Everything that exists in the Universe, including man, consists of a combination of different energies: fire, metal (air), wood, earth and water. Their presence in the same amount is another rule for achieving Tao (harmony).
Although each of us has all five elements, most often one of them prevails over the others, due to this, a special individuality of a person is drawn. At the same time, life ceases to be balanced and equally developed in all spheres when the five phases of energy manifest themselves unequally.
The type of energy of each person is determined according to the information of the year of birth (that is, with what energy a person came into this world), but this is not entirely correct, since throughout a person’s life, due to ongoing events, energy changes.
There are a lot of tests that determine what kind of energy prevails now.
What does it mean?
This means what energy dominates at the moment in the interior of the house where a person lives. You can understand this without the help of tests if you walk around the room where he most often spends time and describe all the things. To do this, information about how these energies “look” is useful.
They have a certain geometric shape by which they are recognized in everyday life.
Fire appears as a pyramid, Earth appears as a square or rectangular shape, Metal (air) appears as a hemisphere or dome, Wood appears as a cylinder, Water appears as an irregular shape or as the lower part of a hemisphere.
Also, their energy is expressed by objects that are in the room.
Fire (intelligence, action, motivation) is pointed objects, flame paintings, natural materials, red and warm tones.
Metal (wealth, financial success) - these are metal, round and domed objects, gray shades.
The energy of the Tree (creativity, growth) is manifested in paintings with natural motifs, in columnar forms, in green.
Water (emotional sensitivity) is glass, mirrors, images of the ocean, irregularly shaped objects and blue, cold colors in the design of the room.
Earth (stability, firmness, confidence, reliability) is expressed by flat, heavy objects, stone flooring, natural colors.
If the design of the room is made using all five elements, then in addition to the balance of energies in the environment, an ideal design is created, thanks to the variety and balance of color and texture, shape and material.
In this article, we will take a closer look at what chi energy is, what types of energy it is divided into, how to check its flow in your home, and also give some tips for activating it.
It is a must read for everyone, especially for beginners, because these are the basics of Feng Shui.
So, first, let's figure out what qi energy is.
Qi means breathe or air in Chinese.
The word "qi" is a key concept in many Chinese disciplines of metaphysics, including feng shui.
There are three types of chi energy, namely sheng chi (life chi) and sha chi (death chi), as well as si chi (neutral).
Shen qi energy gives a positive direction in all aspects of life - career, studies, personal life, etc.
Sha qi energy will lead to failures and illnesses.
Si-chi is a neutral or passive energy, the presence of which can lead to depression and passivity. Although this energy is not as scary as sha qi, its presence does not bode well.
In feng shui, we want to live with a lot of sheng chi and avoid places or structures that generate sha chi and si chi.
Where does sheng qi reside?
- Locations with flourishing flora and fauna.
That is why it is recommended to keep more plants and animals in apartments, and build houses closer to nature.
On the other hand, if the area is dry and rocky, it is generally said that there is not enough qi. This is wrong. This energy is there, only in the form of sha qi.
- Where there is water.
The exceptions are a river with a very fast current (as a rule, mountain rivers), as well as stagnant water, for example, a swamp, where the energy of si-qi is.
Where does sha qi reside?
- In corner places where qi encounters an obstacle.
It can be a T - shaped or corner intersection, rocky mountains, a corner of a corridor, a roof corner of a neighboring house, etc.
2. Places with high qi flow.
For example, roads with fast traffic, long and narrow corridors, houses, places where there are sharp descents and ascents, and, as we wrote above, on rivers with fast currents.
- In places where there are electromagnetic fields.
For example, antennas, satellite dishes, etc.
Where does the si-chi energy reside?
- Where chi energy stagnates.
For example, in swamps, roads on which traffic jams are constantly formed, etc.
- In a mess.
There are no comments here. Qi energy stagnates in disorder, thereby forming si-qi.
- Where it is crowded.
For example, in apartments where there is too much furniture, desktops, where there are too many “working” papers, disks, etc.
Now let's figure out how qi energy moves around the apartment.
One of the easiest ways to check how this energy moves is to imagine that qi is water. It pours from the main door. Now imagine if it will harmoniously flow around the room. Where will it stagnate, and where, on the contrary, will it flow too quickly? Maybe she crashes into some corner? Or maybe it pours out through the window, not having time to get into all the rooms of the apartment, or vice versa, it stagnates, because there is nowhere to go?
Represented? That's exactly how it moves around the apartment, dividing into three types of energy.
