Feng Shui

During my years of Feng Shui practice I have discovered that business people who have adhered to the application of Time-Space Feng Shui principles in their business and homes have a distinct edge in business over those who do not. Americans have known for years that location is very important to the success of their business, and they have developed some powerful distinctions around what kind of business should have what kind of location. Americans also know that timing is very important in the success of any business venture.

However, the Chinese people have known for thousands of years how the environment affects the well-being and prosperity of governments, families, and business. They know how to “read” the energies of the mountains, waterways, trees, shrubs, slopes of the hills, directions of the roads, and other environmental features. They also know how shapes and colors define these energies both outside and inside of structures. When they add compass direction and time to these distinctions, they can give a comprehensive picture of what any particular environment will provide for its inhabitants, and how to most effectively use that space.

Fortunately we are all able to partake of this ancient knowledge and utilize the time-proven principles in our environments today. Feng Shui is both simple and complex. It makes sense that by placing your business or home in a good location well positioned so that it can receive good energies you will most likely enjoy good health and prosperity. The complexity comes in learning the subtleties of the art of choosing a proper site, building placement, building design, and timeliness of the building. Fortunately, we have many good buildings already available to us on great sites, and many times the only thing needed is to shift a few walls and doors to make them personally viable. The astute businessperson brings a qualified Feng Shui professional in to work with the realtor, architect, and/or interior designer to choose and to optimize the space.

Choosing An Office Space
Some key points in choosing an office space are:
1. Choose an office building with a wealth-attracting fountain inside or outside its entrance. 2. Choose an office that does not face the elevator doors or is not right next to the elevator or stairway. This will help to avoid being the prime target of negative energy, and will help to keep prosperity in. 3. It is best to avoid an office building with reflective windows. Wealth and prosperity have a hard time entering a reflective building. 4. Stay away from offices positioned on top of the parking garage. The movement of the cars coming and going causes instability in the business. 5. Choose an office building with a large foyer, as this gathers good energy and buffers against negative energy.

Do It Yourself
Although nothing can take the place of a good Feng Shui professional, there are some things you can do to for yourself to make the best use of your current business space. 1. Position your desk in the “place of power,” which is the area farthest back from the door and facing the inside of the room. Be sure the desk is not directly in front of the door.
2. Have a good chair with high back and arms to support your back and on each side. 3. On the wall behind your chair hang art that represents a strong mountain (we call this the tortoise that gives stability). Some people like to put a good picture of their bank in that position. Personally, I like the idea of a picture of Fort Knox. 4. Be sure that you have something taller on your left than on your right. This gives you a good “dragon” for wisdom, and “tiger” for self-control. 5. Keep the area in front of you as open as possible and hang beautiful art on that wall. This gives you your “red bird” which is a powerful and prosperous future. 6. Make sure that all your plants are healthy and well fed and watered with proper light. The healthy wood energy brings growth and stability. 7. Keep as much open space as possible in your office so that the chi can move through and not stagnate. 8. Have your furniture be the appropriate size for your space; not too large or too small. 9. If you are forced to sit with your back to the door at any time, place a mirror in front of you so that you can see your door. 10. Soften or round out any sharp corners pointing at you.

The preceding recommendations are a few that can be implemented safely from the Landform School of Feng Shui (or the “space” part of Time-Space), which is one part of the Feng Shui picture. Another part of the picture is the Compass School that includes the direction and “time” part of Time-Space School. This is the more analytic aspect of Feng Shui that involves calculation and logic.

Simply stated by my teacher, Feng Shui Master Joseph Yu, “The practice of Feng Shui is to find the best location in a specified period of time. Feng Shui is the study of how to avoid chi from being dispersed by wind and how to have it retained by water.” This is a fine art that has been tested over many thousands of years. It is not surprising that Feng Shui has been embraced by professionals all over the world and has now entered mainstream America.

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