What is Feng Shui?

What is Feng Shui? Simply put, it is an ancient art and science, which was developed by the Chinese more than 3000 years. It is a complex body of knowledge that, if the person practiced properly ensures good health and wealth.


Feng Shui is composed of two words. The first is the wind, while the second is water. His teachings are on Taoist vision and understanding of nature on the belief that the country is alive and full of energy. This in turn could succeed to a kingdom or was it a change in his downfall.

Apart from the water and the wind is influenced by the theory of feng shui of the 3 other elements, namely wood, fire and metal. It is this that also guides Chinese astrological sciences including the time, dates of birth and year, colors, seasons, directions, and the planets.

The main instruments for Feng Shui are the compass and the Ba-Gua. The Ba-Gua is an octagonal grid with the symbols of the I Ching, which is the ancient oracle on which it rests.

Those who believe in Feng Shui say that those who know the Bagua of their home can understand certain areas of their lives.

The feng shui compass is also known as pan-lo. This is used to access deeper information about a site or a building. It consists of bands of concentric rings arranged around the magnetic needle. “Lo” means “everything” and “Pan” means “shell” that can be interpreted as a key to the secrets of the universe.

Over the years, different schools of feng shui have emerged. If you are able to master the basic level, it is said that you begin to see powerful results which could be to your advantage both at home and in business.

Those who practice Feng Shui see it as a double-edged sword because it can be mutually productive and even destructive.

In a productive cycle produces produces produces fire, earth, metal, water, wood and fire again produced. In a destructive cycle, wood destroys destroys land, water, fire, metal and then destroys destroys destroys wood.

To give you an idea what it all means, let’s say you were born in a fire years. Too much water in the house is not good, because water destroys fire. On the other hand, if you invest a lot of wood decor into your home, then it will be good because wood produces fire. Besides the fact that experts say that you have more success if you sleep on the south side of the house or apartment.

But the ordinary Joe does not have time to understand. This is why many people these days consult Feng Shui experts when they build an office or at home. Achieved through the possibility of someone who understands these cycles, harmony and productivity.

So what is Feng Shui? For those who do not believe, simply a way to ensure that you get lucky. For those who take it seriously is that it creates, what about the essence of life around us. There must always be a harmonious balance between these elements, so that you can live a healthy and meaningful life.