Feng Shui for Modern Living [Hardcover]

Stephen Skinner (Author), Mary Lambert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2000

Discover the revitalizing powers of feng shui, and use them to create calm, balance, and harmony in your life and your home. A smart, contemporary guide, featuring a wealth of practical ideas for the modern home and 200 stunning color photos.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

It is a tall order to bring harmony, health, wealth, and happiness into a home and family. Still, magazine publisher Skinner, who claims to be the first English writer to document and explain feng shui, insists that the application of "wind and water" can indeed change your life. As proof, topics expand beyond the placement of furniture, decorating elements, and the assurance of unhampered positive energy flow; included is an array of information on Chinese herbal medicine, the application to education and relationships (among other facets), and pa kua cures to consider for revitalization of spirit and mind. Of the greatest interest to readers will be the elegant color photographs illustrating both room scenes and individual decorating elements--chairs, tables, flooring, and the like--that will make or break a harmonious vignette. Examples abound, including spraying with eucalyptus, lemon, or rosemary after an illness. And don't forget to face the door during critical business meetings. Barbara Jacobs
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From the Publisher

Feng shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement, is designed toenhance not only your home and environment, but also your life.Once you begin to make changes within your home, your energylevels, your outlook on life, and your sense of well-being will alsochange. Published in association with Feng Shui for Modern Livingmagazine, this stylish and practical guide reveals how feng shui cancreate calm, balance, and harmony in the home. Stephen Skinner,editor of the magazine, with feng shui consultant Mary Lambert,describes simple techniques to enhance your personal energy andyour relationships. Easy-to-follow instruction is then provided oncreating a basic placement plan for the home and garden, with eachroom or area covered in detail. A colorful ³style file² shows you howfeng shui principles can help you to find the best solutions foreverything from kitchen accessories to bed linen, from children¹s roomstorage to garden pathways. Accessible, beautifully illustrated, andeasy to use, this is a book for all who would like to harmonize andrevitalize their living space.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570761612
• ISBN-13: 978-1570761614
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen Skinner wrote, with Francis King, the classic "Techniques of High Magic" in 1976. He followed that with "Oracle of Geomancy" and "Terrestrial Astrology: Divinatory Geomancy", which has become the standard work on Western divinatory geomancy. Highly illustrated books on "Nostradamus" and "Millennium Prophecies" followed. He also edited "Aleister Crowley's Magical Diaries" and "Astrology".

In the 1970s Stephen was responsible for stimulating interest in John Dee and Enochian magic by publishing through his imprint Askin Publishers the first reprint of Meric Casaubon's "True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers between Dr John Dee and some Spirits.." and Dr Donald Laycock's key reference book on the angelic language "The Complete Enochian Dictionary".

He is currently working with David Rankine to reproduce the best available source books of practical ceremonial magic, particularly from old never before printed manuscripts owned by practising magicians.

His latest book on magic, "The Complete Magician's Tables" is a book of correspondences, which with more than 800 tables, is the most complete tabular book of magical correspondences in print.

Stephen is also the author of eight books on feng shui, including the first English one in the 20th century.

He has written more than 27 books translated into 20 different languages. He lives in Johor Bahru, near Singapore, where he researches both feng shui and classical magic.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A colorful, involving, revealing, explanatory guide., September 7, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feng Shui for Modern Living (Hardcover)

This colorful guide shows how the concepts of feng shui can be integrated with contemporary home style, packing in over 200 color photos to illustrate the point. The focus not only on explaining feng shui but associating it with modern home interior design style makes for a revealing and involving guide.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!, November 25, 2001

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S. M. Ronan "ronansm" (Wilmington, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feng Shui for Modern Living (Hardcover)

Contrary to one of the commentaries on this book, I loved it. I have read over 25 Feng Shui books and felt Mr. Skinner's version was put together very logically, with beautiful pictures, and is easy to follow. I would recommend this book for both beginners and knowlegeable people. I just brought it home from Thanksgiving vacation and used to it help my mother understand Feng Shui as we worked on her house. Great Book!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Big Glossy Pictures, Little Information, May 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Feng Shui for Modern Living (Hardcover)

This is the sort of book you leave lying around on your coffee table, but that no one actually picks up and reads. It has lots of beautiful glossy pictures and is quite attractive. But as for information on feng shui is concerned, I learned very little. A lot of the time the book seemed to think you already knew all about it, so why both getting into the details of how feng shui works, rather lets put in a lot of pretty pictures and vague, common sense commentary. I know nothing about feng shui. But I can tell you that i learned as much as what i learned from reading this book, by browsing at various feng shui books at the local bookstore for 10 minutes. If you're interested in snooty glamorous home decorating, you'll probably like this book. if you're looking to learn about feng shui and how to apply it to your life, find some other book. If you want a pretty coffee table book, this is a good choice. it gets a 2 for all the nice pictures. disappointing.