Would you like to use the water element in
Feng Shui to create balance, harmony and health in your environment? Feng Shui
is the study, understanding and manipulation of wind and water energy. Placing
a water feature indoors is very much a modern day practice with ancient
principals.
There are some important factors to
consider when placing your water features around your space. The front door is
important in Feng Shui. It is the main entrance a house and whatever energy
comes through effects the rest of the house, the people in it, and your
fortune. To protect the front door from being hurt by bad external energy, have
a water feature positioned nearby. When placed on the left near to your front
door the water feature can bring good luck. Never have a water feature facing
out of your home or office or have water on both sides of your main door.
There are three directions which can
benefit from water, the east, southeast and north. To enhance luck position
your water feature in the southeast area of your home or office. Make sure that
your water, river, ponds, or drains are in full view of the front door as much
as possible. Try to keep the positive Chi created from fountains, ponds or
bodies of water from escaping outwards from your house or yard. If you have a
river or stream on your property water flowing past the back of the property
suggests missed opportunities. Try to have the water follow a meandering course
rather then flowing off your property like an arrow taking beneficial energy
with it. It is not advisable to place a water fountain in the south which is
connected to fame and reputation as well as the fire element. Moving water is
more masculine Yang while still water is more feminine Yin. In general never
put Yang water into an environment where there needs to be Yin energy, and vice
versa, or it may cause problems.
Fast moving water has little place in the
bedroom for sleeping. However near the front door Yang water attracts good
luck, conversation and lively energy. A gazing bowl of still water makes little
sense when used by a cash register if you are trying to create more activity
and movement. These are general guidelines of fountain placement that can be
used as springboards for your own cures. If you feel that a fountain would work
well in a particular space your feelings on the matter are more important then
any rules you may have read.
Water features can be very powerful cures
when used appropriately in your home or business. With a little planning and
forethought they will bring good luck, health and prosperity to the people and
places near where they are placed.
Exalted Fountains offers a wide array of
indoor and outdoor water features.
