Feng Shui: The Secrets of Harmony
By Sonya Hwang
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Gain prosperity, tranquility, and better health through the ancient practice of Feng Shui with this illustrated, introductory guide.
Today, the notion that our well-being is influenced by the atmosphere of a place is widely accepted. The ancient Chinese developed this notion into a profoundly spiritual practice that decided everything from building design to furniture arrangement. This work explains how Feng Shui can help us improve our lives and fortunes by making changes to our living spaces. It discusses how feng shui can be used to promote self-awareness, positive health, and personal happiness, whether at work or in the home.Related to Feng Shui
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Feng Shui - Sonya Hwang
ACROSS THE MILLENIA
IllustrationThough feng shui is fashionable today to ease the cares of life, it emerged from the hardships of the agrarian Chinese over 3000 years ago. Meaning wind and water
, it developed from the early shamanistic teachings going back to the Emperor Fu Hsi, who originated the first I Ching, or Book of Changes. He formulated the original Eight Trigrams, groups of three lines representing yin and yang forces, from patterns he saw on a tortoise’s shell.
Another legend tells of a cripple who was bequeathed the fabled Book of Power Over the Waters, which enabled him to stem the flooding River Lo. Through this wisdom he rose to be the Emperor Yu, devoting his efforts to codifying the essential forces of the earth. His system, the Later Heaven Pa-k’ua (the octagonal, or circular, symbol made up of the eight Trigrams) existed side by side with Fu Hsi’s Earlier Heaven Pa-k ua. Fu Hsi’s system indicated the ideal situation of the day, while Yu’s predicted change. Feng shui developed as an offshoot of I Ching, through the bad Shang Dynasty, into the Chou Dynasty founded by King Wen, who refined the I Ching system as a means of prediction. His son, the Duke of Chou, added his book of commentaries to form the three volumes of I Ching we know today.
IllustrationIllustrationAnother legendary figure was the fabled Yellow Emperor Huang-ti, who lived around 2700 BC. He allegedly lost his way when he was fighting a bandit chief, who had invoked magical powers to cloak the mountains with fog. The Lady of the Nine Heavens appeared to his aid and gave him the knowledge and use of the compass, which remains a feature of feng shui today This was passed to King Wen’s grandson, who used his compass and knowledge of the