The art and science of Feng Shui | INDIGOMEMOIRS

March 19, 2013

Today, on my way to home from the gym, I stopped by the flower stand next to the station and bought a fresh bouquet of peachy orange tulips for home.

Each time I use the tube to travel around London the space is packed with passengers, shopping bags, briefcases, baby strollers but never with flowers, besides the occasional romantic who buys a bouquet for his sweetheart or that day that everyone?s To-Do list signals buy flowers for mum on Mothers Day.

But the tulips I bought today are just for myself, or rather, for my work desk, sending me radiant energy while I write.

The mere fact that we reside on mother earth also makes us full time recipients of her energy.

Energy moves constantly, through wind and water, while the spaces where we reside, work or play act as traffic lights that regulate her movement.

Many of us feel frustrated when we waste time blocked in traffic or when hanging around, waiting for the next train on a delayed service; with energy is the same- how we arrange our interior space can either foster or hinder movement.

Positive, fluid and unimpeded energy is not only vital for our health but also as a tool that extends the reach of our goals? I chose orange for the tulips because its fire ignites my ideas into action.

Feng Shui is a method that canalizes the mass of energy into most appropriate individual use.

Its principles teach us that our house, or the space where we work from or return to after work either energizes us or drains us, because objects and their position foster or impede the fluidity of movement.

The underlying theory emanates from ancient Oriental philosophy, particularly rooted in Yin and Yang or the two forces that simultaneously oppose and complement each other, ultimately creating universal harmony.

We know that yin and yang maintains balance once the energy force or chi passes through the natural five-element cycle of tree, fire soil, metal and water freely.

Once we understand the five element cycle and chi?s progressive transformation we can then adapt it holistically and hone it to build a home that will increase the quality of our existence dramatically;

one will find that each room and the objects residing in it actively take on the role they intended to take in the first place.

For example yang energies combined by sharp, rectangular, glass and metal pieces ideally suit an office space that in turn is especially energized when combined by a fiery element, such as orange tulips.

Moving on to the kitchen: wooden surfaces and earthenware create a sense of motherly groundness and add a loving touch to the food we prepare.

Sofas and armchairs made from soft natural materials in the living room bring a sense of yin, inviting us to calm down and unwind while the defined edges of white minimalist shelves implode our books with rapid dynamism.

The location where energy travels from also paints chi with distinctive qualities: East resonates with early spring while West, with late autumn.

Correspondingly, rooms and objects facing eastward take on active, yang quality while rooms and objects facing westward are introvert, calm or yin.

North, represented by an ivory white hue is creative and transformative while south, painted in purple, is social and pleasurable.

Last Thursday I went to the Conran shop to specifically choose a selection of Feng Shui-inspired pieces for the season ahead of us.

For someone who prefers minimalism, now is the best time to unleash its chi potential.

Thus we conclude the winter with objects that charge us with explosive energy that pave the path for a productive spring, a season that invites us to plant our seeds of labor into fertile soil.

As spring progresses, we can add green and blue details to transform the haphazard chi of minimalist surfaces into a continuous stream of stable energy.

If we choose soft materials for the interiors that make up the living room, then we add a spiritual and calming yin dimension.

I would choose a bold red ?thinking? chair to create a whirlpool of power in an otherwise serene setting.

Spring is the perfect time to fine tune or ?feng? tune our home.

Very few of us are awarded with the opportunity to build a Feng Shui space from scratch and yet many of us have been living at our home for such a long time that we?ve become oblivious of the bad energies that reside in it.

Feng Shui is the art and science of mindful living that once applied to our home, will project harmony to our work, relationships and wellbeing.

Tags: conran, feng shui, harmony, interiors, self improvement,

Source: http://www.indigomemoirs.com/2013/03/19/wind-and-water/

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