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The Western Guide to Feng Shui for Prosperity

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At first I bought this book because of its title and because it was written by Terah Kathryn Collins, whose book, "The Western Guide to Feng Shui: Room by Room" is a favorite of mine (see my review). However, as I began reading this book, I realized it was written a little differently.

In this book, Collins has written narratives of different feng shui clients who had issues involving wealth and propserity, and then how, using feng shui principles, they were able to resolve these problems. I should note, that not all the cases involved the Wealth and Propserity corner of the bagua, which is interesting. Actually, it was this fact that kept the book quite readable. I also enjoyed Collin's easy-going, breezy, writing style.

All the areas of the bagua relate to each other, and while many think that only their Wealth and Prosperity corner may be affecting their finances, it could be any of the other 8 guas that has its "finger in the pie". Reading these narratives and solutions made that abundantly clear. At first, I was looking for "my" solution, but then I realized that a combination of the stories was similar to my own. At the end of each narrative, Collins lists the enhansements and changes made and suggestions for the reader.

This is probably not a good "first" book for feng shui. Instead, it's more of a "companion" book for someone more familiar with feng shui, or maybe someone who wants to know a little more how feng shui works in people's lives. I really enjoyed it as a read in itself, without thinking of it so much in terms as a lesson plan in feng shui. For that, I recommend reading "The Western Guide to Feng Shui: Room by Room" by this same author, Terah Kathryn Collins.

This is a beautiful book--visually pleasing, and probably very good for beginners. The information is presented through examples of problems individuals were having and how they were resolved. This format got to be a bit much after a while--story after story after story with no real narrative about feng shui principles. I was wanting a reference guide, which I sort of thought this might be.

If you already have a pretty good grasp of the subject, it's way too basic. But it would be fun for a novice. Her other books are much better and MUCH more useful.