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Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life: How to Use Feng Shui to Get Love, Money, Respect and Happiness

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I have over 2 dozen books on feng shui, and they all left me confused and frustrated. Which feng shui system should I use? Where the heck is my prosperity corner? Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life knocks all the other feng shui books off my book shelves. The others try to be mystical, philosophical, and pay homage to their feng shui masters. Move Your Stuff just gets down to business with a lot of humor, and a lot of great information (that I did not find in the other so-called expert feng shui books.) I admit I had lots of accumulated clutter to clear before I could think about arranging my work and living quarters for optimum prosperity and well being. However, it was easy once I read each chapter as outlined for each of the segments of feng shui (fame and reputation, prosperity, love and marriage, etc.) One of the best things in the book is that Karen explains how to determine if there is a problem, and what you need to do to resolve it. She makes it clear - fixes are not just physical - they are mental and emotional, too. You must be clear in your intent to improve your life and take the necessary steps yourself. No one can take action for you. But Move Your Stuff can sure give you great guidelines for making positive energy flow in your life again. Try it. I promise your energy will increase and your circumstances will improve as you take feng shui actions to improve your life.

I've bought several books on Feng Shui, and this is the first one that actually makes sense! Yes, it's probably simplistic in its presentation of a complex topic and practice, but finally I got practical tips and tricks to immediately implement--on my own. Almost immediately after implementing some of her suggestions as well as some ideas of my own using her info, things started changing in my life. I hadn't realized how stuck the energy was in my house until I could feel it moving! I feel energized and motivated instead of exhausted and mired in mud. I also realized that things were basically where we had put them out of the moving boxes 5 years ago; now things are beginning to be put in their place, where it feels right for them to be--and I am finding such enjoyment in seeing them there. I think I will still call in an expert at some point (our powder room is in our prosperity gua, and there's a piece missing!), but I really am having fun doing a lot of it on my own. I highly recommend this book. It's a quick and easy read, and even funny sometimes.

People are used to my wacky stories about my family, but my new favorite wacky stories are about Feng Shui.

I read this book with much skepticism....but thought, "Hey, it can't hurt, right?" A few years ago, a Feng Shui practicing friend of mine asked me if I closed the toilet lid when I flushed...I said, "Sometimes, but not always...." and she replied, "You're FLUSHING away your wealth!" I had a good laugh, but decided to try it. I began religiously to put the toilet seat down...and got an unexpected check in the mail from the IRS that year. Let me just say that has never happened before or since.

I decided to bone up on Feng Shui and did a Bagua map of my home and saw that my wealth area was my back bedroom which was in maxed out disarray due to a flooding problem which had recently been fixed. I took a week off from work and totally remodeled the room....even put new furniture in....and my husband got a nice raise! I know, it sounds crazy... but I think, in part, having an orderly home free of clutter destresses you and helps you become more peaceful and therefore more productive and happy.

This was a great book. I can't comment on the love part as I've been married forever (but still love him), but I'm sure it can't hurt to try either! I highly recommend this book, if for no other reason, to get your home decluttered and more organized.

I have a number of books on Feng Shui, and this is easily the most accessible. It is written clearly, provides concrete examples, and the reasoning behind doing certain things is explained properly. In other books I have on the subject, a lot of time is spent dealing with the more arcane aspects of Feng Shui, which many of us do not need or want.

This book is practical and easy to use, and its format allows one to walk around the house carrying it and applying its suggestions without having to take volumnous notes and study for days. If you want to bring order to your life, stimulate the flow of "chi" (energy) through your home, and make it a happier, brighter place (and your life better at the same time), this is the book to help you. It's sort of like "Feng Shui for Dummies", but better. Don't hesitate on this one, buy it!

I was attracted to this book for the very reason that so many people seem to dislike it: it's basic, simple, straight-forward. I lived in Asia for 5 years and have accumulated numerous feng shui books - and was completely turned off by the whole attitude that "real" feng shui knowledge and power is only for those who have "earned" it. I don't believe this, and neither does Karen. Her attitude is that the power to change your life is right there, and with some adjustments, you'll tap into it - all on your own, with no "masters" or years of study. While I respect those who can and do study, the fact is that feng shui is an accessible and simple philosophy, and I see nothing wrong with a book promoting that.

