Feng Shui

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
	About This Book
	Conventions Used in This Book
	What You’re Not to Read
	Foolish Assumptions
	How This Book Is Organized
		Part 1: Getting Started: Feng Shui Made Clear
		Part 2: Energizing Your Home’s Exterior
		Part 3: Feathering the Nest: Nurturing and Nourishing Indoor Spaces
		Part 4: Going to the Next Level: Using Feng Shui for Life Change
		Part 5: The Part of Tens
	Icons Used in This Book
	Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting Started: Feng Shui Made Clear
	Chapter 1 Discovering the World of Feng Shui
		Demystifying Feng Shui
		The Meaning of the Term Feng Shui
		Ancient Chinese Secrets: The Big-Picture View of Feng Shui
		Unearthing Basic Feng Shui Principles
			Yin and yang
			The Three Realms of Influence
			Five top factors affecting your fortune
		Understanding the Schools of Feng Shui
			Landform and Compass Method Feng Shui
			Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Feng Shui school
			Distinguishing the schools from each other
		Looking at Feng Shui Factors That You Can Use to Your Advantage
		Finding Life Solutions with Feng Shui
			Selecting a Feng Shui approach
			Choosing the Life Areas to improve
			Taking steps to Feng Shui success with a range of available cures
		Getting Additional Help
	Chapter 2 Mastering the Principles of Feng Shui
		Chi: The Energy of Feng Shui
		The Types of Chi
			The chi of the heavens
			The chi of the Earth
			The chi of homes and living environments
			The chi of humans
		The Flows of Chi
			The ideal chi state for the physical body
			The ideal chi state for the home
			The positive and negative traits of chi flow
		Cultivating Chi
			Benefits and rewards of chi cultivation
			Eight factors that affect your personal chi
		Positioning: Your Place in the Scheme of Things
			Understanding the Theory of Relative Positioning
			Using the Commanding Position method
		Presenting the Three Life Pillars
			Recognizing the importance of the entry
			Improving the place of rest and rejuvenation
			Activating your home’s energy generator
		The Psychology of Feng Shui
			Know that improvement is possible in any situation (especially yours)
			Maximize your current situation
			Recognize that you’re the center of the equation
			Choose to take action
			Be open to change and receiving the new
		Basic Pointers for Feng Shui Success
	Chapter 3 Unveiling the Secrets of the Octagon
		Discovering the Magic of the Octagon
			The Helpful People Area of the Octagon
			The Career Area of the Octagon
			The Knowledge Area of the Octagon
			The Family Area of the Octagon
			The Wealth Area of the Octagon
			The Fame Area of the Octagon
			The Marriage Area of the Octagon
			The Children Area of the Octagon
			The Health Area of the Octagon
		Orienting the Octagon
			Placing the Octagon on your home’s main floor plan
			Placing the Octagon upstairs and down
			Placing the Octagon on other spaces
		Troubleshooting Octagon Placement
			Missing areas and projections
			Entrances with turns
			Angled entrances
			Complex or oddly shaped floor plans
		Changing Your Life with the Octagon
	Chapter 4 Picking Up Your Feng Shui Tools
		So What Is a Feng Shui Cure?
