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uring a week of Feng Shui in Northern Virginia, friends took me to Wolf Trap, an incredible outdoor concert venue. Marilyn Hicks
Fitzgerald, my personal photographer and Feng Shui Pal for many years, took this photo. Together, Marilyn and I have feng shuied various rooms in the Library of Congress, numerous Washington. D.C. and northern Virginia historic houses, restaurants, and monumental buildings. To all interested in feng shui, I highly recommend joining forces with a friend and going out in the world to all sorts of places. You will double the insights and maintain your interest.
This summer of 2018 I will be embarking on a new venture, that being teaching a small, informal class on Feng Shui and Prosperity, a 9 week course. I say it is new because this will be my first outing teaching one aspect of feng shui for longer than a few hours in a workshop. If all goes well, a larger more formal class will be offered in the future.
Just want to mention I Am A Dolphin and I’m A Lot Like You, a collaboration with illustrator Toni Watson and Lori Snow of Point Graphics, is still available on Amazon.com. The book features eight of the over thirty dolphin species from the smallest to the largest. Please note that Amost all proceeds go to dolphin conservation organizations.
Take a tour of the website and consider
buying a traditional hardback, paperback
and their cousins, ebooks.
Enter the “Books” portal, and you will find
brief synopses and reviews of mysteries, the
very first being Murder Offscreen and Cut
To: Murder, set in the film industry. There,
too, you can read about The Feng Shui
Mysteries, which include: A Deadly
Arrangement, Positioned To Die, Designed
To Kill, and Evil Intentions.
All are available as signed editions, which
we sell directly from author to reader. FYI,
the trade paper edition of Evil Intentions is
no longer available on Amazon.com but is
being /sold exclusively through this website.
Fitzgerald, my personal photographer and Feng Shui Pal for many years, took this photo. Together, Marilyn and I have feng shuied various rooms in the Library of Congress, numerous Washington. D.C. and northern Virginia historic houses, restaurants, and monumental buildings. To all interested in feng shui, I highly recommend joining forces with a friend and going out in the world to all sorts of places. You will double the insights and maintain your interest.
This summer of 2018 I will be embarking on a new venture, that being teaching a small, informal class on Feng Shui and Prosperity, a 9 week course. I say it is new because this will be my first outing teaching one aspect of feng shui for longer than a few hours in a workshop. If all goes well, a larger more formal class will be offered in the future.
Just want to mention I Am A Dolphin and I’m A Lot Like You, a collaboration with illustrator Toni Watson and Lori Snow of Point Graphics, is still available on Amazon.com. The book features eight of the over thirty dolphin species from the smallest to the largest. Please note that Amost all proceeds go to dolphin conservation organizations.
Take a tour of the website and consider
buying a traditional hardback, paperback
and their cousins, ebooks.
Enter the “Books” portal, and you will find
brief synopses and reviews of mysteries, the
very first being Murder Offscreen and Cut
To: Murder, set in the film industry. There,
too, you can read about The Feng Shui
Mysteries, which include: A Deadly
Arrangement, Positioned To Die, Designed
To Kill, and Evil Intentions.
All are available as signed editions, which
we sell directly from author to reader. FYI,
the trade paper edition of Evil Intentions is
no longer available on Amazon.com but is
being /sold exclusively through this website.
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venerable Bagua.
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FENG SHUI
AND THE BAGUA
Feng Shui
Energy dissipated by the wind stops at
the boundary of water.
Where the land features finish, the qi
encounters water and is returned.
----Book of Burial
Feng Shui is all about energy, called ‘chi’
or ‘qi,’ and is part of the structure of all
life, of the planet, of the universe.
Feng Shui is about respecting, honoring,
and understanding the workings of the
natural world.
Feng Shui is about making practical
decisions based on the heart’s desire.
FENG SHUI
AND THE BAGUA
Feng Shui
Energy dissipated by the wind stops at
the boundary of water.
Where the land features finish, the qi
encounters water and is returned.
----Book of Burial
Feng Shui is all about energy, called ‘chi’
or ‘qi,’ and is part of the structure of all
life, of the planet, of the universe.
Feng Shui is about respecting, honoring,
and understanding the workings of the
natural world.
Feng Shui is about making practical
decisions based on the heart’s desire.
D
Feng Shui emerged sometime between
3000 and 5000 years ago through efforts to
locate the best burial sites so the dearly
departed would find harmony in the afterlife
and not bother the living. The literal
meaning of “feng” is ‘wind,’ while “shui”
translates to ‘water.’ Chi or qi can mean
‘life force’ and/or ‘breath.’
The concept of “placement” began with the
purpose of situating one’s dwelling where
the wind gently replenished the chi and
water flowed nearby, bringing its life
generating power. Ideally, a dwelling would
be built with a hill or mountain at the back
for protection and water at the front. Over
time, water became equated with money
and prosperity, and wind with renewal.
