What the Feng is Feng Shui?

As I was moving into my first apartment, I stumbled across an unfamiliar book titled "Feng Shui for your apartment home". My first instinct was to rearrange the living room to my own personal style, but instead, I read. Finished the book in a matter of hours, slowly moving my furniture according to the chapter I was in. I am a firm believer in how energy (both negative and positive) affects your being, so I figured I'd have to be a firm Feng Shuier too. 

Apparently, Feng means wind and Shui means water. So technically speaking, I read a book on Wind Water for your apartment home. Weirrrrrd. 
Anyway, in Chinese culture, both wind and water are associated with good health and fortune. Bad Feng Shui can mean the opposite. It is based on the Taoist vision and understanding of nature; especially on the idea that the land is alive and filled with immense "Chi" A.K.A. energy. 

Did you know it is absolutely horrible for your bed to face your front door? It is known as the "Death Position". Even if your door faces a certain direction it is called the "Total Catastrophe Position". (Late warning, some of the terminology in this book will make you want to burn your house down to start anew)

Its almost impossible to put into words how this all works and how it looks in a home without plagiarizing  So here I have found what I think the be the best picture of how a room is supposed to look, according to ancient Taoists. (Picture below is from the article "Your Bedroom by Numbers: Feng Shui Edition")