Each of the nine life areas in Feng Shui resonates with a type of energy. That type of energy is matched to the cycles of nature that have the most affinity with the life area. This includes the seasons, the times of the day, and the phases of the moon.…
What is your problem? In the English language you often hear people ask “What is your problem?” as a way to escalate conflict. In the Spanish language, when someone asks you “Cuál es tu problema?” (“What is your problem?”) they are actually offering to help you, in good faith. Please…
If you are familiar with the Feng Shui Bagua Map, you know that there are Nine Life Areas. The Life Areas That Americans Care About For most Americans interested in Feng Shui, there seem to be only 3 life areas: Career Love Wealth They Don’t Usually Ask About Other Life…
Gratitude is at the center of Feng Shui. This is not a metaphor. Literally, the life area in the middle of the bagua map is the Center of Good Fortune and Gratitude. What to Do in the Center of Good Fortune and Gratitude This area should ideally be empty, to…
Imagine you had a round table with only one support leg in the middle. Your table might not be very stable. If something bad happened to that one leg, your table would collapse. But if your table had 4 legs, like they usually do, it would be more stable. If…
As I sit down to write this newsletter on Tuesday night, fires still rage in East Tennessee. Over a hundred homes and many businesses succumbed to the fire Monday in Gatlinburg, only one hour away from where we live. Though we are safe, we have had wildfires much closer to…
Some of you have asked me if you could do something with Feng Shui to deal with post-election stress. For this, I want to tell you a story: When I was 5 years old, growing up in Ecuador (South America), our family moved to live in an apartment building that…
A few years ago my youngest child was quite taken with a plush animal of a black cat, with lopsided eyes, at the store. I bought it for him, and he called it Blackie. From the beginning, he gave Blackie a personality, likes and dislikes. Blackie goes with us on…
In the digital age, there are many things that used to come through the mailbox, that now are delivered electronically. In Feng Shui, the mailbox is very important, because it still holds a very powerful symbolism associated with all that used to come through it. What’s in a Mailbox? Think…
What’s in a desk? Every item in your home has its own Feng Shui. Let’s explore the Feng Shui of Desks. Do you remember the desk in the home where you grew up? What was it made of? Wood, metal, press-board? A long time ago, the main function of desks…
