Simon Brown’s Principles of Feng Shui promises on the cover to be “the only introduction you’ll ever need.” Published in 1996, Brown’s offering clocks in at 125 pages and briskly covers some of the fundamentals of Feng Shui theory.
Brown uses a lot of analogies, such as describing […]
The Feng Shui Companion: A User-Friendly Guide to the Ancient Art of Placement was written by George Birdsall, published in 1995. In the opening pages, I felt like I was sitting down to chat with a colleague who I had not spoken to in decades. Reading how […]
Robert Sachs’ book, Nine Star Ki: Your Astrological Companion to Feng Shui, was first published in 2001. Interest in Feng Shui in the Western world was well-established, but hardly any Westerners had heard of Nine Star Ki. This is still the case in 2024, outside of Chinese […]
The Art & Science of Feng Shui: The Ancient Tradition of Shaping Fate by Henry B. Lin has always been on my short list of Recommended Reading. Now that I am re-reading dozens of Feng Shui books and posting reviews, I am delighted to be reminded of […]
Back in the late 1990’s when I took a Feng Shui class with Master Joseph Yu, he mentioned casually that feng shui is “all about mountains and water.” This was in a workshop for the flying stars, where the permanent hosts in each directional zone of […]
Takeo Mori and Dragan Milenkovic collaborated on this little book, published by Tengu Books in 1993. Secrets of Japanese Astrology: The Science of Kigaku gives a brief overview of the historical connection between Chinese and Japanese culture, which paved the way for Chinese Astrology to become part […]
Before I dive into a review of Feng Shui Step By Step by T. Raphael Simons, I want to state that the book was written decades ago. As a teacher and practitioner, it is possible, that like me, he may have changed some of his opinions or […]
Feng Shui Secrets That Change Your Life by Li Pak Tin and Helen Yeap is the latest installment of my Book Review Project. As I wade through my personal Feng Shui library, this book, like others, presents a buffet of interesting, though sometimes contradictory applications.
Most of the […]
I’m offering up another book review, for a title which preceded the absolute feng shui “craze” that happened in the mid-to-late 1990’s. Kwan Lau’s book, Feng Shui for Today: Arranging Your Life for Health and Wealth, was published in 1996. I am sure I was attracted to […]
