| What is Feng Shui? The principles of Feng
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| | Tiger Bai-hu.On the opposite side to your
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| Shui are based on philosophy, natural
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| | left should be another low hill a little
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| science, Chinese metaphysics and the art
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| | higher than the White Tiger but lower
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| of encouraging positive and beneficial
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| | than the Black turtle, which is the Azure
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| influences. It is the ancient Chinese
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| | or Green Dragon Qin-long. The perfect
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| practice of channeling these positive and
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| | orientation should of course be with the
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| invisible influences and energies by a
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| | Red Phoenix to the South, the Turtle to
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| variety of different avenues or means
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| | the North, the White Tiger to the West
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| through mediums such as attraction,
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| | and the Azure Dragon to the East of the
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| alignment, direction, association and
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| | property. However, in practice it is very
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| location in order to promote and enhance
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| | rare that it is ever possible to achieve
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| the harmony and well-being of our
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| | this configuration, unless you are
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| surrounding environment.By doing this we
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| | fortunate enough to be designing your own
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| hope to make our surrounding environment
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| | homeWhen the form of the land or the
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| so supportive of our attitudes,
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| | arrangement of the building is such that
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| aspirations and opportunities as to make
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| | we cannot face South, we should still try
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| real changes for the better.Today in the
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| | to maintain the configuration of the Four
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| modern West land is in short supply, it
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| | Celestial Animal based the properties
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| is expensive, it is in many cases tired
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| | facing direction. That means the Red
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| or has been overworked or polluted in
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| | Phoenix is to the front as you look out
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| some way. Town and country planning, and
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| | from your front door or facing direction.
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| building regulations, roads, utilities as
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| | This configuration is very useful when
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| well as the need for services, schools,
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| | planning landscape areas like the garden
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| education, medical care and employment
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| | to create the right form, by symbolically
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| opportunities all dictate where and how
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| | adding a row of bamboo such Semiarundaria
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| we should live.All these factors and more
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| | Fastuos to symbolize the Azure Dragon or
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| are adding daily to the growing number of
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| | placing a water feature or pond in the
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| problems and restrictions that people in
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| | front of the property and a rockery or
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| the modern West are faced with; impinging
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| | row of Fargesia nitida at the back to
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| on any effort by an individual to apply
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| | symbolize the protection of the Black
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| the principles of Feng Shui and improve
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| | TurtleThe Form represented by the Four
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| their surrounding environment and their
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| | Celestial Animals or Protectors is some
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| lot in general.However no matter how
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| | times referred to as the Armchair Form,
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| small an area we have to work with we can
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| | and you can imagine why and how conducive
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| use grasses and bamboos to create a space
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| | the concept of the armchair configuration
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| for solitude a sacred space or just a
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| | is when we are considering the protective
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| space to sit and relax listening to the
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| | Form of the Celestial Animals in and
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| gentle movement and music of ten thousand
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| | around the exterior of the property.To be
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| leaves murmuring a lullaby in the
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| | simplistic and recap in layman's terms.
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| gentlest of breezesIn China the common
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| | When you stand looking out of your facing
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| practice of Feng Shui corresponds to the
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| | direction, which is probably your main
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| Chinese cosmology of correlative
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| | entrance. The tortoise is behind you the
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| thinking. The ancient Chinese believe
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| | Red Phoenix straight in font of you, the
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| that the good Qi. 'The stuff of life',
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| | White Tiger is on your right and the
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| 'The Dragons Breath' the Sheng comes from
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| | Green/Azure Dragon is on your left.Of
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| the South. China is situated mostly in
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| | course it is not necessary to use plants
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| the temperate zones and therefore when
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| | and grass to symbolise the Celestial
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| facing South at midday anywhere in China
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| | protectors and reproduce the form. A
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| you are facing towards the sun and its
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| | rockery or fence (preferably blue) will
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| benevolent warmth and light. At your back
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| | make an admirable black tortoise at the
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| will be the cold mountains and winds of
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| | rear. Any hedge apart from Golden Privet
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| the Northern Steppes and the invading
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| | or Purple Beach is perfect to symbolise
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| hoards. It is considered that a house
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| | the Green Dragon and a white picket fence
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| that faces South is very auspicious and
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| | or any silver leafed shrubs or plants can
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| that is why on the Chinese geomantic
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| | represent the White Tiger. The red
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| compass the South is always at the top.In
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| | phoenix could be represented by a statue
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| Ancient China, heaven was divided into
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| | of a red bird, a tub of bright red
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| the four celestial quadrants of the Four
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| | Pelagoniums, or even a red painted gate.
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| Celestial Animals or Protectors. These
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| | The options are endless when you give it
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| quadrants protectively surround the
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| | some thought. One of the most delightful
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| central region of the heavenly palace.
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| | thing about Feng Shui is that when it is
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| The Chinese consider that an ideal site
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| | right it looks rights and you know and
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| for a house is in a location protected by
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| | feel it is right. In fact if you think
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| all the Four Celestial animals. When
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| | about it we practice the principals of
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| considering a location there should be;
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| | Feng Shui most days of our lives without
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| most importantly, protection from cold
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| | even realising it. It comes naturally.
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| wind at the back of the property provided
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| | Its known as good taste.Peter Corbett. Is
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| by a crescent of hills.These hills
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| | a collector of rare grasses and
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| represent the Black Turtle Xuan-wu. In
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| | ornamental bamboos and written several
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| front of the property,the land should
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| | articles on the subject. Peter advices
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| slope gently away, and if there is a
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| | and assists his wife Heather who runs the
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| meandering stream or river at the front
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| | Pot and Grass Company Nursery mail order
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| then this would be considered most
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| | company specialising in bamboos and
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| auspicious. The Red Phoenix represents
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| | grasses. Peter has a keen interest in
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| this front area. This area in front of
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| | Chinese metaphysics and has lived and
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| the facing direction is also known as the
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| | travelled extensively through SE Asia and
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| Ming Tang, The Bright Hallway. As you
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| | mainland China. Peter has written a book
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| stand looking out from the properties
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| | on Feng Shui "Qi Concepts for energy
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| facing direction, with the Black Turtle
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| | engineering" which is available for
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| Xuan-wu behind you, and the Red Phoenix
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| | purchase from the Pot and Grass company
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| Zhu-que in front of you, there should be
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| | online store or available as a free down
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| ideally to your right a low undulating
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| | load to customers.
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| hill which is referred to as the White
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