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The Magic of Ritual and Feng Shui - by Helen and Jay James FENG SHUI: ANCIENT WISDOM FOR CREATING A LIFE OF BALANCE - by Helen and James Jay- Finally Revealed: Flying Stars Feng Shui For 2008 - Part 1/4 - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Glen LimFlying stars feng shui for 2008 looks at the effect of the 9 celestial stars on our planet. I will based my 2008 feng shui using this technique. Perhaps you already know this article is the first of a four part series. In the first 2 articles, I will discuss on the global feng shui outlook for ...
Views: 1120 - 5 Most Common Feng Shui Myths - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Melissa PilgrimAs any Traditional Feng Shui Master will tell you, all you really need are the five basic elements– fire, earth, metal, water, and wood– to change the energy field of your home or office if it has bad Feng Shui. This is supposing that you’re not planning to remodel or do any new construction. If ...
Views: 3390 - Haunted House Or Bad Feng Shui? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Melissa PilgrimIt is not uncommon in my profession as a Feng Shui Master to have people come up to me and say, " I have a ghost in my house. How do I get rid of it?" After talking a bit more in depth, I often discover that the person has come to the conclusion that the house must have a ghost because things ...
Views: 1354 - 2008 Feng Shui Life Destiny Forecast - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Melissa PilgrimThe forecast of the effect on the changes in Qi on one’s life are usually defined as “changes in luck.” For most of us luck is considered a random factor, a blinded goddess who sometime favors us and sometimes doesn’t, but in Ancient Chinese Wisdom “Luck” is an entirely natural phenomena that ...
Views: 650 - 2008 Feng Shui Forecast - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Melissa PilgrimIn Feng Shui, January is the last month of the official Feng Shui calendar. February 5th, also called the “spring beginning,” marks the beginning of a new year and new opportunities. Those of you who have read my description of 2007 in my last June Newsletter issue (if you do not get my ...
Views: 901 - Are “Old Ways” Not working? Create Change Now With A New Roadmap - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2008 from Pat HeydlauffAre you holding onto “old ways” that simply are not working? Are you still facing unfinished projects, financial issues that won’t go away or nagging health issues that won’t give up? Is what you’ve done in the past failing to meet your needs today? If what you have done in the past is not ...
Views: 766 - Improving Your Relationships With Feng Shui - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Linda BinnsRomance is in the air - especially during the month of February. But for many people, romantic relationships seem unattainable or current love connections lack the sparks they once created. Feng Shui, the ancient art of object placement to enhance energy flow through a space, is gain-ing ...
Views: 709 - Why Red Is Not Always A Lucky Color In Feng Shui? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2008 from Toon Hwang OngMention Feng Shui and you most likely conjure up images of dragons, statures and all Chinese ornaments. And if you are familiar with the Chinese cultures and customs, you would know that the color red is considered to be a lucky color. However, do you know the color red is not always a luck ...
Views: 4899 - 9 Ways To Sleep Yourself To Good Feng Shui - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2008 from Toon Hwang OngHere are some tips to improve the Feng Shui of your bedroom. Before you go out to get yourself a whole basket of Feng Shui ornaments and get all confused with your Kua/Gua numbers, you should first check your bedroom against this list below: 1. Never have the bed pointing out to a bedroom door. ...
Views: 3111 - Resolutions For 2008 - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2008 from Linda BinnsWe all start the new year with good intentions. How many of us have resolved to get organized, exercise more or lose weight, starting on Jan. 1? These extremely common – and truly beneficial – resolutions are some of the hardest to keep, often because they require fundamental changes in ...
Views: 1200 - ***The Most Important New Year's Resolution... You Can Keep! - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2008 from P.K. OdleLet’s face it; most of your resolutions belong under the 3 major categories of improving your Health, Relationships or Finances. For example, some of you have resolved to improve your health through diet and exercise. Still others intend to improve your relationships or begin a new one. Becoming ...
Views: 701 - House Buying Tips - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2007 from Linda BinnsFeng Shui isn’t just something you do to a house once you own it. These powerful principles should be considered as you search for a new home. Review the tips below to help ensure that you don’t end up with a “house of horrors.” •Location, location, location... Do not buy a house that is ...
