Feng Shui Friday

new stone floors

Floyd is getting new floors again-stone! Stone is earth, dry earth, and I know that this is good for me!  In Feng …

autumn leaf

In Feng Shui, things are always changing-daily, even hourly. These little reminders on the ground mark the movement of time.  I used …

italian fountain

Whenever anyone hears that I’m a Feng Shui practitioner, most ask if fountains are good luck.  It depends. Yes, moving water is …

red fu dogs

I love when I learn something new; today was no exception. My Feng Shui master and I were discussing different symbols used in Feng Shui and their efficacy. He mentioned Fu Dogs and their yin and Yang properties-even they are balanced. 

lights-in-cathedral

Yesterday, my Feng Shui master and I were discussing Ch’i-what it is and what it is not. People call it energy, but …

drink with flower floating

Yesterday was the Jewish day of atonement. We talked a lot about resentment, so relevant in the time of COVID. There’s plenty of anger and resentment to go around these days. If this is you, you may have too much wood in your life.

empty-storage-unit

In Feng Shui, it is always more auspicious to have fewer items and less clutter…Enter the storage unit! Out of sight, out …

kitchen-stove

In Feng Shui, the stove is considered one of the most influential objects in a home. They are synonymous with wealth, and …

crystals

I love crystals and have them in every shape, size and color around the house. Now I have to hide them from …

front-door-colors-and-feng-shui

Floyd’s new front door is in!!!

friends-and-helpful-people

So maybe we haven’t been able to see many helpful people in person recently, but, luckily, they don’t have to be with you to be helpful.

boiling-over-sun

It’s hot in the south, too hot, and with that comes irritation, impatience and anger-blood boiling.  I believe we have reached the …

master-bedroom-with-bamboo-flutes

In Feng Shui, it is not good to sleep under a beam, have the edge of the beam pointing at you, or have the beam dissect your body while sleeping, or lie between you and your partner.

fire

It’s Summer and it’s Hot! In Feng Shui, Summer is associated with the Southern direction. It’s also associated with high visibility, popularity, …

dead-end-street-sign

Feng Shui can be very complicated, but sometimes it’s not.

red chairs

Red is the color of love, right? But it’s also the color of Summer, and the South.

There are a lot of opinions on beams over beds across all schools of Feng Shui. We all have some sense that …

mercury retrograde

Yes, I’m a believer… • huge uptick in dropped calls • mishaps • misunderstandings • delays • miscommunication • inability to communicate… …

wingsart

One of the many Feng Shui classes I’ve taken warned us about artwork creating a bad Feng Shui situation. No headless people, …

It’s fire season again, so this year, we are prepping early. Tom got on the roof to blow off what seems like …

messy office

Last night, we had the pleasure of watching “Hoarders.” We’ve never seen it before and we were pretty astounded at how people …

dragon

Here comes May, the month of the Dragon and the height of Spring. In Classic Form Feng Shui, the dragon resides in …

ceiling fan

It’s getting to be that time of year! The heat is on and so are the ceiling fans. I get asked often …

office

Rounding out the office series, I’m going to give you your best facing direction for your desk. I’m a western house person …

KUA NUMBER FOR A FEMALE (born before the year 2000): Add the last two numbers of your year of birth and keep adding …

Today and again tomorrow, we are so happy to be spending time at Phillips Lighting and Home hanging new Hinkley displays. They …

As we approach March 15, otherwise known as the Ides of March, we know Spring is in the air. Rabbits and eggs everywhere-fertility, birth, daylight savings. In Ancient Rome, it was the date that debts had to be settled.

So… my homework; I wrote all of these characters! And I actually know what they mean. Ok, it’s not beautiful, but still! …

Remember my office reveal last week? Well, my office has a lot of it! Wood holds the promise of Spring and February, …

After a year of a makeshift, so NOT Feng Shui office in our bedroom (a big Feng Shui no no), I finally …