Feng Shui and Everything Fancy

When I search and visit blogs/sites that talks about Feng Shui, I often encounter a discussion about the Five Elements in Feng Shui. But they discuss the topic vaguely, hence I didn’t understand its significance. So being an enthusiast about Feng Shui, I read and searched about it. It led me to understand that the concept of the Five Elements in Feng Shui is an improvement of the principle of yin and yang. Instead of two types of chi energy, there are five: tree (wood), fire, soil, metal and water. So what are these elements?

Like yin and yang, the Five Elements are linked with seasons and times of day. In Feng Shui, the year is divided into five seasons, rather than four, with an extra season appearing between summer and autumn, called early autumn or late summer. The Five Elements describes a certain kind of chi energy and these can be related to a particular direction based on the way the sun moves around the sky during the day and over the year.

Imagine this…early morning, the sun rises in the east and you feel so charged up and ready for the day, the chi energy is called tree (wood). As the day progresses, you’ll feel the suns fiery power in the south and you don’t even want to go out without a sunscreen, that’s the fire chi energy. Later, the sun mellows and begins to go down in the south-west and settle in the soil chi energy. Night time comes, and the north direction of your home soak in water chi energy.

The 5 Elements can be found in your home: 1) tree (wood) – in a form of wood, paper, etc.; 2) fire – from stoves, fireplaces, lighting, etc.; 3) soil – in the form of china, clay, etc.; 4) metal – from iron, stainless steel, etc.; 5) water – sinks, aquarium, bathrooms, etc.

So what’s the catch in these concepts? The catch is if you know how the Five Elements work, according to Simon Brown (a Feng Shui expert) you can manipulate the existing chi energy in your home which is the basis of many Feng Shui remedies.

I’ll give you example, if you like to enhance tree chi energy in your home, why not paint your walls with vertical shapes. I kinda fancy a vertical black and white paint colors (alternately) in my walls. This will make the room more spacious and making the ceiling higher. Use a good lighting (like lightings from Lumens), to boost fire chi energy in your living room, making it the center of activity in your home. For a cozier home, try soil chi energy by using horizontal or check patterns in pillow cases, bed covers, etc. Lastly, To add water chi energy in your home for a more peaceful flowing atmosphere, you can try wavy or irregular patterns.

I will definitely try this at home. I think using the Five Elements in the different areas of my home depending on what chi energy I want to boost the most will improve my productivity, relaxation and tranquility.

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