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Pooh's Little Book of Feng Shui
Feng shui, the 4,000-year-old Chinese art of living in harmony with one's environment, has come to the Hundred Acre Wood. This ancient science has been practiced by generations of people to promote health, wealth, and happiness. Now Pooh and company put these traditions to use to bring even more perfect balance to life in the Forest. It's no surprise that Tigger's bouncing welcomes the dragon's life breath, bringing opportunities and good fortune. Piglet's violets are carefully placed at the east and southeast, ensuring good health. As for Pooh, good fortune comes in the form of a honey jar (a full one, of course.) And he knows that positioning the pot in just the right place will bring balance to--well, to Pooh! A Most Harmonious reading experienced indeed.
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96 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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March 3, 2023
Once upon a time there was an Author. As authors do, he wrote books. Oh, not the Important sort of book, nor the Informative sort of book; just a Little Book of Great Charm. It was the story of a little boy and his friends who lived in a Wood; not a scary, bosky wood full of witches and ogres, but a Sunny, Friendly Wood full of Helpful Animals. He found an Illustrator whose ink drawings needed no colour to lend colour to the stories--if you know what I mean. The little book became a Great Success, and was followed by one or two more. Not a Whopping Long Series, just one or two more, because Authors in those days knew When Was Enough.
And time passed, as time tends to do. The little boy grew up, and the Author and the Illustrator both died. And Somebody Sold Out. The rights to the Charming Little Book were given to an Industrial Conglomerate under the guise of a Trust (don't ask what a Trust is, Piglet, I don't want to make you cry); and the Trust, as trusts do, was more interested in Generating Money than in anything else.
It was all right at first; there were one or two Animated Films, and some quite charming toy replicas. Then, the Terrible Thing happened. The Charming Little Book's characters came down with a deadly disease called Commercial Appeal, which led directly to the cheapening of the characters and the skewing of the Concept. From lunch boxes to cheap, nasty toy replicas to cartoon series that left the Original Idea far behind.
And then came the Horrid Spinoffs. First there was a minor Intelekshoe All, who wrote some nonsense called The Tao of Pooh. That sold so well, that a few years later its writer decided he needed a new pair of Intelek Shoes, so he produced The Te of Piglet. Because after all, his watered-down personalised version of a philosophy the Hundred Acre Wood had never heard of sold startlingly well. And that was What Mattered. Anything that carried the name of Pooh or Piglet, and presented snippets of the Original Material, was a sure-fire money maker.
A surefire honey-maker, you say?
No, honey. Just money.
Pooh and Piglet and their friends have no use for money. Neither does their Author, anymore, as he's been dead for the stipulated "life of author plus fifty" for some time now.
In other words, his creation is now Fair Game.
That means--before you ask, Rabbit--that they're all in at the killing. Any publisher willing to give the Trust a Cut can apparently use our old friends to sell any nonsense they see fit, particularly if it's someone's silly Idea of Oriental Philosophy.
If you knew nothing about Feng Shui before you picked up this book, you won't learn much here.
If you grew up in the Hundred Acre Wood, you will be as disgusted and repulsed by this materialistic prostitution of its characters as I was.
And time passed, as time tends to do. The little boy grew up, and the Author and the Illustrator both died. And Somebody Sold Out. The rights to the Charming Little Book were given to an Industrial Conglomerate under the guise of a Trust (don't ask what a Trust is, Piglet, I don't want to make you cry); and the Trust, as trusts do, was more interested in Generating Money than in anything else.
It was all right at first; there were one or two Animated Films, and some quite charming toy replicas. Then, the Terrible Thing happened. The Charming Little Book's characters came down with a deadly disease called Commercial Appeal, which led directly to the cheapening of the characters and the skewing of the Concept. From lunch boxes to cheap, nasty toy replicas to cartoon series that left the Original Idea far behind.
And then came the Horrid Spinoffs. First there was a minor Intelekshoe All, who wrote some nonsense called The Tao of Pooh. That sold so well, that a few years later its writer decided he needed a new pair of Intelek Shoes, so he produced The Te of Piglet. Because after all, his watered-down personalised version of a philosophy the Hundred Acre Wood had never heard of sold startlingly well. And that was What Mattered. Anything that carried the name of Pooh or Piglet, and presented snippets of the Original Material, was a sure-fire money maker.
A surefire honey-maker, you say?
No, honey. Just money.
Pooh and Piglet and their friends have no use for money. Neither does their Author, anymore, as he's been dead for the stipulated "life of author plus fifty" for some time now.
In other words, his creation is now Fair Game.
That means--before you ask, Rabbit--that they're all in at the killing. Any publisher willing to give the Trust a Cut can apparently use our old friends to sell any nonsense they see fit, particularly if it's someone's silly Idea of Oriental Philosophy.
