Close your eyes and go to your secret world.
To the amazing and fantastic valley of your inner consciousness,
Calm and quiet place, suitable to immerse yourself in dreams,
A magic mirror in which you will see how you are Transformed into a wonderful person, which you should have always been, Rich in consciousness, full of love, Laughter and a feeling of complete well-being and abundance.
Preliminary remarks
I have developed a series of practice sessions to help you get started with visualizing your inner feng shui curriculum. Read the descriptions of the exercises carefully and record them on the cassette. It will be very good if you can record some kind of calm music as a background. The baroque style, synthetic "mandala music" by the Japanese Kitaro or any stringed instrument will do.
At the very beginning, I would recommend that you perform these exercises in the order in which they are presented in the book. Find a suitable room in your home or apartment. This room should be relatively quiet and calm, try to make sure that no one bothers you during your studies. If you wish, you can shower or bathe before starting your class. Wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing. These exercises are recommended early in the morning after waking up or in the evening before going to bed.
Cleansing the Room Before You Start In order to create a sense of purity and harmony in your meditation room, it is recommended that you clear it before starting your practice. If this is your first time using a meditation room, clear it of all negative energies with a "singing bowl" or bell made of seven metals (which include gold and silver).
Walk around the room three times in a clockwise circle, hitting the "singing bowl" or ringing the bell so that these sounds absorb all the negative energy accumulated in this room.
If you do not have a suitable "singing bowl" or bell, use a mixture of rice and salt and scatter it in handfuls along the walls of the room. This should only be done the first time you use this meditation room. This ritual scares away evil spirits so that they do not interfere with your meditation.
To cleanse the room and create a soft and inviting atmosphere in it, you can do one of the following:
Spray a room with lavender perfume or light a lavender oil lamp in it. The scent of lavender has a calming effect and improves the receptivity of the inner consciousness. If you know that some other oils have a similar effect, then you can light a lamp filled with one of these oils.
Light incense made from mountain herbs in the room. I usually use incense made in the Himalayan region of Solu Khumbu. It is believed to be the holiest part of the Himalayan mountains. It is located at 14,000 feet above sea level. This incense has a surprisingly pure and magical scent.
Light a sandalwood incense in the room. Such incense is used in China for cleaning premises. If you can find sandalwood powder, it is good to use it from time to time, even if you don't really like its smell.
Before starting classes, I usually cleanse the meditation room with my singing bowl and Himalayan incense. My singing bowl is also made in the Solu Khumbu region of the Himalayas. This place has a special meaning for me, because it is there that my personal inner sanctuary is located.
Prepare your meditation cushion.
Determining the correct orientation to the cardinal points
For optimal results in meditation and visualization, you must determine your position to the cardinal points in accordance with the teachings of feng shui. This means that your meditation cushion should be positioned in such a way that, as you sit on it, you are looking in the direction most favorable to you according to the formula of the eight houses, or gua. Then the chi-energy that is directed to you will be the most beneficial. Use your gua number to determine the best direction for your visualization.
Gua formula
Take the last two digits of your year of birth and add them up until you get a single digit.
If you are a man, subtract that number from 10 and you get your gua number.
If you are a woman, add 5 to this number and you get your gua number.
Example: your date of birth is January 4, 1965. The year of birth in this case will actually be 1964, since you were born before February 4, before the start of the Chinese astrological year (this is the year that is used in all feng shui calculations). Adding the last two digits of the year of your birth, we get:
6 + 4 = 10;
1 + 0 = 1.
If you are a man, subtract this number from 10: 10 - 1 = 9 (your gua number is -9).
If you are a woman, add 5 to this number: 5 + 1 = 6 (your gua number is -6).
For those born in 2000 and later
The same formula is used, except that for men, the number resulting from the addition of the last two digits of the year of birth is subtracted from 9, and for women, this number is added to 6.
Example: date of birth is October 12, 2000. The year of birth is 2000, and the sum of its last two digits is 0. Therefore, for men, the number of gua is:
9 - 0 = 9,
and for women:
6 + 0 = 6.
Use the chart below to find the best direction for your meditation and visualization practice. If your gua number is 5, then the northeast direction will be most favorable for men, and the southwest direction for women.
Getting started
Slowly lower your gaze and close your eyes, but do not close them completely.
Look forward without any tension or stiffness. Look at an area of the floor about one foot away from you. Do not close your eyes completely, otherwise you may feel drowsy.
Breathe normally, watch your breathing, and gradually slow your breathing down a little. Feel your breathing slowing down and inhale in six counts. Feel the air slowly move all the way to your belly. The feeling is as if there is a balloon in the abdomen. Feel it slowly expand in volume as you inhale. Then hold your breath for three counts. With a sigh, exhale the air in six counts.
Repeat this one more time. Inhale in six counts. Hold your breath for three counts. Exhale in six counts. You feel yourself relaxing more and more. As you inhale, imagine yourself being filled with pure, wholesome energy. As you exhale, imagine that you are exhaling all the tension, stress, fatigue and negative feelings and thoughts that have accumulated in you during the day. Repeat this one more time.
Now inhale again in six counts. Six is the number of the Qian trigram, it symbolizes the perfect Yang energy and the highest heaven. The energy associated with the number six has a very intense beneficial power. As you hold your breath, visualize the beneficial energy of the number six and absorb the good fortune that number symbolizes in your mind. Then exhale for a long time, followed by a light sigh.
Now you feel very good. All your tiredness has left you, and you begin to resonate with the rhythm of your breathing.
Number eight
Imagine that the number eight is superimposed on your body; as you inhale, imagine that your breath outlines the upper half of this figure, and as you exhale, the lower half.
The center of this number eight is in the area of your solar plexus, where the corresponding chakra is located. Breathe softly and slowly, feeling the rhythm and balance of the breath. The number eight symbolizes the prosperity and abundance that will come in 2004. The number eight is an excellent object for visualization, as it symbolizes the state of perfect balance between the material pleasures of this physical world and the transcendental bliss of the spiritual world. Therefore, visualizing the number eight is an excellent preliminary visualization exercise.
Try to achieve oneness with the rhythm of your breathing. Become aware of your breath as it goes around the top and bottom rings of the number eight. Do not strain and do not try to make any special effort. Let your breath move in the rhythm that your life force gives it.
After some time, a feeling of complete calmness and bliss will overwhelm you. As you reach a more relaxed and calm state, you will begin to “see” with your third eye, that is, your inner spiritual vision.
The first thing you will see is a stream of bright white light. This stream will be directed directly at you. It is not like a stream of sunlight from above. A stream of white light envelops your body and mind, creating an invisible force field. During your journey into the depths of your inner consciousness, this force field protects you from all distracting thoughts and feelings.
Shining white sows
Always start with this visualization, as it creates an invisible protective field around your body and mind, shielding you from the "other worlds" of existence that may disturb you during meditation.
Once you have mastered this visualization, you can proceed to other, more complex visualizations. You can also use this white light flow meditation simply to recharge with extra energy and relieve fatigue. To do this, just imagine that this stream of white light moves throughout your body and washes it from the inside and outside.
Imagine that a light flares up under your feet and penetrates all the cells and parts of your body, illuminating them. Feel how this light energizes your legs and rises to your pelvic region. Some people feel a slight tickle while doing this visualization, but all practitioners feel a surge of vitality as the stream of light slowly moves in the lower body.
The energy of white light is felt as warmth. It washes all your internal organs, all blood vessels and capillaries. It rises to the chest and washes the entire back. You feel how it flows through your hands and fills your fingers. Then it moves up your neck, and you feel completely relaxed and rejuvenated.
Then a stream of white light is directed towards your face, illuminating it in such a way that you feel that there is a radiance coming from you too. You know that your whole body shines with this light and all your tension, stress, all anger and all negative feelings and thoughts go away, disappear. You feel the extraordinary lightness of your body and mind, you feel kindness and happiness in yourself. Suddenly you become aware of the incredible lightness of being. You stay in this sensation for a while, and then you open your consciousness to everything that may come ...
This is a very powerful visualization that engages and activates your natural internal chi energy.
When you exit this visualization, do not get up right away, but wait a little.
Your perfect home: personal swarm
If you feel ready to continue practicing, use pre-visualization to relax and calm yourself, which will make you more receptive to further activities. I invite you to engage in visualizing your perfect home, your personal paradise.
First, imagine a stream of white light directed at you. Concentrate on it for a few seconds and then visualize the image of your personal refuge. The landscape that opens to your inner gaze will take its shape completely spontaneously. It could be the Garden of Eden. It could be a green, fertile valley. These can be high mountains.
Each of us has our own idea of the ideal location. For example, I often imagine that I am flying to the Pure Land of Buddha Amitabha, which is far beyond the clouds ... All these flights occur only in my mind, but I perceive it as something completely real. I have a perfect home in heaven and in the mountains. Let your consciousness take you to your personal paradise. Here's one example:
Let your mind create an image. When it appears in front of your inner gaze from the depths of your inner consciousness, you will immediately recognize this place. This beautiful place belongs only to you. This is your inner refuge, your paradise. In this imaginary place, you can build your perfect home and this home will have perfect feng shui. In this house, the flow of chi energy comes from the most favorable direction, and beneficial chi is accumulated in excess in the places where you sleep, eat and just sit. In this place, water energy and wind energy flow in complete harmony with the feng shui of your perfect home. High mountains rise behind your house, and a beautiful garden is laid out in front of the house, on the edge of which a small stream runs around the whole garden.
This trickle symbolizes the "jade belt" that brings you good luck.
A flat lawn with grass growing on it is a bright place, a special place that attracts the most favorable energies of the universe. Beneficial qi gathers here, and this place becomes an excellent source of energy from which it flows into your home.
In the distance, in front of the house, there are hills that descend into the valley. There are hills on either side of your perfect home, and the hill to the left of the house is slightly higher than the one to the right. Your home is, as it were, surrounded by the loving presence of heavenly animals.
Behind your house is guarded by its strong shell of a celestial turtle. On the left is the heavenly green dragon, or moons, which symbolizes the energy of the earth. On the right, the house is guarded by a heavenly white tiger, and in front is a heavenly crimson phoenix that attracts good luck. The union of these four heavenly animals provides the most favorable orientation for your perfect home located in your personal paradise.
Every day, as you visualize your perfect home, you can add some new details. Let this "house" in your mind be both comfortable and beautiful. Imagine that all beneficent symbols are in this house. Imagine your perfect home as large and spacious as your imagination can make it. Let nothing limit your imagination. This is the best way to allow your creative endeavors to manifest.
The evils of eight aspirations
Create a special room in your perfect home. Let it have the shape of a square and be very beautiful. Imagine that this is a very spacious room, bright and quiet. This room has an entrance door and windows that offer views of the garden, hills and rivers. In this room there is a marble floor, and on the floor there is a compass that occupies the entire space of the room, on which all eight directions are accurately marked. By looking at the floor, you can easily find your way.
