Feng Shui is an ancient art and science developed over 3,000 years ago in China. It is a complex body of knowledge that reveals the ways to balance the energies of the environment to assure health, wealth and good fortune for people inhabiting it.

“Feng” means “wind” and “shui” means “water” (pronounced fung-shway). In Chinese culture gentle wind and clear water have always been associated with good harvest and good health, thus “good feng shui” came to mean good livelihood and fortune, while “bad feng shui” came to mean hardship and misfortune.

Feng Shui is based on the Taoist vision and understanding of nature, particularly on the idea that the land is alive and filled with energy. The ancient Chinese believed that the land’s energy could either make or break the kingdom, so to speak.

The theories of yin and yang, as well as the five elements, which are some of the basic aspects of a feng shui analysis, also come from Taoism.

The main tools used in a feng shui analysis are the Compass and the Ba-Gua. The Ba-Gua is an octagonal map or grid containing the symbols of the I Ching, the ancient oracle on which Feng Shui is based. It is one of the easiest methods used to ascertain the Feng Shui of any given environment.

The feng shui compass, also called lo-pan, is used to access deeper information about the site or the building. It consists of bands of concentric rings arranged around the magnetic needle. “Lo” means “everything” and “pan” means “bowl”, which can be interpreted as the key to mysteries of the universe.

Feng Shui offers a variety of remedies and enhancements to improve people’s lives and rectify inauspicious situations. It is extensively used in both home and business environments all over the world. Although some levels of feng shui are easy to understand and apply, the “core” knowledge takes years of study. Just like traditional Chinese medicine, feng shui knowledge is very deep and complex.

Chi: Universal Energy

Definition: CHI is the term for the universal energy, or the energy that permeates everything around us. This applies to the energy inside your body, inside the buildings (home or business), as well as outside.

Chi is manifested with either yin or yang characteristics and in variety of forms according to the 5 elements theory: different shapes, colors, intensity, etc, etc.

The main goal in feng shui is to channel, or direct the Chi inside the space you live or work in, so that it nourishes and supports a good flow of Chi inside your body.

The quality of Chi you want to always have around you is the vibrant, alive, fresh Chi, also called Sheng Chi in feng shui, and the ones you would like to avoid are Sha Chi and Si Chi (sharp/attacking and low/depressing.)

Also Known As: Ki, Qi, Prana, Life Force

Examples: The flow of Chi in your office is constricted; you do not have enough vibrant Chi in your space to support good health and well-being.

Sha Chi and Si Chi (Harmful and Low Energies)

Definition: Both Sha Chi and Si Chi come under the category of Bad Chi.

Sha Chi is also known as “killing”, or “attacking” energy. It can be created outside by the sharpness of a structure (man-made or natural) that points to your main door or any of the windows. A house at the end of a t-junction will tend to accumulate Sha Chi because of the strong and constant attacking flow to its main door.

Sha Chi can also be created inside the building; for example, a sharp wall angle pointing to your bed or work area will constantly emit attacking energy. In both cases the proximity is important, the further the attacking element is located from you/your house, the lesser its influence.

Si Chi is low, decaying energy, the energy that feels lifeless and dying; it can lead to illness and depression for those who are exposed to it for a certain amount of time.

Si Chi can be found outside (certain areas where the energy of the human massacre, or overwhelming human tragedies, is still potent) or inside the buildings. We have all experienced, at one time or the other, the effect of “bad vibes”, or bad energy, in a place where you do not want to stay for too long.

Examples: Your house is free of external Sha Chi; which is excellent. However, your bedroom has some Si Chi. This can explain why you often feel low energy and sad.

Sheng Chi (Beneficial Energy)

Definition: Sheng Chi is the bright, refreshing, uplifting energy that is beneficial to your health and well-being. “Sheng” means upward movement energy.

The Sheng energy takes many forms: it is the energy you experience when you walk by the beach and your body gets uplifted with high energy (a high amount of negative ions beneficial to your health) in the forest (Japanese have the expression of wood bath), anywhere where nature is thriving, or in a very well-done interior environment with a good flow of energy, high quality air and natural light.

The beneficial, Sheng Chi/energy is the only one you should strive to surround yourself with by creating an intelligent living and working space.

Examples: You should focus on having more beneficial, or Sheng Chi, in your home. Let the fresh air and natural light in regularly, let go of the clutter in your bedroom, re-arrange the furniture in your living room, etc, etc. For now the energy of your space feels very low.

Ba-Gua

Definition: Ba-Gua is one of the main tools used to analyze the feng shui of any given space. Translated from Chinese, it literally means “8 areas”.

The 8 directions used in the Feng Shui Ba Gua are the following: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, and Northwest. Each direction has an Element, Color, and Life Area associated with it. Below is the summary of the eight feng shui guas.

• North (compass reading from 337.5 to 22.5)

Element: Water

Color(s): Blue and Black

Life Area: Career/Path in Life.

• Northeast (compass reading from 22.5 to 67.5)

Element: Earth

Color(s): Beige, Light Yelow, and Sandy/Earthy

Life Area: Spiritual Growth/Self-Cultivation.

• East (compass reading from 67.5 to 112.5)

Element: Wood

Color(s): Brown and Green

Life Area: Health & Family.

• Southeast (compass reading from 112.5 to 157.5)

Element: Wood

Color(s): Brown and Green

Life Area: Prosperity & Abundance.

