In Pure Spirit

Image by cobalt123 via Flickr There are five elements according to Feng Shui lore. Each has its own set of characteristics and its own role. Wood The energy of wood flows upwards. It is active and full of hope. It is akin to the enthusiasm and optimism you might feel on a sunny morning. The [...]

The feng shui nine ki system uses the solar calendar. As a result the Lo Shu Square (or magic square) realigns itself on either the 3rd, 4th or 5th of February every year to map the new flow of chi. The new Lo Shu square, this year, starts on Feburary the 4th. We see a [...]

There are five animals used to represent the energy field of your chi according to feng shui teaching.

* The phoenix
* The dragon
* The tiger
* The snake
* The tortoise

Feng shui teaches that your chi flow will be at its most healthy if you can sit or even rest with the five animals arranged correctly around you.

Image by MAMJODH via Flickr We first looked at the possible problems of having too much yin and ways to add more yang to mark the start of 2009. This article is timed for the start of the Chinese New Year – the year of the Ox. The first thing to note is that it [...]

Research suggests that Feng Shui is around 6,000 years old, it started in China, then became popular in surrounding countries and latterly the world. It is perhaps not surprising that there are different schools and techniques within Feng Shui. This post looks at five of the most popular Feng Shui schools still used today. The [...]

Feng Shui Living in harmony with your home. In Pure Spirit This photograph was uploaded to Flickr under the Creative Commons license by Matt Grommes.

Rainbow makers are becoming very fashionable. The concept is simple; an appropriately shaped crystal is hung in the window and when the sunlight catches it the beams of light are refracted into rainbows.

Some Feng Shui practioners use the crystal rainbow makers to help the flow of chi by windows. Feng Shui teaches it is best to sit or sleep facing an open area or window – as represented by the phoenix – and some practioners believe that the rainbow makers can accentuate the benefit of a small windows.

Rainbow makers are also simply but effectively used to add light or interest to a room.

In particular, a set of rather fetching designs by the inventor David Dear of Kikkerland have proven to be especially popular. It is these designs that are most commonly sold by shops offering rainbow makers for sale.

Image by exfordy via Flickr Yin and yang are different forms of chi. Yang is a faster moving chi than yin, it is more compressed and hotter. The literal interpretation of yin and yang is that of the shady side of the mountain (yin) and the sunny side of the mountain (yang). People tend to [...]

The coloured, octagonal map is a fundamental feng shui tool. It is used to evaluate the work space or living area and their contents. Every part of your home is related to different aspects of your life. The bagua map is used to display these nine life aspects so that they may be properly harmonised. [...]

Feng Shui Feng Shui looks at the blance of elements in your life, work space and home. Through the harmonous arrangement of items, furnture and possessions within the home one can hope to use feng shui’s wisdom to bring harmony to life. Feng Shui students will use tools like a bagua map to identify which [...]