Looking at the World with Feng Shui Eyes
It has been quite a journey for me to look at the world through Feng Shui eyes for 14 years. Feng Shui is the study of Qi life force. It is an invisible, unseen, and unheard life force that exists in our universe. It is sometimes called the cosmic breath of life for growth and vitality.
Two Types of Qi You Should Know About
There are two types of Qi one should get familiar with when looking at the Feng Shui of a home or business. One type is called Sha Qi. Sha Qi means breath that hurts; travels in a straight line. Qi is not understood nor considered by most people.
Classical Feng Shui teaches us that if there is a good flow of Qi throughout the land and property, it is receiving benevolent Qi. This results in occupants feeling, sleeping, and focusing better; being calm in their homes, and enjoying a greater ability to achieve goals.
Yin and Yang Forces are Always at Play in
the Universe.
These two forces must always be in balance. If a place is too Yin, or too Yang, it can cause problems to the occupants of the house.
For example, a place that is surrounded by too many trees creates a Yin environment inside the house. The occupants will be prone to depression. Yin Qi is represented by passive, dark, quiet, moon, feminine and the unseen. Yang Qi is active, brightness, masculine, hard, and positive. In our home, the rooms are Ying or Yang.
Can You Spot the Difference?
Below are pictures of different forms, and situations that create good Feng Shui inside the home, or around the outside of a property. Which Forms are Yin or Yang in your environment?
Use your Feng Shui eyes, and test your knowledge of Classical Feng Shui:
- Is the picture more Yin or Yang?
- Does the area produce Sheng Qi, or Sha Qi?
A room can be Yin and contain internal Sha. In the exterior, a part of the property can be Yang and produce Sheng Qi.
Look with your Feng Shui eyes and see if you spot harmony or imbalance inside the rooms and the environment of these pictures I am showing you.
- Sha Qi is a menacing type of Qi that is emitted from forms, and affects a person's focus and thinking. It can come from objects, buildings and the external environment.
- Sheng Qi is a type of growing Qi, that allows you to receive benevolent Qi.
Yin or Yang? Sha or Sheng?
The correct answers are located below.
Picture A
House at the end of a T street
Picture B
Orange building dwarfed by taller buildings
Picture C
Sloped ceilings
Picture D
House hanging on a steep cliff
Picture E
A straight, long highway
Picture F
Open field, or a bright hall
Picture G
Clear and calm waters
The Answers are...
Picture A - A house facing a T-junction has a poison arrow pointed at it. Qi from the road crashes into the building. The occupants suffer poor health, and are accident prone. The road brings Sha Qi, becoming overly vibrant, affecting the home's occupants.
Picture B - Taller buildings overshadow shorter buildings, casting shadows on it, causing deficiency in the Qi. Effects depend on what part of the building or home is overshadowed and in what direction. For example, a house with a tall building to the right will cause occupants to constantly argue.
Picture C - Sloped ceilings are a problem because it suppresses the Qi and creates an intense feeling in the room. The beams distort the Qi in the room, creating a feeling of pressure for the occupants inside the room.This is a good example of internal Sha Qi created inside the house.
Picture D - The Qi cannot collect and assimilate into the home because it falls off the steep cliff. The occupants of this type of house will feel unstable living in such an environment.
Picture E - A straight highway will build up Sha Qi going down the road. It would be worse if traffic was heavy.
Picture F - An open courtyard or field creates Sheng Qi (good Qi). Sheng Qi has many benefits: a person can focus and is productive when Sheng Qi is flowing through the house.
Picture G - A calm meandering river would generate Sheng Qi. This is a Yang environment. Qi gathers at the boundary of water.
Sources:
Practical Feng Shui by Simon Brown
Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics - Feng Shui
Feng Shui, The Secrets that Can Change Your Life by Li Pak Tin & Helen Yeap
