Feng Shui by Clear Englebert

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Feng Shui & Real Books (Part 1)

Real books are yang, and virtual books (ebooks and anything else read or watched on an electronic screen) are yin. That’s because real books have physical substance and virtual anything...... Read More

Feng Shui & Book Collecting: Taped-Together Books

Taped-together books are those that are inexpertly repaired, using materials that are not designed for book repair: regular transparent tape, packing tape, blue masking tape, duct tape, that sort of thing. The reason a book gets taped together by a... Read More

Feng Shui & New Rugs That Look Old

I’ve been going to more and more of my clients’ homes and seeing rugs that are obviously new but are designed to look old and faded. Furniture and furnishings that are new but has a “distressed” look has very bad... Read More

Feng Shui & Collecting: The Yin & Yang of Acquisition

Adding to a collection by happenstance is the yin way to do it and targeting specific acquisitions is the yang way—yang being specific and yin being less so. Do remember...... Read More

Feng Shui & Battlements

Only twice have I ever been called to homes that had battlements. In each case there was much contention going on: lawsuits, etc. That’s because of the symbolism of being...... Read More

The End of Feng Shui

Feng shui is a human art and it will end when humanity goes extinct, and in the broad sweep of time we are at the doorstep of that happening. The...... Read More

Feng Shui, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Two of my books have discussed pregnancy—my first book and my latest book. Feng Shui Demystified had a section on feng shui tips for attaining pregnancy and Feng Shui for Real Estate has a section on how pregnancy can affect... Read More

Feng Shui & Drapes (and Rugs & Spreads)

Most windows look their best with drapes—and they feel their best when the drapes are 100% natural fiber. The feng shui message of synthetic fibers is “fake” and that’s very...... Read More

Feng Shui and Mr. Wrong

It happened again. A client called me in tears because she found out that her live-in boyfriend had recently gotten another woman pregnant. She thought something was wrong with the home that she recently bought and moved into.... Read More

Feng Shui for Home Buyers—Windows

I offered my first webinars last month, and they went well. The first in the series focused on information for home buyers and it caused me to revisit what I...... Read More