Fake Feng Shui

Fake Feng Shui – Classical or Traditional Feng Shui is often confused with other practices. The following article will show you these practices to confirm what authentic Feng Shui is not. Other fields are usually based on belief, spiritualism and psychology. Traditional Feng shui methods do not involve the following practices.

No longer shrouded in mystique, read Feng Shui Facts for more insights on why Feng Shui isn't that easy and how the unregulated industry has caused some damage.

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Intuitive Feng Shui

Also known as new age Feng Shui. Intuition, a human sense or science? Feelings versus Calculations? Intuition and Feng Shui are not related in any way. Compass School Feng Shui is a set of numerology calculations used to analyse orientation, location and time, none of which are psychic or intuitive. Form School Feng Shui is based on the analyse of landform, again no intuition here, this is about geographical analysis. Any Feng Shui Consultant who ‘feels’ their away around your property is a fake.

Interior Design

Feng Shui is often mixed up with interior design. It has become a buzzword that interior designers use to ‘woo’ their clients with jargon and trend. Classical Feng Shui is not aiming for aesthetics as the priority. A stylish and sleek home can also hold features that unsupport the occupants, or that may cause negative health effects. Your home could be the most beautiful example of contemporary design, but you could still be depressed, lethargic and unable to progress, that's fake Feng Shui. How the home looks is a very small part of a survey.

Astrology

Chinese Astrology is used with some Feng Shui methods. However astrology is personal to you and with multiple occupants this can become impractical to use. Feng Shui East-West School method uses your date of birth and gender to find out your personal Kua number and the best positions for you in your property based on that. Western Astrology has no relevance to Feng Shui.

Clearing Clutter

They say; tidy environment, tidy mind. The experience of living in a clean, tidy and organised home compared to a home that is dirty, full of rubbish and overcrowded with belongings would naturally be entirely different. Just as much as the posture of someone depressed can often be slumped, sallow and limp compared to the upright, energetic and flexed posture of someone who is full of joy. Your surroundings do reflect the internal mind, so one step towards holistic living is to create a home that is free of clutter, giving your mind the best path forwards! Clearing away clutter is liberating as you let go of what you do not need, leading onto the same experience in your mind. This is not classical Feng Shui, as spending some time hoovering will not activate the wealth corner (rolls eyes at fake Feng Shui!).

Religion

Feng Shui is not a religion, faith based practice or belief system. It is a set of tools for environment analysis. Religions, by whatever name do not cross over with Feng Shui. Whether you are a Catholic, Hindu or atheist – Feng Shui can be applied to your property without crossing over your principles or beliefs.

Paranormal / Unexplained / Magic / Witchcraft / Superstition

There are no voodoo tricks, spells or ghosts in traditional Feng Shui. Rest assured that the methods used do not awaken spirits, place curses or use the black arts. Feng Shui systems are based on astronomy, geography, time and human interactions.

Crystals

In traditional Feng Shui the material crystal represents the Water Element in the 5 Element Theory. In new age Feng Shui, crystals have become a gimmick - hang a Feng Shui crystal in your love corner for your better relationships. Crystals are said to have healing properties depending on the type of crystal, but this is not part of authentic Feng Shui. Crystal healing is another practice entirely.

Geopathic Stress / Earth Acupuncture / Dowsing

Dowsing for Geopathic Stress is a belief based practice focuses on locating negative earth energy lines with the art of dowsing rods or a pendulum. Negative energy lines are associated with ill health and can be healed on site or remotely. This is another field that regularly gets mixed up with traditional Feng Shui, again incorrectly.

Space Clearing

Some Feng Shui consultants provide space clearing services on top of their Feng Shui survey, however this is not a recognised traditional Feng Shui method. Space Clearing is used to refresh the atmosphere in a room. Residual Chi is said to build up in your home from emotions and experiences; in the walls, furniture and fittings, where it become stuck over time. A Space Clearing ceremony is then performed to give the energy a spring clean and to get life moving once again.

Intention, Positive Affirmations, Law of Attraction

Some Feng Shui practitioners use a mixture of psychology and spiritualism as a system for Feng Shui, again not the case for traditional methods. These practices are completely separate and are based on finding inner belief and surrounding yourself with positive verbal and visual associations.

Fake Feng Shui - What Feng Shui is not!

As you have read Classical Feng Shui is not intuitive, spiritual, mythical or based on positive thinking. From that you can avoid Fake Feng Shui an opt for the authentic practice. Feng Shui aims to create potential, however it is not based on “I think so, therefore it will be”. Creating potential within a property means you are part of the process, potential has to be harnessed and you are responsible for where potential leads to. You have the freedom to define your life and surroundings, it’s your choice.

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