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Summary: a simple and exquisite taste of Feng-Shui
Review: About what did I get from the book, I could tell you: I cleared my ideas as
what feng shui was about. The book is a work that explain the positioning of
the furniture, windows, mirrors,buildings,cities, etc...,regarding the
energy of the object and the energy of the place.I like this book because
the author explains in simple ways some ideas or misconceptions that I have
about the energy that surrounds us. She has valuable credentials and much
experience in this matter. ...BR>About the energy clearing, she explains that energy clutters like dust,
although you don`t see it( there is not such thing as bad or good energy).
She explains the techniques to clear that energy from houses, objects etc...
and also how to shield and maintain places clear. She begans taking about
clutter in your closets and different places in your house.When I began
reading the book I became so conscious about all the things I have collected
and really don`t used. So I clean my closets and began making space for
other things. As you clean outside, your mind is relieved of burden. The
process was very interesting.
What I learn in the book I continue practicing today, there is no way
back.She explains the use of water, sound, fire and flowers in the different techniques. The author doesn`t mess with a lot of philosophical explanations, she just get to the point.I recomend this book to everyone who want a taste of Feng-Shui.
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Summary: Not Motivating Enough
Review: I borrowed this book from the local library, and eventhough I had it for over a month and a half, I couldn't get myself to sit down and go through it as it wasn't motivating enough. I skipped through it, read a chapter or two, trying to get myself interested enough in reading it as I am a feng shui fan and strong believer, but still- couldn't care less about it.
The way the writer introduces the information in this book is just too shallow. At points it is very complicated and tooo detailed, but at others you feel like you are reading a children's book on feng shui.
You may like thos book if it actually motivates you enough to sit down and read it, but it didn't do anything for me.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: I discovered this book several years ago and was intrigued.
I read it cover to cover and spent the next 6 months (!)
clearing the clutter out of my apartment. I think at least
half my clothing hadn't fit me in years. I was hanging onto
old makeup, books I was never going to read again, and a
thousand other items. I must have got rid of half my
possessions. I've never missed any of the items I tossed
or gave away. When I finally finished the clutter clearing, I space cleared
my apartment. (The space clearing ceremony is a large part
of the book.) My life has improved immensely (job,
relationship, etc.) since. I love the space clearing ceremony. I had read feng shui
books before, but none of them talked about clutter clearing
or space clearing. (The book claims that feng shui cures are
more effective after a space clearing.) There isn't an enormous volume of feng shui information in
the book (45 pages), but that was fine for me. It gave me
some basics to work with and I've supplemented this with
information from other feng shui books.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: I thought the book was very good in the area of clearing clutter, but the space cleaning lost me. I thought it was a little far fetched and reading it was on the boring side. I really liked her first book "Clearing Clutter" and was hoping this was an extension of that. I thought some parts were spiritual, but never once was God or a Higher Power mentioned as part of these miracles that happen in our homes.
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Summary: Too many "shoulds"!
Review: It is mostly a repeat of her other book " Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui." Frankly speaking I liked her other book "Clear your Clutter..." a lot better but it must be combined with some type of Feng Shui placement art such as Lillian Too's books. So don't buy this one. Get her other book with Lillian Too. Warning do not attempt to practice Feng Shui without reading the book I recommend because she shows the hidden area of Feng Shui. The author talks too much about Bali in this book and it is a very bad contrast with the Western world. All she points out that it is a bad to have a two story building. Well, no one is going to change that in the west. Anyway, follow my recommendation and you will be a very happy. By the way I do not intend to undervalue the author. Indeed she has excellent common sense advices. Karen Kingston has defenitely changed the course of my life with her sounding advice. My recommendation to the author is to integrate the clearing and electromagnetic stress protection section into "Clear Your Clutter..." book and the world we greatly benefit from her writings.
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Summary: subtle, enduring beauty
Review: Many decluttering books spark enthusiasm and immediate action that fizzles out in a week or two at best. If that's what you want, don't bother with this book. Instead, this book offers profound truths about clutter, feng shui, and the sacred nature of our living/working space how we surround ourselves. I bought it several years ago and refer to it regularly as I reorganize my living and working spaces. As an artist with a home studio, it's easy for me to accumulate clutter and forget how important my space is. When I'm fully bogged--which happens more often than I'd like to admit--Ms. Kingston's books help me disengage myself from the overwhelming STUFF that binds my imagination and keeps me from creating--and living--to my fullest. This is not a "fad" kind of book, but a book to treasure, re-read, and share with others.
