Joey Yap continues his exploration on the study and practice of Feng Shui in the modern age through a series of essays and personal anecdotes. Debunking superstition, offering simple and understandable Feng Shui-It-Yourself tips, and expounding on the history and origins of classical Feng Shui, Joey takes readers on a journey that is always refreshing and exciting. This book was written for people both new and familiar to Feng Shui. In his trademark lucid and forthright style, Joey covers themes and topics that allow anyone to read the book from start to finish, or dip sporadically into any one specific chapter that takes their fancy. Besides taking you behind-the-scenes on actual Feng Shui audits, there are also chapters on how beginners can easily and accurately incorporate Feng Shui practice into their lives, as well as travel articles that offer proof that when it comes to Feng Shui, the Qi literally knows no boundaries. It makes a perfect gift for yourself, or someone you know with an interest and curiosity in Feng Shui and Chinese Metaphysics. Among the highlights you will find in this book are: The power of Date Selection: It works for me and you, and it works for Hollywood too; The fallacy of object placement: Why placing Mandarin Ducks in your study has only aesthetic, not Feng Shui, value; The other Art of War: The power and potency of Qi Men Dun Jia, a field of Chinese Metaphysics; How to spot a fake Feng Shui consultant from a real one: Be on guard against Jedi Knight consultants; The different schools of Feng Shui: An overview of the San He and San Yuan systems of Feng Shui; Questions on Feng Shui from regular folk like you: Joey Yap plays Feng Shui agony uncle.

Start living a calmer, more balanced life with this all-in-one feng shui guide that explains the benefits that this energy healing technique can have on your mind, body, and spirit. Harness the ancient healing power of feng shui! Declutter your life, identify your qi, and reclaim your space with a brand-new perspective. Just by simply choosing specific colors and positioning your furniture in various places, you can take control of your space and your life. Feng shui is an ancient science involving the art of placement that can bring clarity to your life by showing you how to declutter your space and find the right energy flow that works to create a soothing environment and bring you joy. In The Little Book of Feng Shui, you can learn the basics of this practice, along with its history and how to balance and harmonize with the energies in any given space—in your home, workplace, or outdoor area. This beautiful and insightful book promotes healing through the choices you make for the spaces you inhabit and helps you learn how to heal yourself and live a happy, balanced life.

Benefit from the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui Take a look around you. What do you see? Whether or not you're aware of it, your environment profoundly affects your health, wealth, family life, relationship, and yes, even your destiny. Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway), which means wind water, is the ancient Chinese study of harmony and energy flow between you and your physical surroundings. Now, Feng Shui For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows you how you can apply Feng Shui principles to your home (inside and out) and workplace (from window office to cubicle) in order to achieve a better life. Principles are explained in an easy-to-understand language Practical tips show you how to incorporate the traditions of Feng Shui to your everyday life Before-and-after illustrations and full-color photos of real-life Feng Shui makeovers in an all-new 8-page color insert Free of technical jargon and brimming with practical tips and advice, Feng Shui For Dummies shows you how to feel and access the energy of your environment and create harmony and happiness in your life. P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you re probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Feng Shui For Dummies (9780470769324). The book you see here shouldn t be considered a new or updated product. But if you re in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We re always writing about new topics! .

Life is full of decisions and we are constantly striving to find new ways and new tools to help us make better decisions. That is what BaZi is all about learning about how to understand your own Destiny in order to make better, informed decisions. We all want answers: answers to life's personal, family and career challenges, answers to what life holds in store for us, and answers about our true potential, about the extent of our abilities. These answers all lie within our "BaZi our Destiny Code". Decode your BaZi and decipher what Destiny holds in store for you. Life's challenges are never ending. But if you understand and know what lies ahead, see the obstacles and opportunities, strategise and plan your actions accordingly, life's challenges are more manageable. Your birth data (year, month, day and time of birth) is an intricate code that contains information on your Destiny your talents, your hidden abilities, your character, strengths, weaknesses, challenges in life, achievements, and your luck cycle. That is why understanding your Destiny Code is tremendously empowering. This is Joey Yap's introductory book on BaZi or Four Pillars of Destiny, written in an easy-to-read style with helpful illustrations. BaZi is one of the foremost forms of Chinese Astrology and is utilised by Asia's leading business tycoons, film stars, pop stars and even politicians. In this comprehensive book, Joey Yap delves deeper into BaZi, beyond the conventional Chinese Astrology readings that focus on the year of birth. You can learn about the 10 Heavenly Stems, 12 Earthly Branches, special relationships between the Five Elements, the technique of plotting a BaZi chart and simple, quick analysis techniques for deciphering your Destiny Code.

