Feng Shui (slight chance of M&D spoiler)

[davemarc]

> From: Sean Klein <seandkle at sybase.com>
> 
> Feng Shui is the Chinese art of arranging buildings and furniture in
order to maximize beneficial chi flow through a structure.  Bad chi flow is
a bad thing whereas good chi flow will improve your health, finances, etc. 
For example, bunk beds are bad because the chi from the top bunk presses
down on the bottom bunk.  Flowing water is very good because it keeps
things moving, whereas a house by stagnant water, e.g. an eddy in a stream,
is bad because things get caught in it.
> 
> There's a site or two on the web on Feng Shui, as well as quite a few
books out now, at least in the US.  It's starting to reach critical mass
over here.
> 
I think this "feng shui" thing may turn out to be a minefield.  As far as I
understand it, the "interior decorating" brand of feng shui is connected to
traditional feng shui only by the barest of threads.  A feng shui master,
in the traditional sense, would be the product of many years of training. 
Traditional feng shui has to do with assessing the auspiciousness of
geographical locations, maybe for cities more than individual houses.  The
advice one would obtain from a traditional master would have little or
nothing to do with personal finances or furniture.  

Yes, there are numerous sources on "feng shui."  Don't just look at those
marketed as New Age, though.

davemarc