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Article: Feng shui. (common sense and the ancient Chinese art of placement)(includes related articles on feng shui principles and literature on the art)
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- Country Living
- Article date:
- January 1, 1997
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The ancient Chinese art of placement sounds like common sense to a new generation of homeowners.
What do the color of your living-room walls, the location of your bedroom, and e chimes hanging on your porch have to do with your personal well-being? Maybe a lot, if you subscribe to the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui.
According to Chinese philosophy and the practice of Feng Shui (pronounced lung shway), everything animate and inanimate partakes of universal life-force energies. Generally referred to as the Chinese art of placement, Feng Shui encourages us to examine energy patterns to determine whether our homes, barns, offices, and the objects they house enhance ...