Feng Shui Saturday

When I sprained my ankle last month, I wrote about my fears of writing about feng shui. For the past 3 weeks I’ve mulled over how to approach the subject. It is just so vast and I want to make it simple for you to understand.

To begin with, let’s start with Why anyone would use feng shui principles. You can read Why here.
For me personally, feng shui is simply a language I use for decorating. But mainly, it’s about intention –

• intending to bring comfort & safety into my home,
• intending to surround myself with colors & furnishings that express my individual style,
• intending to make my home balanced and harmonious for me, and my husband.

Feng Shui (fung shway), the art of placement, is a Chinese term meaning wind and water. Practiced in Asia for over 3000 years, it has now crossed the oceans to the west. While there are numerous forms or schools of feng shui, they all have one thing in common – intention.

Decorating with intention means making conscious design choices. By being conscious with your design intentions, you create spaces of harmony and balance. Decorating with feng shui brings balance and harmony, comfort and ease to your environment.  It goes a step beyond good interior design and decorating, using the symbols and tools of ancient China, as well as the West, to balance the energy in your surroundings. Balancing and enhancing your environment where you live and work is one of the best ways to energize and manifest your goals, hopes and dreams for the present and future.

In decorating with feng shui, I apply the principles of the Black Hat Sect, also known as intuitive feng shui. As you learn the language and basic elements of feng shui, you'll rely more and more on your intuition to guide you in your choices.

Applying feng shui principles is an ongoing process. Acknowledge that things that once held value for you may now be outdated. It may be time to let go of some items that no longer serve you to make room for things that represent who you are now. This is a journey and it begins with the first step – understanding the energy that flows through all things.

Here are a couple of basic posts about feng shui:
Read more about how I use it in my art here.
Read more about Ch’i here.
If you want to read more, I like this author’s website.

I want to write feng shui articles, but I need your help. If you’ve used feng shui principles, please let me know. If you have specific questions, please ask. Your interaction will help me so much. Thank you!

Colleen