Divide this room into nine equal square cells, one of which is in the center. These nine cells make up the so-called Lo-shu magic square. Thanks to this cell layout, the room can be easily visualized as the Hall of Eight Aspirations. Each of the cells around the central cell represents one of the compass directions and one of the eight main life aspirations.
Look at the Lo-shu magic square. Imagine that he is the one depicted on the floor of your Hall of Eight Aspirations. Cell number 9 symbolizes the south, the element of fire and the striving for recognition.
Starting your movement in the southern cell, slowly shift your attention from one cell to another. Imagine a specific cell to which you direct your attention, and then imagine the whole room as a whole. Move around the room clockwise in accordance with the instruction below.
So ... imagine the number 9.
This is the southern cell. In your mind, it corresponds to the south direction. Imagine that you are standing in the southern sector of the Hall of Eight Aspirations. The wall here is painted bright red. In general, everything around is red. This sector of the Hall of Eight Aspirations symbolizes the wide and widespread recognition of your talents and abilities. Imagine that there is a red light shining here, and the brightness of this light increases every time you need the luck associated with the recognition of your talents and abilities. If you wish to attract this good fortune, then imagine Lee, the trigram of fire. This Chinese character consists of two solid lines with an interrupted line in between.
Feel this trigram. Perform this visualization when you are looking forward to moving up the corporate ladder, when you are about to interview for a new job, or when you need public recognition of the value of your job. Actors, singers and anyone in business or public relations work will greatly benefit from this visualization.
Then think about the number 2.
Then imagine a cell adjacent to cell number 9 in the clockwise direction. This is the southwest sector and one of the most important corners of the hall, as it symbolizes good luck in communication and human relationships, in particular in love and marriage. The element corresponding to this angle is earth, which comes from fire. Let the walls in this corner be painted dark red or brown. Imagine a large crystal ball pulsing with energy in this corner.
Imagine that a bright light emanates from this crystal ball, which symbolizes the good fortune of this corner and fills the room with wholesome energy. This angle symbolizes the Kun trigram, which denotes diligence in business and the spirit of motherhood. Visualize this trigram - it consists of three interrupted Yin lines: Feel the power of this trigram that fills this entire corner. This visualization will create a strong female Yin energy in you, which will bring good luck to all your relationships.
Go to number 7.
This is the number of the western sector of the hall, symbolizing good luck in finding offspring. The element of this sector is metal, and the lucky color is white. The trigram of this corner of the hall - Dui - consists of one interrupted Yin line above two solid Yangs: Visualize this trigram. It denotes joy, laughter and festive mood, good luck in the field of procreation and preserving the good name of the family. Trigram Dui is symbolized by gold, but this is not ordinary gold. The symbolic connection means by gold a virtuous descendant who will bring happiness and honor to the family. Good children are worth more than gold. When you receive the energy of the Dui trigram, harmony and unity reign in your home and your family. Your offspring treat each other well and show due respect for their elders. Husbands and wives get along well with each other, and peace and tranquility reign in the family.
Activate the trigram in your mentally created Hall of Eight Aspirations. Strengthen its energy by placing bells or other metal objects in cell number 7 and observe how the attributes of the Dui trigram manifest on the physical level of being in your daily life.
The turn of the number 6 has come.
This is a very important corner of the Hall of Eight Aspirations, as it symbolizes the head of the clan, the leader who brings wealth to the house. Through this corner, heavenly luck comes to your home, bringing with it material well-being, meeting with useful people, mentors and influential friends.
The trigram of this angle - Qian - consists of three solid lines Yang: =. Therefore, in this corner is the largest concentration of Yang energy. This corner is located in the northwest, and its element is metal, or gold.
Imagine a large mountain of gold in this corner of the room. See how it sparkles and sparkles, attracting heavenly luck to your entire home. Imagine this mountain of gold in full clarity.
Then comes the number 1.
This sector is located in the north of your Hall of Eight Aspirations. Remind yourself that you are in the Hall of Eight Aspirations of your perfect home. Look at the compass on the floor and determine where the north direction is. Move mentally to the northern sector. Imagine that its wall is painted blue, which corresponds to the element of water. There is a beautiful pond here. This is a place of water, and the presence of a small pond in this sector of the hall with fish swimming in it attracts the luck of a successful career. The trigram here is Kan, symbolizing water. Concentrating on this sector of the Hall of Eight Aspirations brings you good luck in your career. Perform this visualization when you are waiting for a promotion or planning to move to a new job. Anyone who wishes to successfully climb the corporate ladder should greatly benefit from this visualization. Let the pond you represent be very clean, and let the fish swimming in it be happy. Pisces is a symbol of abundance. You can think of dragon fish (also known as arowanas) or red goldfish. Or a flock of colorful guppies swimming happily in clear water. These fish bring good luck to your career. Perform this visualization often and you will successfully move up the career ladder.
More - number 8.
This is a very lucky number, which corresponds to the northeastern direction, and its element is earth. It is a learning and learning corner that is conducive to academics, teachers, and students. This angle is also considered to be the angle of wisdom and is very beneficial for meditation practice. In the Hall of Eight Aspirations, the symbol of this corner is an unshakable mountain as an image of many good events.
So imagine a big mountain here and tell yourself that inside this mountain there are huge treasures. The trigram of this angle - Gen - consists of one continuous Yang line over two interrupted Yin lines. Visualization of this trigram strengthens your chi energy, which has a very beneficial effect on consciousness. This visualization is also useful for accelerating your progress in meditation, visualization, and inner feng shui.
From the eight, we move on to the number 3.
We have come to the eastern sector of the Hall of Eight Aspirations. The element of this angle is a tree, its trigram is Zhen. It represents two interrupted Yin lines, under which there is one solid Yang line:
This sector symbolizes new beginnings, as well as the health of the inhabitants of your home. Imagine there are many lush plants and beautiful flowers here. This sector is like a garden, and the better different plants grow in it, the more beneficial chi energy will be concentrated in it.
And finally, the number 4.
This corner, which is in the southeast direction, controls the fortune of wealth. The trigram of this angle is Xun, which is an image of the wind, which is symbolized by one interrupted Yin line under two continuous Yang lines.Imagine the wind that carries the seeds of plants around the world. These seeds fall to the ground, penetrate the soil and take root in it. Soon they begin to sprout and stretch upward. Then they bloom and produce new seeds, which are again carried by the wind around the world. This cycle of constantly reproducing wealth is never interrupted. So this symbol attracts fortune of prosperity to you over and over again. Visualize this cycle of wealth creation and mentally place water and plants in the southeast corner.
Now that you have walked around the entire Hall of Eight Aspirations, you can take another look at it before leaving ... Imagine that this hall is flooded with sunlight during the day and moonlight at night. The Hall of Eight Aspirations is only in your power. You can transform it as you wish, and depending on which of the aspirations is more important to you, you can spend more time in the corresponding sector and pay more attention to its improvement.
The garden of your perfect home
Take your time to walk through every part of your perfect home. Get familiar with it. Examine the flowers and plants in your garden. Smell the scent of flowers growing in your garden, breathe fresh and clean air.
Color the flowers and plants growing in your garden in the most fantastic colors and shades.
Create wholesome water sources in your garden. Place beautiful ponds and waterfalls in the north, east, and southeast parts of your garden. Plant tall trees in the back of the house and fruit trees in the east of the garden. Plant a bamboo grove on the west side of the garden. When you create flower beds, make them sit around the edge of your garden and resemble a heavenly dragon in their outlines. The same is true for the streams of water that surround your garden.
Let rivers and streams never flow away from your home - their flow should be directed towards the facade.
Rooms in your perfect home
Look at the rooms of your perfect home and apply all your imagination and creativity. Decorate these rooms however you like and place wind chimes, lamps, mirrors, and other beneficial feng shui symbols to attract good luck. Arrange chairs and beds, tables and cupboards so that they do not impede the free flow of beneficial chi energy.
Place furniture in your perfect home according to the principles of feng shui so that you are always facing in a favorable direction for you.
Look at the ceilings of your perfect home. Pay attention to the fact that there are no heavy wooden beams on the ceilings of your house and nothing hanging over you. The rooms of your perfect home do not have columns and protruding corners, which symbolize poisoned arrows that could harm you.
Your perfect home is the perfect place to practice feng shui. Here you can use the forces of your inner consciousness to improve your knowledge of feng shui on a physical level.
Cultivate your awareness of harmony and balance. Tune in to the vibrations of the cosmic energy - chi. Immerse yourself in a stunning variety of different colors and shades and feel the mood that each one brings to you. Vary the intensity of colors and shades and tune in to their vibrations. You will develop an intuitive understanding of the different colors, and this will have a beneficial effect on your feng shui practice.
You can remove whatever annoys or worries you from your perfect home. You can make any object appear or disappear. Get used to this feeling. Your perfect home belongs to you, and only to you. You should feel comfortable in it. You should feel complete safety in it. Your perfect home is your personal refuge. Recharge with wholesome energy during your stay in your perfect home. Let all doubts disappear without a trace in your consciousness.
If you regularly do visualization, you will learn how to literally materialize this house in front of your inner gaze. You will learn to move into it effortlessly. Your consciousness will create this beautiful and perfect house from the point of view of feng shui, if you accompany visualization classes with the study of external feng shui. The process of understanding the feng shui system occurs on two levels: on the surface conscious and the inner unconscious. Only with this understanding will your feng shui practice gain true strength.
Contacting your inner feng shui mentor
If you are studying Feng Shui and reading related books, then you probably already have a desire to discuss some aspects of Feng Shui with someone who has more understanding than you. Practicing feng shui is not difficult at all. However, successful practice will require discipline, focus on your motivations and, most importantly, an unshakable faith in yourself and your abilities. If you are honest and sincere in your desire to learn, then you can somehow attract a true feng shui master into your life. You should know that in the depths of each of us is hidden a certain inner guide who knows everything about how to live in harmony with the flow of energy-chi of our environment. This inner guide embodies the intuitive wisdom we all have.
Use wonderful visualization to connect with this inner feng shui mentor. The most important thing during this visualization is the depth and sincerity of your desire to make contact with your inner guide. If you are completely consciously willing to focus on your inner consciousness in order to make contact with its intrinsic wisdom, it is a sign that you are already ready for it. It is very important to be fully aware from the outset that this inner guide is simply a product of your imagination. He or she gains the credibility of reality only through the power of your own consciousness. The image of your inner guide is nothing more than your inner wisdom and strength that resides in the depths of your being.
Think carefully about what you just read. The inner feng shui mentor is not a ghost, not a spirit, not an angel; but if you like to imagine him something like that - to your health! Your inner guide can take any shape, but, as a rule, he (she) comes to you in an image that matches your idea of a person you can trust, who has wisdom and knowledge. Therefore, during visualization, do not try to imagine him in any particular guise - if your consciousness is open, he will certainly appear, and it does not matter what he will look like.
