Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space which is claimed to achieve harmony with the environment. Skeptics consider it to be nothing but superstition.
Feng shui, meaning "wind (feng) and water (shui)", is not a decorating style, but a discipline with guidelines compatible with many different decorating styles.
Feng shui is a discrete Chinese belief system involving a mix of geographical, religious, philosophical, mathematical, aesthetic, and astrological ideas.
For a place to have "good feng shui" is for it to be in harmony with nature, and to have "bad feng shui" is to be incongruous with nature, although people aren't usually described as having good or bad feng shui themselves. Believers in feng shui say that certain people by force of personality or visual appearance are able to add or subtract from the feng shui of their surroundings.
Feng shui, meaning "wind (feng) and water (shui)", is not a decorating style, but a discipline with guidelines compatible with many different decorating styles.
Feng shui is a discrete Chinese belief system involving a mix of geographical, religious, philosophical, mathematical, aesthetic, and astrological ideas.
For a place to have "good feng shui" is for it to be in harmony with nature, and to have "bad feng shui" is to be incongruous with nature, although people aren't usually described as having good or bad feng shui themselves. Believers in feng shui say that certain people by force of personality or visual appearance are able to add or subtract from the feng shui of their surroundings.
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Last Updated: Sep 2009
Last Updated: Sep 2009
What is Feng Shui?
Feng Shui developed thousands of years ago in little villages of the Orient. It was called Folk Feng Shui because each village had their own guidelines on how to use it. Their livelihoods were dependent on it. They studied the formations of the land and ways of the wind & water (Feng Shui translated means the way of Wind & Water) to determine the best sitting for their survival. Over time Feng Shui developed and was used by emperors to ensure their success.
The original Feng Shui Masters were hired by emperors to wage war. It is said that they had the power to manipulate the wind, water and fog to help the outcome of battles. Folk Lore has it that the Emperor was fearful that they would use their skills against him, so he ordered the Feng Shui Masters put to death.
Many of the Feng Shui Masters went into hiding in the Buddhist Monasteries in fear for their lives. Many Monks were trained in the ways of Feng Shui. This is why today there is a Black Hat School of Feng Shui.
This is the origin of Feng Shui and what is called Form School Feng Shui. It addresses the energies of the roads, rivers, mountains and placement of structures in relationship to them. Its premises are based upon the forces of Mother Nature. Typically you will find that Form School is utilized by both the Black Hat School and the Compass school.
The original Feng Shui Masters were hired by emperors to wage war. It is said that they had the power to manipulate the wind, water and fog to help the outcome of battles. Folk Lore has it that the Emperor was fearful that they would use their skills against him, so he ordered the Feng Shui Masters put to death.
Many of the Feng Shui Masters went into hiding in the Buddhist Monasteries in fear for their lives. Many Monks were trained in the ways of Feng Shui. This is why today there is a Black Hat School of Feng Shui.
This is the origin of Feng Shui and what is called Form School Feng Shui. It addresses the energies of the roads, rivers, mountains and placement of structures in relationship to them. Its premises are based upon the forces of Mother Nature. Typically you will find that Form School is utilized by both the Black Hat School and the Compass school.
