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As the world becomes increasingly familiarized with feng shui, this ancient Chinese practice brings ever-growing benefits to those who apply it in their homes.

Feng shui, which literally means wind and water, promises a way of arranging space so that it brings residents good fortune while simultaneously reducing misfortune. Feng shui has gained popularity because many people are discovering that it works, and that it does not have to be difficult to bring fast results. It is easy to use at different levels, and many people are now convinced that at least some working knowledge of feng shui is necessary when setting up home, buying a new home or simply assessing one’s existing living space. It is becoming so sought after that people are finding themselves wishing that they knew exactly how to get started without having to plough through reams of books and, more importantly, without getting confused by the proliferation of feng shui literature now available.

This book on easy and practical feng shui deals with feng shui that is within the control of the average person. Solutions to feng shui afflictions usually take account of practical considerations – after all, we must work with what we’ve got. So space limitations, general immovability of doors, the presence of overhead beams, of missing corners and so forth, which often represent afflictions one cannot do much about, have a lower priority here than those aspects of the practice that can be more easily applied, thereby enhancing your feng shui overall.

Start by understanding that there are four different aspects to the practice of feng shui: exterior feng shui, interior feng shui, the importance of orientations, and time dimension feng shui, which are dealt with separately in the next four Tips.

With your floor plan and the orientations of important rooms, you can improve your feng shui.

 Note some impressions – look at the size, shape, and flow of chi, or energy, within the home.

 Take the orientation of the main door and see if anything is hurting it.

 Get yourself oriented correctly. Use a compass to mark out the different sectors.

 Superimpose the directions onto a floor plan of your home, and note the compass sector of important rooms.

Feng shui at home begins with a floor plan.