There is an ancient belief dating back to the ancient Chinese culture, more than 6 thousand years ago, that there is a continuous flow between humans and their physical surroundings through energy paths, and by applying some steps that allow harmony between energy paths, this may be reflected in increasing prosperity and achieving wealth.
With the beginning of the seventies, that culture spread in the United States with the culture of needles and herbal medicines, and many celebrities applied these theories in their homes and businesses. Perhaps the most famous of them is the American broadcaster Oprah Winfrey, who devotes a large number of articles on her site to teach "Feng Shui", and Julia Roberts, who She began to take an interest in these matters after filming the movie "Eat Pray Love", which was about civilizations and similar ideas about meditation and positive energy.
Feng Shui
"Feng Shui" is an ancient Chinese art of arranging buildings, objects, and spaces in a human-inhabited environment in order to achieve harmony and balance in a way that will bring peace and prosperity. The use of Feng Shui began in China, and was strictly prohibited when the authorities prohibited the use of any of the traditional customs. The ancient world including the elimination of the samurai myth, but the feng shui culture has returned in recent decades to spread gradually in Western cultures.
This stems from the belief in qi, the "life force" that inhabits everything, according to Chinese belief, and qi consists of elements of "yin" and "yang", and these are opposing but complementary forces that cannot be separated. Experts believe that by achieving a balance between the elements "Yin" and "Yang", people can improve the flow of positive "qi" in their lives and protect them from negative "qi".
The flow of "qi" can be improved by arranging furniture, decorations, and buildings on the basis of the five elements, which are water, wood, fire, earth and metal. All materials can be classified as one of these five types, including colors, and according to feng shui experts, mixing or separating these elements can It rapidly improves the flow of positive "qi", thus enhancing prosperity and wealth.
Practical steps
The balance between these five elements is achieved through harmony between color, sound and lighting to create a state of positivity, and the inclusion of basic elements such as fountains, aquariums and wind medallions on the doors, and the use of mirrors in narrow alleys of the house to make narrow spaces appear more spacious, and perhaps share Chinese culture and ancient Arab customs. With regard to the mirror, as it is believed in both of them that there is no need for a mirror in the bedrooms, and Feng Shui refuses to place the bed on the wall of the door or directly opposite the door, but rather it should be away from the door.
The feng shui philosophy is concerned with arranging the living room to allow conversation between all parties without making the conversation tiring for one party. Feng Shui calls for organizing and arranging the house, free of trash and clutter, and arranging the kitchen daily because it is the basis for bringing wealth, according to Oprah Winfrey.
Feng shui practitioners consider that there is a cornerstone of wealth in the house located southeast of it (Pixabay).
Prosperity of wealth
The ancient Chinese traditions follow the Chinese calendar, and with each year come elements and colors more distinct than the other year, with China celebrating the entry of the Year of the Bull this year, silver and white colors become the attractors of wealth, according to their estimation.
Feng shui practitioners consider that there is a cornerstone of wealth in the home located in the southeast of a person's home, and the Chinese believe that placing aquariums in the money area attracts the energy of wealth and abundance, and the Chinese also use coins in order to attract good luck.
The traditional folk wealth ship is used to obtain treasures through its use as a decorative piece, in addition to the possibility of placing a water fountain in that corner, as this contributes to bringing health and abundant wealth according to the belief of practitioners, and similar to many Asian cultures, they believe that gem stones purify the environment from negative energy and bring Positive energy especially citrine and pyrite.
Not only people, but major companies such as Coca-Cola, Nike, Microsoft and Intel follow the rules of Feng Shui in the architectural design of their main offices and interior decoration, according to the site "INC" (inc).
Although modern science has not proven that the forces of Qi really exist, and none of the practitioners has been able to provide actual evidence against the ability of these advice to provide something positive, this culture remains popular in some way, especially in societies where celebrities emphasize the effectiveness of this, as well. That the generations hold on to these experiences over thousands of years contributes greatly to their spread.