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Homebuyers Superstitious Belief: Feng Shuiand Housing Property InternatIonal Journal of academIc research In BusIness and socIal scIences Vol. 1 1 , No. 7, 2021, E-ISSN: 2222 -6990 © 2021 HRMARS Homebuyers Superstitious Belief: Feng Shui and Housing Property Mohammad Mujaheed Hassan, Nobaya Ahmad, Ahmad Hariza Hashim To Link this Article: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i7/10297 DOI:10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i7/10297 Received: 16 May 2021, Revised: 19 June 2021, Accepted: 27 July 2021 Published Online: 15 July 2021 In-Text Citation: (Hassan et al., 2021) To Cite this Article: Hassan, M. M., Ahmad, N., & Hashim, A. H. (2021). Homebuyers Superstitious Belief: Feng Shui and Housing Property. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(7), 444–462. Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s) Published by Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com) This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Vol. 11, No. 7, 2021, Pg. 444 - 462 http://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/IJARBSS JOURNAL HOMEPAGE Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/publication-ethics InternatIonal Journal of academIc research In BusIness and socIal scIences Vol. 1 1 , No. 7, 2021, E-ISSN: 2222 -6990 © 2021 HRMARS Homebuyers Superstitious Belief: Feng Shui and Housing Property Mohammad Mujaheed Hassan1, Nobaya Ahmad2, Ahmad Hariza Hashim3 1,2,3Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 1 Email: [email protected] Abstract This article aims to explore the superstitious belief in selecting housing property in Malaysia. Various types of superstitions have been passed down through the ages and remain until today. Based on the instrumental perspective of Feng Shui, prospective buyers instill a belief that success and wealth are influenced by Feng Shui arrangements. Whether Feng Shui is associated with property purchase is a question. Overall, these principles are instilled in the minds of an intuitive Feng Shui believer and implemented in a property purchase. Furthermore, Malaysians are involved in various taboos, folklores, and taboos besides Feng Shui when deciding on property purchase. While some investors make a vow by it as to not make any proceedings before the consultation with their expert, other investors perceive the myths as merely nonsense and old wives’ tales. This study are expected to provide guidance to property stakeholders (developers, real estate agencies, architects, local authorities) in their future development projects. For homebuyers, this study serves as a property Feng Shui checklist for home selection and investment. Keywords: superstition, belief, housing property, Feng Shui Introduction The pronunciation for Feng Shui is “Fung Shway”, while its literal meaning is “wind and water”. Feng Shui plays a role in the decision regarding the building construction, architectural characteristics, where it is located, including furniture design, position, colours, decoration plan, the placement of plantings, paths, and other exterior attributes. With the development of an enhanced atmosphere, Feng Shui is known for its improvements in family communication, restoration of employee teamwork, and an increase in in-store sales. The basic principles of Feng Shui reflect nature in the same way as Taoism. Known in the Asian culture as Tao, it is defined as “the way”. Feng Shui is an abstract art originating from architecture, which is slightly known by an architect in a conscious state or vice versa. Feng Shui is not a ritual requiring irregular positioning of items, it is an art of creating harmony between the home and nature. InternatIonal Journal of academIc research In BusIness and socIal scIences Vol. 1 1 , No. 7, 2021, E-ISSN: 2222 -6990 © 2021 HRMARS Furthermore, Feng Shui is knowledge regarding the utilisation of energy and space around individuals to improve health (Bhatt, 2018). Several concrete elements of Feng Shui include proper airflow at home, ventilation, natural lighting, and properly landscaped lands, which are appreciated by many people. It is also a Chinese metaphysical science, which enables one to live in harmonious relationship with the surrounding environment and cosmic energy of the Earth. This practice also focuses on achieving a balance between positive and negative energies and the improvement in individuals’ luck by manipulating the surrounding of the places where they spend most of their time. Feng Shui is a system of laws, which is perceived to control spatial arrangement and alignment of the energy flow (qi), including the positive and negative impacts associated with the development of buildings. Property hunting with Feng Shui within the mind prompts the homeowner to study the impacts of property, such as facing direction, internal layout, and the surrounding area. With