Ordinary Vs. Extraordinary
Over the decades I have been asked to write many “Top Ten” Lists, including tips for the bedroom, the kitchen, and the office. People want quick To-Do or To-Don’t lists even though classical Feng Shui is more nuanced and individualized than what most Feng Shui fans realize.
The majority of homes […]
Others in my age bracket will remember fondly the Flip Wilson show, where one of his characters was Geraldine. Geraldine had several hilarious tag lines in the comedy skits, including “the Devil made me do it” and “what you see is what you get.”
The phrase […]
I was talking to a fellow Feng Shui practitioner who wanted to purchase my Career Tips for Feng Shui Consultants e-book. She already has a wealth of knowledge from studying with several schools and with several teachers, but she has not taken […]
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 […]
Almost everyone, except the devout atheist or existentialist, believes or thinks it is plausible that they have come into the world with a destiny. This word means different things to different people however. For some, it can mean their potential. We can say that a person is […]
There is much symbolism, and in many cultures, to be found with the human hand. As it relates to Chinese metaphysics, the back of the hand is considered “yang” compared to the palm of the hand which represents the more yin forces. Yin-Yang theory is at the […]
In the whole of Chinese metaphysics, there are five main categories (Wu Shu) or special skill sets, which address the human condition and are complementary fields to each other.The Five Arts are: mountain, divination, astrology, appearance appraisals and medicine. Let’s briefly define the Five Arts.
Mountain: This is […]
A talisman is any object that has been infused with personal and divine energy to fulfill a stated purpose. The Chinese or Taoist type of talisman is called a “fu” (pronounced like: foo) and is often an inscription on consecrated paper. In Western occult practices, they are […]
Chinese Metaphysics is full of predictive Arts and skill sets. We have not only two different types of Chinese astrology (Ba Zi and Zi Wei Dou Shu), but also various Schools of Feng Shui. And I am not referring to the New Age practices that popped up […]
Feng Shui is a metaphysical art, no doubt. But I have also written articles in defense of Feng Shui not being an occult practice, even though it often gets put into the same basket. While Feng Shui mostly operates as a natural science, there are simply some […]
