[.ca] Feng Shui For Skeptics: Real Solutions Without Superstition (ISBN 0967193788)

Informative and Enjoyable:
I really enjoyed this book. Ms. Diamond has written with clarity, knowledge and a sense of humor that is a breath of fresh air for this subject. Reliable books written in English about traditional Feng Shui are few and far between. I have some that are tattered from reading so many times. This one will be too before long. I would recommend this book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. I hope that she will follow this with one containing even more information. I'll be the first in line to purchase!

Feng Shui for Skeptics:
I have been a professional interior designer in the Los Angeles area for many years. Yet lately , there have been many requests from my clients to comment on their Feng Shui . I have read Feng Shui books over the years, both to satisfy my clients' desire that I incorporate the principles into a project and also out of my own curiosity. Since it is assumed by many in my field that good interior design is also automatically good Feng Shui, I have learned that this is not necessarily so. In fact, the more I read, the more confused I became because of all the different 'schools and philosophical principles." "Feng Shui For Skeptics" advanced my whole understanding of the topic. It was a real eye-opener. What I thought was universally accepted as Feng Shui, Kartar Diamond reveals to be a newly re-constituted version that is very generic and not nearly as sophisticated as the traditional methods practiced for centuries. In every chapter, Diamond educates and re-educates. As an example, before reading Feng Shui For Skeptics, I never knew that houses have energy which changes from year to year. Nor did I know that the colors or furnishings in a room could affect someone's long term health in a specific way, and not just their mood or energy level. I also appreciated her chapter on how feng shui is implemented in a commercial setting. It totally made sense that you wouldn't treat each place the same way and that you can tailor the feng shui corrections to the type of business you are evaluating. I became more aware about the personal aspect to a feng shui audit. Prior to reading this in Feng Shui For Skeptics, I was confused as to why the positioning of a bed or desk could be disputed. Another section that was fascinating to read was her explanation of how certain areas of a house can be accident-prone from year to year and how much that can affect a remodel or construction project. While I am involved with building and landscaping projects on a regular basis, I am going to pay more attention to this important cycle, for the safety of all concerned! However, after years of training as a designer, I feel that I will definitely refer an expert when it comes to getting an accurate reading for my clients and leave the calculations and complicated diagnostics to a Feng Shui master. I have enough to do just to create a harmonious design concept and satisfy my clients lifestyle and aesthetic needs! Kartar Diamond's book is an important contribution to the body of literature about feng shui and Chinese metaphysics. It was easy reading, and yet the concepts and remedies were clearly more advanced and specific than anything I had ever encountered before in a feng shui book. I can recommend Feng Shui For Skeptics to fellow designers, architects, building professionals of any kind, as well as the lay person.---- Home2Haven Design

I Absolutely Love This Book!:
The confusion is gone! Diamond's book is the most realistic, simplistic and accurate teaching of the true art of feng shui. Kudos to Kartar!