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an intuitive approach
Cosmic-cherry
encourages you to practice the Feng Shui that ‘feels right for you’.
In this respect we need to pay attention
to those aspects of our surroundings that make us feel good, and rid ourselves
of the things that upset us.
All this sounds rather obvious but you would not be surprised to learn
that people often don’t question the extent to which their surroundings
influence them - for good and for bad. For instance, the wall colours
may be unsuitable. They may have accumulated furniture over the years
that they don’t actually like very much, but at the time it made
a fashion statement about themselves. Then there are the objects and pictures
etc. which may have been emotionally precious at one time but are now
merely clutter or are reminiscent of past relationships or old habits.
So many things to think about! So many subtle influences! We need to find
out what is supporting us, what has got to go, and what constructive changes
we can make.
We can, of course, use the guidance from the Feng Shui teacher or teachers
of our choice and study the various books that are on offer. My personal
favourite is ‘Feng Shui for the Soul’ by Denise Linn, published
by Rider ISBN 0 7126 7081 5.
I also recommend that Feng Shui is not to be considered
a ‘quick-fix’ option to life’s problems. Two years
ago, I was relaxing in the bar of a country house hotel after a day’s
seminar. A fellow guest who knew I was a Feng Shui practitioner, asked
me what Feng Shui changes she could make in her home to get rid of her,
and her husband’s, health problems.
Responding to the questioner, who was carrying a substantial amount of
excess weight and was smoking a cigarette at the time, I said " You
could learn to respect your body and feed it good wholesome foods and
respect your lungs by giving them good clean air".
"OK" said the questioner, "but I’ve heard about the
eight enrichments and the compass directions and I want to know what arrangements
of objects is good Feng Shui". I smiled and said "Get to know
your body and look after it well and the same with your lungs". After
an embarrassing pause, I smiled and took my leave. This incident illustrates
only too well the ‘instant gratification – do it for me’
society that we have become part of. Feng Shui will
only help you if you are prepared to help yourself as well!
So if you are interested in making changes for your long-term welfare,
by all means use Feng Shui as a catalyst for change, but make sure you
are not hindering your Feng Shui by poor quality ‘person actions’.
As for your own intuition – trust it!
With a little practice, you will automatically ‘feel’ when an
environment is supportive and when it is hindering. And, if things aren’t
quite right, you’ll probably know in your heart of hearts what it
is that needs changing.