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For your Feng Shui House, you would use the Feng Shui Ba-Gua to map out the different directions in your home. Using the Ba-Gua and its eight directions, you would then use the Lo-Pan or Feng Shui compass to study further into the natural elements that go with the various directions. Since there is a color associated with each element, you can then decide on the colors that will help to provide good Chi in your environment.
Making use of the different Feng Shui colors is the easiest method for producing the different types of positive energy , which translate into marriage, health, prosperity and other things that are directed by Chi. Light is also an important part of producing Chi. As you get deeper into Feng Shui, you'll find out more about how the elements relate to the directions on the Feng Sui Ba-Gua.
The five elements
Each of the five elements is embodied by several colors. Various shades of these specific colors can also be employed in your Feng Shui House decorating.
- Wood element - Green and shades of brown
- Water element - Shades of blue and black
- Fire element - deep yellows, reds, dark purples, and oranges
- Earth element - Light browns and yellows, and sandy shades
- Metal element - White and gray (silver and gold sometimes fall in this category)
There are two cycles that rule the five elements - the productive cycle and the destructive cycle. During the productive cycle, the fire element is created by the water nourishing the element of wood. The fire element burns and eventually produces the earth element , from which the metal element is formed and then the metal feeds back to the element of water. This cycle goes on just like the circle of life does.
How to Feng Shui your house with these element colors
The colors that go with the natural elements represent and boost characteristics like recognition, health, and prosperity. In addition, certain directions as pointed out by the Ba-Gua deal specifically with these elements of nature. For example, the Southeast and East are represented by the wood element.
Feng Shui decorating is all about creating good energy flow in the work or home area that is favorable. This means that particular colors should be used that correspond with the elements of that direction. You will also discover that certain colors are naturally pleasing and can be used outside the element if they are a part of that cycle. Red is one example, the color of fire and an energizing Chi. If in Feng Shui House you have a configuration that is unfavorable, red can bring about a positive Chi.
These colors and elements have a complex relationship. This information is only a start to your Feng Shui House. The complex nature of Feng Shui House is the primary reason why some people study for years to understand the core of these ancient Chinese Feng Shui principles.
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