Feng Shui – In Australia, we live on Aboriginal Land !

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For more than two decades now, I have wanted to find another branding name for Feng Shui in order to adapt it to the worldwide understanding. I am still looking for it… so your suggestions are welcome!
The term Feng Shui today is already very popular, sadly too many people worldwide are following the Chinese approach of it which becomes then a fear-based/superstitious ritual. Placing an object somewhere without understanding the meaning and reason of its placement welcomes a temporary and coincidental good fortune. Let’s see how we can make luck, fortune and good health last!

We have to remember that for us here in Australia, we are living on Aboriginal land and those energies are very different that those in China. Same applies for people living in Europe, in South America and anywhere else in the world. Therefore, using a lucky Chinese 3-legged toad for wealth, Chinese coins or any other Chinese item referred as Feng Shui elsewhere than in China will feed a foreign superstitious belief that is working very well on the Chinese continent because each and every Chinese item as its Chinese signification. Building a home in Australia (and anywhere else in the world) on Chinese instructions only and without connecting with the local energies of the land… won’t be as auspicious.

Fig 1 – Map of Aboriginal Australia

In each part of Australia, culture and local energies differ in each and every Aboriginal country. Yes, I talk about the many countries that are on our Australian continent, each one speaking a different language, each one having a different vibration, each one having its own ancient traditions and connections. Each one offering different people, medicine, trees, language, landscape.

Dixit Wikipedia: in the late 18th century, there were between 350 and 750 distinct Aboriginal social groupings, and a similar number of languages. At the start of the 21st century, fewer than 150 Indigenous languages remain in daily use and all except roughly 20 are highly endangered.

When you purchase your local Aboriginal art or crafts, they are ‘charged’ with a story, the story of country where you are now living or visiting. Welcoming this energy into your home shows respect and your wish to integrate. Most of us are of non-Aboriginal descent. Having at least one object of our first Australians into our homes creates a bridge towards country, people and their ancient culture. It is powerful on many levels that you will soon discover by yourself.

Fig 2 – Beanies from Nyirripi (NT) visit the Beanie Festival in Alice Springs 19-22 June 2015 http://www.beaniefest.org

When I play my clap sticks, I call upon the Ancestors of this land to accompany and keep me safe on my current journey – how much more lucky can I be? They know exactly what I need and are looking after me. Haven’t they lived, care for country and survived for over 40,000 years here. Since I started doing this, I have felt protected and my Abundance is everlasting. I always have a comfortable and clean “roof above my head”, food on my plate, I travel freely and safely, I am loved and appreciated, I count many wonderful people as friends, I am fit and healthy – what more can I ask?

Fig 3 – Hand made local craft, Kaltukatjara (Docker River, NT, Australia)

Today, when purchasing an original piece of art, local jewellery, a hand-made pair of clap sticks, a local painted didgeridoo (for men), you acknowledge and welcome powerful Aboriginal Australian consciousness into your home and into your life. You will then be looked after as much as you look after their people and country.

Thank you.

Roseline Deleu
International Feng Shui Master, Author, Trainer & Assessor
www.fengshuisteps.com.au BLOG www.fengshuisteps.wordpress.com

Not easy to be a healthy Aboriginal

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It’s my second year in several remote communities of the Australian Red Centre and I am more and more concerned about First Australians health.

Last week, at Alice Springs markets, I made a step and spoke to Warren Snowdon, the politician in charge of Aboriginal Health for many decades. I approached him with some constructive suggestions and raise some of the following points… but he was more interested looking at the other people passing by to greet them and shake hands.

1. I cannot find healthy food in the local shops in remote communities!
   These shops are to order to a Central that has only a limited list of products – those that ‘sell’ they would say. This means, shops have a wall full of soft drinks (often with no price label), biscuits (wheat based only), lollies (the cheap ones full of sugar that actually there are twice if not three times the price that we would pay in cities). So many people here suffer from lots of ‘new’ diseases f.ex. diabetes.
   There are no local products, no gluten free, sugar free products either – the closest to local food that we can find are some frozen kangaroo tails!

2. Warren Snowdon said “They can go hunting and gathering!”
   Sadly, since Europeans settlement, new/imported animals have taken over the original nature bush food. Cattle, wild camels, wild horses, wild donkeys only to name a few! Bush tucker disappears!
   Aboriginal Australians have to go further and further to find something to collect or to kill.

People in remote often have no car or have several broken ones – because those cars are driven on dirt tracks and get badly damaged. They may have no money for the petrol – which is much more expensive in remote communities on top of that! And whenever they have the opportunity to go hunting and gathering – they go and always have a great time! That’s what life is about!

Anyway, look at yourself wherever you are living… you go to your local supermarket/shop and purchase what is available instead that going the hard way and going hunting for your steak or fish for a good feed. Have you ever had little money and gone hunting/fishing and gathering in your life to sustain your hunger?

3. Ignorance is evil
   I met many ‘new’ Australians, they might be from several generations born in this country, but only a few have any idea of what is happening to the ‘first’ Australians. Most have no idea of the intrinsic culture and therefore no comprehension of the damage done.

Wake up. There are no excuses.
We are all living in a country that was looked after by custodians. What have we done to it?

4. Next time you go shopping.

Be in gratitude that you can purchase in your many nearby super markets offering a large variety of goods suiting your tastes, needs and health.

Think of those who don’t.
We are in a modern country – remote communities is another world.

We need to think THEIR ways or BOTH ways.

Each one of us is responsible and can do one step towards learning how to bridge this gap. Stop thinking ‘white’ – instead look at life with other eyes and becoming more real and genuine like they are. I met some amazing and the kindest people ever in the Australian Red Centre. I wish you would too.

Looking forward to reading from you.

Roseline Deleu
Feng Shui Master, Author, pursuing research on Ancient Wisdom and adapting it towards healthy and happy lives today.

www.fengshuisteps.com.au