Learn how this ancient wisdom enhances energy flow … and enriches your life

By Marta Barreras, Master Feng Shui Consultant/Trainer

Feng Shui (pronounced Fung Shway) is the ancient Eastern art and science of creating balanced and harmonious living or work environments. In fact, its literal translation is Wind and Water. This ancient science has been practiced for more than 3,000 years.

At first glance to many Western minds, Feng Shui may seem to be a superstitious collection of Chinese folklore. A closer look, however, reveals that Feng Shui is a tool that makes sense to anyone approaching the world in a holistic manner.

This powerful system of practical guidelines actually creates positive changes and results in your life. This is my experience from numerous real-life situations. Plus, many prestigious corporations around the world – including in the United States and Western Europe – consult with Feng Shui practitioners to enhance overall business success, customer satisfaction, and employee morale.

Ideal settings for life, harmony, and prosperity

The basic foundation of Feng Shui is that it addresses the quality of Ch’i (pronounced Chee) – the vital energy – in a land setting or building. Early Feng Shui practitioners sought to locate ideal building sites for homes and villages, where the Ch’i flowed in a manner that was harmonious and supportive to human life.

These Feng Shui practitioners used their highly refined senses, intuition, and knowledge to locate a suitable plot of land, choose suitable materials, and monitor every step of the construction process. They ensured the Ch’i flow of the site would remain unharmed, thus creating good fortune, harmonious relationships, and vital health for all who inhabited the area.

Blending ancient principles with modern settings and design principles

Today’s Western habitats provide us with very different scenarios from those of the ancient Feng Shui practitioners. Instead of structures that were gently developed around the natural Ch’i flow of a land setting, we are often faced with already existing structures. Many are built on land that Feng Shui practitioners would never have chosen. Often, buildings and land settings break every Feng Shui rule!

The challenges of modern Feng Shui are more complex than they were centuries ago. Homes and offices often face the wrong direction in relation to streets and other buildings. We find striking structural and architectural imbalances. Or we discover negative Ch’i from previous tenants or neighbors.

If your home or office has qualities that deplete Ch’i, this can drain your energy resources. Therefore, whether your intent is career success, buying a new home, creating harmonious relationships, or simply making a good life situation even better, creating a Ch’i enriched environment can attract to you all the positive benefits, opportunities, and life situations you desire.

Mapping out good fortune: The Bagua

The Bagua (pronounced Bah Gwah) is the basic map used in Feng Shui. The Bagua comes from the I Ching, the ancient Chinese book of divination, and represents the 8 treasures or areas in life that need to be cultivated to live in balance and harmony. These treasures are:

• Wealth
• Health and family
• Love and relationships
• Creativity
• Career/right livelihood
• Knowledge and self cultivation
• Fame and reputation
• Helpful people and travel

Feng Shui practitioners use the Bagua to map out homes and offices and locate areas that correspond to the various treasures. Therefore, each area of your home or office building has a profound significance and meaning.

According to Feng Shui, and from my own experience, all aspects of life are significantly enriched and strengthened when the Bagua of the home or workplace has been properly mapped out and enhanced. It provides us with a wonderfully empowering tool to take charge of our lives and create positive changes in our life, our environment, and our world.

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