Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui

by Karen Kingston

Book Overview

Feng Shui is the ancient oriental art of enhancing and harmonizing the flow of energy in your surroundings.??Over the last twenty years, Karen Kingston has pioneered the study of a specialized branch... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553069160
• ISBN13: 9780553069167
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

subtle, enduring beauty

Many decluttering books spark enthusiasm and immediate action that fizzles out in a week or two at best. If that's what you want, don't bother with this book. Instead, this book offers profound truths about clutter, feng shui, and the sacred nature of our living/working space how we surround ourselves. I bought it several years ago and refer to it regularly as I reorganize my living and working spaces. As an artist with a home studio, it's easy for me to accumulate clutter and forget how important my space is. When I'm fully bogged--which happens more often than I'd like to admit--Ms. Kingston's books help me disengage myself from the overwhelming STUFF that binds my imagination and keeps me from creating--and living--to my fullest. This is not a "fad" kind of book, but a book to treasure, re-read, and share with others.

Loved it!

I discovered this book several years ago and was intrigued. I read it cover to cover and spent the next 6 months (!) clearing the clutter out of my apartment. I think at least half my clothing hadn't fit me in years. I was hanging onto old makeup, books I was never going to read again, and a thousand other items. I must have got rid of half mypossessions. I've never missed any of the items I tossed or gave away. When I finally finished the clutter clearing, I space cleared my apartment. (The space clearing ceremony is a large partof the book.) My life has improved immensely (job, relationship, etc.) since.I love the space clearing ceremony. I had read feng shui books before, but none of them talked about clutter clearing or space clearing. (The book claims that feng shui cures aremore effective after a space clearing.)There isn't an enormous volume of feng shui information in the book (45 pages), but that was fine for me. It gave me some basics to work with and I've supplemented this withinformation from other feng shui books.

Changed the habits of a lifetime

I read and absorbed this book over the course of a month. the space clearing ritual really intrigued me and I planned to do it, but even before I did so, garbage bags of stuff started flying out of the house. I had clothes that went back 10 years. I took a deduction for some of it, but the rest I donated freely and it felt great! On New Years Day, I did the space clearing ritual, just for my living room, even though I'm not finished clearing the clutter (nothing's perfect). I started clapping around the room and was surprised at how easy it was to detect the "dead" or "stuck" parts of my living room. This part which includes a closet with lots of old journals, literally cried out to be emptied, and I did so immediately after the ritual, with no regrets and much relief, easily ditching stuff that went back 20 years! The power that is generated by the sound and the energy generated in my arms was incredible. I used a chime for bells and was able to hear the difference in tones throughout the room. Someone looking only for traditional Feng Shui may be disappointed, however much of this is so similar in effect, and although a different cultural base, is intuitive like Black Tantric Sect Feng Shui and is very complementary to Feng Shui (I'm doing both). I'm glad this book found me when I was ready for it, and definitely recommend this book.

Excellent book for the beginner to the consultant.

This is one of the best Feng Shui books based mainly on the intuitive aspect which, after all, is the basis of Feng Shui. A great book to understand "energy" and what it is all about. One can integrate one of several different schools of thought on Feng Shui after learning all this book has to offer. Another good author on the subject of intuitive Feng Shui is Denise Linn.

Absolutely Excellent! I've read it three times!

A most meaningful, informative and instructive guide for helping to get your life on track. By clearing out the old 'stuff' that accumulates in our life- both material and emotional - that we hang onto for no reason, or for the wrong reason, Ms. Kingston shows that we can make room for more abundance and blessings to come to us. Written in a straight forward and easy to follow manner, I read the book once through first, then again as I prepared to do the Space Clearing, then again after as followup. I am already seeing the results in my life and recommending this book to friends who want to change their lives. Note: I also ordered THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FENG SHUI... by Lillian Too. It was helpful, but should be read after this one by Ms. Kingston.