THE PREMISEFeng Shui is an ancient Chinese art that has been practised for thousands of years. It is based on
idea that there should be a "balance" or harmony in
world. Everything around us has its proper place. If something is out of place and
balance is disturbed, this disruption can materialize as a feeling of uneasiness in
people around it, or as violence or lack of prosperity in
area.
Feng Shui, in all its various forms, acts to restore that balance and harmony. This balance can be in difference ways, such as health, prosperity, wealth and love. And a lot of it really works. The cities of Hong Kong and Singapore are prosperous capitals compared to their neighbors because they are located in places where
Feng Shui is perfect for a bustling metropolis. Even
house of Bill Gates, richest man in
world, is said to be located in
perfect location in
hills to bring its owner great wealth.
But why does Feng Shui not work for some people? In order to answer that, we need to look at its history.
THE HISTORY
Feng Shui originated from ancient China, a land that developed other skills and arts such as medicine, martial arts and
origins of chemical warfare. The knowledge of these skills were highly priced, and
masters of these skills understandably did not want their secrets to be known to others, for fear that
knowledge could be used for wrong purposes, or that
masters would lose their status and prestige once
knowledge became commonplace.
It is therefore expected that
masters might not have handed down all of their knowledge to their students. These students might have compiled whatever knowledge they had, and guessed
remainder that they did not learn from
masters. Some of these students were geniuses, able to replicate
miracles their masters had performed. Others were not so skilled, but used whatever knowledge they had to make a living for themselves. This scenario, when applied to Feng Shui, explains
various schools of Feng Shui that exist today. Some schools do work wonders, but there are also those that produce very little tangible effect.