Finally, as a result, a few tips for activating qi energy:
If qi rests in a corner, then put an aquarium or a pot with a plant in it. If this is a street thing, then plant a flower bed.
If qi flows out of the window without having time to disperse throughout the room, then close this window with a thick curtain.
If any negative energy is formed outside the window (swamp, traffic jams, mountains, etc.), try to cover the window with curtains to remove the bad source from the visibility zone.
Although, in the ideal case, it is better to change the place of residence, because. By doing this, you can prevent the exit of qi energy, and, accordingly, create si-qi in your own room.
Also, if possible, in order to protect yourself from external influences, you can install a reservoir near the house (for example, a fountain, a spring, etc.), hang an octagonal Bagua mirror and / or crossed swords or a cannon, you can also install a threshold in front of the door, it will serve as a barrier to the penetration of negative energy. If you have a house (cottage, etc.), and not an apartment, then you can install a fence or plant shrubs around the perimeter.
In general, be smart, try to make everything harmonious.
Necessarily, as often as possible, do a general cleaning and throw out everything unnecessary, this will save you from the formation of si-chi energy.
Place flowers on windowsills and near electrical appliances (computers, antennas, etc.), it is desirable that there are cacti among them, they will save you from negative energy from magnetic fields and other external influences.
In this article, we will consider in detail and in examples one of the varieties of qi energy - sha qi.
So, sha qi is bad energy, bad feng shui, translated as the energy of death.
Let's consider in examples to clearly show that this energy exists and is very dangerous.
- T - shaped intersections.
As a rule, very serious accidents occur at such intersections. Type a query on YouTube or in the search engine "accident at a T-junction", you will immediately understand everything.
There are exceptions when there is a lot of vegetation perpendicular to the base of the road (ie instead of continuing it).
- In disadvantaged places.
Please note that there are places where accidents happen all the time, usually in the same places. Surely, you have heard such an expression as "enchanted intersection" or "enchanted place" - this is just the case. The negative accumulates, respectively, accidents occur more often and more seriously.
It is also possible that you personally encountered or heard that some people are psychologically uncomfortable living in a room where a person died, especially a loved one. So, this is just a manifestation of this energy. Moreover, the weaker the energy of the person himself, plus there is a combination of factors, the stronger this energy is perceived.
- Sharp ups and downs.
In the traffic rules, there are even rules for the passage of such zones, warning signs are placed in front of them, and as everyone knows, "rules are written in blood."
Also, imagine the constant inconvenience experienced by those who live in such places.
Slightly smoothes the overall picture if there is a lot of vegetation around. But, again, in winter, where snow falls, the vegetation disappears, it becomes slippery, hence various bruises, injuries, fractures, and, as in cases with "enchanted places", such phenomena become frequent.
- Rocky mountains and peaks of high mountains (where there is eternal snow).
I think there will be no questions with this item, because. hardly anyone would dare to live there. And if he takes the risk, in such places there will be high pressure and a lack of oxygen.
In addition, rock climbing is not in vain considered an extreme sport.
- Places with a fast flow of the river.
As a rule, such places are also not suitable for life, because. These are usually mountain rivers.
Rafting on similar rivers (rafting) is also considered an extreme sport.
- Tracks.
It is considered to be a place with a fast movement of cars, as well as a place with a fast movement of Qi energy.
In such places, accidents have the most severe consequences. Moreover, the narrower the track, the more often they occur on it.
- Electromagnetic fields.
I think you know they cause cancer. This is just a consequence of the sha qi energy.
It is also worth mentioning that scientists have proven that in such places, cockroaches hatched very quickly. As you know, not every remedy from them managed to do this.
Therefore, do not underestimate this point.
- In apartments, where the energy of sha qi is formed due to the wrong flow of qi.
As we already wrote, these are long and narrow corridors, in places where it crashes into a corner, etc.
It is easy to check this point in practice. You hardly often live in narrow corridors. Try for a while to place your bed or workspace in a place where there is a clear lack of qi. You will notice the difference very quickly - it can be stuffy, cold, etc.
Now let's figure out how to neutralize the sha qi energy.
Now let's figure out how to neutralize the sha qi energy.
- Avoid these places.
Although it sounds very banal, but this is the best way. Especially if there is plenty of it.
For example, if accidents often occurred at a T-junction, you are unlikely to be able to completely eliminate this energy by planting one flower bed. Also, you can't live on top of a mountain.