A comprehensive illustrated guide to the powerful Chinese art of Feng Shui in the home, garden and office; declutter your life and encourage positive energy flows. A newly updated and relaunched large-format edition. It will encourage you to discard everything that clutters your life by encouraging positive energy flows inside the home, and creating a nurturing garden based on natural forces. At work, you will find that relatively small changes can have instant impact. Over 800 illustrations, including commissioned photographs and easy-to-follow charts, show you how this increasingly popular ancient philosophy can be used in the modern world. It will focus your thoughts about your environment and help you create the life you really want.

The study of BaZi (Chinese Astrology) is a sophisticated and multi-faceted exploration into how the simplest information - a person's birth date and time - can reveal a wealth of knowledge about that particular person's character, temperament, behavioural attributes, luck outcome and fortune. This BaZi Hour Pillar Useful Gods Reference Series is designed to supplement the studies and practice of BaZi students and practitioners in helping them understand how each Hour Pillar defines a BaZi Structure, how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a chart and how to analyse and interpret these Structures. The information in this series is based on classical methods and techniques that are derived from traditional Chinese BaZi texts and material. It presents the transliterated version of these traditional texts for the modern, English-speaking practitioner and student without losing the essence of the original. This book focuses on Earth Day Masters. It serves as a functional and helpful reference guide and includes: The Hour Pillar attributes of Wu and Ji Earth respectively in each of the 12 months. Useful Gods selection reference guide based on the Hour of Birth for each of the 12 months. Learn how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a BaZi chart for the Earth Day Masters in all 12 months of the year based on its Hour of Birth. Detailed classical commentary on the factors affecting the overall strength of the Day Master and the Hour Pillar in 12 different months. Additional Hour Attributes that may affect the Day Master depending on different Structures and Useful Gods.

From understanding the basic principles of feng shui to mastering floor plans and using remedies to cure real-life problems, this definitive guide covers everything you need to know about this ancient art. It includes advice on moving house, tailoring feng shui to your personal requirements, choosing furnishings and deciding when to redecorate.The comprehensive directory shows you how you can apply feng shui to every aspect of your life - including your home, health, relationships, finances, career and spiritual life - to help you achieve your full potential, take control of your destiny and create a happier atmosphere at home.

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and unfavourable personal directions. Bed alignment directions. Best floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 7 Red Life Star. The 7 Red Life Star character is an observant, resourceful and communicative one. For a Metal element associated with precious metals and gold, you are someone who possesses a cheery disposition and a good capacity for extravagance and fun.

Learn to screen and see properties with Feng Shui Vision! From East to West and across various continents, Chief Feng Shui Consultant at the Joey Yap Consulting Group, Joey Yap has engaged with some of the most respected names in property development. These high profile corporate and domestic Feng Shui projects span across the United Kingdom to Australia and almost every country in South East Asia. He reveals in this book how to screen properties and determine their Feng Shui Quotient (FSQ) just by observing what is around the area and using Landform (Luan Tou) Feng Shui techniques. How do you know if a property is surrounded by good Qi? Are all houses built near T-junctions bad? What kind of environmental features are considered positive in Feng Shui? What is the importance of Mountain and Water in Feng Shui? All these questions and more are answered in this book. Why buy a property that has Feng Shui flaws which require fixing, when you can buy a property that is already good and simply requires improvement? Why buy a property that needs costly renovations simply to rectify the Feng Shui flaws when you can buy one that needs no renovation at all? Complete with colour illustrations, photographs and aerial images, the book has been specially written to help house buyers avoid properties with negative Feng Shui and select properties with favourable Feng Shui, utilising methods and techniques synthesised from Landform Feng Shui and classics like Ru Di Yan (Entering Earth Eye Classics). Whether you are seeking a suitable plot of land, buying ready built landed property, or evaluating a new development, this book provides you with essential guidance on how to identify a property with good Feng Shui.

