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What is Feng shui – literally, "wind-water" in Chinese – has become one of the hottest design trends and conversation topics going around.

But while feng shui is suddenly in vogue, it is nothing new. Its history began in the fourth century B.C. when the Chinese invented the compass. During the following century, they began using the device to aid in the proper placement of grave and home sites.

Finding the optimum final resting place for ancestors was to ensure health, harmony and prosperity for their descendants, because we are all connected by cosmic, universal energy – called "chi."

Today there are as many forms of feng shui as there are practitioners. These are the three main "schools" of feng shui:

Form School: This school of feng shui began in southern China. It is based on looking at and evaluating land forms, waterways and geography.

Compass School: The absence of geographical and geological features and the relative flat topography of northern China necessitated the development of the Compass School, which dominates throughout most of the world. This is the traditional, classical feng shui practice which uses either a Chinese (luo pan) or Western-style compass to determine the eight compass directions in a room, office or home. Because those directions govern various aspects of your life, you place the corresponding colors, animal symbols, numbers, and elements in the areas that you wish to activate.

Black Sect Tantric Tibetan School: In this school, which has gained popularity in the United States, you disregard compass directions. Instead, you stand at and use the entrance of the room, house or office as your main reference point. Then you place objects and other enhancements according to what you aspire to and wish to accomplish.

How to implement Feng Shui.

We live in remarkable times – times of upheaval and tremendous changes in science, technology, culture and society. But such changes, occurring at breakneck speed, may leave us feeling uncertain and anxious. We yearn for a simpler, more natural and holistic way of living. We seek refuge, solace and comfort in the one thing we can actually control: our personal environments.

That explains the appeal of feng shui – a tradition-rich way of living in harmony and balance, evolved from the wisdom of Chinese culture and tradition.

All schools of feng shui are based on the following principle: Put the right objects in the right place to be in harmony and balance with yourself, nature and the universe. As you do so, you will also activate the areas of your life that you wish to improve: harmony, health, love, romance, marriage, children, business, career, creativity, self-development, wealth, fame, fortune and aspirations.

Whichever form of feng shui you choose, be consistent and practice one school at a time. If it does not give you the results you seek, feel free to try another.

Feng shui is based on respecting the gifts of life and the world around us. Much of feng shui is simply good common sense, sound architectural design and intuition. Geography, ecology, meteorology, astronomy, interior design, ancient Chinese philosophies such as Taoism, Buddhism, and folk beliefs that have survived thousands of years are all a part of the mix.

Here are some general feng shui guidelines:

A classic feng shui location looks like an "armchair"; that is, it should have a high hill for a back, two smaller hills in front, and a wide view, preferably of water, in front.

You should always walk up to your site rather than down to it.

Front and back doors in your home or business should not line up, as chi will just rush through without bringing its benefits to you and your family.

Your building should not be located at the end of a "T" intersection created by two intersecting streets, nor should it be in the cradle of a "Y" (one street that becomes two streets).

The footprint of your building should be basically square or rectangular as these represent balance. Avoid awkward angles.

If there is a water element such as a river or stream on your property, it should be slow-moving and located in front, symbolizing wealth coming towards you, rather than in the back, meaning that wealth is flowing away.

The area in front and behind the main entrance of your home or office should be unobstructed to facilitate a good flow of chi.

The main bedroom should be located past the horizontal center line of the house for strength, support and protection.

All doors and windows should open freely, whether you use them or not.

Avoid properties near power towers, transformers, schools, churches, government and other institutional buildings, hospitals, burial grounds, cemeteries and mortuaries.

Do not have a bathroom or toilet next to or in front of the main entrance so as to be visible as you enter your home. Also do not have a bathroom on the second story directly above the main entrance. Any of these positions portend calamity.

A structure created with good architectural design built with ecology, topography and conservation in mind, with a clean traffic flow and good air circulation, reflects the principles of good feng shui.

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