Views: 1519 - Feng Shui Container Gardening - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2007 from Linda BinnsWhen most people who are familiar with feng shui think of gardening according to feng shui principles, they typically envision a large, open yard filled with neat clusters of rocks, plants, and statuary, creating a field of thriving energy that complements the free, open surroundings. It’s an ...
Views: 1587 - Feng Shui Decorating Enhances Holiday Mood, Celebrations - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2007 from Linda BinnsDo holiday gatherings drive you crazy? Do your family get-togethers result in more stress than harmony? The problem may not be you or your loved ones. It could be your house. As you prepare your home for the holidays this year, take a few moments to consider some of the following tips based ...
Views: 1330 - Creating A Protective Embrace For Your Home - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Linda BinnsOne of the guiding principles of feng shui is that you need to not only create a positive energy flow from the elements located within your living space (both inside and outside your home), but also to create a layer of protection for the occupants of your home from the negative energy that ...
Views: 786 - Feng Shui Your Hand Bag - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from Aroon AjmeraThe subject is common enough to be important: all females have handbags, and there are a lot of jokes about them. They have been around for centuries-originally, they were pouches carried around the waist by both sexes, which later became purses carried around by fashionable women. Now they ...
Views: 12671 - Using The History Of A Home To Determine Its Feng Shui Needs - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2007 from Rebecca RengoWhat does your checklist look like when you are shopping for a new home for your family? For most of us, a home buying checklist includes a quiet neighborhood, good schools, new appliances… but does your home buying checklist include good feng shui elements? How do you know if a home you ...
Views: 681 - Finding Clarity With Feng Shui - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2007 from Kerri MillerI knew instantly which room in our house would be my office. It was bright, with french doors and a big window overlooking our front garden. It was painted lime green . . . not a color we would choose, but other rooms needed painting attention first. So we moved in our new modular desk, bunches ...
Views: 1866 - Customise Your Bedroom According To Your Style With Bespoke Bedroom Furniture - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from Adam WilliamDo you sometimes think that your bed is too big for your room? Or your wardrobe is occupying too much space that sometimes making it difficult for you even to breathe freely? Bespoke bedroom furniture allows you to customise your own bedroom furniture like beds, cupboards, chairs and other ...
Views: 1241 - Focus On The Feng Shui Factor When You Want To Sell Your Home - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2007 from MaryAnn RussellBe resolute about your goal to sell your house and find your new home regardless of the housing market. 1. Start packing, order some boxes and pack up the things you won’t need for the next 6 months. Seasonal cloths, books, memorabilia, extra dishes and kitchenware as well as any items that ...
Views: 952 - Lessons from the Ultimate Declutter - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2007 from Vicky WhiteThe Chinese say if you want to make big changes in your life, move 27 things in your home. Imagine the change you can create by moving thousands of things! You can use the potentially stressful situation of moving house to consciously design your new life. 1. If you want to simplify your ...
Views: 1148 - Creating Abundance with Feng Shui - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2007 from Vicky WhiteYour prosperity is directly related to the flow of energy in your environment. Clutter creates stagnant energy flow and prevents abundance from flowing to you. Clutter is anything unfinished, unused, unresolved, tolerated or disorganized. Clutter is emotional constipation! Letting go of ...
Views: 1277 - Feng Shui Wisdom & Dogma – You Can’t Cheat Fate With Feng Shui - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2007 from Scott & Stephen PetulloWe are very familiar with and greatly respect Feng Shui, the ancient art of placement. We’ve hired top local Feng Shui experts to assist us with our homes and offices and we both feel that it was worth the cost. We have found that, through years of experimentation, the placement of objects in ...
Views: 1343 - Do you have a healthy home? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2007 from Elizabeth WigginsFeng Shui is about the flow of energy within our homes and how our relationship to those energies may affect us. Most people only care about the look and functionality of a home rather than the most important thing - health. A home can be aesthetically pleasing and can feel great at first ...
