Feng Shui Demystified [Paperback]

Clear Englebert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000

Feng shui is the 3,000-year-old Chinese art that looks at how objects affect energy, an important concern when arranging furniture, building a home, or planting a garden. There are several different variations of feng shui, which has led to confusion about its most basic principles. Clear Englebert explains the differences and then discusses how to put feng shui into practice. He addresses concerns about architectural features such as doors and windows, about finding the right place to situate beds and other furniture, and about landscaping. Other topics include removing clutter, creating empowered positions, avoiding "poison arrows," and what to know about clocks, mirrors, glass, air circulation, and the five elements. Straightforward and comprehensive, this guide enables anyone to practice the art of feng shui for a more peaceful and harmonious living environment.

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About the Author

Clear Englebert is an internationally acclaimed feng shui consultant and teacher. His previous bestselling books are Bedroom Feng Shui and Feng Shui for Hawaii. He lives in Kona, Hawaii and his website is www.fungshway.com. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Crossing Press (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580910785
• ISBN-13: 978-1580910781
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,309,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a feng shui consultant, teacher, and speaker, and a professional member of the International Feng Shui Guild. I consult in homes, gardens, and commercial spaces throughout Hawaii, and (via telephone) throughout the world.

I began a career in the book business at age 15. I created three bookstores, the first in 1971. With decades of experience in retail visual merchandising, I began consulting on residential interiors on Hawaii in 1994. My feng shui practice, begun on Hawaii, blossomed when I moved to San Francisco in 1996. There I was featured on the popular television program Evening Magazine and the Mandarin-language TV program Evening News, as well as the San Francisco Chronicle. I returned to Hawaii in 2002, and have been featured in Pacific Business News, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, and Hawaii Tribune-Herald. I have also been featured in the Okinawan Times and other Japanese newspapers.

'I couldn't practice feng shui if I didn't believe in it, and I wouldn't believe in it if I hadn't seen it work,' I feel that my Libra-Rabbit astrological traits suit me to feng shui consulting. I brings practical skills in organizing, merchandising, staging, and horticulture to My work. My Form School (Landform) feng shui practice is noted for accommodating the client's aesthetics and common sense, and for avoiding consumerism and superstition. 'I want my clients and students to know why they're doing something. It is, after all, their home.'

My website, fungshway.com, reviews feng shui books and related literature. I'm an avid gardener on the Big Island and his next book will be Feng Shui for Hawaii Gardens.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Standout in my Feng Shui collection, October 12, 2000

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Rowena Muirhead (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feng Shui Demystified (Paperback)

FENG SHUI DEMYSTIFIED is as clear and bright as the author's name. Written with humour and a simplicity of style and content, the information is accessible, understandable and down to earth. Multiple solutions are offered -- both energetic and using traditional and/or everyday items.

The book is effective at many levels. Since it is a comfortable size for carrying, one can take it shopping for a new home or to help a friend. Major problems and their solutions are easy to spot. As time goes on, one will find subtler and subtler improvements to make. Each area from a room to an important object, such as a desk or stove, is covered in detail. Shapes, colors and placement are part of the minute detail given, so that if one notices a lack, there is probably an easily accessible solution given.

One feels that Mr Englebert has worked deeply and viscerally with Feng Shui. This is a book to own and to give and to keep close at hand.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, but..., September 26, 2001

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D Clark (Southern CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feng Shui Demystified (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed this author's writing style. I found it easy to read and the author provides many useful feng shui suggestions.

I have read many feng shui books and this was one of the easier and more enjoyable of them. The only thing that stumped me was that I found some inconsistencies between this book and some others. For example, when he talks about the Green Dragon and White Tiger (two land features relevent to feng shui) he describes them in different locations than other authors (Lillian Too, to name one). He also mentions that water should flow away from your entrance, where others have declared this represents money or opportunities flowing away from your life. It made me wonder if these were inaccuracies (and if so, were there others?), or if these were just philosphical differences on the part of the authors.

One thing I liked about this book is the comparison of different feng shui styles (the compass method and the entrance method). I had not seen this in other books and found it clear and useful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2010 Revised Edition, February 14, 2010

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Clear Englebert - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feng Shui Demystified (Paperback)

All the reviews above this are of the 2000 edition from The Crossing Press, which is now out-of-print. The reviews following this are of the revised 2010 iUniverse edition. The 2010 edition is substantially expanded. It has an excellent index which the earlier edition lacked. It has many more illustrations, including some very helpful photographs. There is also a 33 item "Checklist for Moving" which can be used by people buying or renting. The list is made for photocopying and taking with you when walking through a potential new home. This edition is also available as an e-book.