Meeting with an inner mentor will be very beneficial for those who are most serious about improving their lives through feng shui study. I myself very often seek advice from my inner mentors and masters of feng shui (yes, plural). I have various internal mentors representing different schools of feng shui with whom I discuss many aspects of the practical application of feng shui. Sometimes we have "general meetings" where several of my inner guides are present. This usually happens when I have any doubts about the correctness of my interpretation of some aspects of the application of feng shui, or when I am not entirely sure of the effectiveness of a method, which one of the practicing feng shui masters told me about. ...
My attitude to the study and practice of feng shui is very simple and straightforward: if I am not sure of the effectiveness of this or that method, if this method has not had any impact on my life or the life of someone to whom I have recommended it, I will not become it. apply further, hoping that one day it will suddenly prove its effectiveness. My approach to learning feng shui can be called purely practical. Therefore, I always discuss all my new knowledge of feng shui with my inner guides.
Each of us knows a thing or two about feng shui from past life experiences. However, our knowledge is worth absolutely nothing if it is not backed up by the success of practical application and interpretation, that is, if this knowledge has been misunderstood or we simply do not know how to apply it correctly. I resort to the help of my inner guides because I believe that for many centuries they have practiced feng shui in their past lives and gained invaluable experience.
It is best to work with one inner feng shui mentor in the beginning. Make contact with one mentor, and if you need it later and when you are ready for it, he will bring you and other inner feng shui masters.
So let's get started ...
Relax and breathe deeply.
Once you have established a good breathing rhythm, imagine yourself being transported to your perfect inner home, your personal refuge. For such a transfer, you need to reach the alpha level of your inner consciousness. Be very relaxed and calm.
Now imagine that you are walking along a path through the hills that leads to your house.
It is a very long path, but you do not feel any fatigue and you feel determined to walk as long as it takes. You see mountains rising in the distance and a distant horizon. You feel completely confident that you will soon meet your inner feng shui mentor.
You can see that the path is widening and the horizon line becomes more distinct. You fix your gaze on the horizon, but without intense gaze. Imagine a bright and clear light appearing on the horizon in the distance. This light moves closer and closer to you, and you see that the stream of light takes the form of a person.
At first, his appearance is very fuzzy, but you continue to look at him, and he takes on more and more clear outlines. You will immediately recognize this person, and your memory confirms that you have known him for a very long time. You have known this person all your life. You feel that a sense of belonging and understanding is established between you. You look at each other, and some vibrations arise between them. You smile broadly and sincerely and feel perfect happiness and mutual understanding.
For the next few minutes, simply absorb the presence of the inner guide. You don't have to start a conversation or ask a question right away. When you first meet, it’s best to simply absorb each other’s presence. You can sit on roadside boulders. You can shake hands, bow, or exchange greetings. Be completely natural. Don't worry about what your inner mentor looks like. He (or she) can take any form, be anyone, speak any language. He can take on the guise of your real teacher or your best friend. In whatever guise your inner mentor appears before you, you should immediately feel that a feeling of deep understanding and respect has been established between you, you should feel that you trust him.
Later, when you start communicating with your inner mentor, you can ask him who he is, if he was in any way connected with you during past lives, what is his name, where did he study his art, where is he from, etc. Let his answers flow completely freely from his consciousness into yours. At first, you may have some difficulty communicating with your inner guide, but over time, your sense of belonging will increase and there will be no more such problems.
Sometimes your mentor will ask you questions himself. Your communication will become truly two-way. Ask your mentor what you should focus on, what you need to learn. Ask him any questions about your practice.
Don't expect to get a response right away. Always give your inner guide enough time to respond. Think carefully and try to understand all of his answers. If you feel like your meeting is worth ending, say goodbye to him and make an appointment next time. Then slowly head back and rise to the level of your physical being.
Different people have different experiences with their inner feng shui mentor; the above guided visualization is just a preliminary exercise. The experience of communicating with an inner guide is an esoteric experience. It is a metaphysical experience that becomes more and more “normal” as you progress in communication with your inner guide. “After some time, you will find that you perceive the esoteric experience as something completely normal, and you will come to the conclusion that metaphysics is a natural state being.
Visualizing Inner Feng Shui is a deeply personal practice. I strongly recommend that you do not share your secrets and deep thoughts with anyone. You don't need anyone's help. Your activities will not gain much "power" if you have recourse to the "energy" of other people. What you are looking for is not an amount of energy. The success of your practice does not depend at all on excess energy. The success of the practice can only be ensured by the concentration of your energy. The more concentration you achieve, the more power your inner consciousness will have.
Do not under any circumstances visualize with anyone else. This will not help you in any way, but it can cause quite tangible harm.
Connecting to the energy of the universe
I often do this visualization, and it fills my whole body, mind and spirit with the energy of the cosmos. You must use your imagination to create channels through which the energies of the earth and sky can flow into your body. This visualization will cause the flow of the chi energy of your body and mind to move in perfect harmony and in the same rhythm with the entire universe.
The energy of the earth is useful in that it provides your "grounding", thanks to it, you maintain stability, firmness and do not lose touch with the physical level of existence. Thanks to the energy of the earth, you will never "lose touch with reality" during visualization, so you can penetrate deeper into your inner consciousness.
The energy of the sky is the energy of the cosmos, thanks to which you can use the energies of inner vision, fantasy, imagination and creativity. The energy of the sky is very light and sublime. When you are filled with the energy of the sky, it helps you to rise to a level where there is no gravity and where you can soar in free flight, rising above the clouds and flying away even to other worlds. The energy of the sky can lead you to other dimensions of being, so do not be afraid of the feeling of extraordinary lightness. Don't resist. Swim with the flow.
The simultaneous connection to these two sources of energy creates an amazing harmony and balance in your body and mind. This will improve your well-being and give you new strength. It also improves your awareness of the fantasy world and at the same time connects you to the reality of your physical existence. So let's get started ...
Sit quietly in your meditation room. Straighten your back.
Sit in a position where you are comfortable and begin to breathe deeply. Slowly lower your eyes and focus on your breathing.
Once you have established a good breathing rhythm, imagine yourself going down to the alpha level of consciousness. Feel your brain waves slow down.
You are now at the alpha level of consciousness.
Imagine a long cord, about two inches thick, that runs from the base of your spine, through the floor, deep into the ground. This cord goes very far into the earth. Imagine that this cord is your root.
Feel the warmth and groundedness of the earth energy as it rises from the soil and enters your body in a stream of beneficial earth chi energy. This earth qi is full of the magical power of the earth, and it makes you feel very focused and fortified. The color of this energy is dark yellow. The energy of the earth is very warm, soothing and gives a feeling of complete safety and security. Feel it flowing along an imaginary cord, up your spine to your head, and out of the crown. Become aware of this flow of energy until you feel that it has become continuous. You gain an unbreakable inner determination and a sense of oneness with the earth.
Now imagine the energy of the sky. It seems to be a stream of bright blue-white light that rushes into your body through the crown of your head, where the upper chakra is located. This current flows to your root chakra, and then through the grounding cord rushes into the depths of the earth. The flow of energy from the sky feels completely different from the flow of energy from the earth. If the energy of the earth gives a feeling of warmth and rootedness, then the energy of the sky is a feeling of lightness and striving upward. When you feel the flow of energy from the sky, you feel like you can fly. You feel calm enlightened. The energy of the sky attracts heavenly luck to you.
When both streams flow continuously through your mind and body, feel how they merge in harmonious unity. The merger of these energy flows does not at all resemble the merger of two multi-colored streams of water. The merger of these energies is like the combination of two streams of light. Neither one overwhelms the other. These energies do not have any kind of material material substrate, they do not have a form and are completely transparent. You just feel how one stream of energy flows from the crown of your head and goes deeper into the earth, while another goes from the root chakra up to the crown chakra and rushes upward, going into space.
This visualization is great for starting and ending your visualization and meditation sessions. For some time, hold in your consciousness the image of energy flows flowing through your body. Feel energized in your body and mind, and then slowly walk out of meditation by opening your eyes. After this visualization, you should maintain a stable feeling that your consciousness is completely clear and focused.
Opening of energy centers (chakras)
If you open the seven energy centers (chakras) of your physical body, then the flow of your internal energy flows will always be unhindered and calm. The opening of the energy centers will give you a feeling of renewed ™ and increase your ability to concentrate. (See the chakra map on page 148. Chakra meditation is used to improve the flow of cm energy in your body.) The visualization described below activates the chakras, but certain safety precautions must be taken before performing this visualization.
You should imagine a halo of white light surrounding you with a protective field, thanks to which the energy of your chakras will not dissipate.
Lie on your back and place your hands, palms down, on your stomach area. Close your eyes and breathe deeply and calmly. Feel yourself slowly relaxing. Then slowly squeeze the anus muscles. Continue to breathe deeply and calmly.
Now imagine that you are surrounded by a halo of soft white light that covers your body from head to feet. You are completely covered by this protective field. Remain relaxed and relaxed.
Imagine a growing ball of bright white light at the top of your head. This is your crown chakra. Take eight deep breaths in and out, focusing on this ball of light. Feel the radiance emanating from it.
Now focus on the point between the eyes. This is your inner eye (third eye) chakra, and if you cleanse and open it, you will have a special spiritual vision. Imagine a radiant golden and white light emerging from this inner eye.
Transfer concentration to the throat chakra. Imagine a shining ball of gold and white emerge from your throat. Then focus on the area of the heart. This is your heart chakra and the ball of gold and white light shines even brighter. The radiant light emanating from the heart chakra illuminates your entire chest.
Move on to the solar plexus and imagine a growing ball of white light emerge from the stomach area. This ball of light illuminates the lower abdomen and ignites the root chakra located in the pelvic region. When all seven energy centers are illuminated with radiant white light, feel a powerful flow of chi energy emanating from them. Your body is like a string of sparkling diamonds. Focus your attention on this vision, let it be clearly imprinted in your mind.
After a few seconds, imagine the flow of energy entering your body through the crown chakra and flowing throughout your body, exiting through the root chakra, and then rising and re-entering your body through the crown. Repeat this circular motion several times, let it take a few minutes. Then start closing the energy centers. Start at the root chakra and work your way upward, visualizing the balls of light rising to merge with those above. When you get to the top of your head, all the balls will merge into one. Imagine this radiant ball of light breaking away from the crown of your head, rising up and slowly dissolving into space. Before you "open your eyes, you better rest for a few minutes. After that, you will feel overwhelmed with energy.
Flower room
Colors play a very significant role in feng shui practice. They are used as a means of enhancing visualization in the practice of inner feng shui, because each of the seven primary colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, lilac and violet - has a certain power that can be used to excite intense emotions in a person's mind. The vibrations emanating from these colors help the chi energy of the body and mind to connect with the chi energy of the environment.
Certain colors evoke a feeling of coolness, engendering calmness and equanimity - these are positive feelings of yin energy that have a good balancing effect when there is some excess of yang energy. Other colors cause excitement and anxiety, seem loud and prompting for action. They have a beneficial effect on the lack of Yang energy. Each of the colors is connected in a certain way with one of the energy centers-chakras of the body, causing certain feelings. Before you enter the Flower Room visualization, you should familiarize yourself with these associations.
