| This month, we will be focusing on understanding environmental influences of location
versus that of direction, not an uncommon question that often plagues the beginners
and enthusiasts just starting out.
We need to first be clear on the fact that we do indeed posses the ability
to improve and further accelerate the Feng Shui potential within our homes.
All that is required is a clear understanding on how it works.
Master Lee, a famous master in Hong Kong, made an interesting comment once
that has proven to be a golden nugget to me over the years. 'Never underestimate
the power of location', he told me. If you take a closer look at the events
that have come to pass in your life, the events you have undergone and the opportunities
life has presented you, these next few items will definitely have played a crucial
role in all of them:
- The water and mountain positions you have in the vicinity of your home.
- The location and direction of your main door.
- The location of your bedroom and
- The location of your kitchen.
Indeed, the influence of 'location', be it in a city, a suburb, a township,
within your house, the rooms and the location of our desks - it is a powerful
factor that shapes our lives. At times, we may not even realize just how powerful
this effect can be as it influences us over an extended period time.
The Big Picture Analysis
In the natural enthusiasms of students just beginning to see how potent Feng
Shui can be, many will immediately look to changing the internal Feng Shui of
their homes. The way they sit, the direction of their bed and the décor
of the house in general, are all scrutinized from top to bottom to ensure 'perfection'.
Aren't we missing something here, you ask? Something we have overlooked?
The BIG picture - we haven't taken a birds eye view of the external picture!
Before even checking anything internally, we need to first check and fix the
main flaws in the external picture. Where is our building located (within the
suburb or housing estate)? What are the nearby mountain ranges and main roads
that govern the main QI of the area?
Our property should be ideally tapping into the beneficial resources of the
surrounding land and then, at the same time, we can tailor the internal Qi to
fit our own lives.
Similarly, in your house or office, facing a good direction may be helpful but
being IN the right location AND facing a good direction spurs on the positive
effects. Of course, this works just as negatively in the other direction - being
in a disadvantaged location in the house may very well negate the good effects
of facing your good direction.
Which is why I constantly stress the importance of positioning your Main Door
- the mouth of Qi - in the right location in addition to it facing the correct
direction. You want it to receive the best possible quality of Qi in your home
and facing a favorable direction further amplifies this effect.
You may often hear that decor or color is THE thing to look out for if you
want to enhance your Feng Shui - not true. Keep in mind the most crucial factors
will always be direction and locations, the color of your walls and curtains
will not be influencing the Qi within your home.
If you have studied Feng Shui for a while, you may have heard the term Luan
Tou also known as Landscape Feng Shui. This is made up by the area in which
you live, the mountain ranges, the rivers and the surroundings.
Environmental factors are powerful. They can often nudge us just a little
bit and then a little bit more until we take a good look around and behind us
and realize that we have gone completely off course! And often, this can be
detrimental to the Feng Shui goals that we have set out for ourselves.
As a quick guide, here are three questions you want to ask yourself to assess
your current Feng Shui conditions.
- Where is my house located? Within your housing estate or suburb, are you
in the Northern sector or Eastern sector? Also make a mental note of the various
mountain and water locations within your vicinity that you most often see.
- Are these environmental features good or are they having a negative impact
on my home?
- What are their influences? Is the mountain in the right location in relation
to my property? Is the water position correct? Is the road in and out of my
property area correct?
Maybe you've been fortunate and the area in which you live in has been a positive,
energizing influence. Then again, maybe there are some bad features in the environment
that you haven't taken into account till now. All I'm suggesting here is that
you take a close and objective look. Everything is worth a second look, especially
the power of locational features within the living environment surrounding your
home or office.
Some of you might even dismiss this notion - especially if you have lived
all your life in the same place. But as sure as a bullet to the head, these
environmental features do matter and they do have a pronounced effect on your
life. Ignorance in this case may become a setback in your endeavours to seek
the beneficial effects of good feng shui. Assess the environment and see if
the scales may be tipped towards the positive or negative and then manage it
from there.
It may often be natural and easier to get carried away with interior Feng
Shui concerns when, if you just stopped and looked at things, the problem may
very well be outside of your immediate living environment.
Take a moment and observe your environment and take notice of incoming roads,
incoming mountains, mountain ranges, taller buildings, negative and environmental
features. These lay the foundation for good or bad feng shui in your property.
Next week we'll take a look at some methods for disassociating from negative
influences. Until then... |