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Environmental metaphysics is the study of environments and their impact on people and animals.

Much of what is currently being used in the field of environmental metaphysics is being labeled Feng Shui. Feng shui ( ˈfəŋˌʃueɪ fehng-shway in English is an ancient Chinese system of Aesthetics believed to utilize the Laws of both heaven (astronomy and earth (geography Feng Shui is the Chinese term for Chinese practices made popular in the 1990s in the US during the initial trend of exploring the metaphysical effects of Design. In fact, however, many of the practices are derived from a number of other countries including India (Vaastu Shastra), Japan (Kaso), Europe (Geomancy), Native American and African Shamanic views and ritual practices, as well as Balinese methods and view of space clearing, Hindu views on prana, and Tibetan Buddhist principles and practices. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Vaastu Shastra deals with various aspects of Designing and Building living environments that are in harmony with the physical and metaphysical For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Prana (प्राण) is the Sanskrit for " Breath " (from the root prā "to fill" cognate to Latin plenus "full" Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including

The field of environmental metaphysics also often incorporates principles and practices from a number of other more modern fields and groupings including aromatherapy, art therapy, sound therapy, studies in symbols from Jungian psychology and other sources. Aromatherapy is a form of Alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials known as Essential oils (EOs and other aromatic compounds from plants for Art therapy is a form of Expressive therapy that uses art materials such as paints chalk and markers Music therapy is an interpersonal process in which the therapist uses music and all of its facets&mdashphysical emotional mental social aesthetic and spiritual&mdashto help clients to improve The musical instrument is spelled Cymbal. A symbol is something --- such as an object, Picture, written word a sound a piece Analytical psychology (or Jungian psychology) refers to the school of Psychology originating from the ideas of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, and then advanced

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Principles

Energy

One of the core principles of environmental metaphysics is the idea that there is an energy or energies in the universe. The Chinese view these energies as yin (passive) or yang (active).

These energies may be referred to as prana in Hinduism or qi (or chi) in Taoism or as ki in Japanese. Prana (प्राण) is the Sanskrit for " Breath " (from the root prā "to fill" cognate to Latin plenus "full" Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping

In the book Shambhala, Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chogyam Trungpa the concept of drala is discussed. Chögyam Trungpa (February 1939 &ndash April 4, 1987) was a Buddhist Meditation master scholar teacher poet artist and a Trungpa "Dralas [are] in the rocks. . . trees. . . mountains. . . a snowflake or a clod of dirt. What ever is there. . . those are the dralas of reality. when you make that connection. . . you are meeting the dralas on the spot. " (p. 105) "The basic definition of Drala is 'energy beyond aggression'. " (p. 108)

Elements

Spiritual traditions from China, India, Tibet, and Europe all reference natural elements in their considerations of the process of working with the environment. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European Many ancient philosophies used a set of archetypal classical "elements" to explain patterns in Nature. They do so in differing ways, but some of the ideas correlate. For example, the Chinese use a system of five elements which are used in Feng Shui, acupuncture, astrology, and Chinese medicine. In traditional Chinese philosophy, natural phenomena can be classified into the Wu Xing ( or the Five Phases, usually translated as five elements, Feng shui ( ˈfəŋˌʃueɪ fehng-shway in English is an ancient Chinese system of Aesthetics believed to utilize the Laws of both heaven (astronomy and earth (geography History Antiquity In China, the practice of acupuncture can perhaps be traced as far back as The Chinese Zodiac is a 12 year cycle Each year of the 12 year cycle is named after one of the original 12 animals Traditional Chinese medicine (also known as TCM,) includes a range of traditional medical practices originating in China. Jewish mystics and Europeans reference the four elements (earth, air, fire, water) in their rituals, astrology and other applications. Kabbalah (קַבָּלָה lit "receiving" is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism.

Methods

Methods used to determine the 'vibrations' or 'energies' in a space may include: dowsing, applied kinesiology, using 'spirit guides' or the help of 'spirit ancestors' [1],intuitive methods [3] and Feng Shui[1]

Popular use

Increasingly environmental metaphysics is being practiced as an integrated part of work in a number of other fields including architects and designers who work with the design of spaces, and also therapists and healers working with the impact of the spaces on their clients. Dowsing, sometimes called doodlebugging, divining or water witching, is a practice whereby dowsers attempt to locate hidden Water wells Applied Kinesiology (AK is a practice of using manual muscle-strength testing for medical diagnosis and a subsequent determination of prescribed therapy Many practitioners of alternative medicine (for example, Reiki) and alternative therapy modalities (resonance repatterning, processwork, and other bodymind systems) use environmental metaphysics as part of their work with clients. The term alternative medicine, as used in the modern western world encompasses any healing practice "that does not fall within the realm of conventional Medicine. is a Spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Mikao Usui. After three weeks of Fasting and Meditating on Mount Kurama, in Japan Bodymind is a compound conjunction of Body and Mind, which in scientific disciplines researchers have begun studying in order to move beyond the dualist It is not uncommon to hear a practitioner suggest 'smudging' to a client (a Native American method of using the smoke from a burning piece of sage brush to cleanse the 'vibrations' of a space), or to hear them recommend a particular type of Tibetan incense or Hindu incense as a way of raising the energy in a home or office. A smudge stick is a bundle of dried Herbs most commonly White sage. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States [5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Art Of Placement | Feng Shui . Aesthetics or esthetics ( also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values sometimes called Chinese Buddhism ( Pinyin fójiào refers collectively to the various schools of Buddhism that have flourished in China proper since ancient times Environmental psychology is an interdisciplinary field focused on the interplay between humans and their surroundings Feng shui ( ˈfəŋˌʃueɪ fehng-shway in English is an ancient Chinese system of Aesthetics believed to utilize the Laws of both heaven (astronomy and earth (geography Mandala ( Sanskrit maṇḍala मंड "essence" + ल "having" or "containing" Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity Shakti, meaning sacred force, power, or energy, is the Hindu concept or personification of the divine feminine aspect sometimes referred Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Yantra are 'instruments' or more simply 'symbols' usually used to focus the mind

1. Some, Malidoma, The Healing Wisdom of Africa.

2. Linn, Denise, Sacred Space.

3. Spears, William, Feng Shui Made Easy.

4. Rossbach, Sarah, Interior Design with Feng Shui: New and Expanded.

5. Linn, Denise, Sacred Space.

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