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Google in China

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On April 12, 2006 Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, formally announced Google’s business name in China;   ?? (Guge)?During recent months there has been a soap opera played out between the Chinese government and Google, over which Google made the decision to move its operation to Hong Kong.   Then on April 3, 2010,   Google decided to discontinue using its Chinese company name and replaced it with “Google in China”.  The Chinese name, Guge, was used for just under 4 years.

A name as well as logo represents the information level of a company, for everything in the universe has matter, qi-energy, and information attributes.  Therefore, all successful companies have a good logo and name. When Google’s Chinese name was chosen and announced four years ago, I was very surprised and commented it was not a good sign for Google’s operation in China.  Google could have easily chosen a better name.  I wondered who was behind this naming? Doesn’t Google have better talent in its Chinese team to foresee the future difficulty by using this name?  I was puzzled.

The Chinese word Gu means Valley, Ge means Song or Singing. To sing and to have the energy extended, to have the song heard in a big way, one should stand on high ground, on top of a mountain or on top of the Great Wall, not in a valley. A valley means one is confined and trapped.

Things always begin on the information level, moves to the qi-energy level and than on to physical manifestation.  What happened today for Google was already determined when it chose its Chinese name four years ago. It was destined to fail.  Maybe by restoring its name to English it will have a 2nd chance in China.

What is feng shui?

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Feng ShuiIs feng shui an ancient wisdom of environmental design? Is feng shui a Chinese cultural tradition or simply, a new-age phenomenon? Another important question is: Does feng shui have universal value?

Most people define feng shui based on their own exposure and understanding to the subject, whether they obtain it from books, the internet, feng shui teachers or through a school.

Due to the vast variety of information on the subject, it is inevitable that the difference of opinions on feng shui surface.  Even in China, throughout its long history, there has never been a shortage of debates between the pro and anti feng shui camps.

Therefore, it is not surprising, that the same debate and arguments continue today in the West.

First, it is crucial to establish a common base defining the term feng shui.  Only then, can we begin to have a meaningful discussion on feng shui.  If there is no common agreement on the term, there is no basis for an argument.

I define the essence of feng shui as “the philosophy, science and art of environment design”. I strongly encourage all, to read the page “What is feng shui?” on the Blue Mountain Feng Shui Website. The basis of this blog is to share feng shui knowledge and further our understanding.  Those who do not and cannot see feng shui as a universal concept might need to expand their knowledge of feng shui or open their hearts to widen their vision.

Trypillian Culture

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The second half of April 2009, I was in Kyiv, Ukraine for a 10-days visit, giving two levels of feng shui workshops. During this period, some students (Oleksandr Bobrovsky and Taras Lytvyn) took me to visit a museum in a small village called Trypillia, 50 km south of Kyiv, where Trypillian culture (5508-2750 BC) was first discovered in the year 1897.

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