What is Fung Shui and how does it work? Fung Shui originated in China more than 4000 years. It means me and helps us to create a balance between nature and humans. It's ancient knowledge, wisdom, science, all in one working with energy and the mind. Over the centuries different function scores developed which can be confusing to beginners. The more research you do, the more confusing it can get, and sometimes even contradicting.
Some schools are simple and easy to understand, while others are complex and require a comprehensive understanding of different techniques. There is a huge difference between original function a and function a today. functionary started with deciding where and in what position house should be built. It all depended on the natural. Chinese wanted their houses to be protected from the elements and like good energy flow. They came up with four important symbols and apply them when they pay to house.
These symbols, the turtle, the Phoenix, the dragon, and the sleeping tiger. You need to bear in mind that China is in another. Therefore this doesn't apply exactly to people living in the southern hemisphere. But all you need to do is hold north and south. What does this mean in practice? And it's common sense really.
The ideal location for a house would be in front of a high maintain to protect it from the northern wind, symbolized by massive turtle and have wide open space. The front for the Phoenix to fly a freely. The Phoenix symbolizes your future. You need space to grow and fly. It also has the fire, which is in harmony with the southern sun. On the east, your house needs protection from the chilly morning breeze has the dragon with a fire woman out there that gets to the house.
It can be anything taller than the house even just the chimney on these side does the job. On the west, your house needs protection but nothing taller than the house is important the setting sunrays to reach your house for as long as possible. The Sleeping Tiger is perfect as it provides protection but allows the sun to get to the house. Ideally, it would be a small hail on the wet side. Obviously, it's not always possible to have all these provided by nature. But there are functional remedies that can help the good energy come to your home and keep the bad ones away.
We've covered these in the coming chapters. Fung Shui today is very different for many reasons. Number one, it's popular all around the globe, shaped by various local cultures, living styles, modern technology. As you can imagine, life is very different today compared to thousands of years ago. Number two, Fung Shui itself evolved over the centuries becoming more complex and covering much wider range to consider life messages to your subconscious mindfulness and tapping into the energy from the universe. Number three, modern factory became popular in the West, only in the 80s.
But it was a very much simplified version delivering quick but not always long term results. Nevertheless, it perfunctory in the map and I encourage people to look into a deeper number four Today's Fung Shui is a modern adaptation of the wisdom coming from thousands of years ago. It can be complex, but also when you learn the basic concepts, it's easier to peel back the layers and get a good understanding. Number five. Today, we are living in fast paced life. We've got technology both at our disposal and to make things worse by technologies and amazing development.
It's important, if not more important than ever, to find the connection with nature. If this is your first time getting involved with Fung Shui, you might not realize just yet what enormous value this holds for you. But as you dig deeper, and start understanding the basics, you'll see the significance. You will experience quick results and some will take some time to show up. And nevertheless, living your life keeping functionary in mind will only take it to you Your loved ones. On a greater scale Fung Shui also encourages you to use natural things from sustainable sources.
As it's all about living in harmony with nature. Be more conscious about over using plastic, and in general, being more responsible for your environment. The other amazing part of Fung Shui is the impact in your mindset. Meditation is a great way to enhance activate certain energy and meditation is a fabulous impact both in your mental and physical health as it's proven clinically, it's really an all around treatment for you and your home.