[.ca] Lillian Too's Easy-to-Use Feng Shui: 168 Ways to Success (ISBN 1855856905)

DIDN'T MAKE THE GRADE:
After owning this book for nearly two years and meticulously following its advice in arranging my living and working space for maximum career success and wealth, here is what I've experienced: after 2.5 years of working part-time at a low wage for a computer company whose CEO kept promising me a decent salary, stock options and all the benefits, I ended up with a 17% pay cut, no salary, no stock options, no benefits. My other client, after promising he'd work hard to build his title insurance business and pay me more, wasted his time on non-productive pursuits and ended up not being able to afford to pay me to work for him part-time. I've also worked diligently on the side to start other income streams, only to see each of them come to nothing, but delays and time wasted. Now I'm not a disbeliever in the concept of chi. I practise Chi Gung, Taiji and other internal martial arts, have had acupuncture, and for a westerner, have embraced much Asian philosophy and practises. But when it comes to Feng Shui, it is disappointing in its results unless one is writing Feng Shui books and makes millions selling copies. No one has adequately proven the validity and beneficial results of either Compass or Black Hat Feng Shui, which contradict each other, and each claims to be right. Safe to say, it belongs in the realm of hyper motivational speakers and self-proclaimed experts hawking dubious theories to enrich themselves at the expense of the naive and uninformed. Besides, if Feng Shui REALLY did work, China would be the richest nation on earth, instead of one of the poorest. That alone is ample evidence of the impotence of Feng Shui. Your money is better spent on books teaching financial literacy.

Lilian Too's Easy-to-use Feng Shu:
I found Lillian's book for a beginner very intersting. It was a very easy to follow book, with great ideas and tips for all ages, and in almost every subject one could desire, I have adapted some of her ideas and put them into practice, especially energising rooms, tables and desktops. Re-arranging the bedroom is another idea which I have used and it has worked well...

Just another book by Ms. Too:
I've given this book a three-star rating because if you're a beginner just starting to get an idea about Compass School Feng Shui, then I'm sure you'll like this book - easy-to-follow and remember guidelines, charming pictures, all that. But if you're like me and have read some of her other books AND aren't an absolute beginner, you won't find much new information in this one, so it's not worth buying.

Disappointing:
Only a small fraction of this book pertains to living space. The rest is somewhat confusing advice about makeup and hairstyles and where to sit during meetings at work and where to place your phone at work and the best type of corporate logos for buildings and good luck charms and things like that. And the author's feng shui advice is VERY specific to exactly what she likes, rather than feng shui principles. And the pictures for the small living space section would show a bad feng shui room as often as a good room, but never a good room to correct the bad room. I got the impression the interior photos, as well as most of the other photos, were taken from a selection of stock photos, not designed for this book.

DIDN'T MAKE THE GRADE:
After owning this book for nearly two years and meticulously following its advice in arranging my living and working space for maximum career success and wealth, here is what I've experienced: after 2.5 years of working part-time at a low wage for a computer company whose CEO kept promising me a decent salary, stock options and all the benefits, I ended up with a 17% pay cut, no salary, no stock options, no benefits. My other client, after promising he'd work hard to build his title insurance business and pay me more, wasted his time on non-productive pursuits and ended up not being able to afford to pay me to work for him part-time. I've also worked diligently on the side to start other income streams, only to see each of them come to nothing, but delays and time wasted. Now I'm not a disbeliever in the concept of chi. I practise Chi Gung, Taiji and other internal martial arts, have had acupuncture, and for a westerner, have embraced much Asian philosophy and practises. But when it comes to Feng Shui, it is disappointing in its results unless one is writing Feng Shui books and makes millions selling copies. No one has adequately proven the validity and beneficial results of either Compass or Black Hat Feng Shui, which contradict each other, and each claims to be right. Safe to say, it belongs in the realm of hyper motivational speakers and self-proclaimed experts hawking dubious theories to enrich themselves at the expense of the naive and uninformed. Besides, if Feng Shui REALLY did work, China would be the richest nation on earth, instead of one of the poorest. That alone is ample evidence of the impotence of Feng Shui. Your money is better spent on books teaching financial literacy.