Category: Feng Shui

Today’s Feng Shui Friday Question:  What is the difference between Interior Design and Feng Shui? Answer:  The quick answer to that question is that Interior Design is about Aesthetics and Feng Shui is about Energetics. As someone who has worked professionally for many years as both an Interior Designer and a Feng Shui Consultant I… Continue reading What’s the difference between Design & Feng Shui?

May 5 – June 4 The golden Metal Snake month ushers in the season of Fire, a much needed element in this year of the Metal Rat. The snake is an animal that is associated with change and transformation, as well as land and earth where it makes its home. It is the only reptilian animal of the… Continue reading Month of the Metal Snake

The brutal impact of the Coronavirus pandemic in New York has put Governor Andrew Cuomo in the spotlight not only nationally but internationally as well. He has emerged as one of the most effective communicators and one of the most trusted leaders in this time of global crisis. A quick look at his unique 4… Continue reading Governor Andrew Cuomo: A 4 Pillars Perspective

April 5 – May 4  The Metal Dragon is a golden dragon. The imagery of this pillar is of a sword and shield as it is also one of the 4 Fei Kong or ‘General Star’ pillars. Think courageous knight or fierce army general, both are apt analogies. This is a tough, no-nonsense pillar ready for battle –… Continue reading Month of the Metal Dragon

In the preface of one of my favorite books The Complete I Ching, Master Alfred Huang recounts his experience of spending twenty-two years of confinement in prison saying “ As I saw the the situation of my country deteriorating, my heart became lighter. I knew after the long darkness there would be a dawn. When… Continue reading Chinese Metaphysics Insights for Challenging Times

Month of the Earth Rabbit March 5 – April 3 The Earth Rabbit pillar is the imagery of cultivated flowers or garden plants grown in neat, orderly rows. These are not wild flowers free to grow as they will, but plants grown with human’s imposed control over nature. These are plants cultivated and grown within boundaries and restrictions.  Indeed this month,… Continue reading Month of the Earth Rabbit

February 4 – March 4 The Lunar New Year took place on Saturday, January 25, and February 4, is the Solar New Year which marks the beginning of the Tiger month as well as the official energetic start of the Year of the Metal Rat. It’s a new month and a new year with new energy full of possibilities! This Tiger… Continue reading Month of the Earth Tiger – Welcome Year of the Rat!

Back by popular demand! I am sharing withy you a re-post of my instructions for making a Salt Cure which can be used to weaken the effects of the negative 5 Yellow Star. As Feng Shui consultants we recommend not working or sleeping in the sector of the home or office where the annual 5… Continue reading Salt Cure

When someone learns that I am a Chinese astrologer a common question I am asked is, can you tell from a chart when someone will die? My answer is always an unequivocal NO.  There are 2 reasons for this, one is that there are things we are just not meant to know, and two an… Continue reading 4 Pillars Perspective on Kobe Bryant’s Passing

Year of the Metal Rat:Feng Shui On February 4, at 5:05 pm, the Year of the Metal Rat will officially arrive bringing new energy into each of the 9 sectors of our homes and offices. The unique energy of each area can either put the wind in the sails of our goals or slow us down in the… Continue reading Year of the Metal Rat Annual Forecast: Part II Feng Shui