Using the natural environment as a guide,
the same principles were then applied
indoors. For example, we need a wall for
protection behind our bed. A bed simply
placed in the middle of a room projects a
sense of vulnerability, which does not
promote sound sleep.
By learning Feng Shui, you will be opening
up a new way of looking at your home,
your workplace and, most importantly, the
natural world. Every day the world speaks
to us. Are we listening and observing
beyond simply deciding what to wear when
we go outside? Millions of us live in urban
and suburban environments that, aside
from city parks and our own lawns and
gardens, have greatly reduced our
connection to the earth and all creatures
with whom we share the planet. Feng Shui
will reconnect you to the natural world. By
studying and practicing this dynamic art
and science, you will come to understand
that your home is a temple that protects
you while providing comfort from the rigors
of modern life. Treat your home like sacred
space. Using the simple methods of Feng
Shui, you will be healthier, happier, and
discover true harmony. When you honor
your space, you honor yourself and all life.
THE BAGUA and HOW TO USE IT
The Bagua is the octagon-shaped template
containing the 9 life situations. Its values
came out of the I Ching, the Chinese Book
of Changes. By studying the I Ching, you
will gain a more intimate knowledge of the
Bagua and its inner workings. You will find
the Bagua on right side of this website.
Click on any of the guas to learn their
meanings.
The trend in western society is to simplify
the shape by turning the octagon into a 9
square grid. What is lost aesthetically and
traditionally, is made up for in its practical
application for use in our largely rectangu-
lar-shaped homes and buildings.
To use the Bagua, first orient it by facing
your home. The chi will enter through the
front door, which will be located in one of
the three sectors at the bottom of the
Bagua in either Knowledge, Career, or
Helpful People/Travel. Then, with a bird’s
eye view, superimpose the Bagua over
your entire property. Next, align it with the
house itself. From there, you can do the
same with each room, using the door to
determine the gua through which you enter
the room (again, either Knowledge, Career,
or Helpful People/Travel).
Come back often to see what’s new!
CREDITS
1.
Author’s photo by
Marilyn Hicks Fitzgerald
2.
Web design by Lori Snow
printwithpoint.com
3.
Atomic plum blossom design by
Teresa Carnes, printwithpoint.com
4.
Ebook jackets by Teresa Carnes,
printwithpoint.com
5.
Ebook programming
by Chris Osborne,
Wind and Water House Publications
6.
Contact Page photo by Tracy Smith
up a new way of looking at your home,
your workplace and, most importantly, the
natural world. Every day the world speaks
to us. Are we listening and observing
beyond simply deciding what to wear when
we go outside? Millions of us live in urban
and suburban environments that, aside
from city parks and our own lawns and
gardens, have greatly reduced our
connection to the earth and all creatures
with whom we share the planet. Feng Shui
will reconnect you to the natural world. By
studying and practicing this dynamic art
and science, you will come to understand
that your home is a temple that protects
you while providing comfort from the rigors
of modern life. Treat your home like sacred
space. Using the simple methods of Feng
Shui, you will be healthier, happier, and
discover true harmony. When you honor
your space, you honor yourself and all life.
THE BAGUA and HOW TO USE IT
The Bagua is the octagon-shaped template
containing the 9 life situations. Its values
came out of the I Ching, the Chinese Book
of Changes. By studying the I Ching, you
will gain a more intimate knowledge of the
Bagua and its inner workings. You will find
the Bagua on right side of this website.
Click on any of the guas to learn their
meanings.
The trend in western society is to simplify
the shape by turning the octagon into a 9
square grid. What is lost aesthetically and
traditionally, is made up for in its practical
application for use in our largely rectangu-
lar-shaped homes and buildings.
To use the Bagua, first orient it by facing
your home. The chi will enter through the
front door, which will be located in one of
the three sectors at the bottom of the
Bagua in either Knowledge, Career, or
Helpful People/Travel. Then, with a bird’s
eye view, superimpose the Bagua over
your entire property. Next, align it with the
house itself. From there, you can do the
same with each room, using the door to
determine the gua through which you enter
the room (again, either Knowledge, Career,
or Helpful People/Travel).
Come back often to see what’s new!
CREDITS
1.
Author’s photo by
Marilyn Hicks Fitzgerald
2.
Web design by Lori Snow
printwithpoint.com
3.
Atomic plum blossom design by
Teresa Carnes, printwithpoint.com
4.
Ebook jackets by Teresa Carnes,
printwithpoint.com
5.
Ebook programming
by Chris Osborne,
Wind and Water House Publications
6.
Contact Page photo by Tracy Smith
EVENTS
REMEMBER SEPTEMBER
1st is INTERNATIONAL
DOLPHIN DAY. Around the
globe people will be protest-
ing the Taiji, Japan, dolphin
hunts as well as dolphin and
whale captivity.
SAVE JAPAN DOLPHINS!
