Feng Shui for Beginners

So you want to apply some feng shui in your life, but don’t know where to start? Are you hesitant about paying out money for so-called experts who promise to come into your home and give you a “reading” to advise you? Are you wondering if it’s all just a bunch of bunk? Well, don’t worry; we have some great tips and pointers that all feng shui beginners should think about before they go any further. So before you spend a dime hiring a consultant or dismiss this ancient art and science as silliness, check out these pointers first.

Feng Shui is About Calm and Order

This is probably the most important principle that feng shui beginners should consider. Feng shui is not about a rigid placement of furniture or about thinking that a red front door will bring wealth to your home; it’s about ushering in peace, calm, order, harmony and balance to your life. For example, one of the first things that feng shui beginners are told to do is to de-clutter their home as much as possible. Why is this? Because clutter has been scientifically proven to cause stress and chaos in a home. When your environment is cluttered, you feel constant guilt and disappointment over unfinished chores and projects. You are also frustrated and angry when you can’t put your hands on an important document or other such item.

Some feng shui beginners may immediately dismiss this important element of the art, but give it some thought. If your home is very cluttered and messy, how do you feel? Do you feel good about yourself and positive about your home? Chances are that you don’t.

Feng Shui is About Creating Mood

Color is a big part of feng shui, but not because certain colors are considered “lucky” or more desirable than others; this is a big misunderstanding that most feng shui beginners have. Instead, color is used to create mood or to enliven and energize a room or a home. Bright, vibrant colors can be an instant pick-me-up, while warm and soothing colors can relax and calm you. Strong colors like red and purple are seen as fiery and bold, and are used sparingly.

There is of course scientific data to back this up. Biologists understand that humans react to colors around them, and apply this to many situations. Taxi cabs are yellow so that they’ll be easily noticed, car brake lights are red for the same reason.

So if you’re a feng shui beginner, don’t get overwhelmed with the concept, and don’t dismiss it that easily either. You need not believe in the superstitious, hocus pocus bunk that some people have mistakenly attributed to feng shui, but you can appreciate the aspects of this art that are effective as well. If you still need more proof, just try cleaning out your closets and repainting your bedroom, and see if those changes don’t bring some positive energy to your life as well!