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Summary: The simplest form of Feng Shui I have ever seen.
Review: I picked this book up and gave it a cursory glance at the book store, and incorrectly assumed this book dealt with the Compass school of Feng Shui (Fung Schway).After reading more in depth I came to realize this was based on the Black Hat school of Feng Shui. All of my previous Feng Shui experience was with the Form and compass schools. I must say that the Black Hat school of Feng Shui is the simplest form of Fenf Shui I have encountered, and Ms. Carter does an excelent job in simplifying Feng Shui so that the layperson with no energy work can understand. This book is is a basic introduction to Feng Shui; so do not expect this book to make you a Feng Shui master. This book does have one weakness. She should have devoted more time to Shars (poisoin arrows), and their cures to disperse the Qi (ch'i). Please E-Mail me if you have questions or comments about my review. Two Bears. Wah doh Ogedoda (We give thanks Great Spirit)
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Summary: Practical (and fun) Feng Shui!
Review: I've bought several books on Feng Shui, and this is the first one that actually makes sense! Yes, it's probably simplistic in its presentation of a complex topic and practice, but finally I got practical tips and tricks to immediately implement--on my own. Almost immediately after implementing some of her suggestions as well as some ideas of my own using her info, things started changing in my life. I hadn't realized how stuck the energy was in my house until I could feel it moving! I feel energized and motivated instead of exhausted and mired in mud. I also realized that things were basically where we had put them out of the moving boxes 5 years ago; now things are beginning to be put in their place, where it feels right for them to be--and I am finding such enjoyment in seeing them there. I think I will still call in an expert at some point (our powder room is in our prosperity gua, and there's a piece missing!), but I really am having fun doing a lot of it on my own. I highly recommend this book. It's a quick and easy read, and even funny sometimes.
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Summary: EASY TO USE FENG SHUI
Review: Having read quite a few Feng Shui books this is by far the best and easiest to understand. I read the book in two days and started to enchance my house,desk and car right away. Very practical and you don't have to "buy" anything. Most items are in your possession already. I hope Karen is writing another book soon. I loved her light and funny manner of writing, instead of all the historical and technical terms most other authors use. Great Book!! I loved it!!! I'm reading it for a second time.
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Summary: Watch out for the energy
Review: This book is very easy to read. I read the whole thing in just a few days. After each chapter I would tackle that part of my home - following the advice in the book - adding power tools and removing anything that would destroy the chi. Just one month after my roommate and I feng shuied our house we both have new jobs and are moving to areas we've been dreaming about! While we were moving all our stuff this was our main focus - changing jobs and moving. We are speechless that it has worked so well. One of the main things I noticed with feng shui - in this easy "california" version - is that it revitalized our energy. Its not like we just sat around waiting for new jobs - they developed for us but we did alot of leg work to find them. I think this book is a great tool to help anyone in creating order in their home and gaining energy to create changes in thier lives.
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Summary: A Wonderful Way to Improve Your Life and Your Home!
Review: I had so much fun with this book and I really enjoyed Karen's writing style and humor. I easily moved items that I already had in my home around which noticabley enhanced the feel and look of my home! What a wonderful way to create conscious intention and empower yourself to have more of what you want in life. In a few days, I noticed some powerful changes! I want to thank Karen for compiling all this fabulous information and am happy to recommend this book to subscribers of our newsletter.
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Summary: Just do it!
Review: This book is easy to read and implement. I am reading it over a second time as I try to make some sense of my home. At the very least, it her suggestions don't work, I will have cleaned all of the corners of my house trying to unstick the chi. I actually have been trying some of the suggestions and am feeling better about my life and home and family than I have in a long time.
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Summary: Feng Shui - this book kicks it up a notch!
Review: If you have been frustrated with some of the other books on mastering the concepts of Feng Shui, don't give up. This book by Karen Rauch Carter, a licensed landscape architect as well as a Feng Shui consultant, provides practical applications of the Feng Shui approach to home design along with a humorous writing style that makes this book not only informative and helpful, but a delight to read. The author explains each of the nine guas, or life situations, represented in the home: prosperity, fame and recognition, relationships and love, family, health, creativity and children, skills and knowledge, career and helpful people and travel. By utilizing Feng Shui, you can learn how to best arrange and place various artifacts and possesions throughout the home in a way that will manifest positive results in each of the life situations. Many of us already have some idea about what looks or feels right about how we design our spaces, and the author states that this Chinese wisdom really is just common sense. For example, I already knew that it was not a good idea to house my collection of true crime books on the shelves in my meditation room! Carter also provides some real life examples of how our surroundings influence what happens in our lives. She describes how some single women are frustrated in their inability to attract love in their lives. In viewing their homes, she finds the rooms are adorned by paintings, photographs and other items that represent women alone. The solution? Replace these with things in pairs, items that represent love and partnership. She discusses the symbolism of shapes, colors, images and how they affect our behavior and lifestyles. Our homes truly are an accurate reflection of what is going on inside ourselves. A home that is full of chaos and disrepair is generally a sign of a person in conflict and ill health. The author also gives insights on how to arrange a work space and using the nine guas to best arrange items on your desk for the best results. To a skeptic, this might seem like a lot of new age mumbo jumbo, but from personal experience, I've had quite positive results by applying these principles. Trust in it and it will work. As a self-confessed pack rat who undertakes a major home overhaul about every seven years, I found this book highly motivational and inspiring as I began my latest home makeover. With this book to guide me, I've been able to move my belongings to more appropriate locations within my home, make the best use of color and placement, and most of all, live life with more purpose and joy because my surroundings now help contribute to my contentment and serenity.
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Summary: A book easy to follow, apply, and make use of...
Review: I have a number of books on Feng Shui, and this is easily the most accessible. It is written clearly, provides concrete examples, and the reasoning behind doing certain things is explained properly. In other books I have on the subject, a lot of time is spent dealing with the more arcane aspects of Feng Shui, which many of us do not need or want. This book is practical and easy to use, and its format allows one to walk around the house carrying it and applying its suggestions without having to take volumnous notes and study for days. If you want to bring order to your life, stimulate the flow of "chi" (energy) through your home, and make it a happier, brighter place (and your life better at the same time), this is the book to help you. It's sort of like "Feng Shui for Dummies", but better. Don't hesitate on this one, buy it!
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Summary: The easiest and best feng shui book available!
Review: I have over 2 dozen books on feng shui, and they all left me confused and frustrated. Which feng shui system should I use? Where the heck is my prosperity corner? Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life knocks all the other feng shui books off my book shelves. The others try to be mystical, philosophical, and pay homage to their feng shui masters. Move Your Stuff just gets down to business with a lot of humor, and a lot of great information (that I did not find in the other so-called expert feng shui books.) I admit I had lots of accumulated clutter to clear before I could think about arranging my work and living quarters for optimum prosperity and well being. However, it was easy once I read each chapter as outlined for each of the segments of feng shui (fame and reputation, prosperity, love and marriage, etc.) One of the best things in the book is that Karen explains how to determine if there is a problem, and what you need to do to resolve it. She makes it clear - fixes are not just physical - they are mental and emotional, too. You must be clear in your intent to improve your life and take the necessary steps yourself. No one can take action for you. But Move Your Stuff can sure give you great guidelines for making positive energy flow in your life again. Try it. I promise your energy will increase and your circumstances will improve as you take feng shui actions to improve your life.
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Summary: Move your stuff Change your life
Review: I loved this book! Read it in 4 days flat and moved my stuff around in the process. Life is looking good. It was VERY easy to understand and fun. Karen has a lot a wisdom.
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