Back in the 1990’s, when Feng Shui started trending in the Western world, this mysterious practice of Feng Shui was commonly referred to as “the art of placement,” most notably by New Age practitioners. This description used to annoy me because it seemed to diminish or ignore […]
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) […]
TODAY MARKS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME AS A FENG SHUI TEACHER. I HAVE A STUDENT WHO HAS WRITTEN AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE ON QI. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PUBLISHED ON MY WEBSITE ANYTHING BY SOMEONE BESIDES MYSELF. OLIVER SUBMITTED THIS ARTICLE AS PART OF […]
It’s October of 2022 and a new client just asked me a whole bunch of questions, making it obvious that his only exposure to Feng Shui has been through the pop culture New Age version called Black Hat, which became exceedingly popular in the 1990’s. This style […]
Feng Shui concerns itself with time and space. When and where we make changes. Additionally, Feng Shui adjustments borrow from Chinese astrology and this has become a regular part of my own professional practice, such as looking into the best timing for a remodel and landscape […]
Many people are now familiar with at least the concept that Feng Shui is the study of how we are influenced by our natural and man-made environment. There are also complementary fields in Chinese metaphysics which borrow from each other in terms of how we organize the […]
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One can wonder how much Feng Shui influences a political career. Back in the early 1990’s when I was a new Feng Shui practitioner, I saved an article from a major magazine, which mentioned the “feng shui” of the Oval office. My memory is […]
You may be familiar with the practice of Feng Shui and some of the symbolism associated with the Eight Trigrams. Each “trigram” is associated with a part of the body, colors, an element, a family member, and a direction. These trigrams are each symbolized with three […]
A grave site or burial spot is called a “Yin House.” This is compared to residences or commercial spaces which are referred to as “Yang Houses.” Care is taken in selecting a Yin House because the influence of that burial spot can affect up to three […]
In the last thirty years or so, potential Feng Shui students have come across schools which identify themselves as “Traditional” or “Classical” versus some other schools, such as “western Feng Shui” or other clever descriptions. And some of these misnomers make it appear that if you are […]