Most people usually fall under 3 distinct categories whenever Feng Shui is concerned; the enthusiast or relatively adept DIY practitioner who wishes to deepen his or her knowledge of Feng Shui, the sceptic who is beginning to see some 'light at the end tunnel' and those who are downright confused by the many purported complexities brought about by the advent of Feng Shui, which invariably contradict the authentic tenets of Classical Feng Shui! And regardless of category, it all boils down to one simple question: What is, and is NOT, Feng Shui? Indeed, the answer to this question is the key that will subsequently unravel and in fact, debunk, many a myth and misconception shrouding this metaphysical science today. With this in mind, Joey returns with "More Stories & Lessons on Feng Shui"! In this book, Joey shares with readers the many essential tips on Feng Shui that anyone and everyone will find useful and practical to apply. He starts by demystifying the many misunderstandings and myths surrounding Classical Feng Shui, before moving on to share his viewpoint on topics as diverse as the role -- or lack thereof -- of symbols and numbers in Feng Shui, to addressing more profound matters such as Yang and Yin House Feng Shui. This book ends with the author narrating his experience while taking his students to Walk the Mountains of China, in honing the latter's Feng Shui skills. In diversifying the topics in this sequel to cater to the avid Chinese Metaphysics enthusiast's thirst of knowledge, Joey also touches on other Chinese Metaphysical subjects such as BaZi (destiny analysis), Mian Xiang (Face Reading) and Yi Jing (The Science of Probability). All in all, More Stories & Lessons on Feng Shui is a delightful compilation of Joey's articles, featured in national and international magazines and newspapers that have been purposely refined, edited and expanded upon to make for a light-hearted, interesting yet educational read. And with Feng Shui, BaZi, Mian Xiang and Yi Jing all thrown into one dish, there is something for everyone.

A practical guide to the art of feng shui. Filled with easy-to-use tips and techniques for improving the energy in your life, this book will teach you to harmonize and lay out spaces in your home to enhance your personal energy, improve your overall wellbeing, and bring good fortune and balance into your life. Includes information on how to: Declutter to clear the energy in your home Use the Chinese bagua (number square) to map out rooms to enhance energy Employ the five elements to harmonize the energy of your home Use feng shui for the exterior of your home and outside landscaping This wonderful primer will be hailed by anyone interested in interior design, Chinese legend and lore, and the creation of healing and harmonious living spaces.

This title includes contents such as: Introduction; Feng Shui Theory; The Bedroom; Children & Pregnancy; Colours, Numbers & Water; Date Selection; Festivals; Decorations & Symbols; Doors & Windows; Exteriors; Feng Shui Calculations; Internal Shapes & Structures; Mirrors; The Office & Work; Other Rooms; Spiritual Matters; Chinese Astrology; Chinese Names; and, Index.

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and unfavorable personal directions. Bed Alignment Directions. Best Floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 1 White Life Star. The 1 White Life Star character is a reflective, courageous, and independent one. You possess an inherent duality that makes you a mystery to others.

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and Unfavourable personal directions. Bed Alignment Directions. Best Floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 8 White Life Star. The 8 White Life Star character is a consistent, reliable and optimistic one. Like the Earth of big immovable rock formations and mountains, you epitomize solidity, calmness, and a certain form of majesty.

From being the sole and secret preserve of the ancient Chinese Emperors, the art of Feng Shui has been discovered and successfully applied in the West. Now it is widely accepted as really useful and beneficial. Until the arrival of this book, the subject has been presented in all its highly structured and complex philosophy. Here you will find that keep it simple has been successfully achieved. This is a brilliant lifestyle guide. Step by step, it builds the application of Feng Shui around you. With it you will be able to energise your environment to generate greater harmony and positive health and wealth benefits.

Ian Bruce has written this book with the aim of helping the amateur grasp the concepts of this ancient Chinese ideology. It includes an introduction about the philosophy of Feng Shui and explains terms such as Ch'i in easy to understand language. Each room of a house is given its own chapter and includes ideas for creating ideal living space. It is fully illustrated throughout and includes colour pictures to help you make the most of your home.

In today's modern world, it is not good enough to just do things effectively - we need to do them efficiently, as well. From the signing of business contract and moving into new home, to launching a product or even tying the knot; everything has to move, and move very quickly too. There is a premium on Time, where mistakes can be indeed costly. The notion of doing the Right Thing, at the Right Time and in the Right place is the very backbone of the Date Selection. Because by selecting a suitable date specially tailored to a specific activity or endeavour, we infuse it with the most positive energies prevalent in our environment during that particular point in rime; and that could well make the difference between 'make-and-break'! With this book learn simple, practical methods you can employ to select not just good dates, but personalised good dates. Whether it's a personal activity such as a marriage or professional endeavour such a launching a business, signing a contract or even acquiring assets, this book will show you how to pick the good dates and tailor them to suit the activity in question, as well as avoid the negatives ones too!

