Body Mind & Spirit : Feng Shui

Cate Bramble has devoted her career to highlighting the differences between 'feng shui-lite' as a fashionable pursuit in contrast to the original intentions of the Chinese masters. Here she presents the authentic principles in a technical, no-nonsense pocket book specifically for architects.As clients become more demanding and the competition for projects heats up, the architect is well advised to have many strings to their bow. This practical guide includes line illustrations that present the principles of feng shui, the Chinese art or practice in which a structure or site is chosen or configured so as to harmonize with the spiritual forces that inhabit it, and their application in architecture through planning principles, services, building elements and materials, in an accessible, easy reference format. The feng shui-savvy architect can also benefit from feng shui's ability to match structures and land, and the peculiar capacity of authentic feng shui to forecast development-related concerns including cost overruns, quality issues - even worker injuries and trade disputes!The author explains feng shui from archaeological sources and evidence of practice in the east, contrasting it with what passes for feng shui in the west. She analyses the practice in terms of such concepts as western systems theory, viewshed, space syntax and the 'pattern landscape' theory of urban planning. For the first time, the Sustainable implications of feng shui design are explained with reference to the latest developments in behavioural and cognitve sciences, evolutionary biology and other western viewpoints. more...

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Plan your home, improve your relationships, and achieve career success with. this easy to follow Feng Shui Guide. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement objects. in space to achieve harmony with the environment. The practice is estimated. to be more than 3,000 years old. Feng Shui literally means "wind and water". in Chinese. Feng Shui is based on the premise that people, places and things. have energy. Positive energy is called chi and negative energy is called sha. According to an ancient Chinese teaching every person is born with four favorable. and four harmful directions. To fulfill his/her potential a person should utilize. the auspicious directions and avoid “unlucky” ones. Each of the. auspicious directions attracts a slightly different kind of good fortune. For. example sleeping in your SHENG CHI direction will bring you money and career. luck. It is also the direction that you should face when negotiating or giving. an important presentation. If you want to get married or conceive a child you. should focus on your NIEN YEN direction. Your auspicious direction can be calculated. based on your gender and the year you were born. This software uses the Eight. Mansions formula to identify your auspicious directions and explain the meaning. of each direction. Audience: Intended for everyone interested in Feng Shui. Table of Contents:. Home Planning : Landscape | Environment | Front Entrance. Inside the House : Entrance Door | Bedroom | Office | Chinese. Traditional Methods to Enhance Chi Energy | Color Guide. Auspicious Directions : Auspicious Directions Calculator |. Sleeping Directions | Doors | Office. Product Features:.:.; Fully illustrated.; Optimized for a small screen.; Detailed description.; Reveal your auspicious directions and achieve career success, excellent. health, happy marriage and harmonious relationships (based on gender and date. of birth).; Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases.; Acc more...

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A fresh spin on feng shui that throws away the charts, and goes straight to the advice, here are loads of fun, fast and easy remedies for life's daily dilemmas: from love and family, to career and kick-starting your creative life. more...

Price: $17.45