By Darren Bardsley
 Colors have symbolisms that differ from one culture to another, and usage gives them the power written in tradition or custom, but common meanings do exist and they are not aleatory.
Thus, the colors feng shui uses are the same as in the spectrum we learned about in school, but additionally, they are classified according to the yin-yang alternation principle.
All the colors from red to yellow and orange are considered to belong to the level of yang chi whereas those from green to violet-black belong to the yin chi. Here is the symbolisms of colors feng shui and Western traditions rely on.
Depending on the five essential elements, water, wood, earth, fire and metal, the cardinal points have their specific colors.
Feng shui combines and interprets these colors according to the various aspects in one's life.
Thus, red corresponds to the element fire and to the cardinal point south. Western tradition considers red the symbol of life, warmth and strength but aggression, anxiety and sexuality remain underlying connotations.
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By Darren Bardsley
 The ancient Chinese art of energy balancing, feng shui, has attracted the modern Western mind by its variety of applications for life improvement.
Even if it could seem basic, feng shui is pretty difficult to define as it involves complex knowledge of the elements, the environment, the energetic structure of the body as well as of the principles governing the functions of the universe.
Feng means wind and shui is water in Chinese; these two elements, gentle wind and clear water are symbols of fulfillment in terms of health, wealth and fortune.
People speak of "good feng shui" and "bad feng shui" depending on the way the energies are respected and put to work for you.
The basis for feng shui is the complete understanding of nature and the taoist vision, both embracing the idea that everything is full of the life energy or light, called "chi" or "qui" (in Chinese) or "ki" (in Japanese).
The basic factors that could influence a feng shui analysis of a location, person or situation include the five elements and the yin and |
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