If you knew nothing about Feng Shui before you picked up this book, you won't learn much here.
If you grew up in the Hundred Acre Wood, you will be as disgusted and repulsed by this materialistic prostitution of its characters as I was.
March 5, 2023
The author does a good job of fitting the Pooh characters to concepts of feng shui, I'd say. I just don't have much use for feng shui myself, as I already know that I'm happier when the sun shines and the wind isn't too strong and my non-cluttered house isn't sitting in a swamp.
Hmm. Then again, if those are my takeaways, maybe the author didn't do a very good job of using Pooh to promote feng shui after all.
Side note: My particular edition has a misprint, with the verso page and some other random pages getting duplicated in the center of the book. Maybe that effected the flow of the book and resulted in my negative attitude . . . proving feng shui is real?
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )
Hmm. Then again, if those are my takeaways, maybe the author didn't do a very good job of using Pooh to promote feng shui after all.
Side note: My particular edition has a misprint, with the verso page and some other random pages getting duplicated in the center of the book. Maybe that effected the flow of the book and resulted in my negative attitude . . . proving feng shui is real?
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )
July 8, 2022
i’m seeing a lot of shit on this book so i’m here to throw in some support. i bought this yesterday at an antique mall and couldn’t say no. it is sweet and simple and so goddamn cute i don’t care if they sold out or whatever. obviously it’s not meant to be a historical retelling of the origins of feng shui, it’s supposed to be a winnie the pooh book. y’all need to calm down.
January 21, 2017
Anything explained by Winnie the Pooh is a joy to me but I think feng shui is not for me.
September 8, 2023
در حین قربونصدقهی همهشون باهم رفتن به خصوص Eeyore، فهمیدم که احتمالا بهترین ورودی به دنیای فنگشویی رو پیدا کردهم. :)
January 18, 2026
I know very little about Feng Shui other than it’s about energy and flow. This I guess is a very simple version, told in Winnie the Pooh style.
April 15, 2021
You may have heard of Feng Shui. But do you believe in this myth? This book can help to see the story and explain the real Feng Shui behind.
With the characterization of Winnie The Pooh, namely Pooh, Eeyore, Rabbit and various other characters. So, you can find out the meaning of Feng Shui and how to live in the environment in order to create peace and harmony. Isn't it fun?
This book is really fun! With this book children can read interesting stories from Wisdom Feng Shui and correct misconceptions about Feng Shui myths that are considered deviant, and of course they will understand them better, because they are delivered in Chinese romanization that are very easy to understand. The picture is good too.
This book is suitable for reading for children who are starting to learn to read, want to know about the world of Feng Shui or for parents who are Feng Shui experts or practitioners who have children who can recommend this book to read. The writing is quite simple and with interesting pictures so the kids won't get bored.
With the characterization of Winnie The Pooh, namely Pooh, Eeyore, Rabbit and various other characters. So, you can find out the meaning of Feng Shui and how to live in the environment in order to create peace and harmony. Isn't it fun?
This book is really fun! With this book children can read interesting stories from Wisdom Feng Shui and correct misconceptions about Feng Shui myths that are considered deviant, and of course they will understand them better, because they are delivered in Chinese romanization that are very easy to understand. The picture is good too.
This book is suitable for reading for children who are starting to learn to read, want to know about the world of Feng Shui or for parents who are Feng Shui experts or practitioners who have children who can recommend this book to read. The writing is quite simple and with interesting pictures so the kids won't get bored.
October 15, 2011
Not that Pooh really knows this, because Pooh is a
Bear of Very Little Brain and long words Bother him.
In fact, nobody in the forest really seems to know what
feng shui is. Everybody just knew one day that it
was there. They didn't know where it had come from,
or when it had arrived, it was just there.
This book really help me to understand about Feng Shui. Since I love Winnie the pooh figure.
June 23, 2009
"Sheng Chi is good chi. It is created by energy that flows in a meandering fashion. Gently meandering water creates good chi, and is especially helpful for Poohsticks."
"Nature is cyclical. So are woozle footprints."
"Nature is cyclical. So are woozle footprints."
March 18, 2008
The pages of wisdom words about feng shui with pictures of pooh and friends. Interesting.
August 25, 2014
While not entirely a waste of time, this is a really lukewarm read. I don't know who the targeted audience is or what Ludlow was going for with this. It's a little overbearing and pointless?
May 6, 2016
great! loved it!
March 1, 2021
So cute! ❤️🍯
April 2, 2017
Sweet and gentle
November 11, 2018
Before reading this I didn't know a thing about feng shui but this book explained it really well, in an easy understanding way. And ofcourse it's a big bonus that it's about Winnie the Pooh. A really cute quick read.
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