is a very powerful tool
in Feng Shui and the way in which you illuminate
your home or office influences the impression
that you create, including the shape, size and
style of lighting that you choose.
There are many different types of lighting including
decorative, accent, ambient, task and functional,
with the most effective lighting schemes being
a combination of all these. Accent light can be
used to highlight a picture or display cabinet,
ambient light can highlight dark corners and task
light is used to throw a spotlight onto focused
areas, such as a work desk.
A chandelier is one of the few all-round excellent
Feng Shui energizers. The crystals in the chandelier
reflect light beautifully, bringing in added glow
and warmth. Hanging chandeliers in the southern
corner of any room is beneficial and a chandelier
in the Southwest corner of your home is wonderful
if you wish to invite romance into your life or
stimulate a current relationship! The Southwest
sector relates to marriage and using pastel colored
lampshades with subdued lighting in this area
can achieve the same effect.
You can invite excellent energy into your home
by installing bright lights just inside and outside
the front door are excellent, which for maximum
benefit should be left on during the hours of
darkness. Good lighting also helps stimulate the
general flow of energy and is one of the best
accessories for promoting balance and harmony
within the home.
Lighting is one of the most cost-effective ways
to enhance your environment. The right lighting
can make small or uninviting areas feel alive,
welcoming and tranquil. Lighting is a simple way
of adding colour to a scheme, whether it is through
choice of lamp base, shade or bulb. Investing
in good quality lighting can also be a more economical
alternative to major redecoration or the purchasing
of expensive new furnishings.
Invest in a variety of stylish lighting and watch
your health, prosperity and well being flourish.
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