The red color opens the energy zone of the root chakra, which is located at the base of the spine. It evokes a feeling of warmth, heat, desire for action. It creates a sense of aspiration and decisiveness and therefore very effectively burns out negative attitudes of consciousness.
Staying in the red room removes negative thoughts and strengthens the root chakra.
Orange energizes the hip area. It creates creative and sexual energy and helps to increase focus by giving purposefulness.
The yellow color fills the stomach area with energy. It symbolizes sunlight, warmth, activity and helps to ensure that creative energy manifests itself at the physical level of being. Yellow also relieves feelings of depression and induces well-being and joy.
Green has a relaxing effect, energizes the heart area, cools emotions and calms down. It increases the awareness of material well-being, strengthens the heart and strengthens the receptivity to love. It also engenders a sense of security and a sense of peaceful oneness with the entire world.
The blue color opens the energy center in the throat area. It has a calming effect and is associated with love. It heals mental wounds and promotes relaxation, opens channels of love and wisdom. Blue is the color of spirituality that sharpens your senses and increases your receptivity to high energies. This color is very powerful.
The lilac color symbolizes softness, love and peace. It is often associated with the heart and mind. Lilac promotes inventiveness and resourcefulness. It relieves depression and despair very well.
The color purple increases your spiritual awareness. It is the most suitable color for healing, both physical and spiritual. It blends harmoniously with all other colors and energizes the crown chakra. At its most intense, it becomes white, in which all colors are collected.
There are many ways to work with colors, but I have found that the most effective and fastest way is to "bathe" in one color or another. This is the "Flower Room" visualization.
Whenever you need to resort to this or that color, sit in a meditation position, close your eyes, start breathing deeply, relax, focus and imagine that you walk into a room where everything is colored with this color, and awaken some time. You bathe in this color, it completely absorbs you ...
(Before this rendering, it can be helpful to physically look at the desired color.)
This exercise increases your visualization ability in your Inner Feng Shui practice, so I recommend that you visualize the Chamber of Flowers as often as possible. Completely immerse yourself in each color in turn, and end the visualization by immersing yourself in a flood of white light. This will clear your mind of all negative thoughts that may have appeared during your meditation-visualization. And if all negative thoughts are completely destroyed in your inner consciousness, then your feng shui practice at all levels of consciousness becomes the most effective.
Remember that you can do all this completely on your own. There is no need to entrust someone else with the management of your destiny and well-being. You yourself must create your own human luck. Train your mind to this thought, and diligent practice of inner feng shui will reward you with luck that exceeds all your expectations!
Meet Lillian Tu
Lillian Too was the first woman in Asia to become president of a bank at the Grindlays Dao Heng Bank in Hong Kong. In Malaysia, where she came from, the country's leading business magazine, Malaysian Business, writes about Lillian Tu as "something of a legend in the business community, the first woman to become a managing director of an officially recognized firm."
Lillian is a graduate of the Harvard Business School in Boston (USA).
One of the leading American magazines, Success, commented on her this way: "Lillian is an absolutely outstanding person." And the world famous magazine Vogue wrote that "she is one of those people to whom people listen."
Lillian is not just a woman who has achieved success in corporate activities. As a businesswoman, she made enough money to never work again. In the early 1990s, she retired from business to devote herself entirely to her family. Then she began a new career - as a writer. She has already written 28 bestsellers, 26 of which are dedicated to her favorite topic - feng shui, thanks to which, she claims, she has received tremendous success in her career and in business. Her books on feng shui have been translated into 19 languages, including Russian.
In 1997, the book "The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui" brought her phenomenal worldwide success, which made a splash in the bookselling. Published in October 1996, the book topped the bestseller list in various countries, including the UK Times Bookwatch list. It became the number one bestseller on the 1997 Barnes and Noble list in the United States. The Russian translation of this book is to be published in 2000 by the Sofia publishing house.
Her latest achievement was the release of the "Feng Shui Toolbox" and the "Feng Shui Basics" series - nine small books in which tips on using feng shui are presented in nine simple lessons: how to use feng shui for love, wealth, career, health, children, communication, fame and education.
In the spring of 1998, the book "Fundamentals of Feng Shui" was a great success all over the world, in the same year it was translated into Russian by the publishing house "Sofia".
Lillian Tu is married with one daughter.
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Feng Shui was born over two thousand years ago in Ancient China. But even at the present time, interest in it not only does not fade away, but, on the contrary, grows every year both in the East and in the West.
Feng Shui art has always been surrounded by myths and mysteries. Our time is no exception. Having recently visited Shanghai, I happened to hear an amazing story.
Laying a high-speed highway in one of the city's districts, the builders could not break through the ground in order to install the pile. In some mythical way, the drill "did not want" to crash into the soil. Realizing that nothing was working out, the builders invited a feng shui specialist - a famous and respected monk.
Assessing the situation, the monk said that a dragon lives here - it is he who does not allow the installation of the pile. It is necessary to drill the ground in a certain place in order to pierce the dragon's heart and kill it. This is the only way to solve the problem. Following the advice of the geomancer monk, the builders drilled the ground at the point indicated by him, after which they easily installed the pile. Further construction of the highway went like clockwork.
When, a few months after the opening of the highway, the journalists decided to find the feng shui master and inquire in more detail about the secrets of ancient art, it turned out that the monk died suddenly. Other geomancers concluded that the dragon took him with him. Here is such an amazing story.
So what is feng shui? How to use it in practice? How can he help in love, business, in the garden and in relationships between people?
My book will help you answer these and other questions.
The origin of feng shui is deeply rooted in the past, several millennia ago. It is known that the ancestors of the modern Chinese did not build a house, did not choose a place for the burial of their loved ones, and generally did not make any important decisions without the advice of an experienced geomancer. Feng Shui was originally created to protect people from climatic and other natural influences. For example, severe floods or earthquakes, violent winds. But over time, it received a comprehensive development and was also used to attract wealth, fame and fortune.
Around 475-770. BC, on the basis of the practice of feng shui, its scientific justification took shape. However, the principles of feng shui were known at least a thousand years earlier. Books on these issues date back to 25 BC (the era of the Han Dynasty).
China is an amazing country in which history is filled with myths and legends.
One of these legends tells about the founding of Feng Shui. His appearance is attributed to one of the three mythical emperors of China - Wu from Xia.
According to legend, Emperor Wu carried out irrigation works on the Yellow River. One day a giant turtle crawled out of it. Its appearance was considered an auspicious omen, since in those days it was believed that gods lived under the tortoise shell. When Wu looked closely, he saw on the back of the turtle a magic square formed by the lines of the shell. In it, the sum of the numbers in each of the vertical, diagonal and horizontal rows was 15. This unusual phenomenon surprised the emperor so much that he called the wise men to study the turtle. As a result of the meeting of the wise, not only Feng Shui appeared, but also the classical Book of Changes I Ching, Chinese astrology and numerology.
In the distant past, feng shui has been used for centuries to protect members of the imperial family. Traditionally, it has always remained in the hands of the rich and powerful. During the period of imperial rule in China, all feng shui masters were at the disposal of the emperor. Craftsmen were not allowed to get out of control from the side of the yard. The emperors feared that the widespread adoption of feng shui would strengthen their opponents. Everything related to this art was preserved in palaces and could only be used by masters subject to the emperor.
The masters were generously rewarded by the court and powerful people. Therefore, few of the masters shared their knowledge, preferring to keep it within the family. The turbulent history of China has contributed to this in the best way possible.
There were few students, more often all knowledge was passed on to the eldest son, training lasted very long years before one could call oneself a master. Since the inception of feng shui, the imperial court of China has sought to limit the circle of people who know this art. But knowledge stimulated the desire to free oneself from the control of the emperor, and gradually the wisdom of this philosophy spread among people outside China. Through several centuries, its principles have affected the life of all the people of the Celestial Empire, from the emperor to the most ordinary person.
The first known feng shui text to appear in the West was published by missionaries, in particular by Rev. Yates. He wrote the first English article on the subject in 1868. Then, in 1873, another missionary, Ernest J. Eitel, published the first Western book on feng shui.
With the overthrow of the imperial regime in China, feng shui was no longer practiced as openly as it was in antiquity. The use of feng shui was prohibited in accordance with communist attitudes, although its influence on people remained very strong. The division of feng shui took place during a period of dramatic events in Chinese history, when refugees left their country and settled in neighboring countries. During and after the Cultural Revolution, the practice of feng shui in China was completely destroyed. Many outstanding masters went to Taiwan and Hong Kong and there began to develop a slightly different kind of feng shui. Chinese emigrants spread feng shui traditions and ancient texts in the wake of massive political and economic emigration to other parts of Asia and to the west coast of America.
Feng Shui is the ancient science of space and energy, the art of living in harmony with nature, using the energy of heaven and earth to gain health, prosperity and good luck. The principles of this science are aimed at creating a harmonious individual space, to change your apartment and your heart, so that you can be in harmony with yourself and the Universe and successfully resist all the blows of fate. 
Translated from Chinese, "feng" means wind, and "shui" means water. In ancient times, the Chinese considered wind and water to be the link between heaven and earth. They assumed that the sky directly affects a person's life path, and much more seriously than simply sending changes in the weather.
Obviously, water supports all life on Earth, be it plants, animals or humans. At the same time, it is the wind that transports water from place to place, causing evaporation from the seas and shedding rains where without it there would only be a sun-scorched earth. Thus, wind and water are essential for our survival.
In addition, feng shui masters believed and still believe that wind and water carry vital qi energy. Therefore, in order to make sure that there is an abundance of qi energy in a given area or house, ancient geomancers observed the flows of wind and water and their interaction with the earth. But feng shui is also known as the Chinese art of location and explores space in relation to time, landscape, architecture, interior design, human conditions. He can teach us a lot about living in harmony between the inner world and the environment. 
Feng Shui practitioners are confident that by rearranging furniture, changing the interior decoration in such a way that they are in harmony with nature, we can achieve good luck, wealth, success and health. That the correct arrangement of certain household items plays an important role in our well-being.
Appropriate placement of items in your environment, such as furniture, appliances, ornaments, and their specific color and size are expected to help you achieve well-being and improve your life.
Feng Shui is based on three basic principles. The first principle is the concept of Chi energy, the energy that creates and permeates everything in the Universe. The second principle is a stable balance of complementary yin and yang forces. The third principle is the interaction of the five basic elements, or as the Chinese call them - the five primary elements from which the Universe and all its components are created.
Qi, literally translated as "breath", "spirit", "vital energy", is the energy that all living things and a part of non-living things need. Lack of qi leads to the cessation of all movement and creates chaos instead of harmony. This concept is quite specific and is subject to certain laws and regulations. Correct qi movement and its abundance contribute to success and harmony, lack and disturbance of movement, such as stagnation or too fast flow, distort everything around, creating problems and obstacles.
Qi is often referred to as "cosmic breath" or "life energy." In accordance with the concepts of ancient Chinese philosophy, the Universe consists of the energy of the environment, which penetrates everywhere and by which everything is surrounded, that is, from the energy of qi. Applicable to humans, qi is the energy that flows through the energy channels and meridians of the human body.
