Symbols: The environment is
talkin’
Symbols affect you on three
different levels – universal, cultural, and personal – all of which involve our
living space. The Feng Shui of your home and office addresses all three of
these levels of symbolic effect.
Universal symbols:
Representations that hold true for everyone. For example, your stove symbolizes
nourishment and health. Regardless of individual cultural conditioning, the
stove or cooking fire represents the same thing to all human beings, so the
stove is a universal symbol. In the same way, the bedroom symbolizes cleansing
and elimination, the bed symbolizes relationship and marriage, and so on.
Cultural symbols: Connections
between objects and meanings those are valid only in a particular culture. The
Liberty Bell is a uniquely American cultural symbol. Any American who sees this
bell with its characteristic crack in the side thinks – let freedom ring.
Personal symbolism: A connection
between objects, events, and meanings that is valid only for your or your
family. For instance, a picture of your relatives on the wall or the image on
your family coat-of-arms has unique symbolic value for you, but means little to
a stranger visiting your home.
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