			Motivations for performing Feng Shui cures
			Five types of Feng Shui cures
		Using the Three Phases of Your Cures
			Phase I: Setting the intention for the cure
			Phase II: Performing the physical activity of the cure
			Phase III: Reinforcing your intention and activity with spiritual energy
		Opening the Feng Shui Toolbox: Creating Your Cures
			Creating positive placement
			Adding what’s needed, minor and otherwise
			Adjusting by repairing, cleaning, and changing
			Using ceremony to create new energy states
			Making personal Feng Shui adjustments
			Employing meditative methods
		Making Minor Additions to Bring about Major Changes
			Light cures
			Sound cures
			Living cures
			Water cures
			Color cures
			Mobile cures
			Weight cures
			Bamboo flute cures
			Powered cures
			Fragrance cures
			Touch cures
	Chapter 5 Harnessing the Energies of the Five Elements
		The Energies of the Five Elements
			The energy of Wood: Growth
			The energy of Fire: Expansion
			The energy of Earth: Stability
			The energy of Metal: Contraction
			The energy of Water: Stillness
		Placing the Five Elements in Your Environment According to the Octagon
		The Cycles of the Five Elements
			The Creative Cycle of the Five Elements
			The Destructive Cycle of the Five Elements
			Creator and Offspring Elements
		Using the Five Elements in Different Cure Methods
			Method I: Placing Elements in their natural locations
			Method II: Removing or counteracting offending Elements
			Method III: Utilizing Creator and Offspring Elements for added power
			Method IV: Combining all the Elements for power and creativity
		Applying Five Elements Cures for Life Change
	Chapter 6 Tapping the Inner Power of Feng Shui
		Introducing the Outer and Inner Aspects of Feng Shui
		Discovering the Magic of Intention
		Applying the Power of Intention to Cures
			Know exactly what you want
			Have the right attitude and motivation
			See and feel the result before it happens
			Believe completely that the result will happen
			Relax and allow the results to happen
		Revealing the Secrets of the Three Secrets Reinforcement
			Defining the Three Secrets Reinforcement
			Performing cures with the Reinforcement
		Frequently Asked Questions about the Three Secrets Reinforcement
			In what order should I perform the three steps of the Reinforcement?
			How long should my Reinforcements take?
			Is how I’m thinking and feeling during the Reinforcement important?
			How do I know whether I’m doing the Reinforcement right?
			How many times do I need to perform the Reinforcement?
Part 2 Energizing Your Home’s Exterior
	Chapter 7 Harnessing Nature’s Power to Enhance Your Outdoor Spaces
		Looking around the Neighborhood
			Reading the chi of a neighborhood or place
			Noticing how street energy charges your home
			Enjoying the ideal street situation
			Curing street problems
		Investigating and Curing Potential Nearby Negatives
			Understanding types of nearby negatives
			Performing cures for nearby negatives
		Eliminating Home and Lot Problems
			Too close for comfort
			Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on
			Problematic neighbors
		Sitting Pretty: Ideal and Not-So-Ideal Home Positioning
			Diagnosing and treating problems with your home’s location on the lot
			Positioning your home topographically
			Living high up or down low from the road
			Diffusing projecting roof ridges
			Curing poison arrows
		Enlivening Your Lot with Healthy Trees and Plants
			Introducing bamboo, the all-purpose plant
			Utilizing positive tree energies
			Employing helpful tree-selecting hints
			Avoiding negative tree situations
			Curing dead or dying trees
		Using Color to Empower the Life Areas of Your Property
		Engaging the Power of Water
			Moving water brings flow
			The soothing and clarifying effects of still water
		Positioning Outbuildings
			Who’s that sneaking ’round my back door?
			Stuffed shed syndrome
			Honey, I shrunk the view
			What’s so draining?
	Chapter 8 Making the Most of Your Lot and Home Shape
		Discovering What Shapes Mean to You
		Enjoying Balance: The Positive Effects of Symmetrical Shapes
			Living foursquare: Squares and rectangles
			Round and round: Circles and octagons
		Defining Projections and Missing Areas
			Hey, are you projecting?
			Oops! My areas are missing!
