Feng shui is often called the Chinese “art of placement.” But it is deceptively deep. There is so much depth to feng shui that at first blush it’s easy to just chalk it up as a decorating method or fun esoteric technique. The number one relates to the north and to water. It is associated with the wave shape. That’s because even one small change can create big waves! The number one is a special number in feng shui because it relates to transformation.