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The strongest energy of the Spring season
An article from the Feng Shui Master Kristina Neuhauser, looking into the Chinese Lunar Calendar for Spring months.
Boris Johnson’s Four Pillars chart
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson recently announced his engagement to partner Carrie Symonds and the happy news that they are expecting a child. Johnson is clearly enjoying a very favourable period of his life and looking at his Four Pillars chart, this seems to be the case.
The Feng Shui Consultant of the Month – Interview with Edel Cleary
An interview with Edel Cleary. Based in Dublin in Ireland, Edel has been working as an interior designer and feng shui practitioner since 1997.
2020 in the light of the 9 Star Ki
“Never go against the flow” is a natural movement in almost every phenomenon of nature. To inspire the smooth flow of our movement in 2020 I offer this article and I invite you once more to know or recognize this powerful tool of self-awareness that is the 9 Star Ki and to wake up to the pace that the new year brings to each of us according to the hidden symmetry of our birth date.
The Feng Shui Consultant of the Month – Interview with Jan Cisek
An interview with Jan Cisek (MSc, FSSA), a leading international feng shui consultant and expert, trainer, mentor, feng shui researcher and writer with 35+ years experience in feng shui.
Why Feng Shui works
Over the last three years, following fifteen years plus of study into the origins and practices of Feng Shui, I concluded that scientific proof must exist that chi, natural energy patterns existed. So I went in search of confirmation.
What everyone should know about Feng Shui
Twenty-odd years ago, as I was starting to read up on Feng Shui, which ten years later would become my occupation, and after many vocational courses, one of the most pressing issues I felt was a lack of understanding of some subjects that seemed contradictory. Indeed they did not contradict, rather complemented each other and today I can claim they have varying degrees of importance and vary according to the circumstances.
The Feng Shui Society Conference 2021
Discover more about the 14th edition of the Feng Shui Society Conference 2020.
An Introduction to the Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
Chinese Astrology has become very popular and it can be fun to look at yourself and your friends as dashing Dragons or sensual Snakes, but these popular animals represent many more aspects of Chinese philosophy than most people realise.
Feng Shui Sitting Positions
There are various place to sit within a room that put us in more powerful positions. Where we sit can influence our relationship with the room and how we feel there. Our position within the room and our relationship to the windows and doors are important in determining how we feel. In addition where we sit relative to each other influences how we interact.
Feng Shui for 2020
It is only December, but time to start thinking about how to adjust the Feng Shui of your house for 2020. This article is divided into two sections. The first contains practical, easy to apply advice for everyone. The second part is for the practitioners, Feng Shui students or enthusiasts.
What is geomancy?
Knowledge of the mysterious underground energies and the ability to dowse their precise location is as integral to the Chinese Feng Shui tradition as it is to other geomantic traditions of the world.
The Mysterious underground energies – Part 1
Knowledge of the mysterious underground energies and the ability to dowse their precise location is as integral to the Chinese Feng Shui tradition as it is to other geomantic traditions of the world.
House as a Body
The Far Eastern way of thinking is in many ways opposite from the western way of thinking. In the west, we consider the ‘part’ first. The philosophy of the Far East instead, considers the macro aspects. When you consider the whole first, you develop an understanding that everything is connected.
The Famous Acropolis
Before we go back into time, 2500 years ago, let us point out that Western civilization is based on the ancient Greek culture. Let me guide you on a journey into the past and discover the achievements of a most fascinating era.
Paintings with energy
When looking at a piece of artwork, have you ever stopped to think about what mood the artist was in when they painted it?
BaZi – Chinese Astrology
My spiritual elder brother often says “to be or not to be”. But who am I? Is there a predetermined destiny set in the stars of the BaZi? Or is a free choice involved?
What is Yin Feng Shui?
Traditional Feng Shui that has been practiced for more than one thousand years in China can be classified broadly in two main types: Yin Feng Shui or Yin Zhai and Yang Feng Shui or Yang Zhai.
FSS Ideal Home
At the last Feng Shui Society consultants meeting we explored the ingredients for the ideal feng shui home and garden.
First Steps in Feng Shui
Within Feng Shui the front door is an important consideration as it is known as the Mouth or Gate of Chii where the main flow of energy is encouraged to enter bringing with it new possibilities and new opportunities.
The Butterfly Effect
The story of Zhuang Tze and the butterfly. The universe is always talking to us if we will only pay attention; every whisper, every headline, every half-heard snatch of song. To pay attention is to be in something like a dream in broad daylight.
The Dam breaks: the Earth Dragon Month, 2019
The Dragon is said to live in the earth as a fish lives in water. In point of fact the term Dragon is used a thousand ways in Chinese tradition. What all of these applications have in common is sheer power; by most accounts the Dragon is the most forceful of the Zodiac beasts.