Views: 917 - Do You Have a Healthy Home? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2007 from Elizabeth WigginsFeng Shui is about the flow of energy within our homes and how our relationship to those energies may affect us. Most people only care about the look and functionality of a home rather than the most important thing - health. A home can be aesthetically pleasing and can feel great at first ...
Views: 851 - The Real Feng Shui - by What is real Feng Shui? How is it difficult from what you may have seen in books and magazines? Real Feng Shui is a system of choosing and organizing living space to maximize health, abundance and family happiness. I speak of living space here, but knowledgeable readers will know that originally ...
Views: 1401 - Resolving Infertility - by Infertility brings great heartbreak to many people. Most of us expect that we will have children as part of our life plan. We go about the business of growing up, establishing a professional identity, finding our life’s partner and then when the time is right in our lives we expect that our ...
Views: 4214 - Embrace Longevity & Romance With These 10 Feng Shui Secrets - by Your bedroom is the most important room in your home. It has the greatest effect on your health and well-being. While you sleep, your energy fields are particularly receptive to the effect of any imbalance in your surroundings.
Feng Shui can help you create an environment where your well-being ...
Views: 2916 - Clutter Loves to Hide - 7 Places to Look for it! - by In Feng Shui, the first thing to do is remove the clutter. Until clutter is removed, any Feng Shui enhancements you apply will not be effective. And, if all you ever do is get rid of your clutter, you will be boosting your prosperity, improving your health and relationships, and upgrading all ...
Views: 867 - How To Buy A Bamboo Water Fountain - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2007 from Dean CaporellaThe bamboo water fountain may not be on everyone's shopping list but for many, it's a chance to bring alive some of the peace and wisdom associated with a Japanese garden. The mere thought of setting up a fountain may put people with little technical expertise off however, you'll surprise ...
Views: 972 - Feng Shui---Simply Divine - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2007 from Dolores KozielskiFENG SHUI, SIMPLY DIVINE Feng Shui (Fung Shway), most people can’t pronounce it. They’ve heard about it, but they’re not quite sure what it is. Literally, it means wind, water. Feng Shui is an ancient, Chinese art of placement. It began with selecting the most optimal site for a grave. The ...
Views: 2414 - A Guide to Feng Shui in the Home Office - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2007 from Jo Ann JoyFeng Shui guidelines are used to achieve harmony while at the same time considering individual needs and preferences. There are resources that tell you specifically how to organize your home office according to Feng Shui principles and increase your productivity and prosperity. The translation ...
Views: 630 - Feng Shui, a mystical belief or a natural science? - by Feng Shui is a body of knowledge that has developed and grown for thousand of years. Originally, it was the exclusive knowledge of the court meteorologists of Imperial China. The meteorologist studied medicine, geomancy, astrology, and other esoteric arts. These meteorologists protected their ...
Views: 906 - Environmental Feng Shui - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2007 from Milan PolakThere are a multitude of environmental factors in our immediate surroundings that contribute to poor health or lack of vitality. Not to mention an endless list of chemicals, pollutants and additives. Even so, the human body is continuously evolving and adapting and mankind has survived the most ...
Views: 973(1 vote) - The Energy of Feng Shui - by As we enter the 21st Century we will become increasingly aware of our need to live and work within a harmonious and balanced environment. By raising the energy of a space we can bring about fundamental change in our lives, allowing us to move forward and experience a more positive, healthier and ...
Views: 906 - Just Get Rid of It - by Spring cleaning ?a wonderful annual tradition associated with this time of year. A powerful way to honor one’s Self and the shifts occurring both in the earth and in our collective consciousness. I am committed to introducing ideas and concepts that inspire people to honor home and space in a ...
Views: 628 - At Home with our Self - by Transformation ?it is occurring everywhere. One thing we know to expect is change. It is a way of life. As evidenced by more retreat centers, more spiritual TV programming and a growing self help book list, people are slowing down and going inward seeking more inner peace and contentedness. I ...
Views: 630 - Just Get Rid of It - by Spring cleaning – a wonderful annual tradition associated with this time of year. A powerful way to honor one’s Self and the shifts occurring both in the earth and in our collective consciousness. I am committed to introducing ideas and concepts that inspire people to honor home and space in a ...