In agriculture, for example, qi is the force that ensures a rich harvest; applicable to climate - energy carried by water and wind.
Qi is a beneficial positive energy that penetrates into us and gives us strength, helps to bring our body and the environment into a state of harmony. The basic principle of feng shui is to detect Qi flows, to increase or decrease them. In other words, with the help of feng shui, we can accumulate qi, which will have a beneficial effect on our body and environment. It is very important for people to live in such a place where the flow of vital energy can heal, beneficially influence or give strength. People who successfully practice Chinese qigong gymnastics are able to accumulate qi in the body by performing special exercises. But for most of us, absorbing Qi from the environment or apartment is the main source that determines our energy level. That is why strengthening and increasing the flow of qi in our apartment automatically affects those who live in it. Feng Shui will allow you to achieve this, because the concept of qi is considered the main component of this science. The very art of feng shui is based on its existence. The purpose of feng shui is to balance and accumulate the flow of life energy in the place where people live, using simple and affordable means, such as talismans and amulets, crystals, water and plants. Most often in China, Qi flows are figuratively associated with the smooth flow of water.
The movement of qi energy in an apartment depends on the proportions, sizes, colors, building materials, sounds, smells and other factors that form a unique living environment. The layout of the rooms, the interior and the location of the dwelling in relation to the surrounding landscape create energy channels and flows inside the house or apartment.
Free and smooth flow of qi in places of human habitation strengthens health, bestows peace, love and well-being. Stagnation or too fast a course has a detrimental effect on our lives.
There are several aspects of qi, although in their essence they are different manifestations of the same energy: natural qi is the energy of plants or animals; celestial qi - energy of stars, planets and sky; human qi is your personal life energy; home qi - energy circulating in an apartment or house; public qi is the energy of a nation or people.
All aspects of qi affect our lives. Some are not subject to our will, like, say, natural qi or social qi. But our personal qi is the energy that can be cultivated, gradually accumulating and strengthening it. The following practices can be attributed to the methods of qi cultivation or to the methods of its improvement: cultivation of natural qi - communication with nature; cultivation of spiritual qi - meditation or prayer, reading spiritual or sacred books; the transfer of qi energy - refers to spiritual, support or healing; self-improvement - study, work on oneself, discipline. And, of course, feng shui is one of the methods for improving qi, which helps to harmonize and improve the quality of qi in the environment.
As you can see, feng shui is just one of the ways to cultivate chi energy. But the greatest benefit will be brought to you by a combination of these different methods. They complement each other, improving the overall quality of your personal qi.
Why is the flow of qi often associated with flows of water in feng shui? Imagine just for a minute how a mountain stream flows, meandering between large boulders, or a mountain waterfall, a powerful stream of which falls from top to bottom. The water moves quickly, constantly changing direction, collides with obstacles, seethes in whirlpools. If you did, do not you think that in such streams of water an aggressive and angry mood is visible; and there is a lot of aimless energy in the water that is wasted.
If the qi energy moves in this way, it is called sha qi. Such energy is messy and uncontrollable, it reduces the efficiency of your activities, at least, and as a maximum can nullify all your efforts.
A fast flow can dissipate qi - this is bad. But not only that. Now let's imagine a slow flow of water, moreover, cloudy with silt and soil particles. Water, widely spreading somewhere on a flat plain, stagnates in swampy bends. This stagnation is as negative as the turbulent current. This energy is called si qi - it is too weak to create a happy atmosphere.
In an apartment dominated by Xi Qi, people become lethargic, apathetic, and lack energy. In China, these two types of destructive energy are very often called "killing breath".
Finally, imagine the third option - water in its middle course. It moves freely, smoothly and evenly along the rounded bends of the channel. In such a flow, there is a relentless rhythm, a free movement forward, having enough strength to go around all obstacles without turning off its course. The internal energy in such water allows it to maintain speed and direction. This energy is called - "Breath of the content dragon" - shen qi. It is in creating this kind of energy that feng shui practitioners are interested in.
Feng Shui strives to create a soft, light, slow, winding and sinuous flow of qi. When Qi stagnates, or moves in a straight line too quickly, it becomes destructive energy.
There are many ways to create Shen Qi, but the correct circulation of Qi energy in relation to the human environment is the most important factor in arranging life in accordance with the rules of Feng Shui. If the qi around your house can constantly move, accumulate, without stagnating in certain places, then you live in very favorable and harmonious conditions.
One of the main conductors of qi in the natural landscape is water, as applied to the urban landscape - a network of streets or avenues that covers residential areas. Since in Chinese symbols water is associated with money, it is very important that the road passes by your house in a winding route, not flowing too fast, otherwise money will rush past. But it is just as important that the same road runs and not too slowly, so as not to feel the need.
When the facade of the house faces a very busy highway, it can be difficult for the residents of the house to plan their budget. All material well-being will be subject to sharp changes: money comes into the house, then it rushes by. Ideally, the home should be located on a gentle bend in the road with moderate to low traffic. A house at a crossroads can be considered to be well located only if the flow of sha qi is not directed towards the front door.
Sha Qi is created when energy either flows rapidly through a straight bottleneck or when it collides with a pointed or angular structure. In the city, these are straight roads, long straight roads from the front doors of houses, lamp posts, sharp corners of large buildings, a pointed end of the roof, floor beams, and in general any accumulation of straight lines.
This has not always been the case. Most medieval European and Asian cities did not have a square-grid layout such as they are today.
In Western literature, the effects of sha qi are often referred to as "secret arrows."
These secret arrows are straight roads if they lead directly to your home, especially your front door. If your house is located at the end of a dead end at a T-intersection or is located at the intersection of several houses, then it is exposed to sha qi. The same effect (especially depressing for the residents of the house) is exerted by one or two roads approaching at an angle to the house. The narrow opening between the two tall buildings opposite the front door also creates a negative secret arrow. Any sharp corners or simply points are the source of arrows: a high tower, a corner of a neighboring building, a gabled roof of a neighboring house, satellite dishes, telephone cables, antennas, poles, spiers, flagpoles. Dying or diseased trees also serve as sources of negative energy if they are located opposite the front door. You can deflect or block these arrows using a mirror, back in the direction of the source. It is not necessary to use a large mirror, it is enough to use a small, or the so-called bagua mirror, with a red back, any shiny objects will also do. To transform the unfavorable energy of sha qi, you can hang halves of the moon or sun, a bell in the aisles, hallway and behind the front door. It is very important to make sure that the "secret arrows" are not directed where you sleep, work, eat or spend a lot of time.
Xi Qi does not have such a devastating effect on our life as Sha Qi, because its effect is more depressing than aggressive. However, in stagnant zones, all beneficial effects are neutralized, that is, potential energy is wasted, which can adversely affect the tenants of the apartment.
Try to find such stagnant places where the energy does not find its way out. Most often these are passages, a hallway or an entrance door, that is, places that we are used to cluttering up with furniture. Good conditions for the free flow of qi can be created by the correct placement of furniture, plants, lighting; a very important factor is the availability of free and unobstructed passages. Beneficial chi energy should always find ways to penetrate your apartment, flow through it freely, smoothly and unimpeded.
Stagnant zones can be revitalized with live potted plants to help channel energy flows in a more favorable direction.
Take a look at your apartment and appreciate all the places where energy does not get out: narrow cluttered corridors, uncomfortable corners in which you are used to putting unnecessary trash, rooms overcrowded with furniture. Pay attention to the fact that the qi does not get trapped, does not stagnate, does not accumulate or deplete. The natural circulation of qi will create a good mood and allow you to feel complete harmony with your surroundings.
Another important point to consider is when the flow of energy leaves your apartment unhindered but very quickly. For example, if you put a table with flowers in a long straight corridor running through the whole apartment, this will cause the qi to deviate, bending around it, and beneficially slow down the flow, and not cut through the room directly and quickly leave the house.
Likewise, doors opposite the windows contribute to the loss of qi. In general, long corridors are undesirable and a source of problems. The location of the internal doors is also very important, since energy flows through them from one room to another. If, for example, three doors are located so that qi can move quickly and easily from room to room, then the rapid movement of the flow should be slowed down by hanging a wind bell in the qi path.
The Chinese concept of the universe is based on the symbols yin and yang. These are the two principles that govern the universe and symbolize harmony. In a simple everyday sense, it is a feminine and masculine principle, dark and light, passive and active, sour and sweet, high and low. More generally, negative and positive. But unlike the Western theory of the struggle of opposites, yin-yang are complementary, dependent on each other and united into a single whole. The unity of yin-yang in China is symbolized by a circle. In the center of the light half of yang, there is a yin particle in the form of a dark point, and the dark half of yin contains a particle of yang light. The whole problem is to achieve a stable balance between them.
In accordance with this, both the person and the apartment must have a balanced amount of yin-yang, then complete harmony in the environment is achieved, balance comes, and this is the path to health, success and prosperity.
In the classic "Book of Changes", yin is presented in the form of broken lines, yang - in the form of solid lines. Yin rules the Earth, everything negative, feminine, dark, moist, soft, cold, deadly or immobile, on the contrary, yang - correlates with everything light, positive, masculine, fiery, solid, living and moving. Combining, they form the beginning or birth of things, scattering, cause decay and death. 
Combinations and permutations of yang and yin form everything in the universe, whose breath is qi energy. Everything can be expressed in terms of yin-yang balance, including objects, colors, moods, and so on. Essentially, yin is passive, yang is active. According to feng shui, yin and yang are in dynamic balance in the environment - sometimes yin predominates, sometimes yang, depending on what the mood and function of the environment requires. Knowing that you have achieved balance will help you feel that the space you live in is comfortable and adapted to your needs. For example, yin should prevail in the bedroom, not yang. Everything here should be stable, comfortable, nurturing and calm. Use low lighting, soft furniture with flowing lines, silk or velvet upholstery in muted or dark colors, and the height of the furniture should not exceed half the height of the room. Avoid TVs, fans, radios, and too many companies.
Interacting with each other, yin-yang generate five elements: Water, Fire, Wood, Metal and Earth. Since all things have energy and symbolize certain elements, it is the five above-named elements that give rise to myriads of things or all that exists. But more on that later. The aspects of yin-yang in home interiors include: dark colors - yin, light - yang; smooth curved lines (upholstered furniture) - yin, straight lines and angles (typical for office furniture) - yang; dim lighting - yin, bright lighting - yang; dampness - yin, dryness - yang; low furniture (for example, a sofa) - yin, high (cabinets, walls) - yang; soft pillows - yin, wooden furniture (bench, stool) - yang; silence (bedroom, toilet) - yin, loud sound (kitchen, living room) - yang; coolness (windows, fans) - yin, heat (stoves, heating and batteries) - yang; immobility (heavy furniture) - yin, mobility (furniture on wheels) - yang.
