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Feng Shui My Turning Point

Feng Shui started off as a curiosity. Studying the ancient art was just a start however, I needed to experience it first hand to believe. After all, you can’t preach what you don’t truly believe in and one turns into a believer when he experiences things first hand. Is Feng Shui real? Does it really work? How does it work? What would I experience or not? What if I did it wrong? There were so many other questions without answers that were literally blending in my head. One thing was for sure, what had I to lose, besides some time?

What have you to lose, besides some time?

Feng Shui Identifying the Sectors of a House

In attempting to identify the sectors of a house, you would first need to locate the center of the house followed by recording the facing direction of the house as both pieces of information will be integral for the Feng Shui planning for the house. Using a Luo Pan / Feng Shui compass, you stand in the center of the house, align the compass to the magnetic North and like an ancient cheat sheet that was made to withstand the storms of time, the mighty Luo Pan reveals the Feng Shui secrets of your house. At least that’s how I used to feel when I chanced upon seeing a Feng Shui master do his thing.

identify the sectors of a home - Celestial Luo Pan — Feng Shui Compass / Celestial Luo Pan

Feng Shui Facing and Sitting Directions of a House

I figured that you’d have had a nice cup of coffee, sitting in a comfortable chair all relaxed while you were finding the center of the house. You next mission, if you choose to accept, is to identify the facing and sitting directions of the house. In Feng Shui, the facing direction is the the starting point, the mother of all reference in plotting the Flying Star chart. Well, of course there are other information required, but just so you know that it’s important. That said, it is so direly important that you get this right but hey, it’s not hard at all.

Using a Luo Pan / Feng Shui compass, you would..

Feng Shui Finding the Center of a House

Years back when I dabbled in Feng Shui without any training, I read many articles online on finding the center of the house. It was confusing to say the least. I recall there was an article that connected every outer corner of the house to the opposite corner, that raised even more questions. Let’s be practical, let’s keep it simple.

Remember that Qi has no form. It enters the house and fills an the area and then gently continues its journey to the other parts of the home. The walls serves as separations. After all, wind cannot flow through walls, but it does enter / exit from doors and windows aka large openings.

Beginning with Feng Shui

Feng Shui, an ancient art, created by, during the period of and so on so forth. If you’re here to read about the history of Feng Shui, this writing is not for you. There are plenty of other writings that explain the origins of Feng Shui. Surely the worldwide web doesn’t need yet-another. Go here instead if you’re looking for the history.

What I’m gonna do is to illustrate what I wish had been the first ever piece of Feng Shui article I read.

Feng Shui 2020 Afflictions

Every year, before the Chinese New Year, you’d hear individuals and families whom embrace Feng Shui preparing their homes for the year to come. As the heavenly energies re-align themselves, we so blatantly re-position ourselves to harness the positives while avoiding the negatives.

By preparing, I don’t mean the spring cleaning you see the neighbors embarking on weeks before the Chinese New Year with their kids. You’d likely be fortunate to see the kids sweep and wipe unwillingly as they are marshaled by higher authority.

Let it Begin

It was May 2019, on a warm afternoon, while scrolling FB’s feed, an ad sneakily captured my attention.. “Joey Yap’s Feng Shui Academy 2019”.. hrmmm.. At the time I wasn’t a skeptic, neither was I a believer. In Asia, It’s common knowledge that businessmen alike embrace Feng Shui and use it to improve various aspects of their businesses, household, etc. I clicked on the ad, saw the price and gasped. The odd thing was I stared at the contents of the ad for far too long before I snapped out of it and continued on my jolly way. The next day, the same ad nagged me on FB. A few clicks later, I had signed up for the course. Talk about impulse shopping eh? A sane mind wouldn’t spend that amount of money on something it doesn’t believe in. Yet that’s exactly what I did. No idea why but I sure am sane.

Could it have been some sort of affinity at play? Some delusional cosmic energy? Who knows.. I had my fingers and toes crossed.