Feng Shui Quick Guide: Secrets for Attracting Wealth, Harmony, and Love

by Carol M. Olmstead

Book Overview

Awarded Best How-To Book 2010. The first Feng Shui book that shows how to use the power of practical Feng Shui one day at a time, throughout the seasons. Feng Shui Master Practitioner Carol M.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981573509
• ISBN13: 9780981573502
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Feng Shui Multimedia
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Clear and practical

Feng Shui Quick Guide for Home and Office was exactly the Feng Shui book I was looking for. The book explains the concepts of Feng Shui clearly and in plain English but without dumbing it down. It is completely accessible for someone who doesn't know a lot about Feng Shui. The book begins by explaining the basic concepts very clearly. The basic tools of Feng Shui -- Chi, the Five Elements, the Bagua, and Yin and Yang -- are covered in detail. What really impressed me was the way they were demystified. The author uses the original Chinese terms but then explains how these tools can be applied in modern Western culture. One of my favorite parts was where the book explains that just adding traditional Chinese symbolic objects like Fu Dogs and red envelopes won't do anything for a Western house if the symbols don't mean anything to the residents. The tools and philosophy of Feng Shui have to be translated for Western culture if they will be effective. The book focuses a lot on clutter, which seems to be one of the biggest problems in American houses according to the author. The book also includes 366 tips for improving spaces, which is a good source of motivation for making changes. Above all, the book is practical. It only explains as much of the abstract Feng Shui philosophy as is necessary, and it is dedicated mainly to teaching people how to apply the principles in their own lives. I highly recommend it.

practical and fun

The Feng Shui Quick Guide is well organized, easy to follow and fun to read. The real life stories of the author's clients give me the incentive to move ahead with my own day by day trip through the calendar of 366 Feng Shui tips. This book is a welcome addition to my library, one that will be well used.

Fascinating and easy to read and understand

This book is so much fun to read and easy to follow. It makes a great gift, too, for that person who has everything and nowhere to put it. I wish I had read this book years ago! I have it marked up with lots of ideas of my own, too, and refer back to the book often. The author put a lot of her own personality and thoughts into her book, too, and she is very responsive to individualized questions. Thanks for a great book!

Defining Feng Shui for Everyday Life

The ancient art of Feng Shui comes alive in this practical text for everyday use. The color logo on the cover helps orient you to the 5 feng shui elements, which I knew little about before reading this book. The blue squiggley lines representing water and its movement helps carry the book forward through its chapters which define feng shui, how it can positively affect your life, and what you can do to prepare yourself to make changes. Olmstead explains why day-to-day clutter, wornout clothes, and dying plants can interfere with your ability to attract good people, good fortune, and creativity to your life. She also gives a step-by-step approach to making small changes to start. So, I started with my closet and next time will take on my files. It feels better already!

Practical Feng Shui

Feng Shui has finally made it into the mainstream with Olmstead's new book. Far from being "woo-woo," Feng Shui: A Quick Guide for Home and Office gives an easily understandable history of Feng Shui and a practical approach that I have found useful in my daily life. For instance,I have tried to arrange and decorate the rooms in my home, as suggested in the book, to reflect the bagua of Feng Shui, and I have enjoyed the results. After reading the book, I changed the orientation of my desk in the living room and created a reading area, and the room was far more welcoming and balanced. The book also pays homage to the seasons and includes a calendar of 366 Feng Shui tips, which are great fun to read and employ in your daily life.