The other day I saw the title of an article from the Guardian that piqued my curiosity. Bolivia’s second-largest lake dries up and may be gone forever, lost to climate change. The basis of feng shui is how the environment affects the people. So, I wondered, “if the lake is gone, what happened to the people?” …
How the Loss of a Lake Changes the Feng Shui of a Village Read More »
Water surrounds our life. It occupies 71% of the earth. On average, it composes 65% of our bodies. Without water, no life can exist. In the Chinese classic, The Tao De Ching, water is a metaphor for the Tao. Water is good at benefiting all things but does not complete with them. There is no …
Much of feng shui is based on nature and common sense. As the title says, it’s bad feng shui to build on a floodplain. This is really basic common sense, but you’d be surprised as how many people actually build on a flood plain. A good example of this is the city of New Orleans …
Feng shui is the study of how to live in accord with nature through understanding our environment and its inherent chi-energy. We search for places that strengthen and enrich our lives. Feng shui is a tool to help us design spaces that enhance our well-being. Dr. Hsu teaches us that Form School Feng Shui is always evolving with the times. Just as new …
Pollution Should Be Considered in Feng Shui Analysis Read More »
Chinese philosophy, culture, and traditions are deeply rooted through the influence of the Five-Element or Wu-xing Theory. The five elements are; Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. Each element is associated to all things in nature, such as seasons, foods, colors, emotions, organs, and shapes. Although I have been a student of feng shui for …
Today there are many books on feng shui written in English. If you are like me and the subject interests you, you’ve probably read a dozen or so books on the subject. What is quite noticeable is the different approaches and the variety of practices. Because of this, feng shui can be quite confusing to …
