Feng Shui For Today: Arranging Your Life For Health & Wealth [Paperback]

Kwan Lau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1996

Drawing on more than two millenia of folk wisdom and esoteric knowledge, this practical introduction to feng shui, the ancient Chinese art of location and orientation, will show you the secrets of redesigning your living environment for maximum comfort, security and peace of mind. The fascinating secrets of the masters of feng shui are presented here in concise and readable form.

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Review

Basic feng shui principles are also applied here to home and workplace: the difference being in further applications of feng shui to room layout and coloring and the addition of plants or animals to help modify the feng shui of a home. The focus on home environments provides a small yet explicit set of instructions. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Weatherhill; 1st edition (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834803569
• ISBN-13: 978-0834803565
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #682,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An honest and authentic approach to Feng Shui, September 15, 1999

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This review is from: Feng Shui For Today: Arranging Your Life For Health & Wealth (Paperback)

This is the most concise and honest book on Feng Shui I have read. Written by a practitioner who has a long family lineage of the Nine Stars Feng Shui school - the oldest in China - it provides an excellent in-sight on the origins of Feng Shui and traces its evolution throughout the dynasties. The author is more concerned with the wisdom of Feng Shui than with focusing on how to improve one's life. He remains faithful to the compass school which is the traditional way of exercising this ancient sacred art. Clearly, the author has chosen not to expand on the higher levels of Feng Shui, but prefers to guide the reader through the practical steps to apply it and bring harmony in the home. In its essence, this art has much to teach us and the author is to be commended for presenting it in such a simplified and authentic manner.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not another cookie cutter feng shui book!, March 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Feng Shui For Today: Arranging Your Life For Health & Wealth (Paperback)

I've recently started reading about feng shui and chinese astrology and have read about 8 books so far. This was one of the best. It's an easy and entertaining read w/a lot of different info from the typical beginner feng shui book. Mr. Lau takes you through the whole process of feng shui w/an interesting history to help readers have a better understanding of why you're placing items where and what items not to use--he doesn't mention crystals and be VERY cautious w/bells and wind chimes. I would have liked to read even more of his practical cures since he also stresses that you don't need to spend a lot of money to cure most situations, that w/creativity, you can find cures w/in your budget. Well worth the time and money!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A different perspective, March 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Feng Shui For Today: Arranging Your Life For Health & Wealth (Paperback)

The book was not as easy to read as the usual Feng Shui book for the Westerner. Also, instead of the total Bagua influence, there is more focus on the compass directions, the combinations of the elements and influence of color. The space is regarded as a whole, not a room by room analysis. There is one practice study. I am not sure which approach is best in Feng Shui, but this book made me more focused on other aspects rather than total bagua approach. It also doesn't treat every space as wonderful, but points out much of the negative while offering solutions.