• South (compass reading from 157.5 to 202.5)

Element: Fire

Color(s): Red, Orange, Purple, and Bright Yellow

Life Area: Fame & Reputation.

• Southwest (compass reading from 202.5 to 247.5)

Element: Earth

Color(s): Beige, Light Yelow, and Sandy/Earthy

Life Area: Love & Marriage.

• West (compass reading from 247.5 to 292.5)

Element: Metal

Color(s): White and Gray

Life Area: Creativity/Children.

• Northwest (compass reading from 292.2 to 337.5)

Element: Metal

Color(s): White and Gray

Life Area: Helpful People/Blessings.

Simply stated, Ba Gua is the energy map of any given space that gives you guidance on creating the most harmonious energy flow in your space.Also Known As: Pakua, Pa Kua.

Examples: I will e-mail you the ba-gua shortly after the consultation; it will clearly show the areas you need to pay special attention to in order to attract more business success.

Feng Shui Compass

Definition: The feng shui compass, also called Lo-Pan, is used to access the following:

• deeper information about a site or a building, such as the favorable and unfavorable parts
• specific areas of the site connected to specific areas of people’s lives
• the main element out of the five feng shui elements
• and more…

The compass consists of bands of concentric rings arranged around the magnetic needle, and it can have over forty rings of information. “Lo” means “Everything” and “Pan” means “Bowl”, which can be interpreted as a container of the mysteries of the universe.

The square base of the compass is traditionally red, which symbolizes auspiciousness in Chinese culture.

Red is also a strong protective color that helps keep the energy clear around the compass. In ancient times, the compass was made from tiger bones and was hand painted.

Also Known As: Luo-Pan, Lo-Pan

Examples: According to the compass reading, we need to limit the element of Metal at the entrance to your home, because it weakens the energy of your Health & Family life.

The Yin-Yang Theory in Feng Shui

The Yin Yang Theory is one of the main theories of feng shui. According to it, everything in the universe consist of two opposing, but deeply interconnected forces – Yin (feminine) and Yang (masculine) The movement and interplay of these two forces create all life around us.

Here is how to understand, or relate to this interplay on a practical, day to day level.

• YIN (passive energy) is often taking form as silence, deep darkness, slow movements. It is the predominant energy at night when you go to sleep, or when you need to relax and replenish your energies.

• YANG (active energy) is the one that manifests itself when you are active, and is characterized by loud sounds, bright lights, upward moving energy, etc; it is the energy you experience in a busy office, at a great party, or driving on the highway.

One cannot exist without the other, just like day will not be day without the night; sound without the silence that precedes it, and hot temperature without the cold. They cannot exist in isolation; one is the condition for the other’s existence.

The best representation of the interaction of Yin (Black) and Yang (White) is the Tai Chi symbol: a perfect circle harmoniously created by two parts, black and white, flowing together and each containing inside itself a dot of the color, or the essence, of the opposite sign.

Feng Shui 5 Elements: How Do They Work?

The easiest way to get your life moving by using feng shui is to bring the energy of specific colors in order to achieve the results you want. Color is very powerful, as it is light, and many spaces are starved for light. So bring it on!

One of the basic principles of feng shui is the principle of five elements, which are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. The elements interact between themselves in certain ways, generally defined as the Productive and Destructive cycles. Each element is represented by a specific color, and color is the easiest way to use the five elements principle to bring more harmony into your space.

Here is the color correspondence of each of the five feng shui elements:

• WOOD: Green, Brown

• FIRE: Red, Strong Yellow, Orange, Purple

• EARTH: Light Yellow, Sandy/Earthy, Light Brown

• METAL: White, Gray

• WATER: Blue, Black

Knowing how to use color to strengthen and balance your environment may be a complex subject, but there are always basics to it. The right placement of colors is defined by the Ba-Gua, or the energy map of your space.

For example, the energy of the South area is connected to your Fame & Recognition. A better translation, actually, is the “Light, or Fire within”, and it is connected to the image you project to other people, your identity in the eyes of others, as well as how good/strong you are at spreading and maintaining your own Light/Identity/Values. The element of South is Fire, and the colors related to it are Red, Purple, Yellow and Orange. Obviously, you would not want to put down your own fire, which means you should not bring Blue or Black colors to the South area of your space (Water puts down the Fire.)

• Color Green is excellent/very healing in improving health and balancing family life when used in the East.

• Color Blue is very good in the North area to support and help you with your career plans or in the East (Health/Family) and Southeast (Prosperity/Abundance) to water/nourish the Wood element.

• Have some Yellow in the South for happy gatherings and good times.

• Pure White in the West to support you in your creative endeavors.

Before bringing color into your environment, be sure to study the light patterns throughout the day in your space, as well as see how it works with the other “inhabitants” of your space, such as furniture pieces, decoration objects, art, etc. You would like all of them to have a good time, rather than arguing and fighting over your attention.

Prosperity Area of Your Space

In feng shui, the area connected to you financial prosperity and abundance is the Southeast of your Space (be it home or office.) The element of the Southeast is Wood, so be mindful about not placing Metal or Fire objects or colors in this area, as Metal cuts the Wood and Fire melts it.

