n the 1980s, many people's used term.
lives were filled with
things-cars, home, Crucial to feng shui is the
vacations, stressful jobs. Then concept of ch'i. Ch'i., in
in the 1990s, something wonderful Chinese culture, is an energy
happened to many of those same that's in everything you find in
people. By middle of the decade, an environment. If you have good
the insatiable desire for more feng shui, your environment is
and more stuff began to subside. kind of like a spring
People signed up for yoga breeze—everything flows nicely.
classes, books on spirituality But sometimes ch'i gets stuck or
became best-sellers, and many depleted. Ch'i also enters and
former yuppies realized they leaves through doors and windows
needed more meaning in their (opened or closed). So in a room
lives. People began to analyze with awkward corners or furniture
everything and try to improve blocking your path, the ch'i is
their lifestyles by adding a not good because there's no flow.
better balance.
If you want to dabble in feng
Not surprisingly, feng shui shui on a budget, here are a few
became extremely popular around low-cost ideas to get you
the same time. Feng shui started:
addresses the relationship
between a person and his or her · Add mirrors. Mirrors are
environment, emphasizing harmony. used widely in feng shui, and if
This ancient Chinese philosophy used properly, they can help your
is said to have been around for environment immensely. Mirrors
three thousand years. Now, the should be usable by the tallest
masses are more than ready for member of the family and reflect
it, and it has become a commonly at least six inches of clear
space around your head. candlestick or three—two or any
other even number will feel
· Clear it out. Is there a better and more balanced.
chair that people always seem to
trip over? Are there corners that · Pitch it. If it makes you
are so blocked off that they are sad, get rid of it. (You know,
rarely vacuumed and have layers like that vase your cheating
of dust weighing them down? Move ex-boyfriend gave you or that
things around so the air (and bedspread you hate but bought
people) can circulate because it was on sale.)
effortlessly.
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· Get even. Don't use one
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