For harmony or balance of yin-yang, you can do the following:
add yang:
- enhance lighting;
Lillian Tu: Zhu Lianli; R. 1946, Penang is an internationally renowned author and practical master of the Chinese tradition of geomancy feng shui from Malaysia. She has written over 180 books on feng shui and related topics, translated into over 30 languages, including Russian, and has sold over 6 million copies. Leading feng shui promoter in the West in the 1990s. (Taken from wikipedia)
Tips from world renowned Feng Shui practitioner Lilian Tu:
Turning with desire to the heavenly Dragon
Write your wish on a red or yellow balloon filled with helium and launch it into the sky. This is a very popular Taoist ritual that effectively contributes to the realization of a person's deepest aspirations. If you want to find a life partner, a balloon that soared upward with such a desire will speed up the meeting with him. In this way, you can make any wishes, but do not forget to indicate your name and address on the ball. Only one wish can be written on one ball.
Love and pictures
To generate flowing Qi of mutual love, attach red mystical love knots to the photos of the spouses. This is tantamount to a sincere confirmation of tender feelings for each other. Framed pictures of love and unity of souls and place them in different rooms of the house. This symbolically brings the couple together. Nothing strengthens a relationship like assurances of love. It is also necessary to have wedding photos in the house. Ideally, they should be directed towards the favorable directions of the husband.
Lady with flute
Hang a picture of a girl wearing a traditional Chinese silk dress and playing a flute or other romantic musical instrument on the wall in your living room. It is supposed to symbolically make enchanting sounds that attract harmony qi into the house. The Virgo with the Flute is also an excellent symbol for ensuring satisfaction and happiness in marriage. The Chinese believe that the sound of the flute is soothing and conducive to the accumulation of beneficial sheng chi energy. In ancient times, beautiful girls were taught to play the flute at the imperial court.
Paintings of women in the bedroom are problematic
Remove any pictures of women from the bedroom - nude or not, it doesn't matter. Their presence brings tension to family life. This is a serious flaw and is detrimental to marriage. Paintings depicting naked women are detrimental to both spouses.
Energizing the Southwest with Crystals
Raw crystals in the southwest activate the universal energy of love. Rose quartz is especially effective for romantic get-togethers. Citrine crystal promises wealth and prosperity in relationships, while amethyst promises tender and romantic love. These are just some of the suggestions. In fact, all crystals have some kind of beneficial effect and contribute to something positive. You can use your own intuition and choose the crystal that you like best.
The lamp in the southwest promises love
To activate good luck in love, put a round yellow or red lamp in the southwest and turn it on for 49 consecutive nights. This is one of the best ways to bring love into your life. In addition, you can place in the love sector (in the southwest or in the sector corresponding to your personal nyan-yang direction) pairs of mandarin ducks carved from rose quartz.
The magic of the surrounding space
Arrangement of feng shui space is actually its magical transformation. It has to do with the energies of joy. If every morning before you leave for work, the space around you is permeated with cheerful music that lifts your mood, the energy generated at dawn will also be positive. The period between 7 and 9 am is considered the hour of the Dragon, and if you personally develop the Chi of Joy, it will set the tone for the rest of the day. Remember, we humans are the most powerful sources of Chi.
Dragon and Phoenix increase the chances of a successful marriage
Figures of a dragon and a phoenix - the heavenly couple - increase the chances of successfully getting married and contribute to happiness in family life. When paired, dragon and phoenix represent Yin and Yang, respectively. The dragon symbolizes the yang essence of a man, and the phoenix symbolizes the yin essence of a woman. Together, they constitute one of the most powerful qi symbols of a husband and wife. If you place them in your personal love direction or in the southwest section of the house, they will attract "good luck in marriage" to you.
Crystal birds and good luck in life together
To energize good luck in marriage, place a pair of crystal mandarin ducks in the southwest sector. And to ensure marital fidelity, a pair of crystal flying geese is used. Birds serve as the best energizers of good luck in love, but they should always be paired. The element of the earth is most closely associated with love and marriage, therefore figurines of birds made of crystal and precious stones are best suited. Birds made of wood are absolutely unacceptable.
Personal love direction
The personal direction of love is called nyan-yang. On a date, always sit facing in this direction, and to activate good luck in love, sleep with your head towards the nanny-yang. The direction of nian-yang favors each person individually. If you are married and want to have a child with your spouse, but you cannot conceive in any way, sleep with your husband with your head in the direction of his nian-yang direction. This can help. The husband's direction matters more than the wife's direction.
Strengthening the southwest favors the mother
While the northwest favors the father, the southwest corner determines the mother's luck. It can be activated by various things that represent the element of the earth. It can be an illuminated crystal ball located there, an earthy (yellow, beige) color of the south-western wall of a house, or a world map hung on it. Lighting and crystals in the southwest always bring happiness to the mother of the family.
Northwest activation favors the head of the family
It is very important to “protect” the north-western sector of the house, since it is this part of it that affects the luck of the breadwinner, that is, the head of the family. The toilet located in the northwest is detrimental to the spouse's luck, and the missing northwest corner can threaten him with some kind of serious failure.
Unmarried women living in a house or apartment with a missing northwest corner have difficulty finding a life partner. The presence of the northwest corner can be simulated by lighting the meta where it should be.
Feng Shui, the oriental art of organizing human space and time, can bring us prosperity, health and great relationships with people. “But don't stop there,” advises international bestselling author Lillian Too, “move on!” In this book, she shows how it is possible, applying the principles and methods of feng shui to the space of our consciousness, to achieve not only success in all spheres of life, but also spiritual enlightenment. The simplest, but very powerful psychological techniques will help you achieve inner balance of Yin and Yang, release the mental energy of Qi and make your mind calm, but always ready for unexpected changes.
Lillian Tu
INTERIOR
The ancient Chinese art of cultivation
UDC (31) BBK 86.391 T81
T81 TuLillian
Internal feng shui. Ancient Chinese art of self-improvement / Per. from English ed. A. Lys-trail. - K .: "Sofia"; M .: Publishing House "Gelio", 2003. - 256 p.
ISBN 5-344-00040-5
copyright © 2000 by Lillian Too © Sofia, 2003 © Publishing House Gslios, 2003
Introduction 7
1. Unleashing the Immense Potential of Your Creation 19
2. Attunement to the awareness of mental space 42
3.Cleaning the mental upoci 64
4.Mental Programming 83
Part II 130
5. Simple techniques of meditation in practice
inner feng shui 131
6. Visualization Techniques 175
Part III 218
7. Practical exercises 219
Meet Lillian Tu 254
Introduction
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art that teaches us to live in harmony with the Earth. By following the philosophy and methods of feng shui, we can bring good luck into our lives. Our environment - objects, color combinations, etc. - can be arranged and arranged so that the invisible forces contained in them work to improve our life and realize our potential.
"Inner feng shui", or "feng shui for the mind," is the improvement of our life through the arrangement of the inner, mental space. It is the art of balancing the yin and yang energies at deeper, more spiritual levels of consciousness to bring out the best in us and for us. This inner form of feng shui gives you a new awareness of space and time, improves perception, allows you to re-prioritize, reveal your true aspirations, and strengthen your determination to manifest your inner creative spirit. These changes, taking place on the inner) level, allow you to look at the world in a new way. They open the flow of your wonderful internal chi energy, and you can direct it on the level to achieve all your goals in (the outer world.
So, if you want to achieve more success in life, get a more interesting job, make more money, move up the career ladder, achieve more confidence in yourself and your strengths, more efficient work or study ... world, if you want to become more attractive ... If you want to find true love ... And if you want to create your own happiness in this life, then you can achieve all these goals using the techniques outlined in this book. If you really want to achieve something, then in this book you will find simple but very effective spiritual techniques that will allow you to fully use your inner consciousness - the key with which you can open your inexhaustible reserves of luck and luck and in full take advantage of them in your life.
Inner Feng Shui is effective because your consciousness has oi Roman power and hidden capabilities - but only if you use it correctly. Having learned with the help of feng shui practices to use the deepest inner capabilities of your own consciousness, you yourself will be able to organize your mental space and achieve harmony with your inner rhythms and the flow of your chi energy. There is nothing more powerful than mastering this flow of internal energy.
Three types of luck
The Chinese believe that there are three types of luck - heavenly, earthly, and human. Together, these three types of luck represent the sum of metaphysical influences that determine the quality of our lives. First, luck comes from the sky (* tian tsai *), then luck comes from the earth tsai *), and finally, the luck that we create ourselves (* ren tsai *).
Heavenly luck determines the vow of our birth. We cannot control heavenly luck in any way, but it determines our position in this world.
Earthly luck is feng shui, a science that gives recommendations on how we should position ourselves in space-time for sleep, food, work and other activities, and ensures harmony between us and the surrounding space (landscapes and interiors). Feng Shui describes the special ways of connecting to the special energy lines of the earth that the Chinese
They are called "the currents of the breath of the cosmic dragon", or qi. By finding and saving good qi, we provide ourselves with earthly luck. So this kind of luck is something we can control.
Human luck is what we create for ourselves with our moods, thoughts and deeds. The I Ching speaks of human luck as the actions and thoughts of a “noble person”. We can manage this kind of luck by practicing inner feng shui, because through this art we gain access to the inner awareness of our being.
This book is about human luck. For the successful practice of inner feng shui, we must discover in ourselves the reserves of energy and natural wisdom. To get to this inner source of energy, we can use meditation, breathing techniques, and visualization. Human breathing, like the breathing of the environment, is denoted by the Chinese word qi, but only in relation to the human body, qi means inner breathing, inner strength. Adherents of the Chinese arts of Kung Fu work hard to raise their Qi levels, mainly through controlled breathing and meditation. The ancient Kung Fu monks, renowned for their mastery of the martial arts, were veritable shifu (masters) of controlled breathing. They possessed such complete control over their minds and bodies that they could perform absolutely incredible feats, even overcome the laws of gravity. This powerful chi energy, that is, your inner spiritual self, allows you to take control of your human) dacha into your own hands. The more you develop the ability to control your human luck, the more effectively you can use your consciousness to attract other types of luck to you.
Inner level of consciousness
The inner consciousness is invisible. It does not reside in the brain. It cannot be touched, measured, fixed. Buddhists speak of this as Void. Others say that the inner consciousness is concentrated somewhere in the area of the heart chakra, which is the source of all feelings.
It is at this inner level of consciousness that one should decisively begin to practice mental feng shui. This is where to look for the secret poisoned arrows that cause all your failures, create all kinds of problems, and divert the flow of your life in the wrong direction. They cause you unhappiness and are the source of all problems. Because of these arrows, you are suffering failure. And you need antidotes that overcome, repel, block, and disperse the harmful effects of these poisoned arrows.
The secret poisoned arrows in your inner consciousness are very different from the arrows in your physical environment. Inner Feng Shui works in a completely different realm, in a different dimension, and its poisoned arrows are abstract projections of destructive negative feelings. All the poisons with which these arrows are poisoned can be attributed to three classes - Anger, Attachment and Ignorance - and they are described in detail in the 3rd chapter of our kish i. If you seriously think about it, you will realize that all three of these poisons together and each of them separately represent the source of all your suffering, misery and failure. You should definitely get rid of them if you want to become happy, strong and successful in life. To eliminate these three poisons, you must do what I call the cleansing of the mental space] And then you can already gain energy to gain all the good that you want.
