FENG SHUI and BEDROOM LOCATION

In Feng Shui your bedroom is one of the three most important areas, together with the main door and kitchen. 

It is a place of rest and recuperation where you go to refresh your body, mind and spirit.  There is no doubting you are at your most vulnerable when you sleep so your bedroom has to reflect a sense of peace and tranquility, of safety.

In Personal Eight Mansions Feng Shui each person has four positive and four negative directions.  In Eight Mansions for the Home there are four positive and four negative locations.  If you are able to match the two and personally benefit from the location of your master bedroom and your place within it you have made a good start in creating your personal sanctuary.

Ideally this Yin room will be situated in an auspicious location for you.  Whether you belong to East or West Group the best location would be your Yan Nian.  Covering longevity and relationships this area would help consolidate the bond with your loved one.  Having the bed head positioned to 'face*' your Tian Yi location will give you the best of both worlds. Tian Yi means Heavenly Doctor so having your bed here will aid your rest and help maintain your good health.

*'face' indicates the direction the top of the head points when lying down.

When you and your partner belong to different Groups you have to make a call and decide whose Yan Nian location to go with.  In this situation one solution is to locate your bedroom in the Yan Nian location for one and position the bed head in the Tian Yi location of the other.  

Alternatively having the bedroom in an auspicious location for one of you and the main door in an auspicious direction for the other will enable both of you to benefit from positive energies.

Another consideration with your bedroom can be the Natal Chart of your home based on Flying Stars.  Having the 1/4 combination (among other things known as a combination of romance) as the Facing (Water) and Sitting (Mountain) stars in your bedroom and being able to activate them correctly will create harmony and promote your relationship.

Unless you are having a Feng Shui audit on your home it is better to use either Eight Mansions or Flying Stars and not attempt to combine the two.

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LynC

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Feng Shui and Five Elements Harmony

At first glance two of the three cycles of the Five Elements, the Exhaustive and the Controlling Cycles, seem to fly in the face of living in harmony with the Chi Energy permeating our existence.

And the Controlling Cycle gives the impression we use placement in Feng Shui to destroy the Energy in our environment.

A more accurate way of interpreting the Controlling Cycle is as a ‘blocking energy’ or a ‘controlling power’ rather than a ‘destructive’ force.  After all our ultimate aim is to live in harmony with everyone and everything so it is neither our purpose nor our right to ‘destroy.’

How and why is the Controlling Cycle necessary? How and why do all the elements interact the way they do?

To reiterate, the Controlling Cycle is as follows:

Water extinguishes Fire

Fire melts Metal

Metal destroys Wood

Wood weakens Earth

Earth controls Water

In our modern world the solid structures that are our homes and offices, together with the infrastructure that allows us to move quickly and easily from one place to another are built for practical purposes with less thought given to the impact on Qi flow. This often results in fast moving or blocked Energy in certain areas. 

In addition colours, shapes, lights, microwave towers and so on, as well as buildings Yin in nature such as hospitals or police stations, all have a bearing on the quality of Energy we experience in our immediate environment.

Therefore, to create a harmonious and auspicious flow of Chi it is sometimes necessary for remedies to be put in place to counteract the negativity identified in and around our homes and offices.  This is where the Controlling Cycle of the Five Elements comes into play.  By introducing the element that ‘destroys’ it is possible to deflect , block or re-route negative Energy helping transform it into positive Energy by creating a flow rather than a ‘poison arrow.’

Water extinguishes Fire

Fire is sunshine; it is the light created by lightning; electricity; and it is the flames we see when we burn wood, paper and coal.

Fire is an element that has to be created.  It does not have a life of its own.

When Fire on Earth gets out of control it has to be extinguished and this is achieved by dousing it with Water.  Therefore Water destroys Fire.

However, there is a way to harmonise these two opposing elements. 

