Yin & Yang Energy
Feng Shui practice seeks a balance and equality between Yang, the masculine energy and Yin, the feminine twin. The classic black and white symbol shows white with a piece of black and black with white. Each balances the other and with either element missing, neither can exist without imploding.
Yin energy is the black part symbolising the cool, calm silence of the moon and stars at night. It is about feeling deeply and being honest and authentic; about listening and like the moon, reflecting. However, too much Yin energy can be isolating, can lead to being too introverted and sometimes is seen to blur relationship boundaries and energy. It needs a pick-me-up.
The white Yang energy is all about leading, activating, moving forward, driving life and is seen to be aligned with the sun dynamics of the day. Too much Yang shows in being overwhelmed, behaving like a classic Type A person and always needing to win. Right now, you are probably recognising one or the other being more dominant in your life and personality! This is where the balance and harmony happens and the essence of Zen begins.
How Can Feng Shui Help?
We can’t always control what happens outside of our living space and at the moment and after the pandemic, wars, elections and other current global issues, a sense of being out of control can show up in every area of life if we are not careful. What is happening can be seen as an overdrive of Yang energy which can divide and conquer and takes no prisoners. There is a definite lack of Yin reflection and inner self awareness and calm. It is all about expressing ourselves, which is an irony at the moment, and that is coming from a person who loves to sing and speak! Using Feng Shui to balance the energy helps introduce a sense of calm in your interior living place to at least have a space to be able to retreat, recover and re-balance.
Yin Balancing
If you find your home jangles you, interrupts your equilibrium and lacks a sense of relaxation, look around and assess the overall space and each room. Check with the Bagua map if the colours and elements are right for that sector and if there is a balance between all of the parts of the Element lifecycle.
Review bright colours such as red and orange as they are part of the Fire element and if added to lots of the Wood element, you are stimulating your environment with growth and dynamism. It may be too much. Consider where to use Fire in the Bagua map and highlight where your bedroom is. A bedroom should have more Yin elements than Yang while we often see Yang energy in the kitchen and dining rooms. Sometimes the bathrooms are too Yin which includes too much of the Water element. Using stone and ceramics which are representing the Earth element and grounding, can help balance this out but you need to check out where your bathroom is in the Bagua Map. If you need to tone down the Yang energy, balance with soft, calm Yin colours. Sometimes just move the furniture around or change over the bed linen. It can be that easy.
Yang Balancing
Then there can be a room that is too quiet, feels depressing and is often the spare room where no-one goes. Check where your spare room/bedroom is as that could show a part of your life that is dormant or lacking. Counteract the stillness with brighter colours and brighter light and use the space! Even if you are just going in there to take a call or play some music. Open the curtains and turn on the light to re-establish a sense of light and life. As the Taoist Wellness Academy says, “In the dance of light and shadow, we find the true essence of balance and harmony”.