With a higher degree of probability, you will also not be able to live in the place where a loved one died, or rather, you will experience discomfort, which can lead to more serious consequences. At most in this case, you can slightly reduce this energy by making repairs, as well as put the qi energy in order by increasing shen-qi.
- Avoid these places indoors.
Just try not to be there, namely not to put tables, chairs, beds, etc. in these places.
It is better to put something that you very rarely use (with a lack of space), for example, a closet in combination with item 3. below.
- Use plants, water and animals.
If there is not too much sha qi energy, then it is quite possible to “neutralize” it by adding plants and water (for example, an aquarium with fish). Animals will help if the energy of sha qi walks around the room.
Also, if there are external influences that are visible from the window, such as a rocky mountain, put more flowers on the windowsill.
five elements
Five elements are five types of energy, each of which arises as a result of the interaction of Yin and Yang and represents one of the manifestations of qi.
Ideally, all five elements should be in balance and symbolize the process of change. The interactions between the elements form a continuous cycle of growth and destruction.
Each element corresponds to certain geometric shapes. Wave-like forms are associated with Water; with fire - triangular; with the Earth - square; with Wood rectangular and elongated; with Metal - round and gray.
The energy of the Tree brings good luck and success, is material in nature. The tree corresponds to the direction east and southeast, the color is green, the season is spring, the numbers are only for the owner of the house or apartment, but to a greater extent to his descendants, and luck is especially beneficial for sons. Lucky numbers four and three.
The tree is characterized by elongated geometric shapes. The energy of the Tree is best represented by living and artificial plants. They can be replaced by tall narrow cabinets, a vertical pattern on the wallpaper. As a substitute, you can also use paintings with a view of the forest, nature.
Wood is characterized by a combination of strength and flexibility. Excessive activation of the tree can lead to the predominance of the ideal over the material. The heavenly animal is the dragon, which personifies power, wisdom, greatness and kindness.
The dragon guards the house and drives out evil spirits, but only when holding a magical pearl of wisdom, otherwise, it is cruel and evil, and also has great destructive power. The Chinese Dragon has the head of a camel, antlers of a deer, eyes of a demon, scales of a fish, claws of an eagle, paws of a tiger, ears of a bull, and long whiskers of a cat. He can become as small as a silkworm, or so huge that he will cover the whole world with his shadow.
The Chinese Dragon, or moon, is not a terrible monster, but the embodiment of wisdom, a symbol of life-giving waters. the ancient Chinese believed that dragons inhabit all rivers, lakes and seas, hovering in rain clouds.
The symbol of two dragons playing with a pearl is a wish for happiness and a good harvest. The image of the Dragon and the Phoenix - sends down happiness and at the same time indicates a talented person, and is also a wish for prosperity, happiness and joy.
The imperial seal very often depicted a dragon in the clouds guarding the pearl of wisdom.
The highest manifestation of yang, a very strong element. Fiery energy endows with success in social life, brings glory and success, but fire must always be kept under control. Fire corresponds to red and orange colors, the season is summer. The direction is south and the number is nine. The geometric shape is a triangle.
Best of all, the energy of Fire is embodied in lamps, especially those with a red lampshade, as well as burning candles, a stove, a fireplace, and red objects. But you can also use electrical appliances such as TV, computer. Triangular shapes in drawings will do, but they can be a bit aggressive. You can also use posters depicting fire, fireplace, sun.
Phoenix is a mythical bird, fen or fenhuang, and is a metaphorical image of great peace, happiness in the Middle Kingdom. Most often, the Phoenix is depicted next to the utun tree. According to legend, if there is no utun tree, then the Golden Phoenix will not fly.
Phoenix has a very powerful energy that helps to rise above the worst circumstances, burn and rise from the ashes and ascend to heaven again. Phoenix activates the energy of prosperity, fame and success.
Earth - the soil symbolizes a reliable support, stability. Earth is the heart of Feng Shui. Earth energy brings harmony and great family Happiness, which is usually associated with the efforts of the hostess - parent.
The element of the Earth serves as support and support, it is characterized by reliability and confidence, but, on the other hand, too much earthly influence can cause a cold and wary atmosphere.
The celestial animal - the Snake - is a symbol of wisdom, deep knowledge, as well as a symbol of perpetual motion and renewal.
The snake is a very mysterious animal, ruthless and attractive, refined and passionate. The snake is always focused on its inner life.
