Feng Shui Decorating
If you want your house to be a home, there should be balance, harmony and a nourishing flow of energy within its walls. Good energy brings good fortune, and good fortune is likely to bring happiness. By making use of feng shui decorating, you can manipulate that positive energy to enhance daily living in your living space.
The feng shui of “feng shui decorating” literally means “wind” and “water,” and its philosophy is based in Taoist thought. According to Taoism, the land is full of energy called “chi,” which means “flow of energy.” Chi sustains life on Earth and the chi associated with a certain place can affect how life flourishes in it. Therefore, the way chi flows within your household influences your prosperity.
The five elements of feng shui are wood, fire, earth, water and metal. Each element has certain colors associated with it, and good feng shui comes about when the five elements are in balance with each other. The colors of wood are green and brown. Fire colors are red, bright yellow, orange, purple and pink. The colors of earth include light yellow, “earthy” colors and light brown. Water colors are blue and black, and metal colors are white and gray. These colors should be balanced in accordance to the feng shui map, “ba gua.” Each of the directions of the compass represents different elements and areas of life: the north is water and it represents career and life path. Northeast is earth and it is associated with spiritual growth. East is wood and it represents health and family. Southeast is wood, money and abundance. South is fire, fame and reputation. Southwest is earth, love and marriage. The west is metal, and creativity and children. Northwest is also metal, and it represents blessings and travel. Feng shui decorating places colors in their own element and not in conflict with others. For example, placing blue in the north, which is water, could improve your career. However, placing blue in the south would put out fire and decrease fame.
In addition to strategic placement of coloring, good feng shui is very generally achieved by letting in good light and fresh air, removing clutter and rearranging furniture and objects in the most beneficial position for letting energy flow. If you feel like you’re in need of refreshment, you might want to try feng shui decorating your own home to send some positive energy your way.
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