Modern Interpretation of Feng Shui

Apart from these, modern Feng Shui practitioners lay a lot of stress on the surroundings. They try to ‘read’ what the surroundings actually mean. They believe that the appearances are an indication of the nature and the force present in that particular direction. For example, if a rock is found in front of the building then the Feng Shui practitioner carefully looks at the shape of the rock. If the shape appears to be of a huge giant with his mouth open then in all probability he would advise the owner to vacate the premises. According to him the rock signifies a force, which wants to devour all the residents of the house and hence is not safe to live in.

The shape interpretation of surroundings is an important feature of Feng Shui. Feng Shui also pays importance to all the minor details. As per Feng Shui, there is no object, which is too insignificant to cause trouble. Even a menacing looking door handle could be the cause of all problems inside. Similarly placement of furniture, directions that one should face and angles of the doors are all of primary importance in Feng Shui.

Unlike Vaastu, Feng Shui relies more upon the intuition of the practitioner. There are neither any rigid ground rules nor any inflexible application rules. After checking the building the Feng Shui expert arrives at some conclusions and then decides the ‘cure’. The ‘cure’ could be a wind chime, or a fish tank or a mirror or a rearrangement of the furniture. It could also mean a reorientation of your door or window.

Basically a Feng Shui cure is intended to block the negative forces from entering the building.

In this chapter we shall how Feng Shui cures can be employed to stimulate the environment inside a structure.

I may mention here that Feng Shui cures can be employed in two ways. One way is to apply them from individual point of view. Here if a person is looking for improvement in business then the cures are employed in the business premises. If he is an executive in a large organization looking for career advancement. Then the cures are employed in his office room. If he is looking for improvement in martial relationship then they are installed in the bedroom and so on. In the other words here the individual and what he desires most at that particular phase of his life are the guiding factors while placing the cures.

Feng Shui cures can also be employed for energizing various sectors of a house or apartment without bringing the individual in the picture. This procedure is ideal for homes and apartments where a family lives and the progress of all family members is desired.

The gadgets stimulate the environment in individual houses or apartments. If your house or apartment is against Vaastu then is worthwhile trying the Feng Shui cures.

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Fire has a plan of your house or apartment. Look at the general shape of the plan. If it is a rectangle or a square then you can proceed further to install the cures. If a corner is missing then a correction is called for. To find the missing corner divide the plan to nine equal parts as shown below. Placing the plan in this nine square matrix you can determine which area of your house or apartment comes under the influence of a particular sector.

Ideally no corner should be missing in a house or apartment. But some times it is the case with houses and more so in case of an apartment. There is however no need to lose heart. All you have to do is to locate the missing corner. The defect can be overcome by using mirrors.

In the rare case when you have more than one corner missing the same procedure is to be followed for the other missing corner also.

There is yet another possibility. You can have a building where a central direction sector is fully or partly missing. See the following figure.

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You find that the North sector is missing in the building. In this case install a mirror of the same description as above at the point shown. This in effect restores the cut portion. Once you have made sure that all sectors and corners are present, you can proceed to install the gadgets. Feng Shui kits consist of various items. Let us learn more about them what are they – and what benefits they can give.

Pakua Mirror

A Pakua mirror is used to ward off wrong vibrations entering a building mostly through the main door. The wrong or harmful Chi will be emanating from a distant point due to secret arrows. It may be an ugly looking tree in front of your house or the roofline of the opposite building or the cross of a church or a temple tower. It may not always be possible to locate their origin. Secret arrows can get formed at great distances and the house can still be receiving bad Chi although you may not find any source of secret arrows in front or at the back of your building. It is therefore always safe to install a pakua mirror on the front door. If you have a back door to the house then it is advisable to have one more Pakua mirror installed over it so that both doors are safe.