Feng Shui: The Living Earth Manual [Paperback]

Stephen Skinner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2006

The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui stresses the importance of living in harmony with nature. Many Chinese believe that the earth has channels of energy and that buildings, towns, and rooms should be designed and constructed so as not to obstruct these channels.

The Living Earth Manual of Feng Shui outlines how Feng Shui can be applied on a small or large scale, in the busiest cities or the smallest room. It shows how Feng Shui can be used to determine site and arrangement in order to enhance the quality of life. This book is perfect for those new to Feng Shui or those interested in expanding their knowledge.

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About the Author

Stephen Skinner discovered Feng Shui in the 1970s. He helped spark contemporary Western interest in the subject at a time when most information on Feng Shui was in Chinese. He is also the author of Feng Shui Before & After.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (June 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804837589
• ISBN-13: 978-0804837583
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #499,769 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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The real Feng Shui - its origins and practice, April 3, 2007

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This review is from: Feng Shui: The Living Earth Manual (Paperback)

If this is a reprint or revised edition of Stephen Skinner's original book of the same name - published in 1982 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd - then the reader is in for a special treat. I learned the principles of Feng Shui from a Chinese friend in the 1980s. Most of my instruction came in the form of gestures and drawings, as she spoke little English and I understood no Chinese. To augment what I considered a fascinating introduction to ancient principles little known in the U.S. at that time, I turned to the best (British) book I could find - Stephen Skinner's "The Living Earth Manual of Feng Shui."

As the practice became popular (indeed, commercialized) in America, many systems were introduced here in simplified and sometimes questionable form. When I want to review a principle or discuss Feng Shui with a novice, I tend to pass over the various newer books on my shelves and turn once again to Skinner. My daughter and son-in-law have just bought a summer home that they plan to extensively remodel. My housewarming gift? A copy of the original edition of this sometimes obscure but overall illuminating book.