Feng Shui

Lord, you've got to feel for architects and interior designers these days. Not only do they have to take into account all sorts of engineering and physics laws, zoning requirements, customer demands, and market conditions, they now have to add the principles of feng shui to their design mix. For those who haven't worked the reference desk in awhile, feng shui (pronounced "fung shway") is the ancient Chinese art of building and furniture placement stemming from the belief that a vital life energy (chi) flows everywhere. Feng shui teaches that your house's design and the proper placement of its furniture can allow this energy to sweep harmoniously through your surroundings (and your person), resulting in better health, greater wealth, and inner peace. In this well-done tape, practitioner Deborah Gee and Grand Master Lin Yun take us into offices and homes, showing us simple, inexpensive ways to transform living and work spaces to reduce stress; arrange furnishings to enhance career, relationships, and health; and choose the proper location and design for greater success. Whether you believe that "two people living in a home with bad feng shui will always be fighting...but when both are in an unobstructed harmonious environment, their...lives will have a sweetness," or you think that feng shui's tips (open spaces, honey-colored wood, plants, wind chimes, no clutter, warm lighting) are just common sense, this affordably-priced, truly easy-to-use tape, which includes a tip-sheet and a room-plan (called a bagua), will surely be popular. Highly recommended. Aud: P. (K. Glaser)