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of the environment, and how it affects people to nurture our bodies and minds. It is not a religion or belief, but it helps create a space that promotes feelings of happiness and well-being. Personally, I feel better in rooms I know are heated and cooled from the land below me. As Cathleen writes: "When you live and work in places that feel good to you, your attitude be- comes more posi- tive, and the quality of your l i fe im- proves." One ex- ample is to remove the clutter in your home, closets, garage, basement, and even your office desk- top. She explains that you can make all the feng shui enhancements you want, but if clutter is bogging you down, you will experience few, if any, benefits. One way to keep harmony in a home for all who enter is the “space clearing” of undesirable sights and sounds. Re- moving the old and inefficient boiler, by replacing it with a new geothermal heat pump achieves this. Inside, one need not hear the unpleasant sound of the furnace igniting as fire is lit and the flame heats the metal box. Outside, the Geothermal Feng Shui by Peter Tavino Litchfield Geothermal I had a nice, summer geothermal consultation in northern Massachusetts recently. Organic farms were everywhere, and I noticed a feng shui (pronounced fung shway) health spa on Main Street. Coincidentally, I have been reading Cathleen McCandless' National Best Seller Feng Shui That Makes Sense - Easy Ways to Create a Home that FEELS as Good as it Looks . And what better "chi" life force energy can there be in a home, than geothermal ground source heating and cooling energy? Feng shui is the ancient system/study noisy air source conditioning condenser clutter is silenced with geothermal. Family and friends can enjoy a backyard lawn, deck, patio, or swimming pool, without the depressing white noise from the fan propeller. Serenity and calmness equals health. A basic principle is to incorporate images and materials from nature, such as live (not dried) plants. Fountains and water in motion are other soothing addi- tions to a home or business. The idea is to draw energy toward the house, not from it. The constant motion of the geothermal closed-loop water and propy- lene glycol antifreeze mixture achieves this goal. The five feng shui elements that interact with each other constructively or destructively are: metal, earth, fire, wood, and water. There is a relationship be- tween water and fire (from a fossil fuel burner), since water extinguishes fire. Feeling good that heat is moved by water (in the underground loops) instead of combustion is only natural. Proper indoor and outdoor feng shui environments are parts of each good architect’s toolbox. It is up to geothermal contractors to provide pleasant indoor 46 OCTOBER 2014 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Tavino cont’d on page 48.