This analysis in no way assumes that the principles of Feng Shui were applied to build the Taj Mahal. I am applying the principles of Feng Shui to ANALYSE this monument. It is what I call “Inadvertent Feng Shui”, when the rules apply without intent.
Born in 1593, Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan is the world’s most celebrated beauty for only she has a wonder of the world dedicated to her beauty. As the story goes, her beauty captivated her husband when she was a tender 14 years of age, when he spotted her selling bangles in a market place. They married five years later when she was 19 and he was twenty.....
I would like to give you a gist of my background, to reassure you that I am not a magician, nor a charlatan. Neither am I from a family of palmists or astrologers. I am a doctor’s daughter and I grew up in a household that had three doctors of various specialties that spanned two generations. My husband is a serious businessman doing normal boring business. Until a while ago, I was an equally dull and boring Interior Designer, pretty busy and reasonably successful in my own way.
Then, how did I get here? Is what I am doing hocus-pocus?...
Basic Feng Shui dictates the concept of a Ming Tan or a bright hall, essentially a large open space around the main entry point of the property. This concept can be stretched to the outer limit, as being a large open pool of water in front of a building, to the other extreme of being just a small space that is open, uncluttered and clear in front of your main door.
The idea is that the energy that enters your main door should not be “contaminated” or disturbed as it enters your main door.
In an ideal world, of course, one would love to look outside the main door and see an open expanse of garden or water, but let’s get real,.....
I am constantly asked how Feng Shui works, and years of answering this question has made me arrive at the following explanation that satisfies most people.
We start with the assumption that the quality of our lives is determined by three factors:
A while ago, I was at a party and as usual, one gentleman, whom I had met for the first time, asked me whether the building he lived in was lucky or not. Generally, I hate such conversations during my non-working hours but I humored him as I have especially strong views on this particular building.
I pointed out to him, that the people who lived in this particular building were not only wealthy, but also prosperous, and those who had moved out, continued being rich, but not necessarily prosperous....
