{"id":1783,"date":"2018-06-11T12:43:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fabiopetrella.it\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:49:00","slug":"green-spaces-with-feng-shui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fabiopetrella.it\/en\/green-spaces-with-feng-shui\/","title":{"rendered":"GREEN SPACES WITH FENG SHUI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GREEN SPACES WITH FENG SHUI: how to work with Feng Shui by designing and managing pre-existing or new green areas. General schemes and methodologies.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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PREMISE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following series of basic information is required to start a project on green spaces with Feng Shui:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1.     SITE MAPS (shape and topography, geomorphology, hydrology, pedology, urbanization and use, previous arrangement)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2.     <\/span>ORIENTATION (BA GUA)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3.     <\/span>REFERENCE BUILDING (Yin-Yang balance)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4.     <\/span>SPECIFIC DATA OF THE GREEN AREA (if already existing: history, total area, botanical elements)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5.     CLIENT’S <\/span><\/span><\/span>PROJECT CONSTRAINTS  (if the green area is a new realization)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n


    <\/span>Point 1 concerns the technical information which is required to decode the indications of the Chinese Compass<\/a><\/span> (point 2) and toapply the principles of Feng Shui, by compensating for any energy shortages and by optimizing the most favorable features of the place.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For example, geomorphology is particularly useful, in the case of wavy lands, to identify low areas where Qi tends to accumulate and the slopes where it tends to flow more quickly, in order to better manage irrigation and soil moisture, and choose <\/span>the suitable species to be planted, according to the general circulation of Qi and to the array of primary energy sources, linked to the four cardinal directions. <\/span>Also for Feng Shui it would be very important to know exactly the shape of the green area perimeter, the more irregular it is, the worse the circulation of Qi and its harmonization.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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    Point 2 implies the use of the Chinese Compass and its applications, in particular a drawing of the eight directions (Ba Gua<\/a><\/span>) corresponding to the eight basic trigrams of the Yi Jing<\/a><\/span>. A<\/span> detailed analysis should be performed on Qi flow<\/a><\/span>  and its qualities<\/span><\/span> into the studied site, in order to put in place possible corrections and then to coherently design green spaces.
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    Point 3 considers the presence of one or more buildings (if existing) combined with the green area. <\/span>Conceptually, the Tao suggests a fundamental balance between an internal residential area with a conservative Yin function and an external green area enodowed with expansion energy and a Yang function. <\/span>That means that a Feng Shui analysis of the housing unit should also be made<\/span>, in order to correctly weigh up its energy value in comparison with the designed green area. The reciprocal relationship between the two areas will tune the global Qi flow of the place <\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Point 4 is about when the green area already exists and you want to proceed with its reorganization according to Feng Shui, in which case it will be necessary to get information on its history, implantation dates, botanical species, management problems, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Point 5 refers to any type of constraint given by the client, from economical to practical-aesthetic or structural conditioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here are some distinctions to be made on the various types of green areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n