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Manchester City are hoping the positive energy of feng shui will help them in their pursuit of silverware this season.
Garry Cook, City's executive chairman, decided to explore the possibility after speaking with two of the club's Thai executives.
He has now had crystals placed under the pitch at Eastlands and symbols placed in strategic spots around the stadium, in the hope that the Far Eastern tradition will have the same success that it did for Tottenham Hotspur, the Carling Cup champions, who experimented with the idea last season.
"It is like a Catholic putting a Crucifix on a wall," a City source said. "It is common practice for Christian pastors to bless the club and Garry felt this was something worth trying."
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There are many kinds of Feng Shui. The west (USA) has adopted China's original holistic practice and turned it into a quick fix some call the "McDonalds of Feng Shui". This method is known as Black Sect. Classic Feng Shui has been studied for over 6,000 years and uses over a dozen sciences to evaluate a space. Rather than using bamboo, fountains, and a bagua (layout) to determine and correct the energy of a home, classic Feng Shui uses a holistic approach which takes into account compass directions, the year a building was built, and much more. There is no "one size fits all" answer due to the fact that every home and person is different. To learn more about authentic Feng Shui, visit intuitiveconcept.com.
Jacquie, Columbus,
Excellent idea. About time Feng Shui had a wider audience.
L. Hughes, Lancaster, UK
Twaddle. Brick up our goal with stones instead of puuting them under the pitch and we have a better chance then.
G. Bailey, Manchester, UK