How Feng Shui Influences Home Energy



Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008

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While many people are looking to make their homes more energy efficient, the ancient Chinese tradition of Feng Shhui should not be overlooked. Many people know about the ancient tradition of Feng shui. In a nutshell, Feng Shui is the Chinese tradition of manipulating energy in order to produce harmony within a certain place.

So how does Feng Shui affect home energy?

Well, the principle of Feng Shui operates on the basic principle of Yin and Yang: harmony between the dark and the light. In order to have true harmony, practitioners of Feng Shui try to arrange things around them in such a way that they can manipulate the energy to a balance.

The most recognizable symbol of Feng Shui is the octagon. The octagon or Ba Gua represents the eight directions of chi that must be balanced in order for you to have good fortune. Recently, it has been discovered that octagonal houses are actually more energy efficient than traditional square shaped homes.

Feng Shui influences home energy because of the theory that placing the different parts of a house such as the stairs, the furniture and the door can influence the flow of chi energy through your home. This would lead to different effects.

As mentioned before, Feng Shui has a lot to do with the placement of objects within the area. When designing a place, you not only consider the time factor but the Feng Shui as well. In many cases, these two are often conflicted.

Have you ever walked into a place and right away get a bad feeling? Some practitioners say that it is one manifestation of a place having bad Feng Shui.

Placement of objects is not the only a factor that influences Feng Shui. The colors and materials used for certain objects also influences the way chi energy moves around the house. For example, wood furniture can enhance chi in the south, while ceramic or clay calms it.

Chi energy flows everywhere. However, you can actually make certain modifications in order to gather more chi and promote good fortune.

Water promotes chi, that's why you'll see that in every Chinese restaurant they always have an aquarium. Certain types of fish, like a koi, actually helps promote good fortune.

The concept of Feng shui affecting home energy may seem to be pretty far-fetched to the
westerner. However, you need to understand that some Asians take this stuff pretty seriously, and if you intend to have harmonious business relations with Asians, you may want to brush up on the different concepts of Feng Shui.

Here's a final word: many things happen without any explanations. Feng Shui is one of those things that have neither been proven nor disproved. Thus, a person must properly respect another's beliefs in order for them to maintain a harmonious relationship.

Practicing Feng Shui at home for better home energy efficiency is a fun and creative way to improve your home's energy consumption.

Jessop Petroski of My Family Web Business, manages and operates a number of websites for himself and his family.
 
He is currently dedicated to working on projects which promote energy efficient homes and solutions for home owners and realtors alike.
 
Jessop has grown up in a family of Realtors and knows the value of effective home improvements. He has taken this knowledge and applied it to the 'green' home energy movement that is evolving day by day.
 
Energy-Efficient-Home-Improvement.com is Jessop's flagship site for all the latests on 'green' home improvement projects. 
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