Feng Shui

Things are forever changing.

Our bodies change, our life changes, and our environment changes.

Feng Shui is a way of looking at our current situation - together with the changes that are taking place - and being organised and orientated so that we can live in harmony and accentuate the positive.

The core of this philosophy is set out in the Chinese Book of Changes, also known as the I Ching.  This book underpins Feng Shui, acupuncture, Chinese astrology, and many other aspects of Chinese philosophy and understanding. 

The I Ching provides a way of looking at the current situation, the changes which are taking place, and identifying appropriate personal action.

In essence it is very simple.  The universe is a great unity, called The Tao.  At another level this unity is divided into two great principles, yang and yin, which manifest in such forms as summer and winter; day and night, female and male. 

The original meaning of Yang was the bright side of the mountain, and Yin, the shadow side. 

In the Malvern area the hills run north-south, and it is easy to be aware of the difference between yang and yin, as the situation changes dramatically from morning to afternoon, as the sun swings round from east to west. The east side is Yang in the morning, but Yin in the afternoon.

The I Ching moves on from a simple division between either yang and yin, to a mixture of the two.  The different amounts of Yang and Yin present at any one time describes a particular situation. 

There will be some yang and some yin, at all times.  For example, morning is a yang time, a time of new starts and rising energy, but an autumn morning might be not as yang as a summer morning. 

Spring is the time of new growth, and the birth of plants and animals, a yang time.  But not everyone is born in the spring. I was born in the morning (yang), but a morning in the autumn (yin), showing that there is always a mixture of yin and yang.

Within this dance of Yin and Yang there are three main elements to Feng Shui.

Energies that come from 'above'
These include changes through time, the seasons, the passage of night and day, and other, longer cycles.  The study of this sequence and its impact is usually referred to as Chinese Astrology, and is closely linked to the I Ching and all other aspects of Feng Shui.

Energies from our immediate environment
These include the way in which we are affected by the shape of the landscape and the buildings we live and work in, and our local environment. This is usually called the  'Form School' of Feng Shui.

Energies from the Earth
The earth is undergoing constant change, including movements within the molten core and continental drift.  In addition there are geological fault lines, underground water courses, and much else which affects us.  This includes the traces people leave behind.

Energies from the earth can be detrimental or beneficial to us, and dowsing can be used to detect such energies, so that they can be transformed or enhanced.  In the west this is usually referred to as 'Earth Energies', or 'Geomancy', which includes the subject of  Geopathic Stress.

Other information on Feng Shui can be found on the website of the Feng Shui Society at www.fengshuisociety.org.uk

Ced is an accredited member of the Feng Shui Society and has served on its governing body.  The principles of Feng Shui are used for the benefit of clients in the consultations which Ced provides.