Reasons...

I had a client die on me once. To be honest, he was already terminal. His, in my opinion, disrespectful and excessively dependent 20+ years old children treated his home like a hotel. They treated him like he was already dead and a handy ATM. I’m not blaming anyone. This was how they behaved. (I mention their behaviour because it was one of the symptoms of his deteriorating condition) In some ways it was too late for me to make a difference. Yet the conversations we had, the changes we made to the parts of the home most impactful to his physical/emotional/mental/spiritual well being, were perhaps what allowed him to pass with peace and grace. He had chosen a house that was not favourable for his health. His bedroom arrangement was equally deleterious. And his line of work ironically draining from a health perspective. In his case, the most effective feng shui was done through conversation and new understandings…

People outside feng shui circles think of the practice as an Asian form of interior design. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone who has seriously studied feng shui, apprenticed, worked in the field for a while, and had successes (as I have), is psychic. It is that simple. They have a sense for spaces. The flow of energy that can make a home feel like sunshine or a dungeon. And the things that can seriously mess up homes. Sure they make calculations that look like geometry, prepare blueprint quality floorplans when needed, and always have a compass handy. But their intuitions are what make them great and effective. Their feel for everything the client has, and has not, told them. Their feel for the way the space speaks of what is really going on. And how to marry all of these things in a set of recommendations that benefits everyone. Or should, if they aren’t lying to themselves about what they really want. The lesson? There are so many many reasons why feng shui is requested by people. Furniture arranging is a gross oversimplification.