I Feng Shui Methods for Consciousness
Using feng shui methods for consciousness, you will be able to perform effective exercises with the help of which you will control the eight aspirations of the inner mental Lagua. Bagua is an ancient Chinese symbol: an octagon surrounded by eight trigram figures. All 64 hexagrams of the I Ching (the Book of Changes) are composed of these eight trigrams. The mutual arrangement of trigrams in the octagon is essential for feng shui as a system. The practice of internal feng shui is aimed at achieving the following goals:
♦ development of intuition, or inner knowledge;
♦ development of mental stability through breathing control;
♦ development of mental calmness, which allows you to follow the flow of powerful rivers of golden auspicious energy-tsy;
♦ and finally, the most important: the development of spiritual consciousness through visualization. Visualization techniques are used in almost every type of "magic" and spiritual practice. This is the most powerful instrument of consciousness!
Bot what wonderful results this book will promise you. The methods described in it combine very complex techniques and very simple techniques that have been tested over millennia in a wide variety of esoteric traditions.
Many of these methods have been taught to me by various wonderful spiritual teachers and masters. Over the years, I have used these methods separately and have pondered the issues that have bothered me. These questions dealt with the connections between the various meritorious practices I have done and my practice of feng shui. I also looked for explanations for many other manifestations of mystical and metaphysical practices, and in the end I found all the answers. In fact, they were all hiding in myself. I only needed a way to find them. It is clear that many other people have also been able to discover this New Age consciousness, which is currently on its triumphant march around the world.
In recent years, I have begun to understand the mechanism of all this. Now I know that my practice of inner awareness has given amazing strength to my feng shui practice. This seems to me very important, because it opens up new horizons for me to study. And how I respond to these opportunities reflects my own aspirations.
When you yourself get this experience, you will be able to independently choose your own path among the many paths that will open before you. These opportunities can open up at any level of consciousness. They can be completely material and include achieving wealth, power, and success in life. There is nothing wrong. For many years, I also pursued exactly these goals. I used feng shui to achieve wealth and success.
But over time, my needs ci ali more complex. I also needed to take care of my health. I arranged the feng shui of my house in such a way as to eliminate the negative influence of the stars of disease. Therefore, my family and I myself enjoy a completely healthy life. During the last ten years of my life, my need for spirituality has become more urgent, which pushed me to search for answers to a variety of questions. I have always wanted to comprehend my inner spiritual consciousness. Therefore, having succeeded in applying feng shui to achieve a wealthy and healthy life, I began to use this art to achieve spiritual happiness.
Two years ago I met one of the most wonderful people of our time, the venerable Lama Zo-pa Rinpoche. I have always diligently visualized how I would find my true teacher, someone who would have the knowledge to tell me about the meaning of life; someone who could inspire me and show me how to achieve a state of constant and unceasing happiness. I realized a long time ago that wealth and health, for all their importance, on their own cannot bring me real happiness. Therefore, I dreamed of a guardian angel, of the presence of God in my life. I read about the highest lamas of Tibetan Buddhism who, through meditation and yoga, have reached the highest level of spirituality and can perform acts that seem like miracles: they make things disappear and appear from emptiness, can read minds, predict fate accurately. But I still didn’t dare to believe that such people could really exist in this world.
And so I happened to meet such a person! Rinpoche took the form of a humble monk from the high Himalayas. He appeared in my life completely unexpectedly! One day, an hour before our family had to leave for the airport to go on vacation, a message came to my fax - and just as I was at the machine. This is an important detail, because if I had not been at the fax at that moment, then Rinpoche's message would probably have been lost among others. Most likely, upon my return, I would not have paid attention to him.
English. New Age.
Rinpoche invited me to India, to the city of Bodhgaya, so that I could calculate the feng shui of a giant statue of Maitreya Buddha, which was planned to be erected there, although I had no idea who this Rinpoche was. Since I did not feel confident enough to go to India on my own, I asked my feng shui teacher Yap Cheng-Hai to come with me. Master Yap confirmed my instinctive conviction that the request of such a high-ranking lama should not be ignored. Master Yap is a deeply committed and compassionate Buddhist, and he knows of such perfect beings as Rinpoche. Master Yap is like an older brother to me, and I always honor and follow his advice. When he said, "Let's go," we went to India!
Over the past two years, I have learned that Lama Dzopa Rinpoche is indeed a very high-ranking lama, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognizes in him the reincarnation of the Saint Lavado Lama from the Himalayan region of Solu Khumbu. Rinpoche has many thousands of disciples all over the world, and they all greatly respect and love him.
Lama Dzopa Rinpoche has been the source of many wonderful and good experiences for me. Meeting with him changed my perception of the world and my attitude to many things. On a mundane level, these changes resulted in my quitting smoking (after more than twenty years of unsuccessful attempts). I complain less. I like my life much more. My mood became more positive. I started to care more about other people. I became much less self-centered. And on a spiritual level, I feel how the goodness contained in me begins to blossom and bloom, and this is very perceptible. I feel that the evil in me is beginning to disappear - albeit slowly, but just as perceptibly ... And, most importantly, I have never been so happy in my life!
So may the practice of feng shui bring wealth, abundance and good health into your life as well. This is on the material level. Let your feng shui practice satisfy all of your lower chakras, the energy centers responsible for satisfying the senses and needs of your body. Let Feng Shui bring you all the success, all the money you need, all the human relationships you need to satisfy your feelings and sensations. When you satisfy your material needs, your life will be pleasant in every way. But don't stop there! Follow on ...
Let the practice of inner feng shui take you to higher levels of happiness, incomparable happiness that engages your upper, spiritual chakras - your heart, mind and soul. Inner feng shui can cause spiritual transformation in your life, the manifestations of which you will not even be aware of at first. I went through it all. The experience you have acquired may be different from mine: everyone has
we have different karma, different destinies. But whatever experience the practice of inner feng shui brings you, this experience is bound to be so wonderful that it will completely transform your life and your perception. It happened to me ... and I fervently pray that it will happen to you. Inner feng shui can bring you perfect self-realization and the greatest happiness.
Unleashing the enormous potential of your consciousness
Unleash great potential
Hidden in the depths of your consciousness.
Improve your life
Awareness of the inner mental space.
Embrace new perspectives
Redefine what you are aiming for
And start learning all the ways
With which you can achieve
The highest levels of your consciousness,
In which are hidden inexhaustible
Mental feng shui uses the brain to penetrate the inner space of consciousness. Your BRAIN is the physical structure of your consciousness. He is like a sleeping giant - huge and endlessly capable. This potential is not used, dwells in inaction and rest, but can be used. If you want to practice inner feng shui, you must learn to unleash the enormous power of your brain. When you start doing this, you will be amazed at the prospects that open up before you.
You will find that, like the vast majority of other people, you only use about one percent of your brain's capabilities. This was discovered by scientists, and now it is a generally accepted scientific fact. This is not an assumption, not someone's private opinion. This is a scientific point of view.
The capabilities of the human brain are truly amazing. But only a handful of people know the secret of how to unleash the full potential of the brain.
Your consciousness is the source from which the brain receives signals. The goal of Inner Feng Shui practice is to learn to control your mind. Your brain receives control impulses, signals, energy, or qi, which your consciousness transmits to it ... therefore, this entire process can be viewed as a flow of energy, a flow of qi that comes out of the innermost depths of your consciousness and manifests itself at the physical level of your existence. Signals are sent to every part of your body, activating and filling it with power, prompting it to take action, filling it with feelings that can be either positive or negative.
Through these signals, or flux, a beneficial or unfavorable effect is created. When these signals are positive or supportive, they prompt you to acquire or develop a variety of skills, abilities, and capabilities that may exceed anything you would expect. They direct you to achieve the pinnacle of success and prosperity, to maintain mutually beneficial relationships with people, and to successfully form a lifestyle that will bring you true happiness and life satisfaction. Positive brain stimulation from the depths of your mind is the most effective manifestation of your luck.
On the other hand, when these signals are negative and unfavorable, they cause soreness, intolerance, depression, weakness, and a complete lack of motivation. And these are the sources of failure and bad luck.
Mental Feng Shui works by focusing on the true source of good fortune, which lies in the depths of your consciousness. But before we can reach these depths, we must understand how the brain works and serves consciousness. By learning how your inner good qi manifests itself and how it becomes all types of luck on the physical level of existence, you can effectively master this aspect of feng shui.
Mysterious depths of consciousness
In recent years, scientific research in the fields of physics, biochemistry, and psychology has concentrated on the mysterious depths of the possibilities of consciousness. In the course of this research, scientists have begun to better understand the human brain, which is the physical receptacle of consciousness. The following description belongs to me, because even in our time, all assumptions about the relationship between the brain and consciousness are just unconfirmed hypotheses. Nobody knows exactly how the brain is connected to consciousness. The brain exists on a physical level and therefore can be examined using scientific methods. Consciousness, on the other hand, is imperceptible and abstract, but the study of scientific discoveries related to the brain can give us a key to understanding the nature of consciousness.
Research into the human brain shows that its latent potential is far greater than ever thought. Of particular interest are scientific discoveries concerning the various functions of the brain and the unique characteristics of the right and left hemispheres of the brain. Our brain functions like a supercomputer. He has absolutely amazing audio-visual, mathematical, analytical and even parapsychological abilities and perception capabilities, which are supported by millions of brain cells, the connection and interaction between which are still not fully understood.
However, it is already known that the ability of the brain to adapt and use hidden reserves is completely inexhaustible. Anyone can be as creative and imaginative as he allows himself to be. Anyone can be as deductive, analytical and instinctive as they wish. The brain does not set clear limits. Our brain works according to instructions it receives from someone or something else. We assume that this something is consciousness, your consciousness. We assume that this someone is yourself \
Our brain is the "material base" that our consciousness uses to create and process moods, feelings, perceptions, expectations - and the final results that you want to achieve. Your brain is your faithful and humble servant. Understand this, and you will gradually begin to release the limitations of your self-worth.
Consciousness is completely empty and has no tangible existence. It is invisible, but it has tremendous power because it controls your brain. If you control your mind, then you control your brain, which then does whatever you want from it. Your brain does exactly what you want it to do to achieve your success and material gain.
If you control your consciousness to a small extent, then you can control your brain to an equally small extent, and, therefore, you also have poor control over your physical actions and efforts. In such a knock, you practically have no power over your successes and failures. In the worst case, your consciousness controls you, not you control it, and all your actions do not take place at your will. Your mind is not focused and cannot attract luck to you. On the contrary, it creates obstacles to your luck.
This is how consciousness becomes the source of all your failures.
However, consciousness is also the source of all your fortunes. Understand this, and you will be able to comprehend the essence of inner feng shui and realize that a good life and the achievement of all kinds of success in it are completely in your hands. You can get whatever you want.
If you achieve mastery in the practice of inner feng shui, you will receive the key to your inner treasury, which stores your luck. And the connection between this inner treasure and your external physical environment and material reality is through your brain!