		Locating Projections and Missing Areas
			Using the 50 Percent Rule: Remembering the importance of “less than half”
			Using the 33 Percent Rule
		Enhancing the Benefits of Projections
		Curing Missing Areas
			Exterior solutions for missing home areas
			Interior solutions for missing home areas
			Cures for missing lot areas
		Fixing Irregular Home and Lot Shapes
			L-shaped and boot-shaped homes
			Cleaver home shapes
			Dustpan and money purse lot shapes
			Triangular home and lot shapes
			Angled lot side
			Multicornered and other oddly shaped lots
	Chapter 9 Open Sesame! Creating a Welcoming Entry
		Recognizing the Importance of the Front Door and Foyer
		Dealing with Driveway Issues
			Positive driveway conditions
			Problematic driveway conditions and their solutions
		Clearing the Way to the Front Door for Natural Chi
			Solving the hidden front door dilemma
			Curing common outdoor stairway dilemmas
			Dealing with pesky approach issues
		Making the Most of the Mouth of Chi
			Knowing the principles of the ideal front door
			Solving front door problems
			Changing your luck with front door colors
		Moving On In: Mastering Interior Entryway Problems and Solutions
			An upward-leading interior stairway that faces the front door
			A downward-leading interior stairway that’s directly in line with the front door
			A mandarin duck stairway
			A split view upon entering
		Being Aware of Continual First Impressions
			Examining features of the ideal entrance
			Entering regularly other than through the front door
			Handling two separate doors on the front of the home
Part 3 Feathering the Nest: Nurturing and Nourishing Indoor Spaces
	Chapter 10 Reinventing Your Home’s Layout
		Looking at Your Home: Front and Back
			Good rooms for the front
			Good rooms for the back
		Finding the Center of Your Home
			Recognizing the importance of the center
			Knowing the ideal energy condition of the center
			Figuring out what’s good in the center
			Curing troublesome central areas
		Addressing Neighboring Rooms
			Toilet/stove and toilet/bed wall connections
			Stove/bed wall connection
		Curing Opposing Doors
			A bathroom door opposite the master bedroom door or kitchen door
			A kitchen door opposite a bedroom door
			The back door in line with the front door
	Chapter 11 Maximizing Results in the Bedroom
		Putting Your Bed in the Commanding Position with Four Important Principles
			Commanding Position Principle One: Situating the bed far from the door
			Commanding Position Principle Two: Widening the sleeper’s scope of vision
			Commanding Position Principle Three: Ensuring bedroom door visibility
			Commanding Position Principle Four: Keeping the bed out of the door’s path
			Putting all the principles together
		Exploring Additional Bed Positioning Secrets
			Recruiting the power of the mountain
			Addressing a bed in the path of the door
			Selecting cures for problematic bed situations
		Recognizing the Critical Importance of a Good Bed
			New versus used beds
			Good times to get a new bed
			Types of beds
		Improving the Power of Your Bed
		Placing Your Master Bedroom in a Powerful Position
			Recognizing ideal bedroom location using the Commanding Position
			Rescuing a bedroom over the garage
			Protecting a bedroom threatened by a car
		Considering Your Bedroom’s Shape and Layout
			Positioning the Octagon
			Dealing with doors and windows
			Curing multiple layout issues
			Resolving the master suite dilemma
			Curing an empty door
		Enlivening the Entryway into the Bedroom
		Remembering the Purpose of the Bedroom
	Chapter 12 Now You’re Cookin’: Feng Shui for Your Kitchen
		Understanding the Energy of Food
		Maximizing Kitchen Location, Layout, and Stove Placement
			Recognizing the ideal kitchen layout
			Positioning your stove for wealth and health
			Curing multiple doorways and traffic pattern problems in the kitchen
		Looking at the Stove: Your Home’s Energy Generator
			Choosing a new stove versus a used stove
			Improving the cleanliness of your stove
			Inspecting the condition and use of your stove burners
			Examining the overall functioning of your stove
		Solving Miscellaneous Kitchen Problems
			The kitchen is small
			The stove is next to the refrigerator