Feng Shui Essentials
Feng Shui can be defined as a study of how humans interact with their environment. In this article Simon Brown talks about the nature of chi which describe how humans connect to their environment and how each influences the other.
Jennifer Lopez’s Engagement in 2019
Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lopez just announced her engagement to former baseball player Alex Rodriguez. Looking at their Four Pillars or Bazi charts, all can be explained.
Keeping the home fires burning: the Fire Rabbit Month, 2019
March is symbolised by the rabbit in so many cultures. The Rabbit is the host and the networker. Then, if you want to get hooked up with power, best accept the Rabbit’s party invitations, pay close attention to who is talking with whom and choose your moment.
Yin and Yang – A Reflection of the Universe
All practitioners are aware that the yin and yang philosophy is of great importance in feng shui. Most of us recognize the symbol but few realize the depth and wisdom contained within it.
There’s a Flying Star at the Door
In flying stars feng shui, we talk about the water stars that enter through doors and windows. Water stars? What are water stars? Here are the nine possible water stars that could be visiting you.
Bohemian Rhapsody: watch movies and learn Four Pillars of Destiny
I very much like this years hit movie “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Of course, I am a big fan of Freddie Mercury and Queen music. Not only I enjoyed the movie but it also inspired me to look into more details of the life of Freddie Mercury and I carefully examined his known 3 pillars.
The Epigenetic Consciousness Matrix of Buildings
The Epigenetic Consciousness Matrix of Buildings: In the fascinating world of our relationship to home and the consciousness matrix of buildings, the harmonic code of spaces relate to modes in music, our inherent human DNA and to our emotions. We often choose our home by how it feels, mostly at a subconscious level – it may even have chosen us.
Girls Talk
In the current Western world chronic sleep deprivation has become a major issue. However, proponents of the ancient Chinese practise of Feng Shui believe that there are simple steps we can all take to improve our chances of having a great night’s sleep.
Sleep, your Bedroom and Feng Shui
In the current Western world chronic sleep deprivation has become a major issue. However, proponents of the ancient Chinese practise of Feng Shui believe that there are simple steps we can all take to improve our chances of having a great night’s sleep.
Where to place yourself for Brilliant Ideas in 2019
On 4th February 2019, the pattern of the annual stars in feng shui theory mean that there are a couple of directions which bring about the sort of energies for supporting you in coming up with brilliant ideas.
Taking back control: the Wood Ox Month, 2019
On the most profound level there is truly very little that can be placed under control. But the Ox likes to try. This is a very still time of year and Ox control reflects that.
How to Enjoy Wintertime in 2019
Winter is upon us in the northern hemisphere. In Chinese feng shui and astrology the winter season is assigned to the north direction and the water element.
Channel 5 ‘Sleep Show’ features Feng Shui & Space Clearing
Channel 5 'Sleep Show' features Feng Shui & Space Clearing Channel 5 'Sleep Show' features Feng Shui & Space Clearing by Sue Holmes The Sleep Show, presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langford aired at 9pm on Wednesday 24/10/2018 and featured FSS consultant,...
Channel 5 ‘Sleep Show’ features Feng Shui & Space Clearing
The Sleep Show, presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langford aired at 9pm on Wednesday 24/10/2018 and featured FSS consultant, Sue Holmes. In the first part of this article series, published in the November newsletter, she shared her experience of filming for the show and some useful tips if you didn’t manage to watch it. In this the second part, she examines sleep from a heaven, earth and human perspective.
Getting Ready for the year of the Earth Pig
The lunar year of the Pig starts on 5th February 2019, one day after the solar new year. The Feng Shui year starts on the 4th February, on the solar new year. Chinese New Year celebrations start with Chinese New Year’s eve on the night before the new moon. 2019 is rather special because the Feng Shui New Year (solar new year) is very close to the celebratory Chinese Lunar New Year.
Think I’d better think it out again – the Wood Rat month
The Rat Month is a weird one. Human beings are essentially programmed to eat themselves to a standstill over the Winter Solstice and then sleep till early February. Lightbulbs, central heating, year-round vegetables and home entertainment however have changed all that. We work, we play close to 365 days. But the Rat Month, December, yuletide, the time of misrule, remains a punctuation mark between the years.
Bringing home the Bacon: the Water Pig Month
There are at least five different ways to calculate when the Chinese New Year starts. One is the day the energy of the daily Star reverses from yin to yang on its journey back to the Fire of the summer. Very simply that falls on the 28th November this year. So in a sense the Year of the Earth Pig is already with us.
Channel 5 ‘Sleep Show’ features Feng Shui & Space Clearing
The Sleep Show, presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langford aired at 9pm on Wednesday 24/10/2018 and featured FSS consultant, Sue Holmes. Here’s her experience of filming for the show and some useful tips if you didn’t manage to watch it.



































