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Feng shui (traditional Chinese: 風水; simplified Chinese: 风水; pinyin: fēng shuǐ; pronounced / fung-shway or sometimes / fung-shwee in English) is an ancient Chinese practice believed to utilize the Laws of both heaven (astronomy) and earth (geography) to help one improve life by receiving positive Qi. The original designation for the discipline is Kan Yu (traditional Chinese: 堪輿; simplified Chinese: 堪舆; pinyin: kānyú; literally: heaven and earth).
The words 'feng shui' literally translate as "wind-water"in English. This is a cultural shorthand taken from the following passage of the Zhangshu (Book of Burial) by Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty.
Qi rides the wind and scatters, but is retained when encountering water.
Many modern enthusiasts claim that feng shui is the practice of arranging objects (such as furniture) to help people achieve their goals. More traditionally, feng shui is important in choosing a place to live and finding a burial site, along with agricultural planning.
Proponents claim that feng shui has an effect on health, wealth and personal relationships. Critics consider it a pseudoscience, even sorcery.
What feng shui can do for you?
The energy flowing through the home relates to its atmosphere. How many times have you walked into a dark house and found it cold and uninviting, while a bright and sunny room makes you welcome? Feng shui make the alternation of such atmosphere to create a harmoious living so that there an undistured atmosphere which can cause upsets, arguements and unhappiness.
Once you appreciate the principles of feng shui, you will begin to understand how it can improve your life. By manipulating the flow of energy, moving furniture into more auspicious space, employing cures to offset negative influence, you can change your home into a lighter, more harmonious place to live and bring opportunities, happiness and joy into your life.
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