Feng Shui is a predictive art. And some of the predictions sound dire. In the olden days, there were many instances where the forces of nature were the main concern. Living at the top of a mountain or the bottom of a mountain could make you vulnerable […]
From a Feng Shui standpoint, we can consider the impact of preserving an older home’s architecture versus changing it. There are a number of reasons why a home may need remodeling: to include expanding for more living space. As well, what we now think of as awkward […]
While walking my dog one day, I saw several examples of “feng shui in action.” The first photo in this post shows a house with a second story design that demonstrates a poison arrow on a large scale. The angled corner of the top floor points […]
In a previous article, Missing Sectors Vs. Partially Missing Sectors, I covered how a missing portion of a floor plan may be good or bad, depending on various other features and layers. This article explores two more aspects to this circumstance: 1) When can outdoor living […]
A big part of Feng Shui revolves around the shape and form of all objects and furnishings. These items, big and small, from a side table inside to an outside tree, will all manipulate air currents and the unseen energy all around us.
In some instances we want […]
In analyzing a building according to feng shui standards, if it has undergone any type of remodel, then there is a potential for the original energy grid of the floor plan to have been altered or dissipated. There is also a difference between radical, drastic remodels […]
Even though I am the first to admit that looks can be deceiving, sometimes they are dead-on accurate. When you stand in front of a house and observe the entire façade, the “face” of a house can often tell a story about the occupants inside.
The very shape […]
There are many areas of Feng Shui consulting, such as design phase, house hunting, evaluating existing residential and commercial properties. One area of consulting involves advising clients on the best and worst times to do remodels or non-emergency repairs. The concern with doing repairs and remodels in bad timing (for the location) […]
Feng Shui principles about how energy moves, and how we’re influenced, can baffle people who are not familiar with this metaphysical predictive art. And as a fan of architecture and design, I can appreciate how annoying it might be to a homeowner, designer or builder when […]
Philosopher Plato is credited with the saying: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” And this can apply to the historical practice of living in caves. In a way, it is an almost instant dwelling and over time, the space carved out of the earth (or naturally occurring) […]
