Important feng shui dont'sWritten by Jakob Jelling
There are some things which you should always try to avoid doing when looking for a feng shui balanced environment since they could be disastrous to such purpose. We intend to help you achieving a proper feng shui balance by detailing some of most important feng shui don’ts through next lines.First of all, you should avoid living or working in an environment containing too much yin energy. Among places which contain more yin energy we can find cemeteries, hospitals and churches. Also, you should avoid attracting to much yin into your space by opening windows and doors regularly and allowing sun light enter. You should also avoid living in a house that is much bigger or smaller than neighboring ones. This could bring you misunderstandings and problems with your neighbors. Your house should never be placed facing end of a road, or hallway in case of an office. Your house or office’s entrance door should be clear and free of obstacles; there shouldn’t be trees or any structure right in front of it.
| | African Art - sculpture with a deeper meaningWritten by Susan Phillips
Traditional African art is often unusual and abstract. Sculptures of human figures may have out of proportion elements such as an over-sized head coupled with a tiny body form. To understand art, it must be remembered that majority was made for religious purposes. The artist was not interested in beauty of subject in a Western European sense but instead work would have a deeper meaning that was based on a religious belief.Most traditional Africa tribal reglions are based on one all-powerful God and ancestor worship being a major part of belief. As God could not be represented in an artistic work then statues and carvings were made of ancestors. Realism was not an important factor or even a consideration. The most important aspect to work would be artists ability to bring a life-force into sculpture that came direct from God. In this way spirits of ancestors could occupy statues and only then would artist have created a successful sculpture.
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