Feng Shui is a blend of philosophy, interior design and ergonomics. The Feng Shui symbol literally means wind (the top symbol) and water (the bottom symbol). The idea is that we should harmonize with our environments.
One of the principles of Feng Shui is the Predecessor Law. This has to do with the vibrations that remain in an environment after those who lived or worked there moved on.
Having been in real estate for over 30 years, I’ve had the opportunity to see this phenomenon in action. I remember that our real estate office sold the same home three times in six years. Each time the reason for the sale was that the couple was getting a divorce. We, the agents in the office, jokingly called it the ”divorce house.”
There was another home that we knew would be on the market shortly. Over a time of ten years, that house was sold six times. We knew that if we sold a couple that home that they would soon be moving on and all of these couples had different reasons for moving. I personally think that the home had bad Feng Shui and the sellers could never identify exactly their reason for wanting to move.
Science has demonstrated that all (yes, I mean all) elements (including us) have their own internal vibrations. Hebrews call it Ruach, Greeks, Pneuma, Japanese, Ki, and Chinese, Chi. Because of these vibrations, our environment affects us more than we realize.
Feng Shui carries the idea of attuning ourselves with these vibrations harnessing them rather than struggling against. A good analogy might be the 98 pound lady that, using judo, can throw down a 200 pound man by aligning her energies with his and using that combined force against him. Judo teaches you to use your opponent’s energy to defeat him.
Interestingly enough, in the course of a week, I preview many homes for my clients and very few of them have what I would sense as good Feng Shui. Mind you, these are nice homes, there is nothing about their decorating that shouts “bad Feng Shui.” They just don’t “feel good.”
You know how you feel good at one table in a restaurant and not another? You work well at one desk and not another? You walk into a room and instantly feel comfortable almost like you have been there before. I will walk into a home and the home will give off good vibrations as if I have good memories in this home and yet I’ve never been there before.
So how’s the Feng Shui in your home? We have connections with individuals who will stage your home (for a fee, of course) and give it those good vibrations. They, whoever they are, say a home will sell 40% faster if staged properly. (Don’t ask me how they got that figure.)
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