My Feng Shui: Student Manual

By Magda Palmer

My Feng Shui carefully guides the reader through a realm of ancient Chinese wisdom where a feather can be as powerful as a white tiger and where dragons, bells and crystals reside with the turtle. Featured are Feng Shui aromatherapy, garden layouts, dowsing with a pendulum and the placement of natural crystals.

The art of Feng Shui is deeply rooted in the findings of a collective intelligence of sages through the centuries. Its core is harmony and balance, using the art of placement and positive energy flows to promote happiness, good health, abundance and a passion for living.
The prosperity of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore has been based on and nurtured by the practice of Feng Shui, so any doubt regarding the validity of this ancient craft must cease to exist. Then, compare the close-knit unity of Eastern families against their fragmented Western counterparts, leaving no doubt that we should activate this ancient wisdom to attract enrichment needed for a pleasant and fruitful life's journey.

Yin and Yang are the dualism in everything, from the protons and electrons forming an atom to our sun's creative and receptive ability to develop atomic fuel to stoke its furnace. Yin/Yang represents the balancing forces of the universe that see-saw eternally. The marriage of Yin and Yang, symbolised by an equally divided, ever-turning circle, shows that each half contains a seed from its other, indicating change through the constant interaction of energies that manifest all things, life, and actions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press AU
• Release date: Oct 22, 2023
• ISBN: 9781982298401

Magda Palmer

Magda Palmer is an artist, author, and poet. She rarely exhibits her artwork, preferring to enjoy it personally as it helps her understand the wonders of our planet, the universe, its influence on all living things, and her place in the world. Magda's art and writing often contain subliminal messages of social injustice, animals' innocence, and romance. Magda is determined to promote Beauty, Knowledge, Decency, Honour, and the pursuit of excellence in all that she does. Her code of conduct is to live without malice, devoid of greed and gluttony. She does not eat or use animal-derived food and products nor wear animal-derived clothing. Magda is against all animal experimentation and animal to human organ transfers. She passionately believes humanity can gain planetary harmony through personal example and a rich source of truthful, well-documented multimedia. Magda's Tao is to care for all creatures; her passions are minerals and the performing arts, and her devotion is to her immediate and extended family. Does she want financial gain? Of course, it would enable Magda to tread her path comfortably and help innocent victims of man and nature practically. She wishes to help effectuate an enlightened planetary civilization deserving of the creation of which we are an integral part.

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Disclaimer: As the author of My Feng Shui, I have offered the reader steps to enhance their life. But, as some individual needs may be beyond the scope of the Chinese art of placement, there is no guarantee for change. So, I, Magda Palmer Cordingley, am not responsible for the success or failure of your decisions, including financial and investment, relating to information or practises gleaned from My Feng Shui.

Dedicated

To the Students of the following educational centres

who encouraged me to share my knowledge on this subject in print;

Hunter Community College

WEA Hunter-Adult Education and Training

Tomaree Peninsula Adult Education Group Inc.

&

To the creatures of this planet

that they may benefit from decency, kindness and common sense

practised by those who apply Feng Shui principles to all aspects of life.

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Introducing Feng Shui

Feng Shui is older than written history. Researchers have traced its roots to the Zhou Dynasty c. 1027-221BC, an eight-hundred-year period noted by Chinese scholars for enlarging the empire and promoting philosophy. Feng Shui is not a religion; it is studied as a social science and practised as an art. The pronunciation of Feng Shui depends on the local dialect, the most popular being Foong Shwee, Foong Shway or Fung Shoy. Feng Shui means wind and water; for those who work with it, the name is a constant reminder that the ultimate human character is as malleable as water and as penetrating as the wind. Water is fearless and will not exhaust itself on an obstacle in its path but prefers to go around it or include it in its flow. The wind shows gentle and gradual penetration, even to the rockiest mountains. Wind also carries rain to moisten the barren land where she scattered soil and grain.

The sages who founded Feng Shui should be likened to cosmic gardeners, planting seeds of well-being in nutritious areas to balance heaven, earth and humanity in constant harmony. Then they established, after charting heavenly bodies and considering their impact on our planet, the effects of water and wind, the consequence of airflow, stagnation, and the positive and negative potency of thunder. They married the five traditional Chinese Elements, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood, to the complementary forces of Yin and Yang.

Feng Shui promotes reputation, business growth, and abundance; it enables us to realize our life ambitions, including soul mates, a happy marriage, creativity, networking, travel, knowledge, good health, and a close-knit family. Feng Shui will also promote a quick recovery from bad luck, which sometimes occurs through no fault of our own. Feng Shui is a profound, complex, and intriguing life-changing social art with many intricacies and interconnected ideas.

The prosperity of Bali, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore has been based on and nurtured by Feng Shui. Knowing that dispels any doubts in Western minds regarding the validity of this ancient craft. These cities are the world’s shopping Mecca, choc-a-block with successful restaurants, packed theatres with standing room only, and giant corporations. The Hong Kong Bank pays homage to Feng Shui, as do the ringing tills of Chinese merchants who can afford to pay enormous wages to those more literate for their accounting skills. The 800-metre hillside escalator that carries thousands of tourists weekly from the harbour city to high scenic views and the architectural structures of modern Taiwan were aligned to Feng Shui guidelines. Comparing the close-knit unity of the average Eastern family with their fragmented Western counterparts, we should activate this ancient wisdom to attract the enrichments we need to live a fruitful and pleasant life.