To encourage the energy flow in this area:

1. Focus on strengthening the Wood element. Lush greenery, a source of water, actual or an image; colors Blue, Green and Brown are all excellent feng shui solutions.
2. Bring images that speak to you of abundance. If you decide to go for traditional Chinese feng shui cures, be sure that you really do like them, you have to have this energy exchange for them to work.
3. Otherwise, choose your own. Examples of Chinese cures are: Chinese coins, red tassels, three legged toad, images of ships in a harbour, koi fish, etc.
4. Be sure not to have any clutter in this area, not even a trash can.
5. Check often to see how this area looks and feels. Does the energy easily escape thru many windows or a back door in this area? Or, maybe it is partially missing?

Work with remedies like light, colors, crystals and mirrors to create a space that carries the energy of abundance and fresh flow.

Feng Shui for Wealth

Good Feng Shui, affirm the Masters, does not bring you wealth if you do not strive for it, but it gives you the necessary support to seek fame and fortune. It helps you create an environment, both at home and in the business, that will strengthen you and attract the energies to manifest your wealth.

Have your home and business free of clutter, display symbols in your environment that speak to you of abundance, use proper crystals and essential oils to energize the space and invite the desired energies.

• Citrine, for example, is long known for attracting wealth, as well strengthening your self-esteem (the solar plexus chakra.)
• Pyrite, the “sun mineral” is also considered to attract the energy of abundance.
• It is especially good in the Southeast area (Abundance & Prosperity) or South (Fame) of your home or business.
• Use essential oils to clear and energize your environment by enhancing and fortifying the flow of Chi. The more Chi (vital energy) your environment has, the stronger your own energy field, thus ability to attract/manifest more abundance in your life. Maintain high oxygen levels at all times.
• Use fountains – very powerful cures to attract abundance and fresh Chi. Images of flowing water – waterfalls, seas, rivers, etc are also very good, as water is a symbol of abundance. Water images with lots of foam and open views are especially powerful. However, there are certain areas in the home and business, where water cures should not be displayed, for example in the South area.

Did you know that many Asian millionaires do not sell the places where they lived or worked (if owning the business) while becoming rich? Knowing the power of the space, they keep them for luck.

Feng Shui - Auspicious Areas

After reviewing the challenging areas for 2007 let’s look into the auspicious energy ones and apply basic feng shui advice on how to harness the good potential use it for the best.

East has great energy connected to promotion and fame. Treating this area well will strengthen all the other energies/areas of your life to flow smoother/get better. It is also the sector to strengthen if a couple is looking to conceive a child. Add all the typical fertility feng shui enhancement in this area, or in the East area of your bedroom. Keep this area fresh, clean and beautiful. A lucky bamboo can be very good here.

Southeast energy helps with career and wealth opportunities. Water energy here is highly recommended, it can be an actual water feature, images of water, mirrors, colors blue and black – see what works best for your taste and bring that Water element in.

South energy helps you attract and receive help from others when needed. “Heaven energy” is present here, so it is a good area to create an altar, bring a picture of deities you believe in, crystals, candles, etc.

Southwest is the area for romance, coupled with possibilities to attract more wealth energy, thus all the feng shui cures for love and romance, as well as abundance, are highly recommended here. If your front door is in the Southwest, place hollow earthenware vases to accumulate good chi.

This is about it for the 2007 update on the new feng shui energies. Hope you have a year filled with joy and harmony in your family, success and powerful breakthroughs in your professional life and vibrant health. Many Blessings to you and your loved ones!

Overview of Feng Shui for Business

To the majority of Asians, as well as an increasing number of Westerners, feng shui is essential in the art of business management. Donald Trump, Orange, The Body Shop, Swiss Stock Exchange, Esprit, etc are just a few names that use feng shui advice.

There are many factors analyzed during a business feng shui consultation, from having the piece of land and the building direction in harmony with the owners/managing directors to the feng shui of logos and trademarks.

Special attention is paid to the yin-yang balance in the business space, five elements harmony, auspiciousness of front entrance, in-detail analysis of the General Manager/CEO’s office, windows vs. doors placement, furniture arrangement, lighting, colors, artwork, etc.

Here are some basic Feng Shui tips for your business and office:

1. Always sit with a solid wall behind your back to ensure that you have support in your life, never sit with a window behind you.
2. The arrangement of tables and chairs should be in a harmonious position so that chi is able to flow smoothly.
3. In your office, never have the main door opening into your desk as the chi coming in will hit at your face causing more obstacles and problems. Reorganize your office.
4. The chi from the main entrance of your office should not first meet a wall inside the office.
5. For corporate clients a fish tank placed in the wealth area is one of the best cures for great results and success. However there are strict criteria for the fish tank that one has to follow.

The modern working environment is a sea of pollutants, high EMF radiation and other energy draining factors which result in poor health and performance. Using the right cures, such as crystals, essential oils, fountains, etc to cleanse and raise the energy of your space can dramatically improve your business performance.

NASA research has outlined about 50 plants that are very effective in cleaning the air. Any business environment will highly benefit from having these plants around ( see the book “How to grow Fresh Air: 50 houseplants that purify your Home or Office” for more info)

Feng Shui of the Business is closely related to the feng shui of the business owner’s Home, i.e. if the feng shui location of the site is very bad, then the owner’s Home location should be very good to “balance” it. However, if the feng shui of the Business is good, but the owner’s residence is problematic, the Business will follow the fortunes of the owner.

Home Office Feng Shui

From my own experience, as well as from the experience of numerous clients, working from home presents two major challenges:

* separating business and home life,

* lack of stimulating social (business-related) interaction.

