Feng Shui: Harmony by Design

by Nancy Santopietro, Lin Yun (Foreword)

An introduction to the ancient Chinese art of interior design shows how to arrange objects in the home and select color schemes to promote health, wealth, and harmony

Genres: New Age, Reference, Nonfiction

219 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jennifer Emmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book follows the "Black Hat" sect or school of Feng Shui. It's not "Classical" Feng Shui. I'm a Feng Shui Master, and I've been practicing Feng Shui since 1994. I've studied The "Compass" School (a misnomer, because all Feng Shui should be done with a compass), The Form School, The Eight Mansion Theory, The Flying Star School, Pyramid School, and Black Hat School. The reason why I don't subrcribe to the Black Hat school is that they orient the Bagua on the front door instead of the compass. This makes no sense, because every room would be different. The reason why the Bagua is the template for Feng Shui is that it prescribes balance to a space. To do this, South must always be South, which is Fire, the color Red, and Fame/Reputation. You can't just "put" the fame area wherever you want. For example, if you oriented the Bagua based on the door, and the Fame area ended up on the North side of the room, North is the Career area, which is Water. How would you resolve that? You wouldn't.

Anyway, I digress. Nonetheless, if you ignore the black hat specific things in this book, it has some good ideas. The trouble is, if you're not an expert, it will be hard for you to know what to ignore.

[Big H · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read; it was written as a workbook, so that you can start working on your home from page one. I wish I had more time in order to work through the book/on my home; I feel I would've gotten more out of this book if I could have.