Feng Shui Santa Cruz Notes: Feng Shui is Much More Than “Good Housekeeping”
Feng Shui has become somewhat mainstream, but the common interpretation seems to be that it has to do mainly with housekeeping and design. While housekeeping is extremely important (I have been watching Hoarders, and am appalled that people can live amongst such clutter and filth), I think of Feng Shui as a sacred art and when it is approached with reverence, it can become a spiritual practice. It’s all in the intention and the way that the subject is approached.
The people who are inclined to even think of Feng Shui (those who are spiritually advanced), tend to approach the subject when there is a problem in their lives. If there are money problems, there is a plethora of information on the web about how to beef up your Wealth Qua, for instance. But in the larger scheme of things, if Feng Shui is thoroughly integrated into your life, you begin to become hyper-aware of your surroundings, and will be aware of the negative impact of clutter, for instance (going back to the hoarders, many of the people have asthma and other respiratory problems, but neither they, nor the show’s producers, seem to have any awareness that the dusty, dirty environments are probably to blame for the maladies. It seems obvious to me, but there is no mention of the health implications of living in dusty, dirty, cluttered environments. I doubt that their doctors ask about their living environments, yet that is a crucial question and could be THE reason for asthma and other respiratory ailments).
In this sense, Feng Shui is about housekeeping, but it is much more importantly about awareness . . .
Where are you living? How are you living? What are your day-to-day habits and priorities? What do you see in your environment? What do you choose to ignore? What is important to you and does your life reflect that? Does your environment reflect that? Etc., etc.
Feng Shui Santa Cruz Notes: Looking at Surroundings with New Eyes
I think it must be a survival skill that people get used to their own surroundings, and after a while can’t see various problems. I find that it’s always so much easier to see other people’s problem areas . . .
A case in point is my laundry room, which is in my wealth area . . . not a pretty sight at the moment. It seems to magnatize clutter. You would think I would automatically keep it spotless and pristine, but I fall into a trance and get swept up by time considerations just like everyone else and before I know it, that area is a disaster!
There are other areas in the Feng Shui Bagua of my home that tend to be persistent problem areas, and I find this is true of most people.
During a Feng Shui consultation, I will note client problem areas, and also ask which areas are the most difficult to keep clean and tidy. The areas that tend to attract clutter are those areas where you tend to see blockages or difficulties in your life.
Once you become aware of problem area tendencies, you can pay special attention to these areas and note corresponding positive changes in the areas of your life they represent. This simple awareness can be a powerful catalyst for changing bad habits, and thus effecting change in your life.