proper implementation of Feng Shui, its concepts could be used essentially to improve luck in the forms of career, wealth, relationship, health, and travel. Superstitious beliefs still play a role in the housing purchase decision, including the actions and behaviour of the younger generation due to the inheritance of beliefs from one generation to another (Hui, Wai, and Mei, 2019). Provided that Chinese superstitious beliefs have a significant effect on house prices (Fortin, Hill, and Huang, 2014), properties with ‘good’ Feng Shui would have a higher market price, while the properties with ‘bad’ Feng Shui would be sold below market price. Furthermore, many buildings and houses are built around Feng Shui principles, such as having a river in front and a mountain behind. There are various reasons to the practices in Chinese ethnics despite the absence of scientific reasons to prove that positive or negative events occur when occupied houses are associated with superstitious beliefs (Hui, Wai, and Mei, 2019). The Essential Concepts of Feng Shui in Selecting Property Feng Shui is a system of laws, which are perceived to control the spatial placement and alignment related to the flow of energy (qi), including the positive and negative impacts in the development of buildings. To ensure a successful application of Feng Shui whether, for house or office, the Bagua or the Feng Shui energy map would normally be used to calculate and determine the ideal energy space. There are two different ways of defining the Feng Shui Bagua, namely the classical school and the Black Hat Sect, Black Sect Tantric Buddhism (BTB), or Western school. Bagua is among the primary devices of Feng Shui for the analysis of the Feng Shui energy within any areas. The Chinese translation defines Bagua as "eight areas" as shown in Figure 1. In defining the classical or traditional Feng Shui Bagua of a house or office, the compass reading takes place from the front door of the house or office. InternatIonal Journal of academIc research In BusIness and socIal scIences Vol. 1 1 , No. 7, 2021, E-ISSN: 2222 -6990 © 2021 HRMARS Figure 1: The Classic Bagua Figure 2: The Black Sect Tantric (Source: The Spruce) Buddhism (BTB) or Western Bagua The BTB Bagua is a nine-grid square as shown in Figure 2 developed from the Classical Feng Shui Lo Shu Square, which is also known as the magic square. The BTB Bagua is divided into three evenly spaced rows across and three columns down to form a nine-square grid. The Bagua represents the flow of chi through the home or workspace. Feng Shui Bagua is used in the BTB to define each sector and provide understanding to the believer regarding the energy governing that area (see Table 1 on the use of BTB to define each sector). Table 1: The descriptions summary of BTB Area Color Shape Season Bagua Number Element Representing The Activate byusing/ Activate bringing,example: Zhen Family, new Columnar, Green Spring 4 Yang Bringing living beginnings rectangular Wood green plants for more wood energy Xun Wealth, Columnar, Purple Spring 5 Yin Using amethyst prosperity, rectangular Wood crystals abundance Tai Qi Health, Flat, square Brown, Transitions 5 Earth Square earth wellness orange, between toned rug in the yellow the season center of the house InternatIonal Journal of academIc research In BusIness and socIal scIences Vol. 1 1 , No. 7, 2021, E-ISSN: 2222 -6990 © 2021 HRMARS Qian Helpful Circular, Gray Autumn 6 Yang The sound of people, spherical Metal metal bells or travel chimes to vibrate Qian position of the house Dui Children, Circular, White Autumn 7 Yin Fragrant fresh creativity spherical Metal cut white flowers Gen Knowledge, Flat, square Dark Transitions 8 Yang Using a heavy wisdom blue between Earth rock from the season earth to stabilize Gen position Li Fame, Triangle, Red Summer 9 Fire Light fixtures or recognition pointy candles to bring in more fire element Kan Career Wavy, curvy Black Winter 1 Water Images and sounds of water to inviting water energy Kun Love, Flat, square Pink Transitions 2 Yin A pair of relationship between Earth tumbled rose the quartz to work seasons with Kun position The basic principles of Feng Shui include the commanding position, Bagua, and five components, which could be incorporated in any building and decoration designs besides Chinese designs. These components are the interrelated stages of life functioning simultaneously to develop a complete system. Among the principles of Feng Shui is the principle of five components, namely wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Interaction takes place between these components in specific methods commonly identified as the productive and destructive cycles. These components also originate from the Taoist tradition. The practice of Feng Shui has a common role in balancing the five aspects of life and home areas or Bagua.
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