What is Feng Shui?

Feng Shui (風水), which literally means “wind and water” in Chinese, is an ancient Chinese practice that focuses on harmonizing people with their surrounding environment. 🌿✨

At its core, Feng Shui is about the flow of energy, or qi (pronounced “chee”), and how arranging spaces, objects, and even numbers can influence prosperity, health, luck, and happiness.

Here are the main ideas:

• Balance of Yin and Yang 🌓
  Everything in life has complementary forces (dark/light, still/active). Feng Shui seeks to balance them.

• Five Elements 🔥🌍💧🌲⚙️
  Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are believed to interact in cycles of creation and destruction. Their balance in a space is important.

• Bagua Map ⬛
  A grid divided into 9 sections used to analyze different areas of life (wealth, career, love, health, etc.). Practitioners overlay this map onto homes or rooms to optimize flow.

• Placement & Direction 🧭
  The way furniture, doors, and even buildings are oriented can either encourage or block good energy. For example, a bed shouldn’t face directly toward the door, as it might “drain” your personal energy.

• Numbers & Colors 🎨🔢
  Certain numbers and colors are considered lucky or unlucky depending on cultural symbolism and energy associations.

In modern times, Feng Shui is used in interior design, architecture, business layouts, and even lottery number choices—people believe that aligning with good qi attracts better fortune.