Feng Shui Colors And What They Represent

Feng shui colors knowledge can allow you to choose the right colors to create harmony in any living or working space as well as it can be used with anything that involves choosing colors. According to feng shui colors specifications, colors should not be used randomly but according to what they represent.

Each one of the five elements, water, wood, fire, earth and metal are represented by different colors and that allow us to create feng shui colors based harmony. We will detail the colors each one of the elements represent through the next lines in order to help you choosing the right colors for your home or office decoration as well as the look for harmony within anything involving the use of colors.

The element water, according to feng shui colors representation chart, is represented by the colors blue and black and all their shades. This means that if, for example, you need to add more of the water element in a room, you could do so by adding these colors to it.

Next, and according to feng shui colors spectrum, wood is represented by all shades of green. Therefore, by painting a room green or adding green objects you would be including more wood in it. The next element, fire, is represented by red, pink and maroon and adding any of these colors within a space would be as adding that element.

The last two elements symbolized by feng shui colors are earth and metal. The feng shui element earth is represented by the color orange, yellow, and brown. And the element metal is represented by color white, silver, gray and gold. Using any of the colors within these last two groups would add more of the element which they represent.

A house position also determines the color which we should ideally use in its exterior. A house facing south should be white, gray or blue, facing SW should be in red or earth shades, facing west should be in blue or green or if it is facing north it should have green shades or red. A house facing NE should be painted in earth shades or red, and if it is either facing east or SE it should be in metal or earth shades.

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Feng Shui And The I Ching

The I Ching (pronounced E Ching - aka "The Book of Changes") is perhaps the most ancient known of the classic Chinese texts (these texts date from the pre-Qin era - the Qin Dynasty ruled during 221 to 207 BC) and also one of the oldest texts known from antiquity.

The I Ching describes an ancient system of cosmology along with a philosophy at the very center of Chinese cultural beliefs still firmly in use today. The crux of this philosophy deals with the dynamics apparent between yin and yang and also how both yin and yang interact upon each other in opposing yet paradoxically complimentary ways.

Yin represents the still, the calm, the mellow whilst yang represents the exact opposite movement, frenetic activity and stress!

At the core of the I Ching are eight iconic depictions known as Trigrams. Each trigram is comprised of yin and yang line elements. The origin of these trigrams is attributed to the figure "Fu Hsi" some 5 millenia ago.

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The I Ching uses two trigrams, one placed upon the other to form a Hexagram. The different combinations of the stacked trigrams give rise to some 64 different I Ching hexagrams - each of which when used in combination can give valuable insights to the answers sought by divination practitioners.

Many people look upon the I Ching as purely a system of divination whereas others see it's contents as teachings - full of the wisdom of the Chinese ancients.

It's title throws up a profound view of it's contents:

"I" when used as an adjective means "simple or easy" but when used as a verb means "to change".

"Ching" means "classic text" but the original meaning is one of "persistence" or "regularity"

A popular translation of this title is "Book of Changes" but it is also known as "Classic of Changes" - a title growing in use of late.

The underlying message within the I Ching recognised by many is one of "the ultimate way" or truth - no matter what time the reader comes across the contents, the information contained within will still be as fresh and applicable as the day it was written.

If the information is understood, applied and followed - you can enjoy the easiest of paths through life.

The I Ching is one of the foundations of Feng Shui (or as it was known in antiquity "Xiangdi" - meaning the observation and appraisal of the earth). Before the Qin dynasty (approximately 475 to 221 BC), Feng Shui Experts poured over the I Ching in great depth and used it's teachings to influence the fundamentals of Feng Shui as we know it today.

Along with the I Ching, Feng Shui has it's roots firmly steeped in the philosophies of Taoism and Confusianism as well.

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Feng Shui To Greater Luck In This New Year

There are at least six ways to learn Feng Shui Luck. First you must learn and understand the very basics and essentials of Feng Shui. This can help you to apply the remedies and enhancements that will help you to enhance your good fortune and eliminate or at least restrain bad luck.

Secondly you should essentially prepare for the coming New Year. Every new year every person on earth has two opportunities to start anew- the Western New Year of January 1st and on the Chinese New Year upon when on the first New Moon of the arrives. This will give all of us a chance to clean up and clear out our houses, get our goals and priorities in order, and make the most of our homes, summer cottages and offices.

Next consider the ?blessing tree?. Tibetans often make prayer flags that hang in the wind or windows to release their prayers to the heavens. You can do this with a tree in your yard or a plant in your window. Purchase a good amount of gold or red ribbons. Then write your wishes for the coming New Year on the ribbons and then tie them to the branches of your ?blessing tree?.

It should be understood that by writing down your goals and wishes that the greatest chance will occur that your wishes and dreams will come to fruition. Let the winds and eddies of currents of the wind carry your wishes to the rivers, lakes and oceans and thus ultimately to the heavens. Do this the night or the day before the lunar New Year if at all possible.

It is forever a good idea to rearrange your furniture especially the largest heaviest pieces such as sofas. A change of the real estate so to speak always enhances the Karma. This will ensure that the vibrant energy of life will remain fresh and new in your home and surroundings. If this is not possible clean and move other pieces of your real estate in your home, apartment, cottage or workplace. Clean under the furniture. Don?t forget to vacuum under the cushions and pillows as well as behind.

It is always best to enhance your Northwest Chien corner for assistance luck. Having a powerful or influential person in your life is a blessing. Start thinking how you can cultivate these types of people in your life. Even one candidate can make a major and substantial difference. Next activate the northeast corner of your home, cottage or office. Place a wind chime in this vital corner and if possible keep a fan trained on it to keep it tinkling beautifully all day.

Lastly gain that recognition luck. Tap the luck of the Phoenix for added recognition. The Phoenix is found in the south or out the front door of your home. To activate the Phoenix place a boulder out that front door of your home. The symbol of the Phoenix represents efforts to rise again from the ashes over and over again and again. The Phoenix is a symbol of success that can bring a boost in recognition and even personal fame. Create your personal Phoenix by placing a mounded rock or a mound of earth in front of your house, office or cottage. Alternatively you can place peacock feathers in the South sectors of the house or living room.

Feng Shui!!!

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