Feng shui is an ancient art related to the law and order of the universe and the power of nature. It was first developed some 6,000 years ago. It's a system based on the elements of astronomy, astrology, geology, physics, mathematics, philosophy, psychology and intuition.

Feng shui applies to all that matters a great deal to people: their environment, places, people, time and the interaction between the potential factors. Through the knowledge of feng shui, people are believed to be able to make themselves more compatible with nature, their surroundings and their own everyday life, so that they can make an impact on their finances, health, and emotions. Obviously, it's a theory to trigger awareness of the relations between human beings and nature. Only when the world is well-manipulated, can it be well availed of and become productive and favorable to humans.

The Chinese term feng shui simply means "wind and water." The concept of them goes throughout the theory and its practice. The ancient Chinese believed a kind of underlying essence of force of things that tends to be dispelled at the chance of wind, while checked at the chance of water.
In ancient China, people would act in virtue of the theory in the hope of promoting prosperity, good health and relationships.

Here are some ways feng shui is supposed to be able to help you:

• getting a job, raise or promotion
• improving health
• getting married
• getting pregnant or preventing miscarriages
• protecting a couple from divorce
• creating more harmonious family relationships
• feeling free from job impression
• improving business better
• preventing accidents
• feeling more safe in life

Believe it or not, it is trusted by a considerable number of people. They believe they are always lucky in life by virtue of feng-shui.

A vital term 'Qi' can't be missed if you want to take further inquiry into the theory. Qi means the energy which governs our spirit, our health, surroundings, even the physical state and the luck or the fate. Simply, it is the underlying essence of every thing. And a feng-shui practitioner's goal is to adjust the underlying environmental force (Qi) to best suit you.

The geomantic science of feng-shui deals with using the energy of the environment to encourage or discourage various psychological effects. In the modern world, feng-shui has become very chic among the wealthy and famous to arrange their humble abodes to go with the flow instead of against it.

As far back as 3000 years ago, the magic square upon which many of the principles of feng-shui rely was discovered by the Chinese. Other cultures, from India and Egypt to Ireland, have also used the magic square. Generally it is found in ancient (and probably some modern) architecture in the design of temples and palaces. Symbolism is attached to the different cardinal points of the compass: south is summer and life; north, winter and death; east, spring and harmony; and west, autumn and harmony. In feng-shui, the door always points south, regardless of the actual compass direction.

Using this information as a guide, see if your house flows positive energy in the right direction of various rooms.