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Summary: subtle, enduring beauty
Review: Many decluttering books spark enthusiasm and immediate action that fizzles out in a week or two at best. If that's what you want, don't bother with this book. Instead, this book offers profound truths about clutter, feng shui, and the sacred nature of our living/working space how we surround ourselves. I bought it several years ago and refer to it regularly as I reorganize my living and working spaces. As an artist with a home studio, it's easy for me to accumulate clutter and forget how important my space is. When I'm fully bogged--which happens more often than I'd like to admit--Ms. Kingston's books help me disengage myself from the overwhelming STUFF that binds my imagination and keeps me from creating--and living--to my fullest. This is not a "fad" kind of book, but a book to treasure, re-read, and share with others.
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Summary: Excellent, but problematic
Review: Ms. Kingston focuses almost entirely on a particular aspect of Feng Shui that seems to get left out of every other book I have read. She clearly explains everything she knows about this and her own personal experiences upon which it is all based. But, as useful as that is, it is also the beginning of the problem. She found her path, it seems, by herself. Her practice is based on what she learned for herself, by starting with learning to sense vibrational energies. The things she has accomplished with it on that basis are extraordinary; but she lacks a real grounding in tradition. Her practice is derived, in part, from traditional Balinese practices. It is not really Feng Shui, but instead has a dollop of the commonest bit tossed in at the end. She ultimately makes it clear that she does not understand what Feng Shui really is. But it isn't really her bailywick in the long run: What she does is absolutely excellent, but it must be recognized exactly where her strength lies. This is a book, based in Balinese tradition and the author's personal experience, about clearing the energy of a place. As that it is astonishingly excellent, beyond anyone's wildest hopes. But it is not about Feng Shui, which is a related but distinct tradition-- perhaps the one among all the related methods in the world which is most elevated to the level of a science.
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Summary: Just "Okay"...
Review: This book is "okay" and through reading it, I learned about my surroundings. There are many worthwhile tips in this book to incorporate space clearing into one's home, however, not all of them were suitable for my lifestyle. There were sections of this book where I wanted to shut the book and toss it against the wall...but I didn't, I kept reading, hoping that I might learn something new. Kingston has many wonderful suggestions on the art of space clearing. It is obviously an art that she has perfected. She sites many of her learning experiences throughout the book, but I couldn't help but feel like she was rubbing in the fact that she spends half of her year in Bali. I realize this has much to do with the subject of the book, but it is not necessary to site it as often as she does. Not everyone has such a luxury as a summer home in Bali, one can't help but take her words lightly as you would a child bragging about how much money it's daddy makes. As soon as I got past this feeling, it would come back again with yet another reference by Kingston. This feeling I kept having would be all but non-existent if we were talking about a fictional book, but we're not. I think that if I had read this book prior to reading her book "Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui," I might not have picked up the clutter book at all. I take from this book her suggestions for uses of fresh flowers and candles in each room, purifying baths, the whole 'energy-flow' thing (this takes up most of the book), and her interpretations of the Feng Shui Bagua...all of these topics are covered in great detail and are things that I may use frequently. The things I would like to forget from this book are many. I do not see myself running around my house ringing bells, clapping, chanting and praying to "the gods." Although, I find these things quite un-Christian, not knowing Ms. Kingston's religious beliefs, I do not hold them against her. This is where the whole "cosmic groovy" thing comes in. There were many instances in this book where I felt like I was back in college with a professor that had never quite left her sixties beatnik stage behind. Kingston surely didn't write this book for everyone to do exactly what she says. I would like to think it was rather for each person to take what they wish from it and incorporate it into their respective lifestyles. That's exactly what I intend to do, take the bits that I liked and incorporate them, all the while smiling at the parts that were completely ridiculous to me.
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Summary: junk out/light in
Review: This book is about the energy contained within ourselves and in our environment, and helps us to manage and direct the energy in our living space. I've been implementing some of the principles of feng shui for 2 years and think it's helped add to the peace that's currently in my life. This is one of my sources of information and I love the emphasis on removing the clutter from one's life. Karen Kingston says "Clearing clutter actually releases huge amounts of energy in the body". I believe it. It works for me. This isn't a book that will show you how to decorate your house, but it will get you in the right mindset, get rid of all your accumulated junk, and set you on the path to attaining serene surroundings.
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