At the same time, working from home brings numerous benefits to one’s lifestyle, and more and more people go for it. If this is the path you’ve chosen for yourself, I would like to make it a bit easier for you (and your loved ones!) by sharing some basic feng shui tips.

1. Place the home office as far from the bedroom as possible. If the layout of your home allows, having a separate space with a separate entry is ideal.

2. Plan your space with your well-being and productivity in mind.

o What colors, images, items make you feel happy, appreciated, successful, creative? Depending on your chosen field, you would like to make your office reflect the energy you are to project into the world.

o Be mindful of the quality of air and the quality of light (natural and artificial) in your home office. If your brain is starving for oxygen and your body does not get enough light, you will not enjoy working there no matter how much you love your job. Consider investing in full-spectrum lights and do bring at least a couple of air-purifying plants into your working space.

o Position your desk so that you do not have your back to the door. Be also mindful of not facing a wall while working at your desk. If you have to face the wall, make the wall “disappear” with vibrant images, beautiful art, etc; whatever brings a smile to your face and makes you breathe deeper and calmer.

o Feng shui-wise, there are several important areas in your office that need to be treated right.

- South area (Fame and Reputation), or, a more exact translation, your “Light in the World.” Its energy is Fire, so be mindful about nor having color blue, mirrors, fountains or images of water in this area, as Water element puts down the Fire.

- North area (Career or Path in Life). The element here is Water, so this is the area for items representing water, as well as Metal (Metal creates Water in the feng shui cycle of 5 elements.) Without making it sound too complicated, you can place inspiring images related to your career in black or white frames here.

- Southeast area (Prosperity and Abundance). Bring images or items that speak to you of abundance and prosperity. The feng shui element here is Wood, so you need to avoid Fire images, as well as too much Metal.

o Deal with clutter on a regular basis. As clutter drains your energy and dampens all your best intentions, you need to create a clear system, and not let clutter ruin your health and your business. Mark a clutter clearing day on your calendar and you will be surprised how much better, more enthusiastic and energetic you will feel the next day.

That is, provided that you have actually dealt with your clutter, rather than just contemplated doing it!

Keep Productivity Levels High with Feng Shui

Stress that we are not aware of damages us the most, says Gabor Mate in his excellent book “When the Body says No”. Start paying more attention to what drains your energy throughout the day and find ways to change the situations that cause that invisible (or way too visible!) stress.

In over 90% of highly stressful and busy schedules, by changing the energy flow in your space (home and business), you will get back great levels of personal energy allowing you to sustain the desired quality of life. Being active and being productive are definitely not the same thing and hard work does not always equal great work.

It all depends on your attitude & what you focus your energy on. Speaking of energy, below are some quick feng shui suggestions to get you from the “AA” Zone: Always Active one to the “EE” zone: Energizingly Efficient one.

All around us being just frequencies and vibrations, let’s first focus on the most basic, fundamental manifestations of energy: Sound and Light.

SOUND: Find an alarm clock with an option of soothing, gently energizing sounds and program it for different occasions. You want to wake up to gentle soothing sounds of a blessing for the newly born day, rather than an army horn that pushes you into overdrive while you still might be far away in your dreams.

LIGHT: Avoid harshly waking up your system early in the morning with bright, intimidating bathroom or kitchen lights. Invest in several layers of lighting, or put a dimmer switch, to allow your body to gently transition from one stage to another before being fully awakened. Can you imagine the sun in the sky suddenly rushing into the 12 o’clock position right as the moon fades out? Don’t do that to your system, watch the patterns in nature and learn to be gentle with yourself. Smooth transitions are important, they allow you to save & store precious energy you need for achieving the many tasks ahead of you.

The ultimate wisdom is in achieving more with less effort and finding pleasure in everything you do. Use feng shui cures to create a pleasant and energizing environment to nourish your energy and keep your productivity levels high. You know you do fully deserve it.

Remove Blockages with Feng Shui: Walls of Importance

There are two walls of big importance in your space, the one you see before you go to sleep and as soon as you wake up; and the one you see a lot while coming into your business or working at your desk.

As with most walls, what do you want to do with them? You want to make them disappear, especially if they are too close to your body! Please make a note that this principle does not apply to the wall behind your working space or to the wall behind your bed.

How do you make the wall disappear without actually tearing it down? You make it a carrier, i.e have it work for you in terms of carrying the energy you need, want or crave for.

For example, you are facing a wall in your workspace all day long, your energy is restricted/blocked.

energy levels will actually increase.

If you face a wall first thing you come into your business or into your home, by all means focus on making it carry beautiful, high energy, either in the form of art, or a big lush plant, vibrant paint on the wall or all of the above.

Get creative and get empowered in your working space – this good energy will spread around very quickly and you will see yourself reaping the benefits in no time. It might also fill your heart with determination to pursue your dreams and make some bold moves in your business.

Feng Shui for Family Harmony

To have a family that is loving and supportive at all times is a blessing. To have a healthy, beautiful and happy environment in which to live with your family is to be blessed twice.

To bring more harmony into your family life, consider implementing some basic feng shui cures that are guaranteed to shift the energy in your home, balance and harmonize it.

