Bad Road Alignment- When It is Personal by Kartar Diamond
There is a general feng shui principle that you don’t want your house to sit at the end of a cul-de-sac or the cross section of a T-junction. The idea is that the qi (air currents) would be moving too quickly or too directly toward the house. […]
Feng Shui Interprets Your Garden Features by Kartar Diamond
There is a whole branch of classical feng shui which deals with the outside environment. It is called Form School or Landscape School. But outside and inside are forever entwined in terms of how they can affect the occupants.
Most people love the sight and sound of a trickling fountain, but there can actually be bad […]
Feng Shui Interprets the Street That Ends at Your House by Kartar Diamond
The house which sits at the very end of a cul-de-sac or T-juncture receives more energy (alignment of air currents) than the other houses on either side, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. Most feng shui books illustrate how this is a very accident-prone or […]
Feng Shui Interprets Homes in the Hills by Kartar Diamond
Everyone loves a home with a view and that includes adherents to feng shui. The expansiveness of the view can relieve a lot of modern stress that most of us collect year after year.
Energy, which the is called “chi” or “qi” in Chinese metaphysics, can be carried […]
Feng Shui and the Garden by Kartar Diamond
The branch of feng shui which concerns itself with the natural landscape is often called “Form School” or “Landscape School.”
Reasons for paying attention to a garden or a home’s exteriors:
1. To make sure that the house is adequately protected from harsher elements (like wind and rain)
2. To enhance the energies inside a house
3. To shore up or help […]
Interpreting Mountains In Feng Shui Theory by Kartar Diamond
(Photo by Riccardo Breciani)
Real mountains near communities can have an influence on the people, above and beyond the obvious mundane things we know to be true, like fire hazards and proximity to wildlife. In the olden days, it was considered dangerous to live on top of […]
Feng Shui and Your Trash Cans by Kartar Diamond
I have fielded a lot of questions about the impact of such things as outside water features, fire pits, and a multitude of landscaping considerations. But what about the placement of trash cans? Like bathrooms, we’ve all got trash cans. If you live in an […]
Feng Shui and Eco Projects by Kartar Diamond
What inspired this article was a client calling to ask if putting solar panels on her roof top would have any Feng Shui implications. One of the reasons she asked is because my clients know that when any kind of remodeling is done, the location and the […]
Feng Shui Tips for Choosing Land to Build On by Kartar Diamond
There are many things to consider if you should be so lucky to build your own house. Depending on where you are looking for land, you would first take into consideration the surrounding exterior environment.
A parcel of land which is part of a larger development may already […]