To Begin at the Beginning

The Cosmic Egg

All things emerge from the creative (Yang) and the receptive (Yin).

At a time before the beginning, a motionless Cosmic Egg hung above our lifeless planet. One half was dark. It faced deep space; the other half was bright because it bathed in light from the sun.

A star exploded from far away deep, causing turbulence in the heavens. The Cosmic Egg began to spin faster and faster, gathering momentum until the straight line dividing the two halves flowed in curved malleability. A seed from the dark side flew into the light, and a seed from the light entered the dark. When the egg stabilized, Yin and Yang were born, a dynamic, dual force that created our cosmos, forming day and night and separating all things into positive & negative. The seeds ensured that every Yin contained some Yang and each Yang- a touch of Yin. The symbol is a ‘Taijitu’ (pronounced Tai Ji Tu). It is the diagram of ultimate power.

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Birth of the Chinese Dragon

After the beginning, when Yin and Yang realized they were individuals, they combined energies to create, then gave birth to the first and ultimate Chinese Dragon. The dragon-child spun and danced in space at the delivery time, causing dynamic patterns that ensured its form would forever move. The dragon’s potent breath was a fusion of fire from the innermost furnace of the sun, water from deep space, with ice and tranquillity from the most excellent shadows of the moon. People called this breath ‘Chi’, meaning the life force of all things.

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Explaining Yin and Yang

It is wise for the reader to understand Ying/Yang principles as they are the core of Feng Shui. Yin/Yang is the marriage of opposing forces forming perfect harmony. Yin and Yang represent all contrasts, such as cause and effect, stillness and movement, war and peace, and a magnet’s attraction and repellent energies. Yin and Yang depend on each other to exist, as, without wet, there would be no dry, and without winter, there would be no summer.

Yin and Yang are the dualism in everything, from the protons and electrons forming an atom to our sun’s creative and receptive ability to develop atomic fuel to stoke its furnace. Yin/Yang represents the balancing forces of the universe that see-saw eternally. An equally divided, ever-turning circle symbolises the eternal marriage of Yin and Yang, each identity containing a seed from the other, indicating change through the constant interaction of energies that manifest all things, all life, and creation.

The seeds teach that opposites always contain part of each other. The Yin/Yang symbol often presents colours of red and white, black and red or yellow and red. Yin colours are black and yellow; Yang is white and red.

Feng Shui harmony looks to an ever-changing life scene, so stay alert to possible re-application of Yin/Yang balance because, mirror to the character of the cosmic egg, all is in constant change. Perhaps you have already practised the Art of Placement (another name for Feng Shui) and live near a peaceful park that has suddenly been denuded of trees and transformed into a roller skating rink! It would be best to use Feng Shui against the change of the outside character to regain harmony. Each room should have the most auspicious energy in the home for its purpose, created with Yin or Yang lighting, shapes, solid materials, colours, numbers and plants. The chart below lists some Yin and Yang qualities.

In Feng Shui, the word negative to describe the character and energy of Yin does not mean ‘bleak, disapproving, and disgruntled’—quite the opposite. Yin is typically peaceful, gentle, easygoing, soft, nurturing, wet, shaded, and feminine. Yin is described as the energy of the moon. Yin is the opposite of Yang: male, brightly lit, dry, creative, and fire. Although Yang is creative, it takes Yin to nurture that creativity to bring it to fruition. When electricity, a perfect marriage of Yin and Yang, was discovered and understood, it revolutionised communication, transportation, healthcare, work and play. A balanced application of Feng Shui can also impact our daily lives.

Distributing Yin and Yang with Cures

Bathrooms, Laundries and Loos contain an overabundance of undesirable Yin. Yin is passive with no movement, which is the opposite of what these three cleansing rooms need. Cure with bright Yang lights, add a fan or extractor, oversized or many mirrors, and a healthy pot plant. Occupants must feel secure, so doors are a must. Toilet lids should be down and plugs placed in drain holes. When not in use, lights off and doors closed. If the entry has no door, hang beads or a curtain. Place a mirror or a picture with a reflective glass high on the wall opposite the entrance. Do not use a picture of a living person or household pet in these areas.

Bedrooms by character are Yin, a private world and a place of nurturing, rest and recovery. They are softly lit with no mirrors because mirrors attract Yang. Drape existing mirrors with soft cloth or lace while the occupant is sleeping. Mirrored cupboard doors should be turned inside out, slid open, curtained or blocked from sight with a room divider during sleep. Nurturing colours are any mix of yellow, brown, pink, mauve, primrose and silver. There must be no water or plants in the bedroom. For crystals buffs- Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite and minerals relating to our moon, Snow Quartz, and Rose Quartz. Clear Quartz and glass baubles are a no-no because they attract Yang. Predominant shapes should be square, but a few round, oval and triangular shapes are great—only photographs of the occupant or occupants of the bedroom, no guides or family members. There must be nothing under the bed to collect stagnant energy; do not use this space to store unused items. Bedrooms must have two of everything- teddies with red bows, two ducks or other birds tied with