NOT USEFUL
Like 99% of the books on this subject, this book has nothing specific to say to you about feng shui, neither to tech you how to use it to benefit yourself. Feng shui is an ancient wisdom, filled with mathematics and physics. Unfortunately only very few books describe that. And most of all everybody should know that a book about fast feng shui is not a very promising one.
Authentic Feng Shui
RD Chin is a Chinese-American Architect, living in a small apartment in NYC. He truly knows how to cull the best energy from a space. His calm, generous, caring spirit brings good energy to all of his projects. As a student and friend of Mr. Chin, I have had the good fortune to study feng shui in Thailand and China under his mentorship, as well as observe his consultations in very high end settings, as well as very humble spaces. His teachings are always pure and from the heart. I would recommend this book as a starting place to begin to learn about how energy moves through time and space. It's the real deal!
Sumptuous .. for the home, condo owners..builders
This is one of those visually lovely books. Well made, photos are perfect, colors and home are sumptuous. This is a Black Hat Feng Shui derived book as mentioned in the introduction which gives you a "family" or homey type feel as pictures of collegues and the authors ancestral lineage picture is also presented.
The book is basically about case scenarios with spaces that present typical and specific issues that you can find almost anywhere. The author is chinese as well as both and architect and interior designer. So, the rich look of things is not so surprising nor the chinese lore and cultural applications which have been incorporated with Black Hat along with a lot of other things which are to themself like chinese culture are whole subjects. The author as he is involved with other cultures in this book..mostly Europe/American...neverthless has many example of cross cultural additions to the Feng Shui applications such as things from other parts of the world that can be incorporated into the picutue as well.
You can get a lot of tips on how you can furnish your home the interior design perspective. Today thrift shops are all the rave and with a few dollars and creative/common sense you can do the same as the big bucks do if you like. Add in the Feng Shui principles and now you have a reason and purpose behind why, how, where, and what you choose to decorate. Most of the focus is on addressing problems with the space and the Ba-kua area needs.
Overall, this is not a first or beginners book and its not pretending to be a primer. It also has floorplans..some are juvenille and hardly understandable while others that are much better quality. At times it seems to go on and on in the descriptions of the in interior design details of places. This might interest some , bore, or agitate readers who might find it irrelevant. Its a good book once you've spent more vaulable time getting some introduction and comfort with Feng Shui. Its ideal for people with lavish spaces with outdoor or split level situations. This book is a good adjunct, a good leisure reading Feng Shui book. This book is also good experience for those who are afraid to explore and be creative with what they can do.
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