I've never thought about Fengshui much, but a friend texted me today asking for my thoughts and this was a portion of my emailed reply based on a 15-minute online research and other interactions with some contacts who believe FengShui:
So, the error of Fengshui from a Christian perspective depends on what you believe about how the tangible universe interacts with the spiritual realm. The reality is God created a very physical and mechanical world where God, humans, and other spiritual beings dwell or preside over. Somehow, they coexist. You can choose to believe whether your physical actions and choices have spiritual consequences or not. I personally see more evidence of the former.
The best analogy I could come up with as to how Christians should view Fengshui is to compare it with martial arts, particularly TaiQi (or Taiji or Taichi depending on the dialect). TaiQi is a sport, but the objective is to reach your inner self and channel your central Qi or "energy". Sure, you can practice the moves without thinking about Qi, but the moves were designed to provide ingress into the spiritual world (illegally, reference John 10:1-10)... and the result is more than likely that you'll inadvertently make that connection.
Both TaiQi and Fengshui are man's way of connecting with the spiritual world (evil, because God has already told us the way we communicate with Him is through prayer and other forms of direct communication). You can blindside this reality and change your own motivation of implementing these activities, but that doesn't negate their original purpose and design.
~CJ
So, the error of Fengshui from a Christian perspective depends on what you believe about how the tangible universe interacts with the spiritual realm. The reality is God created a very physical and mechanical world where God, humans, and other spiritual beings dwell or preside over. Somehow, they coexist. You can choose to believe whether your physical actions and choices have spiritual consequences or not. I personally see more evidence of the former.
The best analogy I could come up with as to how Christians should view Fengshui is to compare it with martial arts, particularly TaiQi (or Taiji or Taichi depending on the dialect). TaiQi is a sport, but the objective is to reach your inner self and channel your central Qi or "energy". Sure, you can practice the moves without thinking about Qi, but the moves were designed to provide ingress into the spiritual world (illegally, reference John 10:1-10)... and the result is more than likely that you'll inadvertently make that connection.
John 10:1-10Likewise, Fengshui is a architectural methodology/philosophy to harmonize humans in their ambiance, tied closely with astrology and QiGong (YinYang philosophy). The principles were designed to streamline Qi / "energy" ... once again, illegally.“I assure you: Anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t recognize the voice of strangers.”Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. So Jesus said again, “I assure you: I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me[a] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
Both TaiQi and Fengshui are man's way of connecting with the spiritual world (evil, because God has already told us the way we communicate with Him is through prayer and other forms of direct communication). You can blindside this reality and change your own motivation of implementing these activities, but that doesn't negate their original purpose and design.
~CJ
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