Feng Shui and fake plants/flowers as decoration in a house?

Question

This is kind of a 2 part question. I heard on tv that fake plants and flowers are bad fend shui in a home. Anyone know if this is true? My mom has fake plants, trees, flowers all over her house and its the house I grew up in and I never was really comfortable there. I dont really consider it my childhood "home", that title goes to house i lived in when i was even younger. Of course there could be a million reasons for why I would feel that way, feng shui might have nothing to do with it but I wonder. Anyone out there know anything about feng shui? i also had some issues as a kid/teenager that started after we moved into my moms house (age 8 and over). again-could be for any reason but could "bad" feng shui have anything to do with it? okay for all you "feng shui is crap" folks out there, I understand your position but I happen to think theres something to it so if you dont have anything constructive to add please keep your opinions to yourself. thanks to all.

Answer 1

Supposedly, fake and dead plants are not feng shui. If you want plants, you must have living ones. I recommend an air plant, and maybe some small bamboo in a vase, caus they are easy to keep alive. I am bad at keeping things alive, but I have had this vase of bamboo I got at Home Depot forever. You only have to add water every couple of weeks, plus the bamboo helps bring together the asian feng shui feeling. Adding a small fountain to your room will also add feng shui. Just do what makes you feel most at ease, cause that is what it is all about. if you feel more comfortable with fake plants than do it, but if you are being strict with the rules of feng shui then don't use fake plants. Research online, how to design a feng shui room, because furniture placement is also very important! Good luck with your room!

Answer 2

Plants In Bedroom Feng Shui

Answer 3

Fake Plant Decor

Answer 4

Not sure about fake flowers being bad feng shui but I do hate to dust them!


I agree with asia...surround yourself with items that make you feel wonderful. Mirrors, light, pictures, beads and bells--all evoke strong emotions. Don't forget fragrances--they do a lot to make a house a home. If plants make you nervous, I'd go with fiber optics sculptures or something less stressfull like tabletop waterfalls, sand gardens or bowls of pebbles for tabletops, etc.
Let us know how it turns out :)
gg

Answer 5

I don't think it's worth spending a lot of money, but it does seem to help with organizing things and making a presentable space. I am going to buy myself a dorm room Feng Shui book.

Answer 6

Feng shui is rendered to snake oil in America. Yet the schools of thought, which it offshoot from, has been proven to be connected to studies of cosmology(star orientation) & animal patterning(turtle shell, snake scales) arrangements found in nature, much like Giza pyramid, Latin America pyramids, etc. etc. etc.. It seemed old world civilizations liked to align themselves to the stars as to be in sync with them. In fact, these school came in contact with the magic square of 9, calculus, algorthims(computers) which were all touched on in the pre-Feng Shui parent schools. And which we still use in modern schools, frequently, especially the computer - a binary algorithm machine.


Maybe setting up your home towards these ancient derived calculations, could set up your life to become a more structured living? what do I know. In the end, we may never know what the purpose of Feng Shui was.. maybe a lifestyle, geared towards education.

Fake plants don't give off oxygen. Oxygen when in sufficient supply does become toxic towards certain bacteria/viruses in our bodies. Tell you the truth practicality should be your agenda. Even if you have all real plants, if you don't take care of your responsibilities, that is a lot of mess for city dwellers.

Answer 7

Fake plants are only considered negative if they are never cleaned & allowed dirt to build up.
Sometimes fake flowers or plants are a positive in feng shui (a room too dark to support a real plant). Dried flowers or plants are not positive.

Answer 8

do not use fake plants or flower. thoes fake plants and flowers can not help you to get postive feng shui.
Fake plants or flowers and sharp thorn leafs plant are not suitable for feng shui.

Answer 9

Basics of Feng Shui or fengshui
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* Literally wind-water.
* Pronounced: foong shway or fung shway.
* A form of geomancy.
* Rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi).
* Chinese practice of arranging of space and elements to achieve the greatest harmony and balance with the environment.
* This ancient Chinese science practice of design, placement, proportion is estimated to be more than three thousand years old.

Now your question and some simple answer for you.

Fake flowers and plants = not living objects. However can gather negative or positive energy from the environment. Where you place your fake flowers? If near to the toilet, will gather negative energy. If near happy people always, will gather positive energy. If place at location which is not auspicious at your house, gather negative energy, if place at auspicious place, gather positive energy.

Rule of thumb, don't simply listen to others when it comes to fengshui, should check on your own. A great guru of fengshui once said, "your compass is your friend when you want to learn about fengshui".

Hope my simple explaination help.

Answer 10

Can I place a live plant in bed room for pheng shui