Feng Shui — the Universe as God’s Butler

The Universe as God’s Butler Think of the Universe as the Creator’s Butler who’s been charged with catering to your desires. You Keep Changing Your Mind The problem is you change your mind a lot. Sometimes several times a day. You say you want something, but then you have doubts.…

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Giving Thanks for a Fire Pit, Health and Love

I said goodbye to my husband two weeks ago. Before you worry, he’s OK now. But the second week in November he had to have emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix.  I had spent Monday afternoon helping my son build us a new tree bench and we had just realized…

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The Magic of Building a Tree Bench

In my new book, The House of Many Gardens, Feng Shui Secrets for Home Landscaping, I talk about the importance of creating relationships with trees. Trees are the main symbol of wealth in Feng Shui, and are considered the “people” of the vegetable kingdom. When you understand the essence of…

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Preparing a Home with No Walls for a New Baby

Liat is an artist and small business owner from California living in Western Mexico. Liat went to Mexico on vacation and fell in love with a Mexican surf instructor. They got married and had a baby. When Liat contacted me this spring she didn’t know it, but she was already…

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The Meaning of Chairs in Feng Shui

In the west, chairs are places where we can rest our behinds, so that we can work, so that we can eat, so that we can watch a movie. They are places to rest, right? So that part of your body rests, while other parts of your body and your…

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The Meaning of Curtains in Feng Shui

In the West we see curtains as a way to cover up a window, and for that reason many people in the United States do not like curtains. Americans Generally Don’t Like Curtains They say that they don’t want to have curtains because they don’t want to deprive their home…

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Empower Your Authentic Self, A Journey of Self Discovery, March 12th – April 11th

You are invited to participate in an awesome adventure of self-discovery. After all, the ancient Feng Shui masters dedicated a whole life area in the bagua map to Wisdom, Self-Knowledge and Rest. This experience includes: 1 – A live online class on Zoom to happen on Tuesday March 19th (the…

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The Meaning of Sofas in Feng Shui

In our Western world, the sofa is that piece of furniture that defines a family room or a living room and, obviously, it is a piece of furniture that is designed to be used by more than one person at a time. Sofas Create Connection There’s a connection, in your…

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The Meaning of Indoor Plants in Feng Shui

In the West, we use plants for decoration and for air purification. You place beautiful plants to increase the beauty in your home. Plants Clean the Air You Breathe And lately, there is a lot of talk about plants that clean the air, like the areca palm, the snake plant,…

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The Meaning of Windows in Feng Shui

The Meaning of Windows in the West In the West, we see windows as openings that have the main function of bringing in natural light into the home. Many people don’t event open their windows anymore. When I go to visit clients, sometimes they tell me they have not tried to…

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