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Summary: Delightful, Simple, Basic
Review: Ms Carter makes feng shui fun. The overview of concept is easy to grasp and the everyday "cures" simple. It's a down-to-earth approach that takes away much of the confusion surrounding this popular subject. The author demonstrates that you don't need to be a "black belt" in feng shui to get great results! If you buy only one book on the subject, make it this one!
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Summary: A Great Introduction to Can-Do Feng Shui
Review: Feng Shui does not have to be followed to the letter of the law to enrich your life. Ms. Carter provides a modern Feng Shui that complies with America's thirst for the fun, quick, & simple. Her methods are easy to learn, understand, & apply. Her message: Feng Shui is about careful decorating; taking a good look at what you choose to surround yourself with & making sure it gives you pleasure - if it doesn't CHANGE IT! It's that simple. Ms. Carter doesn't waste your time with the "hex & curse" part of Feng Shui like measuring your furniture for dimensions that may indicate severe bad luck, or evaluating your land and taking compass readings. Die-hard-old-school-Feng-Shui masters will suggest you move move inauspicious mountains. Along with Ms. Carter, I say if they are good enough for mother nature - they are good enough for me! This book provides the can-do type of Feng Shui. It focuses on the positive and provides and uplifting guide to better your surroundings & change your life. It worked for me.
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Summary: A Great Introduction to Can-Do Feng Shui
Review: Feng Shui does not have to be followed to the letter of the law to enrich your life. Ms. Carter provides a modern Feng Shui that complies with America's thirst for the fun, quick, & simple. Her methods are easy to learn, understand, & apply. Her message: Feng Shui is about careful decorating; taking a good look at what you choose to surround yourself with & making sure it gives you pleasure - if it doesn't CHANGE IT! It's that simple. Ms. Carter doesn't waste your time with the "hex & curse" part of Feng Shui like measuring your furniture for dimensions that may indicate severe bad luck, or evaluating your land and taking compass readings. Die-hard-old-school-Feng-Shui masters will suggest you move inauspicious mountains! Along with Ms. Carter, I say if they are good enough for mother nature - they are good enough for me! This book provides the can-do type of Feng Shui. It focuses on the positive and provides and uplifting guide to better your surroundings & change your life. It worked for me.
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Summary: Straightforward and fun!
Review: This book introduced me to the feng shui philosophy -- and now I'm obsessed with it (in a good way). This book is very well organized and caters to the person new to practicing feng shui. The writer seems a little cooky at times (saying putting a bowl of water in the moonlight for 3 hours and then putting it under your bed will make you more fertile) but for the most part, the ideas and suggestions put forth in the book are completely practical, and can make the process of de-cluttering your home seem like a lot of fun!
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Summary: practical feng shui
Review: reading some of the other reviews kind of discouraged me because this book is a TERRIFIC guide for practical feng shui. sure, it is not written by a feng shui master, but who could understand it if it was?! if you are seriously interested in discovering everything there is to know about the ancient feng shui secrets, there might be better books for you. however, if you are just looking for a rather inexpensive, informative guide to help you apply simple and practical feng shui principles to your everyday life, this is the ONLY book you will need!!!
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Summary: THE ONLY FENG SHUI BOOK YOU WILL NEED
Review: I have read books and even gone to a workshop on Feng Shui and never really "gotten it" like this before. It totally simplified the Ba Gua and made all of the other books make sense to me. This book is user friendly and really demystifies all of the concepts.Thank you Karen for this book!
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Summary: Fun but nothing life-changing
Review: 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.
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Summary: Tie a red ribbon around that ole drain pipe!
Review: I picked up this book on vacation, read it on the plane and feng shuied my entire house within a day and a half of getting home. Three weeks later I got a $7000 raise. Of course, a lot of hard work went into getting that raise, but that large sum at one time is virtually unheard of in my company. I have to think those red ribbons aound my plumbing had something to do with it! (And the fact that I have a purple "Prosperity" bathroom)!
Loved this book. Quick read, easy to understand and very easy to incorporate into my lifestyle. This book is my new "housewarming" gift for my friends and family. Worth the money!
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Summary: Fast, easy, funny, and inspiring take on Feng Shui
Review: Out of all the books I've read on feng shui, this is the one that I keep coming back to for reference. Sure, this book is very tongue-in-cheek, and it treats its subject extremely lightheartedly, but you can indeed learn much from it and become inspired to take a second look at your surroundings. I know some feng shui "die-hards" may consider a lot of what she says to be blasphemous, but feng shui is NOT a religion (so lighten up!). The author can get a bit cheesy in her humour at times, but I think the point is to ultimately look beneath the layers and find what works for you. Good companion books for this read are "Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui" and "Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui" by Karen Kingston.
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Summary: Garbage
Review: I picked this book up as my first book into this subject. BIG mistake. I showed my Sifu this book... and it was tossed immediately into the garbage can. My Sifu has been doing Feng Shui and Four Pillar Readings for many many years in Hong Kong and in the USA. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU READ! There is a possiblity YOU CAN DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. Make sure the author has the creditably to speak of this subject. Remember this is an ancient Chinese secret... That should mean something.
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