Bringing ancient wisdom into 21st-century lives, this is the ultimate easy-to-follow handbook on Feng Shui. Packed with practical advice, creative solutions and inventive suggestions for every sized budget. Discover how to declutter and cleanse your home through reordering and designing the space along the principles of chi (the subtle spiritual energy that flows through everything in the universe). The Energizing Art of Feng Shui is designed to help you work with what you already have. You don't need to take extreme measures like moving entrance ways or knocking down walls. Covering every room in your home or apartment, this book will teach you how to boost beneficial chi and control harmful chi through rearranging objects and clearing clutter. You can improve chi through small changes such as removing mirrors or TVs from the bedroom, or maybe you'll try a bigger project like rearranging your living room to avoid the "poison arrows" of sharp corners that can create tension in a room. This invaluable guide will help you bring real balance and happiness into your home.

Learn to change your outlook and amplify your good luck with specific advice from a feng shui expert. Feng shui is the Chinese art of improving quality of life by making specific changes to the arrangement of a landscape, a house, or a room. Making these changes alters the energy, or ch'i, or the space. In Flying Star Feng Shu, you'll learn in a step-by-step manner how to change your energy patterns to improve your relationships, finances, and health. Flying Star Feng Shui adds a new "time dimension" to feng shui practice reflecting the fact that the subtle energies present in our living environment are constantly changing. The flying star combinations make it possible to respond to--or prepare for--these changing energy "situations." These methods produce impressive and rapid results that can shorten periods of bad luck, while initiating or prolonging periods of good fortune. These concepts have previously been available only from a few highly technical sources. The book's 15 chapters include: Theory of Feng Shui Space Dimension Room-by-Room Analysis Interpreting the Stars Remedies Author Stephen Skinner has an international reputation as a leader in bringing feng shui concepts to Westerners. You never know--Flying Star Feng Shuicould change your life.

Clearing clutter can radically transform your life. Drawing on her wealth of experience as a feng shui, space clearing and clutter clearing consultant, Karen Kingston explains how clutter is stuck energy that has far-reaching physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects. This book will motivate you to clutter-clear as never before, once you realise just how much your junk has been holding you back! Learn: - Why people keep clutter - How clutter causes stagnation in every area of your life - Why clearing clutter is essential for effective feng shui - How to clear clutter quickly and effectively - Karen Kingston's top ten clutter clearing tips

This is THE book to clear all your doubts on Bedroom Feng Shui -- the bed is regarded as the mountain within the house, and as such, a good bed location enhances good health, generates meaningful relationships, as well as augments power and authority. Are you sleeping in the right sector? In his highly-anticipated first book. Sherwin Ng introduces to you the importance of mountains in Feng Shui, and how these mountains affect your house and your bedrooms specifically. Transforming Classical concepts into modern application. this second book of the Fengshuilogy series gives you a fun, easy way to Feng-Shui-It-Yourself -- by just turning to the page you need. This is perfect for both the layperson interested to know if they have their beds in the right sector, and for the student of Classical Feng Shui looking for an alternative perspective on the simple but profound effects of mountains and the Feng Shui of the bedroom. In this book: A concise, complete introduction on bedroom Feng Shui; An introduction to mountains and external Feng Shui; A complete chapter of bedroom rules in Feng Shui -- and WHY; All 16 Flying Stars chart for Period 7 and Period 8 houses; Technical commentary on the different bed locations for all 16 Flying Star charts in Period 7 and Period 8.

In her third book "Conversations with Your Home," Carole Hyder goes radically beyond Feng Shui principles into a new dimension. She dares to open the door to the idea that a house is alive and vital and that it wants to help, to protect, and to inspire those who live within its walls. Through touching stories, her personal observations, and thought-provoking exercises, this book will guide you in having meaningful conversations with your own space in order to help you create your perfect life. "Conversations with Your Home" is a landmark approach to creating a sacred place you can call "home." Using her Feng Shui experience to propel her into new territory, Carole Hyder guides you into discovering the possibilities your home may offer. The first part of the book looks at your home from a psychological perspective, exploring how your home may already be indicating your future without you knowing exactly what it's saying. In the second part of "Conversations with Your Home," Carole offers exercises to help you make a connection with your home. Each exercise is intended to help you open the door to having an active communication between you and your space. The third part helps you understand your home by identifying an archetype that your space may be expressing. Nine different archetypes are presented for consideration, accompanied by a questionnaire to assist in discerning the unique energy your home may be holding. All three sections of the book are intended to help you build and nurture a healthy and vital relationship with your home. In doing so, you will realize that you are not alone in your journey but instead are connected to a conscious energy that happens to come to you in a spatial format. This energy can help you feel whole and safe so that, in the end, you can create your perfect life.