There is a term in Feng Shui called Ming Tong. This roughly means “bright palace”. This is should be the flat area directly in front of the house and should be beautiful and welcoming. This is a key area for holding the beneficial qi of the house. Having beautiful flowers and [...]

This may sound controversial, but in traditional Feng Shui, if you do not use a compass you are only guessing. Authentic Feng Shui requires knowing the orientation. If you guess on the orientation, you are probably wrong. Just because a street seems to run North and South does not make your house [...]

As many people know, it is not favorable to sleep under a beam. Beams create pressure and direct the qi directly down on you. Try to position yourself away from the beam. Do not have it bisect your body. This can create health issues in areas that are crossed by the [...]

I recently found on the Internet an online book about Feng Shui from the late 19th century. I wasn’t impressed with the author’s mixing of Western and Chinese astrology, but he shows a basic understanding of Feng Shui:
“This is a short monograph about Feng Shui, written by a European in the 19th century. Eitel [...]

The annual number is the yearly influence on the house. It comes in about Feb 4 or 5th and it remains for the year. The Principles of Feng Shui has a chart that shows the annual numbers. Then you need to float (put the numbers into the proper directions) the numbers. This year [...]

(Reprinted with Permission)
by Marlis Manley Broadhead
Is your workplace also your “happy place”? Feng Shui enthusiasts believe that it could—and should—come close to it.
Feng Shui may get mispronounced a lot, but its philosophy is getting some pretty hard looks from growing segments of the population—including the corporate world. (Actually, it’s pronounced phung shway and translates literally [...]