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Feng Shui in the 21st. Century
In today’s world of hectic and busy life style, the current trend for many people is to look for “personal coaches” to change their outlook, their behavior, their relationships and hence their lives. According to the ancient Chinese teachings, this form of change only comprises one third of the factors that govern our lives - since that which we are born with, and what is around us account for the other two important factors.
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Feng Shui in the 21st Century. |
What is around us can be analyzed by the study of Xuan Kong (Time & Space) Feng Shui. In the Western world, Feng Shui is relegated to a simplistic application of color and décor, ignoring the fact that Traditional Chinese Feng Shui is a life long study, based on 5000 years of history and application in China. This precious knowledge was passed down through generations of Feng Shui Masters. These teachings combine what is visible (i.e. Forms, defined by shapes and colors) and what is invisible (i.e. Qi, defined by the flow and interaction of invisible energies), whose properties are governed by Time and Space (i.e. what is three [and four] dimensional with the passage of time). The combination of all these factors affect different areas of our everyday life—our accomplishments and success in career/profession, harmony and love in our family life and relationships, and wellness in our physical and spiritual health.
What we are born with can be analyzed by the study of Zi Ping Ba Zi - the Four Pillars of Destiny. The Chinese believe(d) that a person’s character, path in life and destiny were all determined by the first breath at birth and Karma. Thus, the birth data of year, month, day and hour provide vital information about a person’s life chart, what are the person’s strengths and weakness, what kinds of support and choice in career would benefit that person, what kinds of action the person should take during different periods of his/her life, et al.
When all these three factors work hand in hand, there is Balance and Harmony between Heaven, Earth and Human (Man)—the Trinity of Luck. In the past twenty years (in Feng Shui terms, the Period of 7) we saw an emergence of interest in spiritual matters, more awareness of the relationship between our environment and our lives, especially with regards to our health and wellness. In the current twenty years (2004 - 2024), the Period of 8, we will see how all this knowledge and its application solidify.
Teresa Hwang
FSRC Feng Shui Master & Lecturer
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