Views: 935 - Feng Shui & the I Ching - by Many think Feng Shui is a religion or merely Chinese Folk Beliefs. These misconceptions are why most are unaware that Feng Shui is actually an environmental science as complex as Acupuncture. Belief is not required for Feng Shui's elemental remedies to improve your health, relationships or ...
Views: 1036 - Selecting a Silk Orchid For Your Table - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from D RandolphSilk Orchids are a great accent piece for decorating. Orchids are an elegant and colorful flower that comes in many varieties and colors. This article is to help you sort out the choices. The first choice to make for most design projects is color. The greaet thing about decorating with silk ...
Views: 619 - Feng Shui - To Live in Balance - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2007 from Teresa HwangTeresa Hwang Feng Shui & Design Traditional Chinese Feng Shui Master - Chinese Astrology & Divination Xuan Kong Da Gua - Xuan Kong Fei Xing Consultant & Interior Designer for Home & Business Certified Feng Shui Research Centre Lecturer www.teresahwang.com 250-549-1356 Feng Shui : To Live in ...
Views: 1980 - Blame it on Your House - by Didn't Get That Raise? Kids Acting Up?
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Blame It On Your House
Perhaps you've seen it on your block. There's always one house that seems to have a new family in it every few years. Or maybe you've experienced it. You're doing great at your business, everything is going well, ...
Views: 639 - Labyrinths~Yoga for the Land - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2007 from Christan Hummel(Excerpted from her best selling book, The Do It Yourself Space Clearing Kit, One Source Publications, 2006. Available through: www.earthtransitions.com/special) Before the mythic journey of the Minotaur of Crete, the labyrinth had already made its way into the consciousness of our ...
Views: 665 - Creating Sacredness in our Homes - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2007 from Christan HummelIn our modern age, we have more reason than ever before to find the sacred amid the mundane. Can ancient ceremonies help us to restore harmony between man and the environment? The beating of a shaman's drum, the labyrinth at Chartres, stone monuments in Ireland, Feng Shui, what do they all have ...
Views: 617 - Introduction to Feng Shui - by Why is it that some places give out a sense of well-being and peace and others a feeling of unease? How can it be explained that some families or businesses seem dogged by bad fortune and other blessed by success?
A Feng Shui master would say that the forces at work in the land and cosmos may ...
Views: 704 - Feng Shui Real Estate - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2007 from Carole ProvenzaleI have had the pleasure of speaking to Real Estate Agents about the benefits of applying Feng Shui into house sales and attracting listings for years now. They have a profound interest, now more then ever, on the ancient principles we have been using for years to get that house off the market ...
Views: 1012 - Feng Shui 2007: In the Mood for Change? - by Submitted on May 23, 2007 from Simona MaininiFENG SHUI 2007: IN THE MOOD FOR CHANGE? Feeling Stuck? Things aren’t happening? Energy low? Although the spring flowers are in bloom, other things in your life may not be blossoming quite as well. Many of you may know that this is the Year of the Pig in Chinese astrology, but what you may not ...
Views: 720 - Clarity about Clutter - by I'm an organized person-just ask anyone who knows me. In spite of my talents at organization, clutter loomed its ugly head during our recent move.
You see, I'm committed to making the most from what I have and I can find a use for practically anything. As a result, I'd turned our home and my ...
Views: 698 - How To Harmonize You Love Life & Attract Your Soulmate With Feng Shui - by Marie’s love life dramatically changed after she placed two pink candles in a special area of her newly-painted home. Her dates multiplied from twice a year to several dates a month. Marie’s Feng Shui adjustments worked perfectly. Unfortunately, she didn’t realize that these changes were more ...
Views: 4442 - "Feng Shui for the Office - Maximizing Productivity, Power, & Prosperity" - by Barbara, a small business owner, sought the advice of a Feng Shui Consultant to find a new office. The day after Barbara cleaned up the entrance to her present office and hung a mirror and a Feng Shui crystal in the entranceway; she received a large order from a customer and won a paid vacation ...
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