Metal - this energy brings good luck to heavenly people, i.e. people who are useful to society. Metal - occupies the directions west and northwest. It symbolizes the power of heaven and the power of the master-father. This element helps to become a powerful and very influential person, the main thing is to awaken the energy of good luck of useful people.
Metal colors are white, gold and silver, metric circles and crescents. Numbers and seven, the season is autumn.
Metal is a clock with a metal pendulum. Their fight every hour strengthens the energy of the Metal. You can also use "wind music" with metal rods. Metal decorative plates, bronze and brass sculptures, frames for pictures and photographs. All this represents Metal.
Symbols of Metal, especially gold-colored coins, give strength and promote versatility, since Metal is characterized by abundance and financial success.
The heavenly animal is the White Tiger, the Chinese honor him as the king of beasts, noble and stern, brave and ferocious. The tiger is a symbol of a great man, as well as a symbol of the beginning of a great business, a wish for success in the enterprise. The Tiger must always be below the Dragon.
Water is the energy of wealth, a very powerful element that brings prosperity and wealth, the main thing is to achieve the right balance with other elements. The color of the water is black and blue.
Water itself will best serve as Water: aquariums, fountains, “water illumination”. Posters with waterfalls, sea views, etc. may be suitable as substitutes.
How to balance the elements, how to balance the elements?
To do this, you first need to understand how these elements relate to each other, the fact is that these five elements are not at rest, but in a continuous cycle of mutual creation and mutual destruction.
Water nourishes plants and produces wood. The tree is watered, it grows better and faster. Wood intensifies fire: when firewood is piled into fire, it burns longer and stronger. Fire nourishes and enhances the earth.
Earth generates metal, i.e. the soil hardens and rotates into metal.
The metal produces water, the ancient Chinese believed that in the morning water appears on the metal in the form of dew, and the metal itself has fluidity. The cycle of control or destruction.
Metal destroys wood, this is due to the fact that metal tools such as a saw, knife, ax can control shape and growth. The tree depletes the soil in which it grows, taking nutrients from it. The earth conquers water by absorbing it, and also determines the direction of rivers and streams. Water extinguishes fire. By turning the amplification cycle in the opposite direction, you get a weakening cycle. In case it is necessary to reduce one or another energy, it is better to use the attenuation cycle.
Metal is born in the earth, while significantly depleting it; but, being born from the soil, the metal turns into water and thus reduces the opposition of earth and water. Earth can extinguish fire, and consequently, it softens the force of the effect of fire on metal.
Fire burns wood and turns it into soil, thus preventing the tree-earth conflict.
The tree grows by absorbing moisture, i.e. water, drying it, thereby giving strength to the tree to resist metal.
Water causes metal to corrode, thereby reducing it, and this helps the wood resist against the metal.
Restoring marital relations with the help of feng shui
If the relationship between the spouses has cooled, then restore them with the help of some effective manipulations.
Do them in order at intervals of a month. For example, you have fulfilled the recommendations of the first paragraph - analyze the result for a month. If the relationship is not restored, then continue to follow these recommendations.
Using all the recommendations at once is undesirable, because in the event of the next relationship crisis, it will be harder to find “manipulations” to save the marriage.
Compliance with the general recommendations of feng shui.
First of all, carefully look around to see if the basics of feng shui are being violated. For example, there is a beam above the bed, sleep facing a mirror or two doors, rubbish under the bed, etc. Or maybe there is a toilet on the floor above the bedroom? Even the fact that the house is located near a T-junction can affect family life. Look closely to see if a lot of sha qi and xi qi have formed in the room (a certain amount is only allowed for the bedroom).
Look closely to see if a poison arrow is looking at you from protruding corners, such as furniture or through paintings.
Work with the southwest side of the house and apartment.
Southwest in bagua is responsible for marriage. If something is wrong with him, then there will be disorder in the marriage.
Use the compass to find this sector in the room. You need to count from the center of the house if you live in a private sector or apartment.
If there is a toilet or a bathroom, then this is precisely the cause of the relationship crisis. Exit: move to another house or transfer the bathroom to another, more favorable place. In extreme cases, you need to hang a large mirror on the door leading to the problem room, and do not use the bathroom itself in any case and go there only in emergency cases. Until this problem is solved, there will be no happy marriage in this house.
Residents of the private sector also need to look at what is located in the southwest of the land. If there is an unevenness, a cesspool, a swamp, etc., then this also needs to be eliminated or enclosed with a through fence, on which large mirrors should be hung.
If there is no bathroom in the southwest, then everything is in order in the house, we just need to activate this sector. Ideally, there should be a matrimonial bedroom, so move it there if possible.