• For example, a fountain in the East area of your home will bring benevolent Chi to your family. Be mindful about keeping the water clean at all times.
• Have many happy images of your family throughout the house, especially in the kitchen, living room and the East area of your House.
• Be mindful about keeping your bedroom, as well as the bedroom of your children in the best possible condition.
• Balance your environment according to the five elements, taking into consideration the element of each family member.
• Lower the level of electromagnetic fields in your home, limit the use of harsh and dangerous chemicals. Opt for having a healthy home.

A harmonious home is a place that can accommodate a variety of activities and a variety of people without losing its healing essence; and creating a place with such power takes time. The beauty, though, of this creation process is that the more love you put into it, the more love you receive back.

Do not delay and start loving your home now, no matter how it looks at the moment. It just needs your help to uncover its healing potential.

The Anatomy Of A House

Every area of a house can be viewed uniquely according to Feng Shui theory, with some rooms being more important than others just based on the amount of time spent in those locations.

TIP: BEDROOMS

One of the most important Feng Shui tips… Bedrooms should be sacred spaces where an adult or child can retreat and regenerate. We spend roughly one third of our lives in our bedroom, so maintaining balance and serenity in this area is essential.

TIP: MAIN ENTRANCE

Sometimes called the chi gate, the main door is like the mouth for the house. It is the gateway between the world and the privacy of the home and air currents literally enter and exit at this point. The positioning of a main door can determine the fortune or misfortune of the occupants.

TIP: SIDE ENTRANCE

Many people enter their home through a back or side door out of convenience. Garage entrances are very common as well. If this is the entrance used more than the formal front door, then the energies at this side entrance will affect you more. This does NOT however change the orientation of your house.

TIP: HALLWAYS

These transition rooms are like the arteries of the house. They should be relatively bright and not too narrow or cluttered. A chronically dark hallway should have a skylight or artificial light on. Ideally, hallways should not be excessively long, unless there are many rooms off the hallway where the doors can remain open.

TIP: LIVING ROOM

The living room is where we entertain, generally speaking. It may also be a place for the family to gather. Some people hardly ever step foot in their living rooms. To the extent that you use your living room, that is how much it will affect your health and well-being.

TIP: DINING ROOM

Like the living room, some people hardly sit down in their formal dining room. This should be a place where friends and family gather for a relaxing time. There should be a moratorium on arguments in the dining room, otherwise family members will eat too fast just to be done with the experience.

TIP: KITCHEN

The kitchen is referred to as the ?hearth? of the home. The vibrations in this room are important in the way that food is prepared and the residual affect. Yet it is not considered the most important part of the house since only an hour or less is spent there on a daily basis. Sometimes the location of a kitchen in a house can determine which family members will argue the most or if the whole house is vulnerable to a variety of mishaps. Generally, the kitchen is NOT the first room you want to see when you enter your house.

TIP: BATHROOMS

A lot of water passes through a bathroom, yet that does not qualify as a water remedy if that part of the house needs the water element to be balanced. Water that leaves through plumbing is not the same as a water fountain or an aquarium, which re-circulates in that same area. Bathrooms usually should not be in the center of the house or the first room your eyes land on when you enter your home. A toilet should not be too close to a sleeping area, which challenges the Western design ideal of having a private toilet adjacent to the master bedroom.

TIP: HOME OFFICE

Over the last twenty years, the home office has become a major change in how we live. There are two basic types of home offices: the one where we store and file papers, pay bills and pass recreational time on the computer and the real home office where we sit for at least several hours a day conducting business and generating income. The real office and its location within the houseiscrucial to financial success.

TIP: STAIRS

Stairs should not be aligned directly with a heavily used entrance door. When they exist in the center of the house, the activity of moving up and down the stairs will stimulate the unseen potential of the house, for good or for bad depending on the uniqueness of the house. Stairs of any kind, indoor or out, should be clean and safe to use. Dilapidated stairs and unstable railings are not good Feng Shui for obvious reasons.

TIP: WINDOWS

Windows should always open properly and allow sufficient light or pleasant views into the room. To scale with the room, windows should be a defined height and width. It is not ideal to sleep with your head just inches from a window.

TIP: CEILINGS

Ceilings are ideally flat, without severe slopes. The sloping ceiling will cause the flow of air currents in the room to be chaotic. This contributes to sleep problems.

Exposed ceiling beams are a problem if a person works or sleeps under them. Their downward pressure can contribute to health problems.

TIP: FLOORS

Floors should be level so as not to cause equilibrium problems for the occupants. It is less important if the flooring is wood, stone, or carpet. But the color of the carpet can change the energy of a room. As an example, a green carpet is the wood element and a gray carpet is the metal element.

TIP: THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE

The center point of a house indicates a potential experience or set of circumstances that may affect the occupants. It is generally not an area that occupants spend a lot of time in because it winds up in a pass through area for most floor plans. Occasionally the center of the house is part of a room. The influences that emanate from the center of a house can only be determined with advanced Xuan Kung Feng Shui.

TIP: MODERN FENG SHUI HAZARDS

* Toxic Mold

* High Electro-magnetic fields (EMF)

* Toxic Building Syndrome (includes recycled toxic air)

* Proximity to hazardous materials and substances (interiors and exteriors)

* Exposure to chronic high levels of noise (such as freeway traffic)

* Physical strain and fatigue from unhealthful work environment

Feng Shui Bedroom Tips – How to Feng Shui Your Bedroom

Seven Basic Feng Shui Steps for A Perfect Feng Shui Bedroom

A good feng shui bedroom is a bedroom that promotes a harmonious flow of nourishing and sensual energy. A good feng shui bedroom is a bedroom that invites you, lures you in, excites and calms at the same time. A good feng shui bedroom is fun and pleasurable to be in, either you are there for a quick nap, a good night sleep or to make passionate love!

