What is Feng Shui?

Feng Shui helps us to live in harmony with the natural environment and it’s energies, to increase our feeling of well being.
This ancient Chinese art is important to our life styles in a practical and easy way.

WHAT IS FENG SHUI?
Feng Shui literally means WIND (FENG) AND WATER (SHUI). Feng Shui can mean different things to different people. It does not contradict any religious, cultural or traditional beliefs, as Feng Shui is the science of bringing together humankind and the environment in which we strive to find harmony and equilibrium. Feng Shui is the art and science of arranging things in a correct order and to find our personal directions so as to harness Chi` (Life Force) within our lifestyles so as to reach optimum harmony.

Its practitioners believe that with correct guidance and placement we can influence our fate in positive forms and so help to avoid misfortune.

The history of Feng Shui is said to have begun with Fu Hsiu over 5000 years ago, when he witnessed a turtle emerge from the depths of the Yellow River. Upon the turtle’s back were markings that Fu Hsiu adopted as symbols of great knowledge, universal truths and symmetry. These markings are known as the ‘trigrams’.

Quan Yin

Quan Yin is the eternal protector of all children. Quan Yin helps to calm the room of negative influences such as illness, disappointment and arguments. Quan Yin represents universal compassion and love.Quan Yin is one of my favourite symbols.

Bagwa Mirror

Bagwa mirror to be of great importance in correcting Feng Shui by deflecting almost anything that creates negative Chi’ i.e. poison arrows (corners of buildings pointing at your home or business, roads pointing at your front door).  I have found that you can have them outside with a plaque over the mirror can also work.

Bells

Traditional Bell makes a delightful tinkling sound, so making them a useful Feng Shui cure. For thousands of years bells have been symbol of protection against ill influences and the announcement of good will.

Buddha Laughing

Buddha is a symbol of happiness, wealth and joy. Rub Buddha’s belly it is believed to bring good luck. Symbol of positive CHI resulting in much happiness.
Outside Budda you rub his head. I think I might have rubbed my husband head too much, not much hair left.

Cat

A kindly priest had no money but looked after a cat. The cat repaid him by entering the spirit realm and seeking wealthy patrons for the temple. The Lucky Cat is believed to be an incarnation of Quan Yin, Goddess of Mercy. The Maneki Neko raises its right paw to symbolise protection of wealth and good fortune. The gold colour Lucky Money Cat is believed to invite great abundance and wealth. The Lucky Money Cats are often used in business.

Celestial Creatures

BLACK TURTLE – NORTH

Black Turtle- symbolises longevity, strength & endurance. Symbolises a series of the hills behind the dwelling and is further enhanced by a small hillock in the front of your home, symbolised by the Red Phoenix. The hills behind the dwelling signify the support of the location and protection. The back door is protected by the Black Turtle.

GREEN DRAGON – EAST
The Green Dragon –symbolises protection, strength, goodness, courage, endurance, vigilance
The Green Dragon signifies protection for the home dweller. In Chinese mythology the Green Dragon is the protector of the heavenly abodes of the gods. Green Dragon is situated to the left side of the house looking towards the front door, from inside.
Green Dragon is YANG, male energy.

RED PHOENIX – SOUTH
The Red Phoenix – symbolises life (fame and fortune).

Protects the front of the home, the front door is where the energy enters your home. The Red Phoenix in Feng Shui should ideally be a small hill found in low lying ground at the front of the site, thus representing the footstool, which signifies a life of ease and luxury. In Chinese mythology the body of the Phoenix is said to symbolises the five human qualities its head…virtue, the wings…duty, the back ritually correct, the breast humanity, and the stomach reliability.

WHITE TIGER – WEST
The White Tiger –symbolises strength and protection against evil intentions from strangers.

The Tiger is situated to the right of where you are looking. Tiger is YIN, passive and feminine. The Dragon and the Tiger always co-exist and are inseparable. When there is a position for the Dragon there will always be a position for the White Tiger, even if not always obvious.

I Ching Coins

Abundance and Protection Symbol.CoinsLove and Relationship coins. Phoenix and Dragon on one side and Chinese script meaning successful relationships on other side. 2 Large coins 5cm diameter, tied with a double red tassel.

Ducks Mandarin

Mandarin Ducks symbolizes love symbolize happiness, conjugal fidelity and partnership. Always keep in a pair and display in the relationship sector in your home, keeps love alive. Any Symbols in pairs  works just as well, so long as one is female and the other male.

Frog

Moon Frog is a symbol of longevity and wealth.

How to Place Money Frog: There are different ways to place money frogs: Some recomend to place them at the corner of the house (better in the diagonal corner) facing the main door (not directly facing the main door). If there is not coin in its mouth, let the money frog face outside and let it face inside if there is one coin in its mouth.

Pigs
Pig can represent motherhood, fertility, prosperity and happiness. The Pig is a fertility and virility symbol.

Snake

The Snake represents wisdom and knowledge.
Buddhist priests have been known to encourage snakes to locate around their temples as further insurance against evil intention or influence.

Lions – Temple

Temple Lions symbolize defense and protection. The Lion is the symbol of majestic strength, great courage.
Blessing and protection against negativity.