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The basic belief behind Feng
Shui is that there are five elements, some combinations of
which create a productive cycle, and some a destructive
cycle. When one of these five elements water, wood,
fire, earth, and metal, respectively for the productive
cycle are combined with an element adjacent to the
main element, a productive cycle is perpetuated. The
reason being that water sustains wood, wood feeds fire,
ashes create earth, earth creates metal, and metal holds
water. So if you have a room where wood is the main
element, it would be good Feng Shui to add a water or fire
element to the room, as water feeds wood and wood feeds
fire. This is where candles would be a nice touch of good
Feng Shui.
A look at the destructive
cycle will show which elements do not work well together:
water, fire, metal, wood, earth. And we can see that water
puts our fire, fire melts metal, metal cuts wood, wood
clogs earth, and earth muddies water. Although these
elements are generally considered bad Feng Shui
combinations, one can be used with an adjacent element in
the destructive cycle to minimize an overpowering element.
For instance, if a room has overpowering metal elements,
maybe filled with modern metal furniture, you can minimize
that with wood elements like some green leafy plants, or
with fire elements such as red throw pillows, a fireplace,
or even candles.
It is beneficial to bear in
mind the productive and destructive cycles while
decorating, but for optimum Feng Shui, a room would have
an equal balance of all five elements none being too
overpowering. If this isnt the case and there is not
one overpowering element, then the productive cycle is a
good place to start when decorating.
Now that we have a basic
understanding of the elements, we can see how to best
utilize candles in our decorating. In areas with
predominately metal or water elements rooms which
would have a lot of blue or silver colors or metallic
furnishings a candle would help minimize the
overpowering colors and add balance. If you want to start
using Feng Shui in a room with no overpowering elements,
you could bring in a candle and a complimentary element
like a plant or a brown oval rug since that color and
shape are associated with the earth element.
Candles can be an easy way
to bring a natural element into your home and can be a
good starting place for implementing Feng Shui design. Not
to mention that scented candles are often great Feng Shui
because of the mood-enhancing qualities certain scents
have. Candles provide a simple start in creating a
pleasant ambiance and good decorating style.
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