To create a perfect feng shui bedroom, you can use a variety of simple, practical feng shui tools, such as the basic feng shui tips below:

1. Let go of the TV, computer or exercise equipment in your bedroom. The good feng shui energy in your bedroom is destroyed when these items are present in your bedroom.

2. Open the windows often or use a good quality air-purifier to keep the air fresh and full of oxygen . Be mindful of the quality of air in your bedroom. You cannot have good feng shui in your bedroom if the air you breathe in is stale and full of pollutants. Please note that plants in the bedroom are not good feng shui, unless your bedroom is fairly large and the plants are located far from the bed.

3. Have several levels of lighting in your bedroom, or use a dimmer switch to adjust the energy accordingly. Good, appropriate lighting is very important, as light is our # 1 nutrient and one of the strongest manifestation of energy. Candles are the best feng shui bedroom lighting, but be sure to buy candles with no toxins.

4. Use soothing colors to achieve a good feng shui balance in your bedroom. Feng Shui bedroom decor is a balanced decor that promotes the best flow of energy for restorative sleep, as well as sexual healing. Best feng shui colors for the bedroom are considered the so-called “skin colors”, and we know the colors of human skin vary from pale white to rich chocolate brown. Choose colors within this range that will work best for your bedroom decor.

5. Choose the images for your bedroom wisely, as images carry powerful feng shui energy. Best feng shui advice for the bedroom art is to choose images that you want to see happening in your life. Unless you enjoy being sad and lonely, do not use sad and lonely images in your bedroom.

6. Follow the basic feng shui guidelines for your Bed, which are:

o have your bed easily approachable from both sides,

o have two bedside tables (one on each side)

o and avoid having the bed in a direct line with the door.

A “good looking” and well-balanced bed is very important in creating a perfect feng shui bedroom. Good mattress, solid headboard and high quality sheets from natural fibers are also very important in creating harmonious feng shui energy.

1. Keep all the bedroom doors closed at night, be it the closet doors, the en-suite bathroom door or the bedroom door. This will allow for the best and most nourishing flow of energy to strengthen your health, as well as the health of your relationship.

The idea of a perfect feng shui bedroom may bring different images to different people, but they will all have one thing in common – Pleasure and Dreaming as the keywords. In a good feng shui bedroom, every item will reflect the clear intent for love, healing and relaxation.

How To Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui

If you think the time to clear your clutter is not time well spent, let me change your mind with feng shui. It will be really easy. Using feng shui to clear your clutter can actually be a very exciting process once you understand what clutter does to your life.

Clutter is low, stagnant and confusing energy that drains energy from you. Depending on where it is located in your home, it also negatively influences, or even completely blocks, the flow of events in specific areas of your life.

The reason most people avoid to clear the clutter is not because it takes effort and it can be time consuming. The real reason is the fact that clutter clearing is a very emotional process that feels like therapy, and it takes emotional stamina to go through it.

The good news, though, is that once you clear most of your clutter and have a clear system to avoid its accumulation in the future, you will start experiencing high energy levels, more clarity and a heightened sense of well-being.

Wouldn’t you agree this is definitely worth the hard work and the extra effort to apply feng shui to clear your clutter?

Areas I would recommend you start to clear your clutter with feng shui and always keep fresh and clean are the following:

1. The bedroom. We are most influenced by things, events and people that are closest to us, so it is absolutely logical (and highly advisable) to first start to clear your clutter in your bedroom.

- Clear the clutter under the bed.

- Thoroughly de-clutter and clean your closets. Let go of as many items as possible that you have not used in a long time.

- Take out all the items that create visual (and energetic) clutter and do not really belong in the bedroom. This includes the TV, any exercise equipment, office/work related items, storage items, etc etc.

2. The kitchen. The state of your kitchen is the state of your health, especially the state of your liver. Liver is the main detoxifying organ in the body. So do your liver and your health a favor and clean up and de-clutter that kitchen!

- De-clutter the refrigerator.

- Clean the stove and all the pots and pans.

- Let go of all harsh chemical cleaners from the kitchen and go for natural ones.

- Clean out all the drawers, surfaces, light fixtures, etc.

3. The main entrance. Your main entrance is the way your house gets its energy nourishment and in feng shui it is called the mouth of Chi, or energy. Upon the entrance to every space your energy is looking for grounding and focus, so do treat your senses respectfully and provide for a visual relief.

- Let go of any objects in your main door area that are not really needed there, such as the recycle bins in full view, old unused pots, etc etc.

- Find a way to deal with all the incoming mail so that it does not overflood the space. A small drawer in the closet may be a solution if the space is limited in the entryway area.

- Keep only the in-season items in your main entry closet.

- Bring a sense of beauty to your main entry, as its state determines the quality of Chi, or energy, that comes into your house.

Focus on these three areas, as they are most strongly connected to your health and well-being. Clarify, Purify and Let Go. Create a fresh pathway for strong vibrant Chi to flow and nourish your energy.

