Feng Shui is related to the very sensible notion that living with rather than against nature benefits humans and their environment. It is also related to the equally sensible notion that our lives are deeply affected by our physical and emotional environs. If we surround ourselves with symbols of death, contempt and indifference toward life and nature, with noise and various forms of ugliness, we may corrupt ourselves in the process. If we surround ourselves with beauty, gentleness, kindness, sympathy, music and various expressions of the sweetness of life, we ennoble ourselves as well as our environment.

Feng Shui is the branch of classical cosmology, which gives a blue print for us to build our homes in splendid harmony with the elements of our natural environment. The Chinese proponents of Feng Shui believe that where you live, and how you allocate and arrange the elements of your home or workplace, can significantly affect the harmony of your health, wealth, and happiness.

There are four Feng Shui elements to consider when evaluating the harmony and environment of a home:

• The Chi (positive energy or “breath of life”) potential of the neighborhood;
• The site orientation and the direction to which the building faces;
• The presence of the five elements – fire, water, wood, metal and earth – in each room brings good harmony; and
• The power and significance of water in relation to the property.
  

When elements are harmonious, Chi flows gently and peacefully. When they are out of balance, Chi flows out the door or stops dead in its tracks. The flow of Chi is essential to the personal comfort and wellbeing of the occupants.