CF: Clutter might seem like a minor issue, but it has deep effects. What about the architecture of a place that you’re living or working in?
RG: You are made up of energy. You’re emitting electromagnetic energy all of the time. And so is the architecture. For example, imagine where two walls come together to form a ninety-degree angle inside a home or work space. Feng Shui calls this a “poison arrow.” What that means is that, if you were in an office or cubicle with a desk situated right at that juncture, it has been found that the electromagnetic field coming off of that architectural juncture really extends out about five or ten feet from its location.
Combined with your electromagnetic field sitting next to it, the juncture is like a knife cutting into your energy field. Eventually, sitting so close to the corner point of a wall or cubicle like that, you’ll begin to experience things like back pain, agitation, and some psychological effects merely from the physical impact of that architecture.
CF: Have you ever looked at a city’s architecture–buildings and such–and of Buffalo as a whole from with Feng Shui eye?
RG: Yes, once I actually met with personnel from the city of Buffalo, New York, though I wasn’t actually hired. One of the things we discussed, however, was what kind of a negative effect this particular train had on the energy of the downtown area, where the train cuts through the heart of
the downtown shopping district. That was a big design mistake…from a Feng Shui design perspective. The train is like an arrow cutting into the heart of a peaceful pedestrian/shopping area.
CF: What could be done about that?
RG: Of course, taking the train out would be out of the question. However, there are a lot of tools we use to remedy bad Feng Shui in a city. For example, the area where the train is cutting through downtown makes a perfect area for pocket parks to be built in strategic places to “soften” the effect of the train. If you’ve ever been to New York City, you’ll see pocket parks are these little park areas where people can congregate, eat lunch on a work break, etc. They have these water walls that are installed in the parks, with trees surrounding the park–a water wall being a sort of fountain that allows water to flow over a wall or mirror set standing in a shallow pool. One good Feng Shui design goal would be to have a large square area, near where the train ends, turned into a pocket park.
CF: Since Andrew Weil’s Subtle Energy Laboratory, what projects have you been up to?
As I scratch up my hardwood floors shuffling around bookcases, tables and such, I’m not just looking at what to throw out and what to move around. I’m looking at the notes I had feverishly jotted down while Dr. Gellman walked through every room of my humble Western New York apartment offering his gems of design advice. I’m hoping to make sure the design of my space, and the subtleties of electromagnetic energy flowing in my space, are flowing in harmony with my creative juices, my search for a great woman, and my goals of prosperity and good health. Whew! Feng Shui is definitely a lot more than just rearranging the furniture.
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