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Sources of positive
and negative chi
The most practical way to experience Chi is to bring yourself into contact
on a regular basis with the natural forces of the elements in our environment.
Practically, this could mean taking a walk when it is windy or stormy
or take a walk in the rain and provided you are up for it, allow yourself
to get wet! Go out on a very cold and frosty morning or experience the
mellow stillness of snow when it has settled. Get out in the sunshine
and from time to time, albeit for a short period of time, expose your
skin to the sun. Take a walk in the woods or a forest and experience
the stillness and the driving Chi that sends the pine trees to pierce
the canopy of woods. A walk on the beach, kick of the shoes and feel
the sand or the pebbles between your toes. Paddle or swim in the sea
or a river. Taking a walk in the hills or quietly read a book by a river.
Begin to notice already what you feel you have an aversion to doing,
as that can be an indication of where your Chi is at the moment. Notice,
for example, the difference in Chi between a dog and a cat. A cat is
quiet, serious, aloof, self-contained - very affectionate when hungry
whereas the dog wears its Chi very much more on the surface. Essentially
a pack animal, they wear their heart on their sleeve, expressing how
they feel openly. Within a family it is easy to see the Chi of a wild
young toddler compared to the reflective quieter nature of the grandparents.
Look at the Chi in the faces of people who have been working hard all
week and are letting their hair down on a Friday night, compare that
with their Chi on a Monday morning as they often struggle unenthusiastically
back to work!
Sha (negative Chi)
Like Chi, Sha Chi or "killing breath" or "poisoned arrows"
or "secret arrows" as it sometimes known, is an invisible
force. However, this quality of Chi can be threatening and dangerous
to the well being of the occupants of a house that has this kind of
Chi aimed at the front door. When we looked at the examples of water
in nature, many of them showed its fluid and meandering qualities. However,
imagine channelling this in a straight line and on a gradient and you
would have a completely different mountain of water to deal with. Sha
Chi is rather like a flash flood - dangerous, volatile and unpredictable.
In terms of seeing a comparison in Sha Chi with wind, it would be like
opening your front door to a hurricane! Sha Chi is generated from many
different sources. Locating and dealing with these poisoned arrows is
the first and the most important step to take, in what ever form of
Feng Shui you choose to practise with your home. All Feng Shui practitioners
are on the lookout for signs of these poisoned arrows and if it is present,
then primarily their advice is how to protect you from it by deflecting
it or shielding you from it.
Straight lines, straight edges and direct channels are very rare
occurrences in the natural world. In our modern towns and cities, as
well as within our own homes, there is plenty of evidence of straight
lines and geometrically sharp angular edges to our internal furnishings.
Standing in your front doorway and looking out, begin to be aware of
some of the following factors that can cause poisoned arrows to be directed
toward your front door. The entrance to your home or business has vital
significance. It is where you have an opening for opportunity and if
this is compromised by poisoned arrows, then it is possible that your
hard work and effort can be undermined.
Roads - long straight roads generate plenty of Sha Chi. If this
is being aimed directly at your front door, then you need to screen
it or deflect it.
Bridges - bridges are rarely curved and ambient structures! They
generate plenty of Sha Chi which is aimed directly at structures at
either end of the bridge. Bridges are always powerful places in the
community, highly energised and highly sought after in terms of their
strategic value in warfare. Even nowadays, local municipal councils
will fight for years over who is responsible for repairs and the upkeep
of the local bridge.
Paths - I believe the path leading up to your front door needs
to slow down the Chi as it enters your home. A winding, meandering path
is ideal, however a front gate that is solid or set slightly to one
side of your front door can help slow down the movement of potential
Sha Chi.
Vehicles - motor vehicles are highly charged "creatures".
Having one of these parked directly outside your front door and facing
your front door is not ideal. Preferably keep your front doorway clear
of vehicles but if this is the only place you can park, then try reversing
into the driveway leaving the more aggressive forward facing part of
the vehicle pointing away from your front door and property.
Trees - tall and imposing trees within 40 metres of your front
door can also deflect Sha Chi in your direction.
Roof Edges - the angular corners of buildings opposite your front
door can aim poison arrows at you as can the edges of roofs and gutters
pointed in your direction. Recall the images and photographs of traditional
roofs in China where the sharp angles are replaced by an upturned curve
at the edge of the roof, therefore politely deflecting any Sha Chi away
from neighbor's.
Telephone Poles/Utility Poles/Pylons - I would not recommend
anybody to live close to or under an overhead pylon. There is plenty
of evidence to suggest that they generate enormous amounts of negative
electromagnetic energy which has the potential to disturb our sleep
and in some cases, has been linked with more serious health problems.
Like trees, utility poles facing front your door are sending poison
arrows in your direction and need to be deflected.
Tall, Sharp Structures - these can include a church spire, a
local sub station for cellular telephones or a tall radio mast from
a local military base, police station or taxi firm. These generate powerful
energy and if visible from your front door, need to be deflected.
Stagnant Chi - this can be just as insidious as overactive poison
arrows. Examples could include a derelict site opposite your front door,
a piece of waste land or the local cemetery. Protection by means of
screening or deflecting is also necessary in these cases.
What to do
A hedge or a low wall to the front of your property will deal with some
of these poison arrows effectively but the more distant or taller sources
of poison arrows need to be reflected back. The most common "cure"
practised in the orient is the Pa Kua mirror. These are octagonally
shaped devices with the 8 trigrams of the I Ching painted on the outer
edge while in the centre there is a mirror which helps to reflect back
the poison arrows. These have long been used in China for the protection
of the property against poison arrows and are never used inside the
home or office.
Sha Chi is also potentially present within our homes. The basic
principle to comprehend is that ideally, we use furnishings which lack
sharp edges. Rather like in nature, it is wise to mirror this within
our home by having furniture and structures that "flow". To
begin with, that is where you may be threatened by poison arrows being
generated from the sharp edges of a doorway, a wall, a bookcase, a cupboard
- particularly in these 3 areas. Have a closer look at where you sleep,
where you work and where you eat. These are 3 places where you are more
likely to spend a lot of your time. Sitting comfortably at your chair
in your office, you do not need the sharp angle of a filing cabinet
or shelf behind you or beside you deflecting poison arrows in your direction.
Similarly, when you are asleep, it is not wise to have the sharp edges
of bedside furniture or wardrobes being aimed at you while you sleep.
To bring a peaceful and harmonious vibration to where you eat and basically
re-charge yourself every day, then your dining area needs to be free
of potential hazards from poison arrows. Poison arrows can also be deflected
down on us from beams within our property. Ideally avoid sleeping, eating
or working underneath structures. If you have a special chair that you
like to relax in after work, then check that you are not sitting under
a beam.
Sha Chi Check List
Look around the home for potential sharp edges and see what you can
do that is both imaginative and practical to soften them.
Check the position of your chair at work, your bed and your favourite
chair for potential poison arrows.
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