Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Feng Shui

(fung shway) n. - the Chinese art or practice of positioning objects, especially graves, buildings, and furniture, based on a belief in patterns of yin and yang and the flow of chi that have positive and negative effects.

Guys if you want to be the leaders of your communities, you must adhere strictly to these powerful feng shui tips. And for goodness sakes, please don't forget to leave a coin in the mouth of your three legged toad god figure...

0) Always sit with a solid wall behind your back to ensure that you have support in your life, never sit with a window behind you.

1) The arrangement of tables and chairs should be in a harmonious position so that chi is able to flow smoothly.

2) If you wish to be the leader in your industry, place a Dragon on the right hand side of your desk facing towards the window or the door. The Dragon can also look into your water fountain.

3) You should not have any cactus or sharp looking plants in your office as these plants have small sharp leaves and therefore causes "shar chi" in the office. The chi that rides on the wind will have to pass through them causing chi to be fierce and sharp.

4) If your staff always fall sick in that area, then use a metal wind chime made of 6 or 7 metal rods about 1ft long are the best as the sound of metal is the best Feng Shui cure. Place a hanging crystal sphere to activate ch'i or disperse negative ch'i.

5) In your office, never have the main door opening into your table as the chi coming in will hit at your face causing you not to have good luck but instead more obstacles and problems.

6) In a managers office you should try not to chose a room with two doors, because the ch’I will go into that room and out the other door.

7) Do not place a paper cutter machine next to the main door. A Cutter machine is to cut papers. Therefore if located here will cause staff to back stab each other and fight, if one is not careful.

8) Do not place an empty vase next to the main door, as the new chi, once it enters your office, will be sucked into the vase causing nothing left for the environment.

9) Place a hanging crystal in your window, this will activate ch’I, as well as looking fantastic, when the sun hits them they produce the most amazing rainbows.

10) The three legged toad god figure is used for attracting wealth and abundance. Place this wonderful creature near your front office entrance, facing into your office to magnify your wealth luck. Always leave the coin in its mouth.


4 comments:

Jeremy Parker said...

That's a very good point! In a way, we all transfer the chai from person to person in our everyday activities and interactions As the energy flows throughout the community, our inner strength grows...wait, were you talking about farting?

Dang it, Troy...YOU DA MAN!

Rebecca said...

I prefer my chai lattes to all that snazzy furnatoor arraengen stuff. I do think not having your desk facing the door may cause fewer people to come in and see you're there to dump work on you but the dragon thing, ummmm, why do educated adults take this stuff seriously?

Rebecca said...

Aren't there things about what colors you're supposed to use and stuff? I remember seeing a home building show where the home owners abandoned the project because they came in when the carpet was being laid and there was a seam running down the center of the bedroom and so it had bad "chai".

Jeremy Parker said...

Borders has the best frozen chai...

But anyways, I don't think Feng Shui has anything to do with colors. It is all about harmonious arrangements within a defined space. I agree with the fact that the arrangement of a room has a lot of psychological effect on its inhabitants, but to say that it affects fortune or future is absurd.