			A window is over the stove
			A toilet or bed is located directly behind the stove on a common wall
			The kitchen is dimly or harshly lit and dark in color
			Knives are visible in the kitchen
			The stove is outside the front door
	Chapter 13 Home Is Where the “Shui” Is: Enhancing Your Family Areas
		The Living Room, Family Room, and Den
		The Dining Room
		Kids’ Bedrooms
			Obtaining good room locations and curing problematic ones
			Creating positive bed positions for children
			Choosing the right bed for your child
			Looking at colors and special cures for kids’ bedrooms
		The Bathroom
			Being aware of negative locations for the bathroom
			Considering positive and negative bathroom layouts
			Employing basic bathroom cures
			Applying additional bathroom cures
		The Garage
		The Basement
			Improving light levels
			Optimizing air quality
		Utility Rooms
	Chapter 14 Sprucing Up the Bits and Pieces
		Doors and Doorways
			Taking a look at good and bad door alignments
			Addressing four or more doorways in a row
			Curing clashing doors
			Setting stuck doors free
			Relieving a reversed door
			Treating angled doors
		Windows: The Eyes of Your Home
			Windows that are blocked from the inside or outside
			Stuck, malfunctioning, sealed, or broken windows
			Windows overwhelming doors
			Windows that are too high, are too low, or come down too far
			Skylights
		Angled Walls
			Method I: Stabilizing the wall’s energy
			Method II: Slowing down or diffusing the energy flow
		Ceilings
			Dealing with slanted ceilings over the bed
			Applying general ceiling cures
		Beams
			Resolving beams throughout the home
			Curing a beam over the bed
		Hallways: A Home’s Main Energy Arteries
			Hallways with too many doors
			Long and narrow hallways
		Stairs
			Transforming spiral staircases
			Looking at assorted stairway problems and simple cures
		Pillars, Columns, and Posts
		Fireplaces
	Chapter 15 Power-Boosting Your Home’s Energy
		Lighting Up Your Life to See Positive Results
			Nurturing health and life with natural light
			Taking advantage of natural-light substitutes indoors
			Recognizing the importance of improving interior lighting levels
		Adding Life with a Splash of Color
			Recognizing good colors for rooms of the home
			Using the colors of the Feng Shui Octagon’s Life Areas
			Employing the three special Feng Shui color systems
		Keeping Things Shipshape and in Working Order
			Maintaining your plumbing, foundation, and electrical system
			Making sure air is flowing
			Checking the roof for potential issues
			Fixing or replacing malfunctioning or broken elements
	Chapter 16 Improving Your Apartment with Feng Shui
		Addressing the Common Fate Principle
		Examining Your Building’s Structure
			Living up high in the sky
			Sittin’ on pins: Pillars in the garage
			Dealing with elevators and stairwells
		Optimizing Your Living Space
			Defusing entrance issues
			Resolving an oddly shaped unit
			Taking on a teeny living space
			Making the most of multiuse rooms
			Giving yourself some breathing room
		Delving into Details That Make a Big Difference
			Neutralizing harmful nearby influences
			Helping out in the kitchen
			Bringing the outside in with natural chi
			Fixing stubborn windows
			Clearing the air
	Chapter 17 Using Feng Shui in Your Office to Enhance Your Career
		Using the Feng Shui Octagon and the Five Elements in Your Office
			The Octagon
			The Five Elements
		Working with Your Office Layout and Floor Plan
			The positioning and quality of your office space
			Private offices versus cubicles
		Putting Yourself in the Commanding Position at Work
			Using Commanding Position desk principles
			Seeing the door equals success
			Understanding other key desk placement factors
		Making Sure You Have a High-Quality Desk
Part 4 Going to the Next Level: Using Feng Shui for Life Change
	Chapter 18 Hitting the Ground Running: Your Fabulous Feng Shui Action Plan
		Avoiding the Road to Confusionville
			Sticking with the methods of one Feng Shui school
			Performing a limited number of cures at once
		Gathering the Information You Need for Success
			Obtaining an accurate lot plan
			Acquiring an accurate floor plan of your home
		Honoring the Importance of Focus
		Addressing the Three Life Pillars
