Feng Shui
...forms like jagged rocks and steep cliffs, grotesque-looking trees, threatening structures such as large power transformers, or a road running straight at the house, don‘t give up. To change the Feng Shui of the external environment, you may think you have to undertake difficult, expensive, or impossible actions such as moving the landforms, altering the course of a river, or getting your city to change its road patterns. However, this is not that case. The surrounding environment, or nature, balances itself using the Creative Cycle and Destructive cycle. The Creative Cycle involves one element "creating" another. For example, water "feeds" or creates wood. However, the Destructive Cycle order is different because an element can overpower another one. For instance, water will "douse" or destroy fire. Animal bones, dead trees, and sharp protruding rocks may be considered bad omens, while vibrant foliage, meandering streams, and living game animals may symbolize good fortune, health, and happiness. Therefore, instead of changing the natural environment you should utilize it. The next most important factor to consider is the building's exterior and interior design. If you find problematic architectural features, such as pillars instead of a foundation, an excessively irregular roofline, or a house shaped like a guillotine, you may need to alter it so the house has a more suitable and peaceful exterior. The interior of the house should promote the development and flow of positive energy and impede the development of negative energy. Houses with narrow, maze-like, and dark corridors, for example, trap negative energy inside the building and keep positive energy from circulating. Exposed beams suggest that occupants will be crushed by the burdens of work and family. If the front and secondary entrances are aligned, the occupants cannot accumulate wealth. Even large fireplaces or excessively knotty wood paneling can bring malevolent energy. Therefore, open space, lighting, and simple architecture is essential for Feng Shui to better improve your life. The last factor to consider when you evaluate a house is the interior flow of energy by using the art of placement. The five Feng Shui elements are wood, earth, metal, fire and water. When they are balanced in your living qu...