42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth Reading, but Not Feng Shui, August 31, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Feng Shui for the Soul (Paperback)
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars because it has Feng Shui in huge letters on the front, yet is not really about Feng Shui (either traditional compass and/or form feng shui, or modern Western "Feng Shui" at all). If you buy this book looking for a description of Feng Shui principles or practices, you might be disappointed, since the book's true subject is in the subtitle: How to Create a Harmonious Environment That Will Nurture and Sustain You.
Ms. Linn briefly describes a few Feng Shui practices in this book , but almost all of the book is based on intuiting the kind of environment and house you personally feel comfortable with and would want to live in, and in describing what she calls "Medicine Wheel Feng Shui", which is based on the four directions and the four elements. Although I think that the name "Medicine Wheel Feng Shui" is misleading, the actual ideas are worth reading about and perhaps implementing in your own home.
I like Ms. Linn's Four Element approach (earth, air, fire, water), because that is the way I am used to thinking of the world, and I have thus had had difficulty understanding and relating to the five element Chinese system (earth, water, fire, wood, metal). Thankfully, Ms. Linn does not try to synthesize these two systems, but instead presents her four element approach with support from the beliefs and traditions of Native American and other cultures.
There is a variety of information and different methods and approaches in this book - some of what is said made sense to me and some did not. Almost all of it was interesting, though, and Ms. Linn presents her ideas in such a way that one doesn't feel pressured to believe in or do everything she says or does.
If you liked Ms. Linn's previous book "Sacred Space", you'll probably like this one too. She expands on some of the ideas presented in that book, and presents new ones as well.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A comforting approach to Feng Shui, May 9, 2002
This review is from: Feng Shui for the Soul (Paperback)
This is the second book by Denise Linn that I have read. I chose this book over other Feng Shui books because of the comforting and practical way inwhich it was written. All i want to do is create a comfortable, harmonius, and beautiful haome for myself and my family. Lets face it; if I wanted to do something complicated, I'd pick up an algebra book.
Linn's overlying theme seems to be one of creating a home for your soul with your intuition. Feng Shui happens to be one way to accomplish this; but not the only way.
Occasionally the book gets a little heady; it will take me years to meditate as much as she recommends. However this shouldn't be a deterrent, because it is not forced upon the reader. I do recommend reading "Sacred Space" before, or along with this book. There are some references about it in "Feng Shui", plus it's a good warm-up to her methods, and philosophies.
I do recommend this book, and "Sacred Spaces" to any one who is looking for a less contrived, and certainly a less pretetious approach to decorating their home. I look forward to reading some of her other books.
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47 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Encouraging and entertaining, January 9, 2001
This review is from: Feng Shui for the Soul (Paperback)
This is one of the most encouraging and entertaining books about Feng Shui I have ever read. It is very well written and has a good approach to our western way of life. This book will motivate interior decoration amateurs and Feng Shui enthusiasts. I strongly recommend it.
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