Harnessing equal quantities of Fire and Water; using Fire to heat Water or other liquids; creates a new Energy source; steam.  This important element is then used to power machinery such as turbines, engines and the humble iron.

Another form of steam comes from a natural source. Water from hot springs is heated by geothermal heat deep inside the Earth. This is the heat from the mantle of the Earth. These hot springs often have a high mineral content and are a magnet for tourists. The springs are said to provide health-giving properties because of the minerals they contain.

Fire melts Metal

Metal is a cold and unyielding element hidden deep within the Earth.  It has no life of its own.  It is mined from the Earth and harnessed in large quantities.  To change its structure it is first necessary to heat the Metal to a liquid state allowing it to be manipulated.  Therefore Fire destroys Metal. 

To transform Metal from its rough state into something useful and valuable we create Fire to melt the Metal. Once heated to a sufficiently high temperature the Metal changes structure from a solid to a liquid.   From this new liquid form it is fashioned into tools, girders and machinery; communication devices and computers; all necessary for life in our 21^st Century world.

Metal has the potential to destroy when it is fashioned into weapons. This is one element that should always be treated with respect.  So that’s the useful and the destructive side of Metal taken care of. 

However, Metal also symbolises the wealth of our world in the form of gold, silver and platinum. 

These are precious Metals representative of the wealth we exchange personally, nationally and internationally.  Jewellery is fashioned from Metal and it is used as a symbol of adornment, beauty and love. 

This is all done thanks to the power of Fire.

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LynC

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Feng Shui, Yin/Yang and the Five Elements

Two of the fundamental principles of Feng Shui are the Five Elements and Yin and Yang.

The Five Elements are Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal.  These elements are said to encompass all our world has to offer; the ‘ten thousand things.’   Yin and Yang are opposite, yet complementary.  They are inter-dependent and constantly in motion.

Combining these two principles you find that each of the Five Elements has either a Yin or a Yang aspect.

 

Knowing the differences and applying them to the Feng Shui in your home and office will enhance your practice and help create harmony.  Becoming attuned to the differences and where and when to use them, will help you make auspicious choices when designing, renovating or decorating your space. 

    

Yang Water is the sea, it is a powerful river constantly in motion.  An excellent example of Yang Water is Niagara Falls, the collective name given to three separate waterfalls located between Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States of America.  The largest of the three, Horseshoe Falls, is a major source of hydropower generation; a major source of powerful Yang Water energy.

Yin Water in contrast is a gentle fall of rain, it is mist and morning dew and the promise of rain held in the clouds.

Yang Wood are trees.  Tall and sturdy as they grow towards the sunlight; they are unbending, solid and inflexible.  An example is the Redwood which grows fast, straight and tall dwarfing everything around it.

Yin Wood is leaves on the trees; grass; ivy and flowers.  Unlike its Yang counterpart Yin Wood is pliable, it goes with the flow.  In the wind it will bend, it is yielding and yet strong, returning to its original state with no effort.

Yang Fire is what keeps us alive.  The ultimate Yang Fire is the sun.  It warms and nurtures our planet and all living things.  At an individual level, Yang Fire is also a roaring log fire providing warmth and light during the dark days of Winter.

Yin Fire is like the dying embers of a log fire; it is the light of a candle and a torch bringing illumination to the darkness.

Yang Earth is the solid earth of large rocks and boulders.  It is the rising earth of mountains providing support and security.  Yang Earth can control the spread of fire and restrain water.

Yin Earth is sand; it is the pliable fertile soil in which crops are planted and grown.  It absorbs water rather than restrains it and fire will travel over it with ease.

Yang Metal is the solid raw metal, the ore from which large machinery is made.  It is weapons, knives and axes.  Unyielding, strong, sharp and powerful are attributes of Yang Metal.

Yin Metal is fine and delicate.  It is polished metal from which jewellery, treasured adornments, accessories and the finer things in life are made.

Next time we will look at how to use Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

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LynC

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