Basics of Feng Shui: A Beginner's Guide - Paperback

by Pierre F. Walter (Author)

BASICS OF FENG SHUI is a beginner's guide for each and everyone who is open toward enhancing their life, work, love life and success using the perennial science of Feng Shui. The author first explicates that Feng Shui is not just an Oriental art of arranging furniture or a way of landscaping, as it is commonly perceived in the West. He therefore cites research and resources that show that Feng Shui really is a perennial science that can be used effectively for self-improvement and attracting 'good luck'. The article first explains the basic notions of Feng Shui such as Yin and Yang or the Five Elements, as well as the notion of 'bioenergy'; for what Feng Shui actually does in the analysis of the author is to impact on the flow of the human energy field, called ch'i in the Chinese tradition, ki or hado in Japan, prana in India or Wakonda among the North American Indians. Feng Shui thus is a set of techniques to positively impact upon the flow and the balance of this energy field that is both inside the human cell and outside in the cosmos. It is this field that also connects our emotions with the weather, as the late Dr. Wilhelm Reich found and documented. The article then is followed by a review of seven leading Feng Shui books written by both from Asian and Western authors. The authors of the books are Dr. Ong Hean-Tatt, Evelyn Lip, Karen Kingston, Lillian Too, Man-Ho Kwok, Nancilee Wydra and Richard Craze. The article is completed by an extensive contextual bibliography.

Author Biography

DR. PIERRE F. WALTER is an international lawyer, researcher, author and lecturer. After finalizing his studies in German law and European Integration with diplomas in both disciplines in 1982, he graduated in December 1987 at the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva with a 'Docteur en Droit' title in international law. In his criminal law studies, he was specialized on elucidating the roots of violent crime and was for several years caring for prisoners who have been convicted for sexual crimes against children. Since 1994, he works as a consultant to government and industry, specialized upon service training and human resource development. In addition, he is a personal coach and has developed a self-coaching approach termed 'Life Authoring'. Pierre F. Walter writes, lectures and teaches in English, German and French; he has written more than ten thousand pages embracing all literary genres, including novels, short stories, film scripts, essays, selfhelp books, monographs and extended book reviews. Also a pianist and composer, he has realized 40 CDs with jazz, newage and relaxation music. Pierre F. Walter's professional publications span the domains International Law, Criminal Law, Holistic Science, Psychology, Education, Shamanism, Ecology, Spirituality, Quantum Physics, Systems Research, Natural Healing, Peace Research, Personal Growth, Selfhelp and Consciousness Research. 110 Book Reviews, forty audio books and more than hundred video lectures were realized in the years 2005-2010. Besides, Pierre F. Walter publishes 'Great Minds Series' which features scientists, artists and authors of genius from Leonardo da Vinci to Fritjof Capra. In his 2011 series of scholarly articles, the author treats various topics from the realms of social science, psychology, mythology, medicine, oriental wisdom and psychoanalysis. Pierre F. Walter publishes via his Delaware firm, Sirius-C Media Galaxy LLC, and the imprints IPUBLICA and Sirius-C Media (SCM).