What Is Feng Shui?

Translated, Feng Shui means “Wind and Water”. This art seeks
to achieve harmony and balance between ourselves and our surroundings. When you choose a home, move in and arrange your furniture you are already either practicing good Feng Shui or bad Feng Shui.

Feng Shui was practiced thousands of years ago by the ancient Chinese. It is only in the last 20 years that it has become known in the West. For some, this presented a perfect money-making opportunity -- so beware of marketing gimmicks out there that promises quick fix and get rich quick results.

The best time to look at the feng shui of a house is BEFORE you build it, move into it or buy it. If a house has bad feng shui often it is possible to minimise the ill effects and if a house has good feng shui often it is possible to enhance the positive effects. Balance is always sought. However, the qi that exists in the house and how it interacts with the occupants will determine how good or bad the feng shui of the house is, therefore it is much better to look at the feng shui before you move in.

Basic Feng Shui Tips (from Lillian Too Feng Shui)

Tips 1: Do not have a water feature in the bedroom.

Activating the presence of water leads to loss - loss of money and loss of relationships. Water features refer to paintings with river, waterfalls and lakes. They also refer to aquariums. Glasses of water by the bedside are fine.

Tips 2: Place a three legged toad in your living room near the front door for money luck.

The toad can face any direction although with him facing the front door suggests money coming in. Do not put the toad directly in front of the main door. Those who want to know more about all the good fortune symbols can refer to my book FENG SHUI GOOD FORTUNE SYMBOLS recently released in Malaysia and Singapore only.

Tips 3: Trim your plants and trees regularly.

This is to make sure they do not get so overgrown as to cut out the precious yang energy of sunlight. When plants get too bug they create excessive yin energy.

Tips 4: Hang a cut crystal ball on one of your windows.

Choose a window that gets direct sunlight. this brings in the sunshine in the form of bright brilliant rainbow colours. This is excellent for relationship luck and is particularly good in the SW corner.

Tips 5: A Garden in full bloom especially on the East and Southeast.

A Garden in full bloom especially on the East and Southeast brings good health and lots of money luck. Make your plants grow sturdy and strong and benefit from all the precious energy created.

Tips 6: Let each member of your family eat facing his/her best and most auspicious direction.

To find out what each of your four auspicious directions are consult my book Applied Pa Kua Lo Shu Feng Shui.The formula is also available in abbreviated version in my Complete Illustrated and my Basics Book.

Tips 7: Design a water dragon in your garden

Design a water dragon in your garden to enjoy tremendous and serious wealth luck . Then you will know the difference between being merely rich and being seriously wealthy ? check out my book on Water Feng Shui.

Feng Shui can also be activated to improve wealth, children's luck, acquisition of knowledge (exams et al), recognition (elevations in rank and promotions), and fame.