Teach Yourself Feng Shui

by Craze, Richard; Jay, Roni

• ISBN13: 9780844215860
• ISBN10: 0844215864
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Teach Yourself Feng Shui is the perfect beginner's primer to the principles and practice of this venerable and ancient Chinese discipline. Written in plain English, it demystifies the art of bringing greater harmony to one's surroundings for better health, success, and happiness. It covers all philosophical and practical aspects of feng shui, from its history and principles to how it can be applied to different areas of one's life, including relationships, money, children, health, and more. Throughout, drawings help clarify key points covered.

Author Biography

Richard Craze and Roni Jay are professional writers who have written extensively on Feng Shui

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The principles of feng shui	p. 3
The philosophy	p. 5
What is feng shui?	p. 6
A brief outline of Taoism	p. 8
The four seasons	p. 11
The eight trigrams	p. 12
The I Ching	p. 14
The five elements	p. 14
Chinese animals and their key words	p. 16
Characteristics of the five elements	p. 17
Natural elements	p. 22
The four compass directions	p. 23
The four quadrantal points	p. 25
Energy and feng shui	p. 27
Ch'i and sha	p. 28
The movement of ch'i through the year and seasons	p. 30
Ch'i and the Pah Kwa	p. 30
How feng shui is used in China	p. 30
Modern feng shui in Asia	p. 31
Temple feng shui	p. 31
The ancient wisdom of the East	p. 34
How feng shui is used in the West	p. 35
Summary	p. 36
Putting feng shui into practice	p. 37
The eight enrichments	p. 38
The Pah Kwa	p. 38
The lo shu magic square	p. 39
The eight remedies	p. 45
Using remedies	p. 49
What ch'i likes and dislikes	p. 50
The eight remedies and their ideal enrichments	p. 51
Which way does your house face?	p. 51
Yin and yang aspects of the home	p. 53
Walking the Nine Palaces	p. 54
The mechanics of feng shui	p. 59
Making the home pleasant and harmonious	p. 60
The eight types of house	p. 65
Overlaying the Pah Kwa	p. 74
Applying the principles	p. 77
Feng shui in the house	p. 79
The layout of your home	p. 80
General design	p. 85
Rooms and their feng shui	p. 93
Feng shui in the garden	p. 108
The Pah Kwa and your garden	p. 109
Matching the garden to its enrichments	p. 112
Features of your garden	p. 117
The garden through the year	p. 125
Tiny gardens	p. 128
Feng shui for work and business	p. 130
Feng shui at work	p. 131
Feng shui in business	p. 138
Feng shui and your life	p. 144
Feng shui and relationships	p. 145
Feng shui and money	p. 154
Feng shui and health	p. 156
Feng shui and children	p. 158
Taking it further	p. 163
Further reading	p. 163
Useful addresses	p. 165
Websites	p. 165
Index	p. 169
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