Feng Shui literally means Wind (Feng) and Water (shui).

Elements associated in the Chinese culture with good harvest and good health.  Wind is the carrier of energy or chi', representing the principles of change or transformation in nature.  Water is said to hold or retain energy or chi', representing the principle of stability.

Feng Shui allocates natural principles such as the five elements, (wood, fire, earth, metal and water), with cardinal and inter-cardinal directions.  Also included are the elements of yin and yang, color and shapes.  These concepts are combined and applied to a structure or space.  A Feng Shui Consultation will determine the inherent harmony and disharmony within a structure or space and it's relationship to it's human element.

The Three Gifts

There are many factors affecting the chi' flow in Feng Shui.  They are known as the Three Gifts, Heaven chi',  Earth chi', and Human chi', the three levels of energy.  Heaven chi' includes the moon and stars and the sun above, the cycles of change (seasons) and time.  Earth chi' on a topographical level involves the land formations of mountains, valleys, rivers and watercourses, magnetic fields and lay lines. On an environmental level it involves structures, form and space, color, sound and lighting.  Human chi' on a social level involves family and relatives, neighbors and social contacts.  Human chi' on a personal level includes memories, personality, sensitivity, ideals and visions.

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