A centuries-old Chinese practice, feng shui has captured the Western imagination as a tool for design and well-being. In this classic book, complete with helpful drawings and photographs, Sarah Rossbach shows how anyone can apply its principles to enhance their careers, family life, health, and prosperity.Rossbach interprets the teachings of feng shui master Lin Yun for contemporary Westerners, offering practical methods for achieving harmony with one's environment. Focusing on common problems in business and residential settings, she discusses everything from the site of a building to furniture arrangement to wall decoration. In a chapter new to this edition, she explains how to choose colors that satisfy individual needs and preferences. Rossbach's easy-to-execute advice includes such simple steps as moving a microwave oven, repositioning a desk, and hanging mirrors to alleviate negative influences.

Sarah Rossbach has written four books and numerous articles on feng shui for the New York Times, the Washington Post, House and Garden, and Harper's Bazaar.

feng shuiForeword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Glossary

1. Introduction

2. Basic Concepts

Tao and Yin-Yang · Ch'i · The Five Elements · I Ching

3. Solutions

Chu-Shr · The Nine Basic Cures

4. Siting

Natural Elements · Natural Earth Shapes · The Man-Made Landscape · Cityscape

5. Shapes

L-Shapes · U-Shapes · Irregular Shapes · Various House Shapes · Various Room Shapes

6. Interiors: Elements Of Structure

Doors · Windows · Slants · Stairs · Ceilings · Beams · Corners · Columns · Room Arrangement

7. Furniture Placement

Homes · Business and Work Places · Politics · Mystical Burglar Alarm

8. Ba-Gua

L-Shapes and U-Shapes · Slants · Business and the Ba-Gua · Corners and Angles · Entrances · Colors and the Ba-Gua · Feng Shui and Stages of Life · The Three Harmonies · House-Body Relationships

9. Color

History of Color in China · Color Associations · Colors at Home · Colors at Work

Appendix 1: Yi

Three Secrets Reinforcement · Ba-Gua · Tracing the Nine Stars · The Eight-Door Wheel · Yu Nei · Yu Wai · Constantly Turning Dharma Wheel · House History · Sealing the Door · Housewarming

Appendix 2: Ch'i Cultivation

Human Ch'i · Five Elements and Ch'i · Adjusting the Five Elements · Meditation · Reincarnation

Appendix 3: Divination

Astrology · Palmistry · Lines · Fingers · Palm · Dreams · I Ching · How to Use the I Ching—Black Sect Method · Selected Cures · Backache Cure · Acquiring Marriage Ch'i · A Prenuptial Ritual · A Conception Ritual

Appendix 4: Yun Lin Temple's Feng Shui