Fish is often associated with abundance. The Chinese phonetic sound for the character “Yu” (餘) – “to have enough food to have left-overs”, has the same sound as fish. Also in the Yijing (Book of Changes), there is a saying: “For moistening 10,000 things there is nothing more enriching than water”. (潤萬物者莫潤乎水) Learning Cantonese is…
This blog post you’re about to read contains an article that originally appeared in Simon Chan’s blog. Simon Chan is a Feng Shui Consultant based in Toronto, Canada, and specializes in Xuan Kong Flying Stars Feng Shui. His blog post is republished here with permission. In his blog article, Simon reveals his Flying Star Feng…
“Place a three-legged toad near the front door and money will come pouring in.” Have you ever heard or read something similar? Honestly, if I didn’t know anything about Feng Shui and if someone were to tell me that, I would dismiss Feng Shui as magic or superstition (it’s not). And if it really worked…
February 4, 2017 is Li Chun, the first day of the lunar calendar in the Year of the Fire Rooster, and there is no better time to tell the story of the origin of the Feng Shui amulet, “Rooster King Protecting (Your) Home” (Ji Wang Zhen Zhai雞王鎮宅).
Aren’t we all curious about what will happen in the future? Personally, I’m interested business, economy, and political events around the world. It helps me (a little) on planning for the year. It helps me plan international travels and stock investments with the little money that I have. Therefore, business, economic, and political forecasts are…
Have you ever had the following experience: You saw something you liked. You buy it. After using it once or twice, you just leave it somewhere and let it gather dust. Up to this day, it’s still gathering dust somewhere in your home. If so, you probably have a problem with clutter. This problem impacts…
What’s in a door swing? What do doors mean in our lives and how can it affect us? Here’s a story. In 2013, my client had purchased her Greenwich Village duplex apartment with great anticipation to have a place in New York City. Her new home had two floors. The first floor was mainly the…
You want feng shui to make a positive impact on you, don’t you? Well, I’m assuming you do, that’s why I’m telling you NOT to do feng shui yourself. Why? Here’s the short answer: More than likely, your feng shui diagnosis of your home will be incomplete or inaccurate. But why is that?
If you haven’t noticed, feng shui can be quite different depending on which expert you talk to. Some “western” feng shui practitioners advocate a more “modern” approach to the practice of feng shui. They claim that some traditional concepts and use of feng shui should evolve according to our modern life-style. ShareTweetPinEmail21 Shares
Read the latest article: 2017 Feng Shui Predictions by 7 Feng Shui Masters. Every year, I read dozens of annual forecasts and predictions from “masters”, Feng Shui Experts, and fortune tellers (and sometimes even prophecies). Looking back, some of their forecasts were quite accurate, perhaps due to their broad or vague statements. Others, however, were…