The environment and Feng Shui
Our environment essentially defines our lives, the
effects upon us being either physical or psychological. The physical can be
caused by a range of things from living in a war zone to being in a house that
has a high Radon count or is on a flood plain. Psychological reasons can be
more tenuous as they are based on the individual viewpoint of the client. For
example, you may be a country dweller at heart but have to live in the centre
of a city because of your work, or you may have inherited the house and the
memories it invokes are painful. Whatever the cause, your environment has an
effect.
Many forms of Feng Shui also relate stories of 'secret arrows,
lines of energy and such like, and whilst they have a valid place in the scheme
of things one should not forget the 'bricks and mortar' aspects of
environmental influence.
In our advice to clients who are thinking of
moving we often ask check for
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large electrical substations in close proximity
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very high voltage power lines close to the home
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possibility of flooding
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past or potential subsidence
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evidence of brown site restoration or land fill
As well as
- old stagnant wells beneath the property
- siting on old graveyards
- siting at T junctions or cul-de-sacs
- ley lines
And much more, so you see it's not as funky as it first seems as much of what is done is common sense. After all, any fool can tell you that buying a house that is 50 feet from an intercity railway line is going to be cheaper, but would you want to actually live there?
Psychological effects can be profound, so profound as to cause some people to react in a way that is destructive to themselves and those around them. Neighbours from hell can turn a dream home into a prison fortress and its not always in the cities where you'll find them. One of the biggest disputes regarding property is that of boundaries, and they can be a nightmare to resolve. So it is a wise purchaser who ensures that the boundaries are clearly defined in the deeds and are currently adhered to.
The inside of your house is also your environment, so take a minute to look around. If you are a typical person there will be all manner of memorabilia from photos to objects in your home. All of these trigger memories, some wonderful, some not so good and therein lies the fact that your home affects you every moment you are there. Positively or negatively.
I see a lot of 'clutter clearing' going on, seems to be the in thing, and I have reached the conclusion that clutter isn't the 'mess' we live in as much as the memories we live in. If you really want to clear your clutter then throw out all those bad memories or objects of negative association!
Finally, if we do not care about what we do to our environment then why should we complain when the environment does something bad to us?
