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Feng Shui Giving Your Life A Nudge In the Right Direction
By: Aazdak Alisimo
The ways of the Eastern world have gained more acceptance in the West. Perhaps this is because the more we have, the less happy we seem to be. Feng Shui provides a tactical view on harmony and energy that can help nudge your life in the right direction.
Many people think of the mystical when Feng Shui is mentioned, but this traditional Chinese philosophy is more about creating a good living space for each of us. The basic belief is we need a harmonious place to just be and Feng Shui shows us how to make it.
At its outset, Feng Shui was actually known as Kan You, which mean the Laws of Heaven and Earth. As it evolved into the name Feng Shui, pronounced fung shway, it became more about placement of things and harmony with the environment.
Given the minimize role of Feng Shui today, you might be surprised to learn that ancient China ran primarily on it. Politics were ruled by it and every city was designed using Feng Shui as applied to the position of celestial bodies.
Feng Shui was no passing trend in China either. At its most dominant, it was the guiding light of Chinese civilization for between 2,000 and 3,000 years. The fact that entire cities were organized upon it is truly amazing to think about.
Today, Feng Shui doesn't set for the political aspects of cultures nor the layout of cities and population centers. Given the state of the world and urban sprawl one sees everywhere, that might be a bad thing.
In truth, modern Feng Shui has gone local. The largest applications are no longer cities, but individual projects where the purchase of land and building upon it are determined using the philosophy.
Where Feng Shui has really taken roots is in the individual. As more of us become familiar with the philosophies of the east, applying there lessons to the places we spend our lives is becoming more and more common.
Perhaps the oddest fact about Feng Shui has to do with China. Why? It is forbidden by the communist government. The versions you and I are familiar with are actually from schools of thought based in the UK and USA.
Feng Shui has lasted for thousands of years and it will certainly outlast the communist government in China, which appears to be teetering already after only sixty years or so. A movement that old certainly would seem to have some merit.
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