It is the gift giving holiday season! In Asia it is customary to give money during the New Year season and other festive occasions. In China, money is often placed in a red envelope, as the color red is considered an auspicious color. In Japan, money envelopes were often white with red cord, but today …
Asians love to do character analysis using charts and formulas. One of the most popular methods in Japan that is gaining popularity around Asia is blood type analysis . So do you know what your blood type is? Most people don’t know. If you were born in the United States, they don’t tell you what …
Rice is the staple food of Asia. Plain rice with a little bit of salt goes a long way to stave off one’s hunger and nothing is more simple that the rice ball or onigiri in Japanese. As seen in this photograph, growing rice is back breaking labor and there is great respect for the …
Feng Shui has been practiced for over 2,000 years in China. Yet, feng shui practices are still used today in many societies. So how can such practices be translated into our current lifestyle and society, when life was so different? The best way is to try to imagine how life was back then. What was …
Master Hsu and I are working hard on finishing our book Feng Shui: Truths, Myths and Misconceptions. This article was taken from the book, to give you a taste of what’s to come. So is there an ideal color for a front door? True Feng Shui concepts never suggest one color is better than another …
The old traditional homes in Asia were raised about 2 feet off the ground for ventilation and staying above the cold damp earth. It was customary to remove your slippers in the entry which was at ground level and one would step up into the home in their socks. This custom of removing your shoes …
Is there such a thing of the Feng Shui of a business name? I follow Form School Feng Shui, which states, “Form defines qi-energy”. So, yes, there is Feng Shui of a business name; we analyze the sounds, meanings and forms which all carry information which we believe will manifest in some shape or form. …
Amongst the American Japanese who visit Vegas, a large percentage carries a little frog in their wallet or purse. This frog can be made out of anything; origami, metal, beads, felt or even fabric. In Japanese, the word frog is “kaeru” and its homonym means “to return”. Therefore, there is a Japanese superstition that believes …
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Tonight at the dinner table somehow the conversation subject was gambling. It’s amazing what the boys learn from T.V. My sons have never been to a casino so their information does not come from experience. One of my sons said he recalled a TV program saying that one had a 49% chance of winning on …
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The dining table is an important part of family life. This is where you share a good portion of your life communicating, sharing and interacting with your family. From a feng shui stand point everything has a yin and yang. So, from that perspective a round table is yang, very dynamic and active while a …