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Feng Shui Elements
- Bring Harmony And Balance To Your Home
Michael Holland
Lots of people are
confused about the feng shui elements. What are they? What do they mean?
How do they relate to your home? In this article, I'll shed some light.
The feng shui elements, simply put, are the five guiding points of your
life and, when used correctly, they will create the best environment for
your home. Feng shui elements are about centering your home and creating
harmony. In a moment, I'll give you some ideas for how to accomplish
this.
But first, What are the five feng shui elements? Great question! They
are Water, Fire, Wood, Metal and Earth.
And what do the elements represent from a decorating perspective? The
feng shui elements stand for specific
character traits and, supposedly, they define the world in which we
live. Let's examine each a bit more closely:
* Water: Learning, winter, and travel. It is represented by the color
black.
* Fire: Energy, summer, and danger. It is represented by the color red.
* Wood: Creativity, spring, and change. It is represented by the color
green.
* Metal: Business, autumn, and success. It is represented by the color
white.
* Earth: Patience, stability and the center of all things. It is
represented by the color yellow.
Now, you might be asking, "What does all this really mean?". Here's what
feng shui advocates believe. When you bring the five feng shui elements
into alignment then all is right with your home. When the elements are
out of balance, you could experience problems. These two states are
referred to as the Productive and Destructive cycles.
The Productive Cycle seeks patterns of harmony, such as these: wood
fuels fire; fire turns to ash and covers the earth; earth turns to
minerals and metals; metals can melt to water; water feeds wood.
When the cycle is Destructive, however, the pattern changes to something
like this: wood takes from earth; earth, to feed itself, takes water;
water douses fire; fire destroys metal; metal destroys wood.
Okay, okay...I know these cycle definitions sound a little like mumbo
jumbo. So, let's get a little more specific and determine how this could
affect your home. First remember that the Feng shui elements must come
together correctly to create a balance that is essential to making your
home harmonious.
So, how do you achieve a balance? First and foremost keep in mind what
each element represents. Next, remember that if a room is dominated by
one color or "element" this will be destructive. For example, while you
may absolutely love the color green (wood), you should not decorate your
entire home in this one shade. This will ignite the destructive cycle
because the wood element will be overpowering without other feng shui
elements to
soften or balance it out.
What would be better is to use all the colors for your home. No, you
don't have to paint the walls in each room with a different color to
match the feng shui elements. Instead, you can find splashes of the
colors in accessories and accents, such as knickknacks, throw pillows,
etc.
Feng shui elements mean incorporating ideas of natural and harmony into
your home. Its principles are not embraced by everyone. The debate span
from the hardest of skeptics to the most ardent believers to those not
sure of what their opinions may be. Whatever the truth, however, feng
shui elements have a universal idea within them--finding harmony in your
life and your home. This is something we all could use.
About the Author:
Michael Holland is the creator of
Home Decorating Made Easy. His web sites
offers lots of FREE decorating tips and ideas for decorating your home.
Article Source: www.iSnare.com
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