What is Feng Shui?

Feng Shui looks at how people are influenced by the environment around them.

Once this relationship is understood, there is the opportunity to change an environment to better support the people within it.

Feng Shui is a totally different way of looking at the world

When you look at things from a different perspective, new and interesting opportunities present themselves that would otherwise have been missed.

Origins of Feng Shui

Feng Shui came originally from China and the Orient, hence the rather strange sounding name. The words literally mean Wind and Water.

Agricultural beginnings of Feng Shui

The techniques that eventually became know as Feng Shui grew from agriculture as people learned where best to plant the crops, put the cattle, or build their home; those who could make good use of the land, lived a better life than those who couldn’t. They were making the most of what they had.

Environment has a huge influence on everyone

Rainfall, temperature, the quality of the soil, traffic, pollution, wild animals, all make their contribution to our lifestyle. The house we live is also important and we all strive to live in the best home we can. Environment matters, and everyone knows it. A Feng Shui evaluation looks closely at your environment and how it can influence you, starting with the obvious and then working with those things that are much more subtle.

Feng Shui can help you at home or in your business

A Feng Shui consultation can help by showing how you can change or improve your environment either at home or at work to better support your objectives in life or in business.

Feng Shui works by recognizing three energies

One of the basis philosophies is based on a simple observation that Mankind lives in between the Heavens and the Earth. More on the three energies and how Feng Shui works.

Feng Shui is about making the best out of what you have.

It’s a bit like cooking: a good cook can make a great meal out of ordinary ingredients. A Feng Shui specialist tries to get the best out of your own environmental ingredients. 

Evidence of Feng Shui is everywhere

Our environment always has an influence on us in some way or another. See Feng Shui and the News for stories of just how obvious it can be.

If you have questions on Feng Shui, you can ask them on the Questions page.

Feng Shui Story and Case Study

See how all of these ideas come together in a real Feng Shui consultation.

Feng Shui Fundamentals

Common Sense - it always helps to start with the obvious. More on the common sense approach.

Chi – (sometimes spelled Qi) this is the intangible stuff that makes the world go round. In Feng Shui, the quality of chi, where it comes from, and the way that is flows is an important factor. More on Chi.

Yin and Yang – the two opposites of any given situation. The balance between yin and yang is evaluated to provide information about a space or building. More on yin and yang.

Five Elements – wood, fire, earth, metal and water, which represent the five types of movement or transition. During a Feng Shui evaluation, the potential effects of any imbalance between the five elements would be taken into account. More on the Five Elements

Physical Form - the shape, appearance and layout of a building, together with its road, paths and land is one of the key areas of a Feng Shui evaluation. More on Form

Compass Directions – can be used to find the likely connections between the surrounding landscape and particular issues in life felt by the occupants of a property. More on the Chinese Compass

Chinese Astrology – space and time go together, so in a Feng Shui evaluation the Chinese system of astrology is also used to see how timing influences the client. More on Chinese Astrology