Feng Shui Use of Mirrors

Mirrors have always fascinated humankind and have lots of lore attached to them. From protective to reflective to pure “How do I look today?” uses, humans have been using mirrors for centuries. Where do you think the origins of mirrors come from? Of course from us looking into our reflection in the water! Pure, deep, and calm water always serves as a reflection of all that is projected into it.

Some of the uses of mirrors in feng shui are:

1. The mirror brings the energy of water.
2. Mirrors are used to expand a space, as well as to draw the beneficial Chi in.
3. Mirrors have been called the aspirin of feng shui; with proper placement, they can dramatically shift the flow of energy in any given space.
4. They also bring a sense of refreshment and calm.

Generally, there are three categories of mirrors in feng shui:

1. Typical mirrors defined by shape and frame materials (oval, round, square, etc.) For example, a round shape mirror in a gold leaf frame can be a beautiful Abundance cure and work well in the Southeast area of your space.
2. Concave mirrors. These mirrors are mostly used outside and produce an upside-down, condensed reflection.
3. Convex mirrors have protective qualities, serving as a watchful eye. Mostly used outside, although can be used inside, too, especially if nicely framed.
4. The Ba-Gua Mirror is a special type of feng shui cure that is covered separately.

Best areas to have a mirror:

1. East (Health & Family)
2. Southeast (Wealth & Abundance)
3. North (Career & Path in Life)

Areas to avoid placing a mirror:

1. South (Fame & Reputation)
2. on the wall directly facing the Main Door
3. on the wall(s) facing the Bed.

Ba-Gua Mirror

Definition: The Ba-Gua mirror is a powerful feng shui cure that is very often misused. First, it should never, ever be used indoors. Second, you will need it only if there is dangerous, sharp, or attacking energy, (called Sha Chi), coming towards your house or business. The Ba-Gua mirror is not a decor element and should not be used as such.

It comes in both concave and convex form, surrounded by a wooden ba-gua in either red, green and gold color design (pictured) or yellow, black and red.

f you do find yourself in a position to protect your space from potentially dangerous situations, such as the above mentioned Sha Chi (sharp or attacking structures pointed at your building), or bad neighbors, you may choose to use the Ba-Gua mirror.

Best if advised by a professional feng shui consultant as to its proper placement.

Traditionally, it is placed above the main entrance or above a big window facing outside.

Feng Shui Use of Fountains

Feng Shui fountains come in all shapes and sizes, as well as various uses – for indoors and outdoors, tabletop, free standing, wall-mounted, etc. For a fountain to be used in feng shui, ir does not have to look oriental – in fact none of your feng shui cures or decor adjustment have to look oriental in order to work.

Fountains are very popular in feng shui because they bring the energy of water, and water is an ancient symbol of abundance and prosperity. The other great reason to use a fountain indoors is the fact that a working fountain will diffuse healthy negative ions into the air, as well as more humidity; many indoor environments are starving for it.

Best places to have your indoor fountain are:

• East – Health & Family
• Southeast – Prosperity and Abundance
• orth – Career & Path in Life

The location of your indoor fountain is determined by the Ba-Gua and the interplay of the five feng shui elements.

For example, it is not advisable to place a water feature/fountain in the South area, as in feng shui South is connected to your Fame and Reputation, and the energy of it is Fire. If you bring the Water element (fountain) into the South area (Fire element), you are creating bad feng shui/inauspiciuos energy, as Water puts down the Fire.

• You should never have a water feature in the bedroom, no matter which area your bedroom is located, as water element brings the energy of worry into the bedroom.

On a practical level, you want a good quality fountain with a silent motor; as well as a fountain that it is easy to keep clean. You can place some natural crystals or stones in your fountain, which will strengthen their beneficial energy, or sheng chi; as well as purchase a fountain that allows you to diffuse specific essential oils into the air. Using crystals and stones, or essential oils with your fountain will double the energy benefits of this very popular feng shui cure.

Crystals in Feng Shui

The word crystal comes from the Greek word krystallos, meaning “frozen light”. Crystals have been used over the centuries for a myriad of purposes – from healing to protection to decoration.

Knowledge of crystals has been used in ancient Atlantis, in South America, Egypt, Tibet,and many other cultures around the globe. Early works on astrology, written in Sanskrit and dating back to 400 BC, make elaborate observations on the origin and power of stones.

Today, with the advancement of technology, ruby crystals, natural and man-made, are used in lasers for microscopic surgery. Quartz crystals are used in ultrasound devices, watches, as well as memory chips in computers, etc.

In Feng Shui, crystals are widely used for the specific energy, or vibrations, they bring to the space.

For example, rose quartz is used to attract love and romance, as well as heal a broken or scared heart; because rose quartz has specific frequencies that promote heart healing.

Two rose quartz hearts are often placed in the Southwest area of the space to symbolize happy hearts in a love relationship, sometimes a full bowl of rose quartz is placed for healing.

• Tumbled hematite (pictured) is used for grounding/centering, as well as protective purposes.
• If your child tends to get overexcited easily and has trouble focusing/concentrating, hematite will bring a grounding energy that might be very helpful. You can place it either in your child’s room, or in the West area of your home.
• Another feng shui use of hematite is by the main door, as the stone has protective qualities.

Cleanse the crystals when you first buy or receive them as a gift. It resets their vibration to be receptive to the new home and owner. Crystals should be cleansed regularly, as well as treated in a respectful and loving manner. Learn more about the feng shui properties of crystals and stones and bring some into your home. Most of them are very affordable, easy to purchase, and bring powerful natural energies from the womb of mother earth.*

Please note these healing properties do not apply to man-made or radiated crystals.

