Fountains raise or lower the chi in a space, depending on how the water flows. For instance, if you wanted to put a fountain in a board room, which usually is a good idea, if everyone on the board works smoothly, and it is almost boring to have those meetings, then you would want to raise the chi, or energy, by installing a fountain that spurts upward. Now if the board members are a hot-headed lot, you would want to 'cool down the situation' with a fountain that flows gently downward, smoothing out the chi and relaxing the atmosphere.