Feng Shui and Common Sense

Feng Shui came from agriculture in the first place, so much of its knowledge or advice is very down to earth and might sometimes be seen as no more than applied common sense. See more in a brief history of Feng Shui.

Common Sense is that which is plainly obvious,
 but only once you have seen it.

One of the most important parts of any Feng Shui consultation is to ensure that the rules of common sense are applied. It is often the case that people “can’t see the wood for the trees” when looking at their own situation. The highly trained and observant eye of your Feng Shui consultant will be looking for the things that may be quite obvious to an external observer, but remain hidden to those who are close to a particular situation.

The Feng Shui consultation process then goes on to uncover those things that are not so obvious, and would most likely only be discovered by someone trained to view the world from the Feng Shui viewpoint.

Examples of how Feng Shui and common sense go together:

At Home

If you home is dark and dingy, and you're feeling low or depressed, then common sense would say that it would be better to be brightened up. The problem is that people in such a situation tend not to notice that they are influenced every day by dark and depressing surroundings.

Light and Dark in a shop

If people are not going into part of your shop, the solution might not be rocket science; unless of course you're too close to see the problem. See more on Feng Shui in Business

Poor sitting position effects business.

If you're sitting in an uncomfortable position at work, you’ll be unlikely to perform at your best, no matter how hard you might be trying. The poor seating positioning in this example, might seem obvious, but to the people involved it certainly wasn’t. See more on Feng Shui in Business

Restaurant not attracting diners

If people are not coming into your restaurant, it might be nothing to do with the food, the chef, the service, the prices etc. Just as in this example, it could just be that the critical face of the business is not working in your favour. Obvious once you see it, but not necessarily seen by those close to the business. See more on Feng Shui in Business.