Feng Shui Therapy with Cathi Hardagen: Decoding the Messages in Our Homes

Cathi Hargaden, a Feng Shui therapist, discusses the importance of the environment in our well-being and how it can influence our physical and mental health.

She explains that Feng Shui is a philosophy that resonates with a higher divinity and aims to create balance within our homes and ourselves. By understanding the five Chinese elements of earth, water, wood, metal, and fire, we can bring harmony into our environment.

Cathi also emphasizes the significance of architecture and how it can impact our connection to the divine. Feng Shui is highly individual and requires understanding the unique needs of each person. It involves creating an environment that aligns with who we are and supports our goals and desires.

Feng Shui is not about following prescriptive rules, but about creating a space that reflects our inner selves. It helps us clear clutter and create space for transformation.

Technology and consumerism have added to the clutter and overwhelm in our lives, and it is important to have discipline, personal responsibility, and compassion towards ourselves to create a harmonious environment. In this final part of the conversation, Cathi Hargaden discusses the importance of travel and experiencing different environments. She emphasizes the role of community and love in creating a sense of wealth and happiness. Cathi also delves into the political aspect of Feng Shui, highlighting how architecture and design can be used to control and manipulate people. She encourages individuals to find inner peace and harmony through meditation and self-reflection. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the power of change and the need to embrace the present moment.

Takeaways

• Feng Shui is a philosophy that aims to create balance within our homes and ourselves.
• The environment plays a significant role in our well-being and can influence our physical and mental health.
• Understanding the five Chinese elements of earth, water, wood, metal, and fire can help bring harmony into our environment.
• Architecture can impact our connection to the divine and resonate with a higher divinity. Feng Shui is highly individual and requires understanding the unique needs of each person
• Creating an environment that aligns with who we are and supports our goals and desires
• Clearing clutter and creating space for transformation
• Having discipline, personal responsibility, and compassion towards ourselves to create a harmonious environment Traveling and experiencing different environments can broaden our minds and show us alternative ways of living.
• Community and love are essential in creating a sense of wealth and happiness.
• Feng Shui can be used politically to control and manipulate people.
• Finding inner peace and harmony through meditation and self-reflection is important.
• Embracing change and living in the present moment can lead to a more fulfilling life.

Sound Bites

• "Feng Shui is a philosophy of over 4000 years old. It's an organized system whereby you are resonating with a higher divinity."
• "Architecture is the footprint of the heart of humanity. It's the synchronized chaos expressed through choreography, art, and architecture."
• "Feng Shui is about creating a balance within our own home inside. It's about bringing a little bit of the five elements into our environment."
• "Feng Shui is highly individual"
• "Clearing clutter is the first step"
• "The only thing you can control is how you are reacting to anything"
• "Remind us of our humanity"
• "You don't need to have it all to be happy"
• "The most important landscape above all is the one inside"

About Cathi Hargaden
Cathi is a health professional, journalist & lecturer & and as an occupational therapist experienced diverse...