by Nancy C. Canestaro, D.Arch.

The classic Feng Shui philosophy depends on an understanding of the land, home layout, and the people who live in the home. The attached PowerPoint presentation, leads you step-by-step through the essential information that you need to determine how to use Feng Shui to make better use of the energy that is all around you.

You will notice as the presentation progresses that the energy may currently work better for one individual than for others in the home. This is quite typical and can be remedied through the use of colors, the five elements, objects, and orientation and positioning of where you do things in the home.

It is important that you understand your personal energy pattern, called a Trigram*, before making decisions on remedies or enhancements for the energy in a space. This 1000 year old art and science of Feng Shui is complex and may require you to study the topic more in depth. Please refer to other articles in this section that may help broaden your understanding of this subject.

*Trigrams are eight energy patterns coming from the ancient Chinese text, I Ching.