feng shui from fook.com

This is rather an interesting story that shows how Feng Shui can effect a business. It seems that Marks & Spencer decide to move into the mainland Chinese marketplace, and bought land and built a new 40,000 square foot store in Shanghai. But since opening, the store has had a rash of problems, including supply and such, but also the death of a customer (who fell four stories from the atrium to the ground floor) as well as large crowds who didn’t seem inclined to part with a month’s salary for a V-neck shirt.

There are strong whispers by rivals that the store has poor Feng Shui, and that the location itself is poor for various reasons, which explains why this lot (and the one next to it) were left empty in an otherwise booming area of Shanghai.

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Feng Shui is something that can touch every part of your life. It isn’t just something that happens at home, the chi, the energy is all over the world, at all times. In many places, office buildings and commercial spaces are created to be in harmony with nature and to have positive energy. Well, you can do the same thing for your workspace, turning your cubicle into a better place to work.

Check out Workday Feng Shui here.

Red is one of the most powerful colors, one of power and sometimes anger. It is also one of joy, as seen in the red envelopes and such. Use of a powerful color such as red in feng shui home design is very trickly. In this new article from helium.com, we see that there are many ways that red can be brought into your home without causing too much energy or anger to build up in your space.

Check out the article here.

Lillian Too’s Easy-to-Use Feng Shui: 168 Ways to Success

The Metropolitan Institute of Design—MiD announced today that the first-year students of the Universal Feng Shui Certification Training Program have completed their studies and graduated on the evening of June 9, 2010. This is the only Feng Shui Certificate program to be licensed by the New York State Department of Education.

The commencement began with opening remarks from Anthony Maceli, president of MiD, who was accompanied by Lisa Arato, Feng Shui director, followed by the Feng Shui program faculty members: Christine A. Bushell of Syner’chi; Maureen K. Calamia of Luminous Spaces; and Karen Lynn Ferraro. The graduation ceremony took place at the scenic Hillcrest Manor Inn of Northport, NY. Special guest, Pamela Laurence, Executive Director and educator of the first Feng Shui program at MiD, founded in 1995, and attended the commencement to address the graduates. Pamela was instrumental in starting one of the first licensed schools to offer Feng Shui in this country and did so at MiD. With over thirty years of experience in teaching self-improvement through art and self-expression, yoga, meditation, and interior design, Pamela continues to bring Feng Shui to the world. Through her own practice, educational programs and as a columnist for House Magazine and Vermont HomeStyles – she writes about home design from a holistic and personal perspective. Pamela’s mother, Helen Marchesano, holds the position of Executive Director Emeritus at MiD.
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I do have to say that this is one of the more interesting articles I have seen in a while about how people use fengshui in interesting ways to change their fortunes. It seems that the previous owners of the Manchester City Football Club, part of the English Premier League, buried a number of crystals and porcelain elephants in key locations around the pit to attract good energy, promote harmony and to energize the players. It seems to have been working, as the team finished in 5th place this past season.

Now a new owner has come in, and the items have been removed when the pitch was getting redone. Now the big question, with the Abu Dhabi sheik that bought the club order these items returned to the pitch, or will they go on without them? If the club falls next season without the items, is it perhaps a good indication of the power of fengshui?

Sort of an interesting story I found over at Digital Journal. While it isn’t exactly about Feng Shui, and more about the economy of China, it does show how the concepts of Feng Shui (Wind and Water) play into the every day sense of how the economy should work. It makes for an interesting read, and certainly shows how the concepts of feng shui go everywhere in chinese life.

Not entirely sure what to make of this story from the BBC’s Glouchestershire section, but it certainly shows some interesting influences from the power of Feng Shui:

A new study by a Feng Shui consultant claims that a Cotswold village is continuing to flourish because of the way a river runs through it.

Research by Dr Michael Oon claims that the River Windrush flows through Bourton-on-the-Water in a way that is perfect for supplying energy to the village.

Michael Oon, from Surrey, is trained in the practise of Traditional Feng Shui, which he says “is the Chinese Management System of Land in the Built Environment”.

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A letter from Princess Diana detailing her experiences with Feng Shui will go up for auction soon. Inside the letter, she discusses a visit by a Feng Shui master to Kensington Palace, where he suggested rearranging certain things to bring more positive energy. “I had a fascinating time with him as he travelled around my ‘stressed out’ environment.” she wrote.

This will certainly be sought after by royal collectors, and shows how much Feng Shui has reached status all over the world. Read more of the story here

It is almost Spring Festival time, the travels that bring Asian people home from all over the world have started, and the decorations are going up. The year of the Tiger is fast approaching, and it is best to bring in the Lunar New Year with color, happiness, and joy. Check out these pictures for some more inspiration for your Lunar New Year celebrations.

I don’t quite know what to make of this story, but I have to say it’s an amusing tale that perhaps will encourage some of you to consider the effects of Feng Shui and luck in your day.

Having been advised by a horrified Feng Shui practising friend that ‘all his money was going down the drain’ William Hill client Jim kept his toilet seat down and his bathroom door firmly shut and has since been on an extraordinary year-long winning streak that most recently landed him a £175,933 online jackpot.

while I can’t say that everyone will win a big casino prize, perhaps it’s time to consider the effects of Feng Shui in your home, click here for the Fortune & Feng Shui 2010 Dragon