Published Articles by Kartar Diamond on Feng Shui
If you are at all familiar with feng shui, the ancient Chinese practice of balancing your surroundings, you may have heard that one should never sit with their back to a door.This simple, general truth is based on the theory that you will feel uncomfortable and […]
Many a Feng Shui practitioner will assume that their client, or the audience they are speaking in front of, instinctually understands what qi flow means, as if it were a well-known phrase from the hippie era, as in “go with the flow.”
We can break this concept down […]
When I first started consulting in 1992, the only controversial discussions seemed to be about so-called traditional Feng Shui versus the New Age inventions, such as the BTB School which flourished in the 1990’s and with headquarters in Berkeley, California. This is where the founder of that […]
In the New Age version of Feng Shui, there is a belief that electronics can liven up a room and stimulate chi (aka qi or energy) in a positive way. This is actually one of the more peculiar notions to come out of the New Age spin-off […]
It might seem obvious that a floor plan is needed to evaluate a space since Feng Shui deals with how people are affected by the architecture. And yet, many Feng Shui practitioners try to wing it and advise clients without a drawn floor plan to refer to.
Firstly, […]
Let’s start out by acknowledging that the natural phenomenon of Feng Shui has been with us always (like gravity), since it is a part of nature and how the environment responds to itself in very predictable ways. The repeating cycles of the four seasons is just […]
This article is not about the cost of a consultation, which can vary quite a bit among practitioners; rather, the cost of common remedies, or adjustments made to a home or work space. Most remedies can be very affordable and ideally they should be inconspicuous.
Firstly we […]
Almost every year I receive a bulk email with a Feng Shui superstition attached to it. Some clients send it to me directly to get my opinion on it and if it is for real. Well, it’s not.
It is also annoying and disheartening for me, as a […]
This is the first time I have paired the word “organic” with my area of expertise, but I’m having a realization about the way in which the modern day Feng Shui practitioner approaches their assessments and applications.
In classical Xuan Kong Flying Star schools, understanding and use […]
Much has been written about how the ancient Chinese art of feng shui can improve your love life. In fact, “more love” is second only to “increasing income” as the most popular reason people seek out the services of a feng shui consultant.
First, let’s define […]