To activate the sector, place nine large decorative stones in the southwesternmost center of the apartment. If you live in a private house and your property has a land plot near it, then it is better to place stones there, only their size should be impressive, that is, boulders are needed, not stones. Ideally, you also need to install a hollow wooden pole, more than two meters high, which should go into the ground by at least a meter. Build lighting on the pole.
Two stones from this entire composition should be at least 2-3 times larger than the rest. They need to be beautifully tied with a red ribbon.
Wherever there is a stone composition, it is necessary to install lighting above it, for example, in the form of a decorative lamp. It is desirable that the light be red or pink. Turn on as often as possible.
If there is a pantry in the marriage sector, then remove extraneous things from there and create a storage place for everything related to a successful marriage, for example, store essential oils, candles, beautiful bedding, etc. there.
If the kitchen is located in the southwest, then put a round table there and try not to place furniture with sharp corners.
The location of the door or stairs is also undesirable. Only relocation or redevelopment will help. As a temporary measure, you can hang a mirror so that the qi does not leak and illuminate as often and better as possible.
If you do everything right, then in the vast majority of cases, relations between spouses will normalize literally within 1-4 days.
Combination of elements.
You and your partner belong to such an element, you can find out from this table.
Fire - Fire; Fire - Earth; Fire Tree; Earth-Earth; Earth - Metal; Metal - Metal; Metal - Water; Water - Water; Tree-Wood; Water - Wood: the perfect combination, nothing needs to be done.
Fire - Water: keep more wooden elements in the house. It is desirable to have a wooden bed and an image of a tree in the bedroom.
Earth - Water: Keep as many items as possible in the house that symbolize metal. The color of the interior should be white, gold and silver. Try to choose a metal bed or its base. At the entrance to the bedroom, it is advisable to hang a wind chime with a metal base.
Earth - Wood: use more red. Place the bed on the south side of the room.
Metal - Wood: learn to listen and understand your partner. Union is difficult.
Repetition of the stone composition in the bedroom.
If the matrimonial bedroom is located in the southwest and it has a stone composition, then skip this item.
In the southwest of the bedroom, you need to create a similar composition, only using one of these types of stones: aventurine, turquoise, garnet, rock crystal, rose quartz, sapphire, emerald, artificial diamond. There is no need to tie two large stones with red ribbons. Place the composition in any decorative red container.
Illumination of red color and its shades is required. It should create a romantic mood in the room. It must be used for at least three hours a day.
Living room work.
If it is not there, then you can use any room in which you spend a lot of time, even the kitchen.
In this room, you need to repeat the composition of precious stones that is in the bedroom, only from a different stone. Place also in the southwest of the room. Any lighting can be used, the main thing is that it emphasizes decorativeness and is used for at least three hours daily. Ideally, you need to use a lamp with crystal elements. Lamps, like other decorative elements, it is desirable to place only in pairs.
Between the lighting and the stones, you need to hang a family photo with all the household members, in which everyone is smiling. The faces of the spouses must necessarily be directed to the southeast. If there is no such photo, then it is allowed to use Photoshop and other similar programs.
Activation of the sector by smell.
Spray stones daily with one of these oils through a spray bottle: orange, clove, geranium, cypress, cedar, patchouli, sandalwood, neroli, ylang-ylang, jasmine. Choose them depending on the goals, which you can read about here.
In the bedroom, the same oils should be used in the aroma lamp daily as well. Ideally, it should be classic, i.e. using a candle, which should be red.
Look where the head of the bed is pointing.
Here is more information on this topic. Quote:
The optimal position of the head can be found from the number of gua:
1, 9, 3, 4 - north, south, southeast, east;
2, 5, 6, 7, 8 - northeast, northwest, west, southwest.
In no case should you sleep with your head to the window, face to the mirror and feet to the door.
Therefore, if your directions do not match, you need to sleep separately.
Bed work.
Make sure it has real minimalism, and the place under the bed is not a warehouse even for the right things. The mattress should only be solid, i.e. not divide the bed into two halves.
A few tips:
spray one of the following essential oils over the bed, in the proportion of 1 drop per 50 ml of water: cypress, jasmine, neroli, ylang-ylang, rose;
put a red cloth under the place where the partner sleeps;
in the area of visibility from the bed, put a decorative vase of red or yellow flowers;
try to use silk bedding in red and its shades.
The last three tips are relevant only if you or your partner is not a tree element.