Feng Shui Placement of Water Features

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.

Feng Shui Using Wall Fountains and Indoor Waterfalls

Feng Shui began with the development of agriculture in ancient China. The factors contributing to proper placement come from the geography of the landscape and the flow of life force energy known as Chi which flows through all living things. Chi can guided using physical materials and placement and is especially strong along rivers, streams, and pathways.

The attributes of different energies or Chi are split into five elements. The names given to the five elements, wood, fire, earth, metal and water, symbolize more then just physical substances. Wood denotes upward growth and movement. Fire stands for expansion, rising and heat. The energy of earth is stability: firm, reliable, and dependable. Metal has the contracting, heavy quality of condensation. Water characteristics are fluidity, gathering and dispersing movement. The flow of indoor water can represent cleansing, renewal, healing, and mercy.Many different elements are present in wall fountains Natural slate or marble can represent earth, lights suggest fire, the movement of the water air, and fountain frame can represent metal.

Indoor Waterfalls and Chi

Indoor waterfalls can effect the circulation of Chi in an indoor setting. For example, in a very stimulating environment stone faced waterfalls with soft lighting can help promote relaxation and a sense of calm. If you would like to add excitement and a faster pace mirrored faced waterfalls with LED lightshows would be a good option. Mirrored face waterfalls would reflect Chi back into the room quickening the circulation of Chi, while a stone faced one would absorb faster paced Chi.

The attributes of Chi are split into five elements which symbolize more then just physical substances. They also have psychological, emotional and spiritual correlates. Knowledge of Chi and corresponding attributions can help you pick the right waterfalls for you and your space.