What Comes First?
Even if you only know
a little about Feng Shui you will already be aware of the immense importance
the Five Elements
and their three cycles has on your practice. They permeate each and
every one of the various formulas and also have a bearing on Chinese Astrology
and BaZi (Four Pillars) Destiny.
Just to reiterate; The Five Elements are: Water, Wood, Fire,
Earth and Metal; The Three Cycles are: Productive, Exhaustive and Controlling
(also known as Destructive.
So when you begin
purposefully using the principles of Feng Shui which of the three cycles
associated with the Five Elements should you be using first?
What comes first, the
producing, exhausting or controlling element?
“That very much depends on your environment.”
The first original formula
of Feng Shui is known as the San He Formula
or Landscape Feng Shui.
This investigates the
external surroundings of your home and its immediate vicinity. It is used to determine good and bad
locations for homes, offices and (in Yin Feng Shui) the most auspicious
location for a burial site.
Feng Shui practice therefore
points to knowing your neighbourhood and identifying the good, bad and the
ugly.
The best indoor Feng
Shui in the world will mean little if you have negative energies bombarding you
from outside, particularly towards your front door.
Spend time outside
looking around you; take photographs to make sure you don’t miss anything. Sometimes there is something you take for
granted, and pay little attention to, which can in fact represent negative Qi. The next thing is to
use a good quality compass and find out the ‘facing direction’ of your front
door. Is this negative Qi (poison arrow)
directly facing your front door? It is important to neutralise any external afflictions
before doing anything else.
When these afflictions
or poison arrows are pointing directly at your
main door, it is necessary to counter their effects to improve the quality of
the Qi entering your home to prevent negative results such as loss, misfortune and
illness befalling the residents.
Destructive Cycle of the Five Elements
When using the Controlling Cycle we are not
actually destroying anything, it is more that we are seeking to ‘control’ or
‘block’ rather than ‘destroy.’ Therefore, when you
identify a serious affliction and which direction it is coming from, this is
one of the few times the Controlling Cycle of the Five Elements is recommended.
However, it is not a
black and white situation. There are things to
consider before placing a remedy.
Your Home and Garden
How much
outdoor space do you have?
If you only have a
small garden space or none at all, in front of your home your options will be
limited.
Will you
solve one issue to create another?
If you place a structure,
such as a tree or a wall, in front of your main door to deflect a poison arrow,
you may inadvertently be blocking any positive Qi Energy from entering your
home?
As an example: If you decide building a high brick wall is
the answer to an affliction coming from the North it will not benefit you if your
outdoor space is limited. It will be as
though you have a mountain confronting you. It will block any Energy
and opportunities from entering your home and cause an excess of Yin Energy
indoors. This will create illness, lethargy
and lack of motivation for all members of the family.
If you plant a large
tree too close to your home to counter an affliction coming from the Southwest
or the Northeast you will drain any Yang Energy from your home and block
Energy, creativity and light from entering.
To the
fulfillment of your dreams
LynC
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