Feng shui is a millennia old Chinese wisdom, which literally means 'wind and water'. Today's school of Feng shui teaches, how to properly set furniture and arrange a room in order to achieve harmony with the environment. A strong role of the school Feng shui represent also the colours. With the colours Feng shui experts direct chi (energy) and beneficially change energy of certain areas in a flat. Short history The old Chinese wisdom developed approx. 3.500 years ago in small villages in the East, where people looked at the structure of soil and wind and water direction in order to secure accommodation, that is best for survival. Good Feng shui should provide abundant harvest, healthy livestock and abundant life. Feng shui means in translation wind and water, it is based on five basic elements in space - fire, metal, earth, wood and water. These elements have positive or negative energy, which we call chi. The Western culture regarded Feng shui long as superstition practice, but today the treatment of Feng shui has changed much and it is an important guidance at harmonious arrangement of the rooms. The target of today's Feng shui practice is assurance of good energies in rooms, which we daily use. This energy is said to have origins in colours, forms amd samples of everything, what we use in a flat. The wisdom teaches, how to select colours and samples and arrange everything in a room to enable free flow of energy and to provide positive atmosphere and healthy environment for good effect on well-being, mutual relationships and productivity at work. Selection of colours according to Feng shui Selection of colours according to method Feng shui is based on harmonious use of basic five elements (fire, metal, earth, wood and water) and their circle cycle. It controls the harmony (elements mutually supplement each other) and disharmony (elements do not supplement each other). Each of basic five elements has its own colour, which in connection with the element create and spread energy (chi).
Influence of individual colours: GREEN is the colour of awareness. It symolizes vegetation and is associated with life and nature. It symbolizes the growth and vitality. It can be used to create links with nature, to create a peaceful space for rest, turning attention to something new and the feeling of youthfulness. It should be avoided in closed spaces. BLUE colour represents the desire for knowledge, confidence and safety. It offers all the unknown, which still has to be discovered. It can be used to create a mysterious atmosphere, to express curiosity and seriousness, helps us in meditation. It should be avoided in children rooms and cold rooms. RED is the colour of power and energy. Red can mean danger or pleasure, it attracts attention and gives a feeling of warmth. It should be avoided in rooms, where sick and elderly people live and in transition areas (corridors,waiting rooms…). A red armchair in a purified living room provides heat and energy. YELLOW is the colour of sun and means abundance. It symbolizes tolerance and patience. It can be used to revitalize the space, improve mood, promote mental work and arise curiosity. It should be avoided in small, closed rooms and in bedrooms. WHITE colour is a symbol of purity, faith and innocence. It can be used to emphasize the purity and innocence and to see the fairness. It should be avoided in cold climates, indoors and in workplaces. BLACK colour is like a puzzle and a desire to raise knowledge. It gives a sense of depth and seriousness. It can be used to emphasize the autonomy, power and strength of expression or waking mistery. It should be avoided in children rooms, rooms of patients in public places and spaces for learning. Correct selection of colours, which provides best feelings, is the combination of characteristics of colours, energies and synergy between them. Prior to selection of colours ask yourselves: - which colour or shade best express your personality? - which activities will be performed in a space? For more answers on influence of colours to feelings and harmony of rooms see the following:
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