| The Art of Feng Shui Part 1 |
Credits
Producer
Blis Hanousek Devault
Assistant Producers
Elise Pollack
Tom Brammell
Related Links
WOUB Online Public Television & Radio
http://woub.org
Ohio University Telecommunications Center
http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu
Ohio University College of Communication
http://www.commcoll.ohiou.edu
Feng Shui Institute of America
http://www.windwater.com
Feng Shui Ultimate Resource
http://www.qi-whiz.com
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"The art of designing your home to promote success in life, health, wealth, and happiness."
— Practical Feng Shui
Summary
In this first in a two-part series, host Jackie Wolf discusses the art of Western Feng Shui with guests Connie Spruill and Sylvia Watson. In this episode, they discuss the origins of feng shui, its Eastern adaptation, and its basic principles.
Host
Jackie Wolf is associate professor of the history of medicine in the Department of Social Medicine at Ohio University.
Guests
Connie Spruill, F.S.I.I. and Sylvia Watson, F.S.I.I. are coauthors of Feng Shui with What You Have. They work in Columbus where they consult and conduct workshops through their company, Healing Environments. Both Connie and Sylvia are certified by the Feng Shui Institute of America, where they are faculty members.
Interesting Facts from the Show
- Feng Shui is "an art and science that helps us live in harmony with our surroundings". Feng shui looks to nature as a guide, and is the study of person/place connection as well as a means to protect, heal and restore.
— Feng Shui With What You Have, 2004
- Feng Shui:
Originated over 4000 years ago in China
Is based on interpretation of the natural world
Began as environmental science
Evolved to influence Chinese culture
— Practical Encyclopedia of Feng Shui
- The two main Asian schools of Fen Shui are the Form School and the Compass School.
— Feng Shui With What You Have
- Form School:
Studies the lay of the land. Developed to protect dwellings in the mountainous regions of China from harsh wind and water. This is the origin of the term Feng Shui (Wind Water).
— Feng Shui With What You Have
- The Compass School:
Developed in less hazardous areas of China and placed emphasis on direction and how those directions relate to a person's birth date.
— Feng Shui With What You Have
- Pyramid School:
"Founded by Nancilee Wydra, this school addresses the Western culture. It incorporates basic feng shui tenets with the physical and social sciences."
— Feng Shui With What You Have, 2004
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