In Five-Element Theory, shapes can represent elements. For example:
METAL is defined as round or curved shapes
WOOD is represented by tall, thin, column-like shapes
FIRE is represented by pointy, pyramid-like shapes
EARTH is defined by square or rectangular shapes
WATER is wavy and almost shapeless in the way that water takes […]
Nine Star Ki is a complementary divination art form to Feng Shui. Both draw information from the 9 stars (of the Big Dipper) and the fundamentals of Chinese metaphysics. The interpretation of the stars is often quite different in each domain and from Nine Star Ki […]
There are two main reasons why feng shui terms are so cryptic and misunderstood. One reason is that feng shui masters from the past purposely coded their references so that the average person (or the political enemy) would not have privy to this powerful information. […]
Modern-day Feng Shui practitioners are indebted to Dr. Stephen Skinner for writing some of the best books on our topic. In The Original Eight Mansions Formula he translates a classic text from 1739 by Chang Ping Lin and brings us an historical perspective to […]
Feng Shui, the art and science of determining how your surroundings affect you, includes a vast body of theories and practices. But some areas include just good common sense and recognizing that prolonged extremes in your environment could be harmful to your health and well-being.
Under the […]
Five Element Theory pervades all of Chinese metaphysics and medicine. The Five Elements are often called “Agents” or “Transformations” because they are in flux and one yields to the other within what is called the Productive Cycle of the Elements. These Five Elements (Water, Wood, Fire, […]
In feng shui theory, each part of the house can be ranked in order of its importance or affect on the occupants. The very center of the house can be seen as the “guts” or navel point. Often it includes a hallway or pass through area. The […]
Water, the universal solvent, is the “shui” of Feng Shui. Used for so many purposes, water is actually one of five elements used as a remedy in Five-Element-Theory. Usually when we need water as a remedy in a house, the more water used, the better the […]
In traditional feng shui, we learn that each of the eight basic directions is associated with parts of the body, a family member, an element and more symbolism than we can explore in a single article.
When a direction within your home or work place has something […]
The Tai Chi (Yin-Yang) symbol is a circle split in half, with a thick white part narrowing into a black section which widens towards the white part on the other end. The black part represents feminine energy and the white part represents the masculine, as in night […]
