Average Rating:
Rating:
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Fullfilling reading
I was so pleased after
reading each section of this book. Though it is not a
typical feng shui book, it creates a sense of
empowerment within the pages that I have not found
elsewhere. The author gives several exercises that are
both feng shui and manifestation/meditation related.
Exercises such as meditating on the spirit of your home
and manifesting a "Soul Home." The Soul Home exercise is
profound and very spiritually revealing. I would
recommend this book for those who are looking for an
alternative to the traditional and formula-based feng
shui.
Rating:
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Worth Reading, but Not Feng Shui
I gave this
book 4 out of 5 stars because it has Feng Shui in huge
letters on the front, yet is not really about Feng Shui
(either traditional compass and/or form feng shui, or
modern Western "Feng Shui" at all). If you buy this book
looking for a description of Feng Shui principles or
practices, you might be disappointed, since the book's
true subject is in the subtitle: How to Create a
Harmonious Environment That Will Nurture and Sustain
You.
Ms. Linn briefly describes a few Feng Shui practices
in this book , but almost all of the book is based on
intuiting the kind of environment and house you
personally feel comfortable with and would want to live
in, and in describing what she calls "Medicine Wheel
Feng Shui", which is based on the four directions and
the four elements. Although I think that the name
"Medicine Wheel Feng Shui" is misleading, the actual
ideas are worth reading about and perhaps implementing
in your own home.
I like Ms. Linn's Four Element approach (earth, air,
fire, water), because that is the way I am used to
thinking of the world, and I have thus had had
difficulty understanding and relating to the five
element Chinese system (earth, water, fire, wood,
metal). Thankfully, Ms. Linn does not try to synthesize
these two systems, but instead presents her four element
approach with support from the beliefs and traditions of
Native American and other cultures.
There is a variety of information and different
methods and approaches in this book - some of what is
said made sense to me and some did not. Almost all of it
was interesting, though, and Ms. Linn presents her ideas
in such a way that one doesn't feel pressured to believe
in or do everything she says or does.
If you liked Ms. Linn's previous book "Sacred Space",
you'll probably like this one too. She expands on some
of the ideas presented in that book, and presents new
ones as well.
Rating:
- A
comforting approach to Feng Shui
This is the
second book by Denise Linn that I have read. I chose
this book over other Feng Shui books because of the
comforting and practical way inwhich it was written. All
i want to do is create a comfortable, harmonius, and
beautiful haome for myself and my family. Lets face it;
if I wanted to do something complicated, I'd pick up an
algebra book.
Linn's overlying theme seems to be one
of creating a home for your soul with your intuition.
Feng Shui happens to be one way to accomplish this; but
not the only way.
Occasionally the book gets a little
heady; it will take me years to meditate as much as she
recommends. However this shouldn't be a deterrent,
because it is not forced upon the reader. I do recommend
reading "Sacred Space" before, or along with this book.
There are some references about it in "Feng Shui", plus
it's a good warm-up to her methods, and
philosophies.
I do recommend this book, and "Sacred
Spaces" to any one who is looking for a less contrived,
and certainly a less pretetious approach to decorating
their home. I look forward to reading some of her other
books.
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