Given the complexities of the mind, it is important for each of us to remember that the slightest rearrangement of our conscious thought is enough to contribute to the dynamic of our behavior. Feng Shui is a Chinese practice believed to utilize the Laws of both Heaven, (astronomy), and Earth, (geography), to help one improve life by receiving positive Qi. Qi is believed to be part of every living thing that exists, as a kind of "life force" or "spiritual energy". It is frequently translated as "energy flow", or literally as "air", "breath", or "gas". Most of today's Feng Shui schools teach that it is the practice of arranging objects, (such as the internal placement of furniture in an environment,) to achieve harmony with one's environment. It is also used for choosing a place to live, for plotting a burial site, and still others use it for agricultural planning. Proponents claim that Feng Shui has an effect on health, wealth and personal relationships others dispel it as a pseudoscience. Wellness may come in many forms and for those who mentally change habitual thoughts, this Feng Shui concept may be all the soma needs to reconnect the body as a whole.
It is my belief that there are parts and counterparts of the body as it relates to illness. It is known that stress and all that it brings, can bleed vital nutrients and minerals from within. Enough stress can cause a kindling affect and by way of genetics might provide for an explosion of mind, body, and the life of the soul. Kindling is a phenomenon whereby repeated small electrical or chemical stimulation (which may be cause from stress, grief, etc.) may trigger unwellness such as epileptic seizures or symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. The name "kindling" was chosen because the process was likened to a log fire. The log itself, while it might be suitable fuel for a fire, is very hard to set afire in the first place. But surround it by smaller, easy to light pieces of wood - kindling - and set these blazing, and soon the log itself will catch fire. Although illness can not be willed away, it can be either exacerbated or minimized. In the worst of mental conditions, it may only be minimized slightly depending upon the history of the thinker. In retrospect, one might argue that living in a state of positive conscious thought would provide the necessary nutrients which may result in all of the energy and balance necessary for maximum health. I can not attest to a life of positive thought, as life for me has been known to rest with the railroad cars that have traveled before me.
Since the onset of a mental illness, I have been unable to achieve the level necessary for mental Feng Shui. I, genetically predisposed, am the caboose and all that was chaos, and familial homophobia, and mental disarray has come before me for my management. Fortunately God, medication, psychotherapy, and love have given me the tools to change the dynamic of my behavior and in my own way allow me to reposition my mind. Through the ingestion of medication and psychotherapy, I am finally beginning to place my thoughts where they may enhance my existence. In the concept of awakening, where rearranged furniture may offer a new sense of harmony, one altered component, thought, may transfix the mind if just for a moment.