Another thing I like about this book is that it troubleshoots many situations, such as what to do if you live in a flat (as opposed to a house, which so many of us do) and what to do if part of your Prosperity, Family, Health and Fame corners fall outside your flat (as mine do, since I live in an "L"-shaped flat). Nowhere else have I seen such practical, real advice.

I walked through my flat with the book in one hand and I noticed that all areas of my life that are going well (Helpful Friends, Creativity, Career, Knowledge, Relationships) already have things that Karen recommends, so I left them alone, as she says. But the areas where I am stuggling (mentioned above) all fall outside my flat, specifically in a dirty, dusty, unheated general storage room across the hall, full of tables and dead flowers (this is my Prosperity corner, so no wonder I'm living from paycheque to paycheque) and in the stairwell outside. I can't do anything about the architecture of my building, but she gave me several ideas how to help the situation and make up for this lack of chi. I made the changes yesterday (I buried a purple pencil in the dirt floor of the storage room, for example, in hopes of nudging my Prosperity into action) and am hopeful that things will improve. I'll keep you posted!

This is the ONE feng shui book you should bother with buying and reading. Trust me on this because, between myself and my mother, we have a library of certainly more than ten, all of which we've looked through but never actually read because they are too confusing and scientific. "Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life", before changing our lives through feng shui and the rearrangement of our furniture and decor, first changed our lives by being the only feng shui book we've ever read like a novel. It's full of little magic tricks for your home and not confusing compasses and photos of interiors for design ideas. It's not at all scientific and it's really funny and fun to read. And the author makes feng shui sound like it makes a lot of sense too, for those that don't quite understand it. It would be so much harder to learn about feng shui from any other book I've read on the subject. I'm so enthused about it that I even came here to amazon just to review this book. I really love it. It will become indispensible to you!

This book found me! We were on a ski trip at a friends home in Lake Tahoe. Two books were on the coffee table, one I had given my friend, and this book. Having read other books on Feng Shui, I picked it up for a quick browse and ended up taking copious notes and reading the whole darn thing in 24 hours. Karen (she feels like a close friend after reading it) has organized the material in an easy to digest and "get it" fashion. You will be able to focus and implement cures immediately based on her black hat sect style of feng shui. Yes, you still have to clean house a bit, but with Karen's recommendations, you don't feel overwhelmed, just inspired.

This book is an easy and quick read. I started implementing suggestions right away and got rid of a lot of clutter, which was fun to do and helpful. Other than that, there was really nothing life-changing in it for me. I was expecting more Eastern wisdom and insight in this book. If that's what your looking for, I highly recommend "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Little Book of Eastern Wisdom" by Taro Gold. That's the kind of book for inspiration and enlightening thoughts.

I've read lots of feng shui books and articles and Move Your Stuff is one of the best of the lot. The information is very solid and accurate; it's easy to access solutions and ideas. I discovered some new "cures" and learned that I was using an incorrect approach in one area that I will correct this weekend!

I also love her tongue-in-cheek style of writing and ability to present information in a humorous fashion at the same time as taking her subject seriously. The only feng shui practicioner I've read who can see the humor is this art.

I am a practicing Christian and there is nothing in this book that offends my spiritual or religious sensibilities.

Only criticism - I'd like a list of references.

A must for any amatuer practioners of feng shui or anyone who wants to make some real life changes in the millennium! I just bought a second copy to give to my brother.

Karen Rauch Carter explains Feng Shui in simple to understand, humorous reading. This book literally changed my life. It is so inexpensive and at this point, so dog eared. Ü

If you're interested in Black Hat Sect Feng Shui, this is the book to start with. It explains Feng Shui in a way that makes it simple for even the slowest of us to understand and implement.

And as I said, it changed my life... got me out of the red in my checkbook, brought amazing opportunities into my life, promoted family harmony... just to name a few. I hit a bump in the road, I head back to my book and figure out a new cure. Works every time!

I can't imagine anyone not enjoying this book! I highly recommend it!