Knew the brain
Until very recently, in the days of our parents' youth, very little was known about the brain and its functioning. Many subjects were taught in schools, but teachers paid little or no attention to the human brain and its capabilities.
Few schools in the world explain to students how the brain works, how it absorbs, stores and sorts information. The students were not told about the cells and connective tissues of the brain. Very rarely, they were taught how memory functions, how the eyes move when perceiving information, how visual pictures of the perceived are formed in the brain, how imagination works, how to stimulate a creative approach to solving various problems. The children did not know which part of the brain they were using, and did not know how to use the power of their brain more fully.
In part, this can be explained by the inadequacy and incompleteness of scientific knowledge about the brain. Only very recently have we come to realize that the problems associated with "mental deficiency" are associated not so much with brain defects as with ignorance of its enormous potentialities.
The brain can do much more if we find ourselves in a stressful situation. We know that the brain has great strength and endurance. It can process huge amounts of information, knowledge, emotions and sentiments. Therefore, we know that it must have a huge information capacity and a super-powerful system for processing information arrays.
How does it work? How does it react to commands and stimuli coming from our consciousness? How is it related to consciousness?
Left and right hemispheres of the brain
In fact, we have not one, but two brains. We have left and right hemispheres of the brain, which are similar to the eastern and western parts of the Bagua octagon. We have an analytical side and a defensive side, like the brave green dragon * and the furious white tiger **. From a biological point of view, both hemispheres of the brain are arranged in the same way and work in close relationship. The hemispheres work best when they are in perfect harmony and balance. One hemisphere should not dominate or suppress the other. Each of the hemispheres is made up of millions of oc-neuron cells, which resemble small octopuses that extend their tentacles and connect with other cells.
* In Chinese traditional cosmology - the patron saint of Yang energy. Howling current, morning n spring.
** Patron saint of Yin energy, janana, evenings and autumn.
Each of the cerebral hemispheres has specific functions. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body, and the right side controls the left side of the body. Damage to the left hemisphere can lead to paralysis of the right side of the body, and vice versa.
An extensive program of research on the left and right hemispheres of the brain, conducted at the University of California, has shown that each of the two hemispheres of the brain is responsible for different types of intellectual activity. In the process of research, electromagnetic waves in the hemispheres were measured when solving various problems - from purely creative and related to the imagination to purely logical and computational ones. The research results were highly appreciated in the scientific world. According to the results obtained, each of the hemispheres is responsible for performing different types of mental activity.
The right hemisphere is responsible for dreams, perception of color, rhythm, music, and other mental processes that require creativity and vivid imagination, ingenuity and artistic talent. The mental processes taking place in the right hemisphere of the brain are not constrained by a logical framework. In feng shui, it is believed that the right hemisphere of the brain symbolizes a mighty dragon who embodies courage and courage, daring and a penchant for experimentation in areas where other creatures are afraid to even enter. This dragon is often said to be reckless. However, his creativity brings good luck and good fortune! The right hemisphere, therefore, is the act of the eve ("yana oh") side of the brain. People who have better right hemisphere manifestations focus on the perception of shapes and colors, shades and other subtle matters, often without paying any attention to measurements and calculations.
The left hemisphere is responsible for numbers, sequences, logic, organizational processes that require rational thinking and reasoning, as well as deductive and analytical operations. The left hemisphere mainly deals with the field of mathematics and science in general. People with better left hemisphere manifestations focus on lines and formulas, ignoring colors and rhythm. The left hemisphere symbolizes a cold analytical tiger who obeys logic, but not creative considerations. The tiger is never reckless. It represents the passive ("yin") side of the brain.
Studies have also noted that people who are trained to use primarily one hemisphere of the brain often subsequently have difficulty using the other hemisphere. Those who were trained to think logically and consistently in all situations faced difficulties in those situations where it was required to go beyond rigid rationality. They became completely one-sided in their thinking! Such people are said to be dominated by Yin energy. Their inner feng shui is not balanced.
Conversely, great artists who have not been taught to use rational, logical thinking find it difficult to find themselves in situations where they are required to do some kind of work that involves consistent analytical thinking. Such people are said to be dominated by Yang energy. This is why so many creative people so often have a hot temperament. Their behavior is almost completely determined by the excess of Yang energy.
In addition, the researchers noted that when a less-used part of the brain was somehow activated to work in sync with another, dominant part of the brain, the end result of this interaction often exceeded previously learned indicators in speed and efficiency. In other words, the simultaneous operation of both hemispheres gives the best results; because in this case, the integrity of the interaction of the energies of Yin and Yang, which are in harmony, is manifested.
Scientific discoveries concerning the structure and functioning of the brain are of particular importance for those who need to be convinced that the nature of the brain is fraught with inexhaustible possibilities. Well, scientific evidence supports the need to balance the use of the left and right hemispheres of the brain. None of them should be in a privileged position and suppress or take on the functions of the other. We all need to develop both sides of our brain. Both types of thought processes, characteristic of the left and right hemispheres, must be used and complementary, working with each other in a holistic interaction.
Equal attention should be paid
Two dimensions of thinking:
Creative and rational,
And let the dragon and tiger walk side by side.
You can be creative or rational person, but it is better to be both creative and rational at the same time, so as not to infringe on or suppress your nature. You should develop the strength of your brain through the interaction of Yin and Yang energies. There are no natural losers in the world. The success of each of us is hidden in ourselves, and we can all reach our heights. Everyone can succeed. The "raw material" for him is inherent in us. It is only necessary to discover and develop its "deposit", and then you will be able to fully unleash the potential inherent in you and achieve success. This is an indisputable fact. This is not someone’s personal opinion, and you should not agree with those who tell you that you are stupid losers, who were destined for constant failure from birth.
We are all potential winners, potential geniuses, and potential millionaires.
In the past, it was generally accepted that only academic, intellectual pursuits were suitable for outstanding minds. Achievement of high results in education was associated with success in reading, memorization and counting. All of these activities require the energy of the tiger (left hemisphere). Those who had difficulties in these areas and gravitated towards the dragon (right hemisphere) realms - music, visual arts, sports, crafts - were considered less intelligent and less fortunate in life. Except, of course, a small number of those who somehow managed to break through the wall of prejudice and gained public recognition. Parents discouraged the development of the dragon brain in their children, forcing them to improve the tiger brain.
Fortunately, this trend is already coming to naught thanks to the spread of the ideas of the New Age - ideas about the need for equal development of both hemispheres of the brain. Equal attention should be paid to the two dimensions of human thinking. As a result, we will come to the recognition of the equal value of any area of thought.
Application of the left and right hemispheres of the brain
The more you use both hemispheres of your brain, the more benefit you will get. The wonderful synergy that results from the simultaneous use of the dragon brain and the tiger brain becomes especially evident when we look at the achievements of scientific geniuses such as Einstein and Stephen Hawkeye and great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci. Einstein discovered his famous equation of relativity, E = mc 2, by connecting the impulses of both hemispheres of his brain. Stephen Hawking likewise combined remarkable intuition with rational knowledge in physics to help him explore the mystery of the universe. And in the greatest creations of la Vinci, mathematical precision and outstanding artistry are harmoniously combined.
Ilbert Einstein is a genius who simultaneously used his dragon brain and tiger brain
The most famous scientist in the world, Albert Einstein, was an outstanding physicist and mathematician. He formulated the theory of relativity and completely changed the scientific views on our world and the universe. But, most curious of all, Albert Einstein used more than just his tiger brain - logical, scientific and analytical. And he formulated his outstanding theory without sitting at the table and solving equations.
Einstein formulated the theory of relativity when he was resting from his work, lying on the grass and dreaming. Feeling the warmth of the sun, he closed his eyes and enjoyed the peace. And I noticed how the sunlight passes through the eyelashes ... and breaks into thousands of small rays.
The scientist thought: I wonder, what would it be like to travel on one of such small rays of light? And Einstein allowed his consciousness to go on such an imaginary journey to the edge of the universe, to the place where, as he was told by all his knowledge in physics, he could never be ... He allowed his dragon brain to go to the realm of the unknown and fly over the unknown spaces of the universe.
When he woke up, a little puzzled Einstein remembered his equations, but now he allowed the insights that he had gained during the trip "filtered" through his formal scientific knowledge, and comprehended new truths. By allowing the colors and rhythms of the dragon brain to travel into the disciplined rational realm of the tiger brain, Einstein made his greatest breakthrough. This is how the theory of relativity was born. Assumptions that only logical means lead to have no connection with reality.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was never just a mathematician or physicist. His life did not consist only of numbers, formulas and equations. We know that he was not good at math in school and that even in college he remained an impulsive dreamer. The fact that he became one of the most outstanding minds in the history of mankind allows us to understand a lot. He allowed the genius hidden within him to manifest because he possessed the strength and conviction necessary to lead consciousness through the labyrinths of the intellect. Thanks to this, he could send his intellect on a journey through the unknown spaces of the universe, simultaneously with his equally outstanding and vivid imagination. Here is a person who can be called a master of inner feng shui!
Stephen Hawking is another genius who used his dragon brain and tiger brain at the same time
The world knows this amazing Cambridge professor for his A Brief History of Time, a book in which he expounds his ideas about the origin of the universe. This is a rather abstract subject that is beyond the perception of ordinary consciousness - and yet this man managed to surprise the whole world with his explanations of theoretical and quantum physics. Stephen Hawking's book sold thousands of copies and made him a world famous person. It is quite obvious that he practices inner feng shui, for he himself created his own luck, despite a serious illness (paralysis).
How did he manage to achieve this? How did this man of science manage to attract the attention of millions of people who had nothing to do with science? As a person who cannot speak, communicates with his students through a voice synthesizer and looks like a complete invalid - how did he manage to simultaneously impress both the international academic community and the average layman?
Hear what he has to say about the success of his first book:
Most people are unable to understand mathematical equations - and I myself have very little concern about the equations. Partly because it’s hard for me to read, but mostly because I don’t have an intuitive understanding of equations. Instead, I think in visual images, and my goal in this book was primarily to describe these mental images in words ... I hoped that this way most people would be able to share my admiration and feel the great advances that have occurred in physics over the past twenty -thirty and years old. Here is another outstanding scientific mind that visualizes and uses both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. Perhaps this is the secret of Hawking's outstanding intelligence. He gives us other hints as well:
I would say that I am a very aspiring person. If I had not been so aspiring, I would not be here now, in front of you ... I rely very much on my intuition. I try to predict the result, and then I have to substantiate it scientifically ... I quite often find that what I was thinking is wrong, but exactly what I never thought of is right. This is how I discovered that black holes are not actually completely black. At the same time, I was trying to prove something completely different. Stephen Hawking demonstrates the greatest scientific prowess while writing with a great sense of humor. His ma g said that the main feature oi ha] of the actor Stephen was the ability to be surprised. And he is not tired of being surprised so far. In his latest book, On Black Holes and Incipient Universes, he takes his readers even further into his realm of high science.
