Your environment is a reflection of your mind
The Luopan Is Not a Formula Calculator: Learning to Read the Land First
Before studying the Qing Nang Jing 青囊經, often translated as the Classic of the Green Satchel, I approached the luopan as though it were a formula calculator.
I thought that once I measured the direction, identified the appropriate formula and completed the calculations, the compass would reveal the answer.
My study of the classical texts has changed that understanding.
A formula does not replace observation.
A compass does not replace the land.
Feng Shui Is Not Interior Decorating: Why Location Comes First in Nashville TN
Feng shui is not simply furniture placement, decorating or choosing attractive colors. Classical feng shui begins by examining the property’s location, surrounding landforms, water movement, building orientation and relationship with time. The interior is important—but it is not the beginning
Feng Shui Is Not Interior Decorating: Why Location Comes First in Nashville TN
A building does not exist separately from its surroundings. Feng shui is not simply furniture placement, decorating or choosing attractive colors. Classical feng shui begins by examining the property’s location, surrounding landforms, water movement, building orientation and relationship with time.
Many people first encounter feng shui through advice about beds, desks, mirrors, plants, colors and so-called wealth corners.
A beautiful room cannot correct a poorly supported location.
Before anyone moves a desk, changes a wall color or places a symbolic object, the surrounding environment has already influenced how qi approaches, gathers around, enters and moves