With so much optimism, the home computer-age ushered in this naïve notion that we would not have to keep so much paper clutter in our lives. But all it takes is one computer crash, where you lose all your documents, to know that everything has to be […]
A client asked me about the symbolism of some artwork, depicting seven elephants in a row, holding each others’ tails with their trunks. I’ve written about symbolism before and the simple answer is that some schools of Feng Shui rely heavily on symbolism and placebos, while other […]
I once got a notice from my water company about how they will soon let me know how much water my household can use before levying a fine. They were going to use my water consumption from 2013 as an average base and then ask/require that I […]
Ever notice how many banks have a front door aligned directly with a back door? In a residential setting, this would be considered a house where the occupants have a hard time saving their money. With a bank, it just seems to be the nature […]
When I first started studying feng shui, I was living in a house that indicated strongly a propensity for the occupants to argue. That we did. It also indicated based on the location of our bed, that I would be vulnerable to a miscarriage, which I did […]
The majority of my clients are baby boomers, those born between the years 1944-1964. The next demographic who request my services are in their thirties to mid-forties. But Feng Shui is relevant and useful to people of ALL ages, including both ends of the spectrum: the […]
I have a friend from decades past who is a creative genius, very talented and artistic in her field of expertise. She also looks impeccable when she leaves her home, always stylish. But her home often looked like a bomb when off and in order to keep […]
Shortly after meeting Master Larry Sang in the early 1990’s, he would sometimes laugh and refer to the type of Feng Shui that Americans practice as “chop suey.” This was not a complement and if you read the history of chop suey on-line, the literal translation is […]
Among classical schools and practitioners there is a big discrepancy between what “personal trigram” or “Ming Gua” you are (if you are female). The personal trigram or Ming Gua is determined based on the year you were born. I always used to call it the […]
The term “Grand Duke” refers to a negative type of energy which comes to certain directions and it can make an area of a building or property accident-prone. It is volatile energy, the Chinese term for it being “Tai Sui.” It’s pronounced like “tie sway.” […]
