As a child I grew up in the same house from age 6 to 18. I now live in the same house type I grew up in, for the last 12 years. These 24 years represent a significant portion of my whole life and there were 10 […]
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As a long time practitioner, I have seen many scenarios in people’s homes and businesses and can say now with confidence that some Feng Shui notions are not true in my experience or not so in modern day living. And this is coming from […]
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There are a lot of details to keep track of during a feng shui consultation. Usually, I emphasize the “big picture” over the details, but everything is important, especially when you consider the cumulative effect of a lot of minor problems combined. Here […]
In feng shui parlance, we have a phrase, “poison arrows,” which refers to the sharp edge of just about anything, and in relation to what that sharp edge is pointing at. The sharp edge may be something small, like the edges of furnishings. I prefer to downplay […]
The ancient practice of feng shui originated in China, but affects every living being, much like gravity. As a metaphysical art form, feng shui is a vast body of theories and techniques for improving the quality of life. Health, finances and relationships are all influenced by where […]
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Years ago someone pointed out to me that there was a website selling “feng shui wind chime refrigerator magnets” and claiming that they help you lose weight. Except for the fact that they must chime with guilt every time you open the fridge, I […]
If you haven’t heard the term “Tiny House” you can correctly assume that it describes a very small house, but there is a movement now to build and live in tiny houses by people who don’t necessarily need to. Many just want to live in a tiny […]
In Feng Shui theory, we have more than one depiction of the “Luo Shu,” (pronounced like low shoe). This is a mystical symbol, drenched in cosmological significance. The arrangement of the trigrams and their numerical coding is different for the “Pre-Heaven” chart compared to the “Post-Heaven” chart. […]
Feng Shui is a predictive art. Every structure on the planet has predictable influences and people familiar with Feng Shui know that similar principles, which relate to structure, can also be superimposed over large land masses and global predictions can sometimes be made. Usually, a meaningful interpretation […]
I have been around the New Age metaphysical movement for decades and there is a popular word used which can have different meanings and contexts. The word is “prosperity.” If someone were to do anything (a feng shui remedy, a meditation) in the hopes of generating more […]