			The front door
			The master bed
			The kitchen stove
		Analyzing the Energy of Your Lot and Home
	Chapter 19 Taking Care of the Big Three: Your Money, Honey, and Health
		Generating Cash Flow
			Hitting the hot spot in the bedroom
			Placing your desk in the Commanding Position
			Knowing the right things and the right people
		Putting Pizazz Back into Your Partnership
			Positioning your bed for good fortune
			Planting new life
			Removing distractions from your bedroom
			Enhancing multiple Marriage Areas simultaneously
		Maximizing Health and Vitality
			Deflecting poison arrows
			Centering your home for healthy living
			Saving the stove and the cook
			Curing exposed beams
		Enhancing Wealth, Relationships, and Health All at Once
			Evening out the shape of your lot and home
			Keeping your front pathway unblocked
			Brightening your front entrance
	Chapter 20 Looking Before You Leap: Selecting Your Next Home with Feng Shui
		Understanding How Feng Shui Can Help You during the Home-Selection Process
		Starting Off the Feng Shui Home-Selection Process on the Right Foot
			Setting your intention
			Making a list and checking it twice
		Evaluating a Home’s Feng Shui Features
		Assessing and Addressing Predecessor Energies
			Dealing a one-two punch to predecessor energies
			Getting a handle on Initial Momentum
			Reading the predecessor factors
	Chapter 21 Creating New Energy with Feng Shui Blessing Ceremonies
		Dealing with Unseen Occupants in Your Home
		The Advantages of Feng Shui Blessing Ceremonies
			Reasons for employing blessing ceremonies
			Good occasions for blessing ceremonies
		Frequently Asked Questions about Feng Shui Blessing Ceremonies
		Tips for Performing Feng Shui Blessing Ceremonies
		Out with the Old, In with the New: The Rice Blessing
			What the Rice Blessing can do for you
			How the Rice Blessing works
			Items to gather for the Rice Blessing
			The stages of performing the Rice Blessing
			Frequently asked questions about the Rice Blessing
			Results from the Rice Blessing
		The Citrus Water Blessing
			How the Citrus Water Blessing works
			Items to gather for the Citrus Water Blessing
			Performing the Citrus Water Blessing
		The Fresh Flowers Home Blessing
	Chapter 22 Unleashing the Genie: Personal Feng Shui Empowerment
		Putting Bad Luck to Bed
			Giving yourself a boost: The Red Cloth Protection Cure
			Doing fancy footwork: The Red Feet on Bed Cure
		Getting Personal with Feng Shui
			Building strength and stability with a yu bowl
			Refreshing personal chi with the Orange Peel Bath Cure
			Promoting a long and happy marriage with the Marriage Cure
		Letting the Sun Shine In
			Great Sunshine Buddha: Round 1
			Great Sunshine Buddha: Round 2
			Great Sunshine Buddha: Round 3
		Feeling Clean, Clear, and Refreshed with Meditations
			Supreme Yoga Stage 1
			The Five Elements, Five Colors Meditation
Part 5 The Part of Tens
	Chapter 23 Ten Principles for Success with Your Feng Shui
		Retain Your Energy
		Pay Attention to Life’s Feedback
		Follow Your Intuition and Act with Urgency
		Fine-Tune Your Feng Shui
		Keep on Keeping On
		Work on the Mundane as Well
		Continue to Increase Your Knowledge
		Keep the Faith
		Enlarge the Team
		Employ Special Timing for Stronger Cures
	Chapter 24 Ten Tips for Finding the Right Consultant and Sticking with the Plan
		Gauge Your Commitment Level
		Set a Working Budget
		Nail Down Your Intentions
		Find a Real (Professional) Consultant
		Discover What’s Involved in a Consultation
		Make Sure the Vibe Is Right
		Get Specific Action Items
		Just Do It — All of It!
		Track Your Cures and Keep Your Eyes Peeled: Change Is A-Comin’
		Document Your Life Changes
	Chapter 25 Ten Tips for Selling a Home with the Help of Feng Shui
		First Things First: Taking Care of Business
		Activating Your Helpful People and Money Energies
		Enter Buyer, Stage Right
		Sending Out Your Message with Sound
		Enhancing the Visibility of Your Entrance
		Removing Obstacles from Your Entryway
		Letting the Good Times Flow with Fountains
		Cleaning Like Your Sale Depends on It — ’Cause It Does
		Start Moving Now
		A Little Birdie Told Me: The Birdseed Cure
	Chapter 26 Ten Unique Calligraphies to Bless Your Life
Appendix Feng Shui Resources
Index
EULA