Feng Shui: all you need to know for a harmonious home

Feng Shui will help you create pleasant environments, teaching you how to adapt your home to meet your desires and let positive energies reign! This millennial Chinese science and art has a lot to teach, so that we can be in harmony with ourselves, with others, and with the space in which we live. Learn more about Feng Shui:

What is Feng Shui

The words Feng and Shui are of Chinese origin and refer respectively to "wind" and "water", and is a science and philosophy that believes that by modifying the environment in which we live, we also modify our destiny and feelings. Using the five Chinese elements, fire, earth, metal, water, and wood, feng shui identifies the conditions of the space in question and how they affect Chi.

Chi is the vitality energy that exists in everything, in greater or lesser quantity. The role of Feng Shui is to balance the Chis of the environments, so that this vital energy can move, providing warmth, strength, among others, according to its function in the environment. For the analysis to be done, it is necessary to use the Baguá.

The Baguá

Baguá - bá means eight and guá means side - is the octagon applied on the ground plan of a residence, room or business before working the Chis. Used as a compass, the Baguá sectorizes the ground plan into eight areas with different meanings and functions that must be taken into consideration during the feng shui adaptations. The nine Guas are:

• Work: It represents the profession and life mission. It is symbolized by the color black, and by the element water. It must be aligned with the entrance door of the place in question during the analysis.
• Friends: It represents our physical friends and our friends in heaven. It is represented by the color gray and the element metal.
• Creativity: It represents your open vision for solutions to problems in the future. It is symbolized by the color white and the element metal.
• Relationship: It represents how you relate to yourself and to others. It is symbolized by the color pink and the element earth.
• Success: It represents your self-image, the world's view of you, your fame and recognition. It is symbolized by the color red and the element fire.
• Prosperity: It represents your relationship with money and living with fullness. It is symbolized by the color purple and the element wood.
• Family: It represents your relationship with your parents and your past. It is symbolized by the color green and the element wood.
• Spirituality: It represents your knowledge and inner peace. It is symbolized by the color blue and the element wood.
• Health: The center of the Baguá represents your physical health, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance.

Are you interested in Feng Shui? How about learning some tips to start putting its teachings into practice?

12 tips on how to use Feng Shui in decoration and improve your quality of life

For a correct application of Feng Shui, it is best to do a bagua reading and an in-depth analysis of the residence or environment in question. However, there are several tips that you can apply to the decoration, organization and ambiance of your home that generate a good energetic flow:

1. take off your shoes

Removing your shoes when entering your home is, besides being hygienic, a great way to get rid of problems and tensions from your day, according to Feng Shui. A shoe rack in the entrance hall, or near the door, already solves this issue.

2. be careful with the position of the bed

The bed is the star of your bedroom and deserves all the care! Avoid that it has its back to windows or doors, preferring always "blind" walls, in other words, smooth walls. Having the headboard leaning against the wall, brings the feeling of security to the sleeper, as well as making it possible to see doors and windows.

Also avoid placing niches, shelves, beams, or other objects suspended above the bed, as this causes anxiety in the subconscious mind, according to Feng Shui.

3. always in pairs

In double rooms it is ideal to use decoration in pairs or to balance the two sides of the bed. Two bedside tables, two paintings, pillows in even numbers, pairs of vases or other decorative objects already promote this balance.

4. rounded furniture

Circular shapes allow energy to flow more freely throughout the room. Objects such as rounded coffee tables in a room that receives many people contribute greatly to the energetic well-being of the room.

5. bathroom always closed

The bathroom is an energy discharge area, because it is there that we purify our body and get rid of what is no longer useful to us, in biological terms. That is why it is important to keep the toilet lid down, the drains closed if not in use, and the doors closed. This way you avoid positive energies getting lost and negative ones getting out.

6. lighting is essential

Always strive for good lighting in the rooms, if not with natural light, with the help of artificial light. Environments such as bathrooms, for example, need to have light colors and good lighting to reduce the impact of energy discharge. Natural light has great energetic power, so whenever possible let the sun enter the environments.

7. the welcome in the living room

Ideally, the furniture in this room should face the front door, or so that when a new person enters they feel welcome in the room. U- or L-shaped sofas are great for creating this effect and making everyone feel welcome in your home.

8. use the mirror the right way

The mirror can be an ally, but it can also be a villain in your environment. In a dining room, for example, if positioned so as to reflect the dining table, it attracts and duplicates prosperity, while if used in a bedroom, reflecting the bed, it can cause insomnia and even heart problems for those who sleep there. The environment with the mirror must also always be organized, since the reflection of the object duplicates everything,can also double the mess and the discomfort.

9. bet on a water fountain

Moving water is a sign of abundance and plenty. When you decide to have a water fountain in your home, give preference to the entrance door, in the work guá, which is activated by the element water, or in areas that you want to create a good energetic flow.

10. organization is essential

Closed and organized closets are of great importance, especially in relaxing environments, such as the bedroom. According to feng shui, it is not recommended to store objects, clothes, and shoes under the bed, since the energy from these accumulations will disturb the sleep of whoever uses the room.

11. avoid the color red in large quantities

Red, according to feng shui, is the color of success, but this is not the reason why you can use it in large quantities. Because it is a strong color, which represents fire, an equally strong element, the exaggerated use of this color can create an anxious environment, which can generate misunderstandings among people.

12. plants are your allies

Some people are afraid of having plants in the house, but feng shui shows how much they help to balance the energies of the environment.

Some plants that attract positive energies and prosperity are zamioculca, rosemary, kalanchoe, Ogum's spear, with me no one can, and St. George's sword.

With some organization we can have energies flowing in a much better way in our home. How about learning more about how you can apply the knowledge of Feng Shui in your daily life?

How to apply Feng Shui

This is a complex technique full of details that deserves to be executed with attention and respect for the energies. By following the tips we have indicated above and with the help of the selected videos, your home will always be well energized and healthy. Check it out:

What to avoid at home according to Feng Shui

You don't need to analyze your home with the Baguá to implement Feng Shui. With the tips in this video from Escola Esotérica you can begin to create more pleasant and energetically positive environments.

Tips for decorating the house according to Feng Shui

Want to renovate your house? Before you start, check out the tips that Paulo Biacchi presents in this video and that can help you a lot when it comes to thinking about the decoration of the environments, always based on the millennial knowledge of Feng Shui.

How to neutralize bathrooms using Feng Shui

The solutions for an environment in Feng Shui may vary according to its position in the house and the reading of the Baguá. However, there are some general tips and solutions to improve the energy in bathrooms.

This knowledge is amazing, isn't it? How about taking advantage of this moment of energetic renewal and learning more about water fountains, widely used in Feng Shui?