Feng Shui and the Art of Sacred Balance

by Sharda Chaitanya

Feng Shui is about much more than intentionally arranging furniture or fixtures or decorations in a particular way.  Those things are important, certainly, and are not to be overlooked.  But what happens when the room or house is finally done, when all the prescribed Feng Shui work has been applied and now you have a new place?

Let's go back and begin with the inception of the idea, the initial desire, to make a change using the art of Feng Shui.  The simple idea of wanting change is kind of a big deal.  This is where you finally decided that what you have is not working, or needs improvement.  Initiating change is the first movement toward a better situation, and it is that seed of an idea that keeps you motivated throughout the process, remembering why you are doing this.

I want to emphasize here that Feng Shui is not this huge undertaking.  The huge undertaking is more in the mind - you will have to change how you see something, particularly if that something is dysfunctional.  What we have grown accustomed to has become comfortable, familiar, and therefore reliable - you don't have to think about it. But what is happening on another level when the Chi is off balance, is that the subconsciousness is perceiving disharmony in the energy of the space, which is in turn taxing on the general well-being of those who occupy that space.  Any resistance to change, or doing something positive like Feng Shui, is ego which doesn't want to let go of the very thing it created. Sometimes we so buried our unhappiness about something that we've actually forgotten about it.  Feng Shui can unearth those feelings and help you come to terms with the cause of your negative emotions.

Another Feng Shui Mirror Cure (I Love This Stuff)

I love Feng Shui.  And mirrors.  So what a beautiful opportunity I had today to put the two together.  Again.

Here I am in my usual spot, writing at my desk with the window to the street wide open.  The weather in the City has been nothing short of phenomenal, and it is SOOO good.  So the AC stays off and the windows stay open.  Which lets in the air.  And the subsequent noise from the street.  The routine city ambiance is one thing (and an important thing.  I like it.  I find it soothing) but full-on ghetto thump from a parked car is quite another.

I feel myself wanting to get irritated, but I can't if I want finish my commentary on the NDE that I blogged at my other spot.  I keep on looking out the window trying to find the car responsible for this late afternoon interference, as though if I spotted it, it would somehow make a difference.  I hear a lot of bad so-called music from the streets around here, but this was the worst.  It wasn't the volume that bothered me so much as the horrendously low energetic vibration.  It was really beginning to piss me off!

Relaxed and Sensuous ~ A Porch to Live On

Traditional Porch by Peachtree City Architects & Designers Historical Concepts

by Sharda Chaitanya

What a lovely way to spend your hot, summer evenings!  This design and arrangement of this traditional porch are well balanced and quite inviting.  The earth tones blend in with the front yard, and the white day bed keeps the cool feeling while at the same time stands out enough to give the small space a bit of spark.  From a Feng Shui perspective, it all comes together in a simple way.

The furnishings and architecture has a lot of wood, so I would have made a different choice on the railing. I think maybe wrought iron, in keeping with the aesthetic, would give added diversity of material.  (But cost has to be a consideration also; staying within budget is good Feng Shui!)  The railing and the low wall is almost solid, which most likely gives the owner a greater feeling of privacy. As well, I think I would have painted the floor a darker color, probably a few shade darker that the natural finish on the wicker rocking chair.