There is nothing complicated in the application of Feng Shui. The recommendations are of the five elements and their phases as mentioned above. Based on common sense, practicality and above all simplicity.
The underlying principle of Feng Shui is to live in harmony with your environment so that the energy surrounding you works for you rather than against you. Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of tuning into the seasonal changes, tides and vibrations of nature to bring health, wealth and good fortune.The practitioner of feng shui, or feng shui xian sheng, is an interesting individual. In imperial times, he was the stereotypical image of a Chinese scholar: He wore long robes and spectacles, and was carried about on a sedan chair.
Creating an understanding of the proper and auspicious placement of all things, doors, bedrooms, kitchens, furnishings and accessories, to enhance the potential for harmony, happiness, good relationships and prosperity. This includes the proper orientation of all buildings, i.e. residences and places of business in order to enhance and utilize the earth's universal energy (Chi or Qi) for maximum efficiency, balance, health, harmonious relationships and prosperity in your life, rearrange and reorganize your living and work spaces.
This will likely include the removing of clutter, the re-arranging of furniture and orientation of sleeping and seating arrangements and the use of Feng Shui cures such as aquariums, water fountains, metal, and moving metal, broad leaf plants, earthen-ware, and the fire element, where we usually recommend the colors that fire represents.
The origins of feng shui are as diverse as the practices. Some of the origins are attributed to historically recurrent disasters in China.One of the most basic rules of feng shui, and of building in general in China, is that the door of a house should face south. There are several speculative reasons for this. The answer probably lies in a combination of all of them.
Cold winds from the north have always blown down on China. It is likely that these winds are what is referred to by the feng of feng shui. They have blown for so long that they have brought tons of dusty soil from Mongolia. The persistent cold w inds are only one of the terrible things that come from the north that the Chinese feel compelled to turn their backs to when constructing a house.
China has fallen victim to repeated invasions and occupations by Mongolian warriors throughout history. These invasions may also have contributed to the general negative feeling about that which comes from the north. Whatever the case you can have a home that "feels" good by practicing this art.