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Thank you for visiting my blog! I give very thorough advice in my books, lectures and consultations, but I encounter new feng shui problems all the time. Here, I'll be sharing new solutions I come across and answering questions you might have. If you have a question that you can't find the answer to (please …

Feng Shui & Pretentiousness

An excellent read; I highly recommend The Agitators by Dorothy Wickenden. In his study in the White House, Abraham Lincoln sat in a threadbare chair. His postmaster general, the former Ohio governor William Dennison Jr. said, “I should think the Presidential chair of the United States might be a better piece of furniture than that.” …

Feng Shui & Achievement

Remove obstacles -- including clutter -- from your home to help achieve your goals. Photo by Edward Howell on Unsplash Goal achievement is one of the main reasons to practice feng shui. Sometimes a goal can seem impossible to actually achieve, but with positive feng shui in your home you might be very surprised by …

Feng Shui & Getting Rid of Stuff

"How to Practice" by Ann Patchett. The New Yorker, March 1, 2021. Illustration by Karlotta Freier There’s a huge amount of ambivalence that goes with getting rid of stuff. I want to get rid of stuff, and then again I don’t. The idea is attractive, but the reality is painful. But dying of COVID is …

Feng Shui & the Food Garden: Collards

I don't harvest the oldest or the youngest leaves. I leave the oldest leaves (which don't look appetizing) to give the plant energy and the youngest to encourage it to keep growing. Every time I harvest I just take one or two rounds of the biggest appetizing-looking leaves. Collards are an ideal choice for food …

Feng Shui & Crystal Fan Pulls

A client in Arizona emailed me recently about installing a crystal fan pull from the ceiling fan over his bed. He had asked me earlier if he should move his bed (to an awkward position in the room) to avoid being under the fan (which is not a good location for a bed). I said, …