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'When bad feng shui is present,' she says, 'people commonly self-sabotage - continue to do something they know they shouldn't like eating junk food - experience sustained negative emotions, age quicker or sleep poorly.'
Raymond says Feng Shui principles may be applied geophysically or more superficially, to placement, design and decoration. 'Every aspect of home, life, career and relationships is open to enhancement to facilitate the holistic development of the individual, their family or business by enhancing the immediate environment.'
Angela, who advises both businesses and householders, says a consultation involves mapping out the energies of the house and those of the occupants and ensuring the energy fields of both match. This doesn't mean that a Feng Shui expert will rip out all your furniture and make you paint rainbows and kittens on your wall though.
Says Angela: 'Do you remember the advert where a Feng Shui consultant strips a young man of all his furnishings bar the beer fridge? Don't panic, that was just humour! It's not really like that in traditional Feng Shui! I only suggest new furniture if it is necessary. Though presentation and aesthetics are important, these represent just a superficial surface level. A beautiful house can still be dreadful energetically. I solve the energy problems so you can live a happier life and you can decorate according to your own tastes within the guidance I give.'
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'My job is not to redesign a home or to make it look like a studio for IKEA, it's to find the energies causing the disruption to their neural and nervous system. Once we've got these, we try to remove or correct them. If that isn't an option, we must move the client so as not to be exposed to them.'
'This is the real reason why movement of furniture is associated with Feng Shui - it's not about creating a pretty room, although we always try and keep it tasteful. It's about looking at the underlying invisible energies in the room and arranging things so people sit only where energy is good and avoid areas where the energy clashes with them.'
She says she normally chats with clients first to learn what it is they are looking to improve or remedy. 'Different people have different priorities and so there's no point creating more opportunities for romance if they want to stay single and its insomnia they're having problems with.'
She then takes readings with her Lopan - a special type of compass for Feng Shui purposes - and after closely studying the inside and outside of a house, she maps out the energies on a floor plan. 'I use colours and numbers on the map - it helps clients understand what I'm telling them better than if I write on it in technical Chinese jargon!' She says the most important thing to get right is where you sleep. 'Sometimes I have to get people to change rooms, other times they may need to rearrange their furniture so the bed is better placed.'
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