The Art Of Feng Shui

The art of Geomancy or more generally recognized as Feng Shui in the Chinese community is frequently debated for its facts. Following years of studies, Feng Shui has been proven to have its foundation built on natural sciences and not merely based on Chinese superstitions. Feng Shui, just like the name suggests, means wind and water when translated into English. The art has been practiced since 4,500 years ago with the aim to develop a harmonial balance between a home’s occupants and its surroundings.

Today, even the Western world have begun to take notice of this ancient practice, incorporating interior design with the art of Feng Shui. In the simplest form, it is divided into 5 key elements – fire, earth, metal, water and wood. All these simple elements are utilised to help improve the general nicely-becoming and luck of the occupants. This is the reason why a Feng Shui master is invited to survey the house before the family moves in. The Feng Shui master attempts to bring together the natural order of Heaven, Earth and Man, blending these 3 orders with the owner’s Bazi (the birthday) to help create a best interior orientation for the house.

When someone buys a new property in Singapore, there are some really fundamental Feng Shui rules to observe, particularly rules that impact the flow of Chi into the house. For example, Singaporeans would refrain from getting a property located on cul-de-sacs or the ‘dead end’ of a street, or those facing a ‘T’ junction. The properties situated at these areas are believed to be bad for Chi flows, either too significantly or not enough flowing into the home.

The landscape is one more fundamental criteria in determining a Feng Shui of a home. Try imagining a home with a tree planted at its entrance. From widespread sense, it is poor landscaping since it blocks the walkway. From the Feng Shui point of view, it is an unfavourable because it blocks the Chi from entering the house. Having a winding walkway rather than a straight walkway heading to the entrance of the house is also favourable because it is believed that the Chi is “gentler” when it enters the home.

Another good practice when acquiring a house is to speak to the owner or the realtor to discover the purpose of the sale since it may possibly affect your fortune in the future. You would prefer to acquire a home from somebody selling to move to a bigger house, than from an owner who is forced to sell since of bankruptcy or foreclosure.

Most of the time, a renovation is required when the family moves into a new house. Colors and shapes play an crucial role in determining the Feng Shui of the home. Various colors and shapes will evoke distinct feelings or emotions in different people. By replacing protruding shapes with sharp ends to something circular, existing relationship problems may go away.

Another beneficial tip to promote a good and prosperous living for the entire family, is the “pa-gua” positions. Use the “pa-gua” to tackle shortages or imperfect region in your property by literally dividing the layuout into 9 sections.

Finding a home with the best Feng Shui is certainly no straightforward task. However with such a lengthy history and hordes of staunch believers, it is probably wise to invest a little a lot more effort to incorporate Feng Shui into the house for the properly-becoming for its occupants.