– 1 unit komputer yang berfungsi sebagai server sms dengan terintalasi winXP

- 1 unit hp siemens m35 + kabel data untuk jenis hp siemens m35

Software yang saya gunakan untuk xperimen:

– gammu_win32 (versi 1.09.0) bisa donlot di sini

- aplikasi phpSMSCenter ( hasil oprek sendiri – jika ada sing berminat bisa hubungi nakula065@yahoo.com – live chat or email )

Langkah-langkahnya:

1. colokin hp siemens m35 yang digunakan sebagai sms gateway kesalah satu port com yang ada di computer ( disini saya menggunakan port com1 )

2. pastikan sambungkan hp siemens m35 udah tersambung dan terbaca dengan baik di computer bila perlu cek via HyperTerminal ( HyperTerminal ndak saya jelaskan di sini )

3. ekstrak file gammu_win32.zip ke salah satu drive, misalnya di C:, maka akan terbentuk folder baru dengan nama C:win32 yang berisi file2 gammu

4. edit file gammurc dengan text editor (missal: notepad) didalam folder C:win32, sesuaikan settingan seperti konfigurasi di bawah ini:

port = com1: # saya menggunakan port com1

#model = 6110

connection = at19200 #saya menggunakan hp siemens m35

#synchronizetime = yes

#logfile = gammulog

#logformat = textall

#use_locking = yes

#gammuloc = locfile

#startinfo = yes

#gammucoding = utf8

#rsslevel = teststable

#usephonedb = yes

5. sekarang ke DOS Prompt, masuk ke folder C:win32 folder dimana terdapat file gammu.exe, coba ketik: gammu –identify pada command prompt. bila gammu telah dapat mengenali hp siemens m35, maka akan muncul seri Firmware dan IMEI hp siemens m35.

6. buka browser anda dan bukalah URL http://localhost/phpmyadmin

bila tidak bisa kebuka berarti apache dan mysql anda belum jalan, untuk pemula saya sarankan pake Appserv di windows XP, karena aplikasi ini otomatis menjalankan apache dan mysql saat booting windows.

7. buat database dengan nama smscenter

8. import file SQL di C:/ win32 dengan nama file mysql.sql

9. edit file smsdrc di C:/ win32

yang perlu diubah hanya baris ini aja# —– SETTINGS FOR -smsd MYSQL —–

user = root

password =

pc = localhost

database = smscenter

10. sekarang jalankan SMS Daemon (server SMS) dengan cara masuk ke dos prompt

C: win32>gammu –smsd MYSQL smsdrc

11. bila sukses maka SMS server telah berjalan.

semua SMS dapat dilihat di tabel inbox di phpmyadmin anda. anda tinggal membuat kode php untuk menampilkannya. sedangkan untuk mengirim sms cukup insert data di tabel outbox, secara otomatis gammu akan mengirim pesan yg ada di tabel outbox, bila sms telah terkirim maka data pada tabel outbox akan dihapus dan dipindahkan ke tabel sentitems.

Software ini dirancang untuk melihat lebih dekat keberadaan sistem Anda dalam internet. Dengan tools ini kita bisa mengetahui banyak informasi tentang ‘tetangga’ kita di dunia maya, serta menjaga sistem agar tetap aman dari tindakan yang merugikan. Bagi anda yang ingin mendalami dan mengerti dunia jaringan, program ini cukup mapan membawa Anda untuk memahami lebih dalam tentang dunia jaringan.
Lebih dari sepuluh fitur disertakan, dan salah satu fitur yang menarik adalah kemampuan mengautentifikasi kunjungan Anda di internet agar sampai ke alamat yang benar.

Fitur lainnya:

Port Scanner : menganalisa host dan service yang dijalankan sistem. AATools mememiliki kemampuan melakukan mapping (pemetaan) protocol TCP dan UDP.

Proxy Analyzer : menguji proxy dan me-verifikasi proxy server.

RBL Locator : fitur khusus untuk melakukan pencarian/pengecekan IP address dan DNS-Based spam database dengan cepat.

TraceRoute : menampilkan paket dari satu system ke sistem lain. Juga menampilkan hop count pada saat proses pengiriman paket dilakukan.

Email Verifier : verifikasi setiap email address dari mailing list.

Whois : berfungsi mencari informasi tentang ip address dan hostname dengan memasukkan alamat (ip address) ataupun hostname.

Nework monitor : mengaudit laporan yang terjadi pada port terbuka, baik protocol TCP/IP maupun UDP. Juga melakukan mapping port dan memberikan informasi tentang segala hal yang terjadi.

Links Analyzer : Melindungi saat jelajah internet. Setiap link diseleksi ulang untuk menghindari susupan trojan melalui port yang dipakai browsing.

Process Monitor : menampilkan semua proses yang sedang berjalan pada komputer yang digunakan.

System Info : menampilkan informasi mengenai komputer dalam jumlah besar dan lengkap, atau menampilkan laporan tentang sistem secara detail.

Resource viewer : menampilkan resource file executable, mempermudah melacak keberadaan virus.

Registry cleaner : berfungsi mengecek database register sistem.

CPU Usage Monitor : memonitor grafik pemakaian resource prosessor.