FSW is delighted to introduce David Burton, mathematical genius and very successful Astrologer from Australia.

This summer of the Snake year sees Malaysia going to the polls. The country is abuzz with anticipation as the 13th General Election goes underway. It has never been this close and the internet is alive with impassioned arguments...

Offering water, lights and incense to holy objects are easy ways to gain blessings from the universe! These traditions come from lineage texts that tell of the amazing benefits of offering even a single drop of water to the Buddhas! Always do it with the intention to benefit others and its blessings will be multiplied!

We enter the Year of the Snake after a truly wondrously refreshing and revitalizing time following our travels, first to New York for Lillian Too’s exciting debut Extravaganza on Broadway where she addressed a full house audience at the historic Hudson Theater...

The Lunar New Year is a hugely important time for the Chinese because it is believed that what you do during the first 15 days will directly influence your luck through the rest of the year. It is a time when the annual flying stars move...

The Tree of Life has the power to transform misfortune into good fortune. This year 2011 it turns the five yellow star into a prosperity-bringing star, and next year in 2012, it boosts growth energy, enhancing the presence of the Lap Chun.

Fire up your finances, give yourself a career boost and jazz up your love life with these special energy boosting rituals that bring success faster and more effectively.

Welcome to our end of year issue! This is always an exciting time for us as we prepare for the coming new year. At World of Feng Shui, this involves finalizing the new activators, enhancers and cures needed for the coming Snake Year...

We have dedicated a large part of this issue to London and its spectacular staging of the Olympic Games as this is what has been permeating everyone's consciousness for the larger part of August.

We are now firmly in August, the month of the Hungry Ghost, and Chinese around the world make preparations to appease and protect themselves from hungry Spirits that roam the lands for a month!

The potency of MIRRORS in creating powerful good fortune auras and auric fields has been a well guarded dimension of feng shui practice for a very long time.

Feng shui is about energy and every physical object displayed in the home, be they remedies or enhancers, or just placed around for their aesthetics and beauty, MUST give out loving energy.

The summer so far has been one filled with festivities. The Diamond Jubilee celebrations, marking Queen Elizabeth II's sixty years on the throne topped the list as one of the most breath-taking and awe-inspiring

There’s no quicker way to invigorate the energy in your home than hanging crystal balls by your windows. Make sure your balls have enough facets as this is what will break up the sunshine filtering through into your home, making rainbows in your living space.

Imperial Courts throughout the ages have always used Seals of Authority to empower their officials and magistrates with sufficient mandate to carry out the Monarch's commands and wishes.

On this cover’s issue is a contemporary edition of an ancient Geomancer’s tool - the feng shui luo pan -

We’re reaching the midpoint of the year and it is a good time to look back at the first quarter of the year and also look ahead to the coming summer.

In fengshui, Mountains play an important role in shaping the chi energies that affect our lives and particularly in influencing the quality of our RELATIONSHIP LUCK.

Welcome to our Spring issue, which is turning out to be a successful people's issue. We seem to see so much talent around these days; and it inspires us, encouraging us with an impetus to go after some amazing stories.

Feng Shui World magazine enters its 10th year in circulation, while World of Feng Shui celebrates its Zodiac Anniversary marking 12 years in business. We started in year 2000 in the year of the Golden Dragon and this year, as we enter 2012, we complete one full cycle to meet the mighty Water Dragon. Thus there is a lot to celebrate!

Work at creating channels for the inner spirituality within you to flow outwards. This will add to your charisma and make you a lot more attractive. It will also give your spoken words enhanced power. The special energy unleashed will also work at dispelling all negativities.

Quenie Fong of WOFS KUANTAN candidly shares her thoughts and experiences on the question on everybody’s lips each New Year… what to do with last year’s cures?

Lillian Too brings good advice to those wondering about all the CURES, REMEDIES and ENHANCERS of past years and answers the questions we get about what to do with the old Pi Yaos and Chi Lins, Dragons and Tortoises, Five Element Pagodas and bells brought into the home last year.

If things were going swimmingly well last month and suddenly things have gone pear shaped, drop everything now and check your feng shui! Chances are you are suffering from the deadly monthly FIVE YELLOW  star that may have flown into your bedroom, your entrance or your office space.

The seven planets signify the seven days of the week, and connection with each planet is achieved by carrying the right coloured stone. These charming keychains have been designed to resonate the energies of each of the 7 planets.

To the Chinese, protection is always better than cure. You never know when you may get afflicted by a stray malevolent star... and with the chi energies ever-changing with the unrelenting passage of time, it’s best to be safeguarded than sorry.

Don’t doubt the power of positive affirmations. Its powers have been well used and well documented. Your happiness, well-being and success in life is determined as much by the thoughts you hold in your own subconscious mind as on the people that surround you and circumstances you find you find yourself in.

Have you had a bad year? Has everything you’ve tried to do lately seem like a constant struggle? Thankfully, there is an easy way to give yourself a boost of luck, just enough to get through little bumps in your life. It’s called wearing a lucky charm.

As the month of August draws nearer, we would like to remind our readers to begin necessary preparations for the Hungry Ghost Month! This is the time of the year where the Gates of the Spirit World, both Heaven and Hell unleash host of spirits to roam the Earth.

The Indian practice of Vaastu places great importance on the foundation of buildings, and it regards the laying of foundation as a symbolic “homage to Mother Earth”, so every care is given to ensuring the foundation is sound, holding the load of the structure on the ground and distributing this load uniformly.

Space purification clears away negative vibrations, allowing fresh new chi to enter your home. A cleared space puts us in touch with the soul and energy of the universe so that we live in harmony with each other and our environment. Space purification is done using incense, followed by singing bowl purification.

So much of feng shui is making the effort to clear old energy to create the vacuum that instantly sucks in the new. Lillian Too says that keeping the energy of homes fresh is an ongoing exercise. Incorporate this aspect of feng shui into your daily life to always feel uplifted and joyous.

As an avid fan of symbology, I often find myself connecting the dots between ancient symbology and modern pop culture. In my random Googling sprees one night, I stumbled on some YouTube clips that made me wonder if there is a connection between what we as Chinese have known centuries, and a modern success story about a comic character in tights. Read on...

Vaastu and Feng Shui enhance the feel of any place, and in turn act as catalyst and motivational tool to the occupants to bring out the best in them. However there are instances when despite using vastu or feng shui residents still experience obstacles in their day-to-day activities and thus feel let down.

Dreams are a sign and shape of things to come and good dreams herald the coming of good things. But dreams communicate via the language of symbolism. We all dream, except few remember or can recall exactly what they dream about.

You have the power to improve everything in your life. Start with these 8 STEPS to new success!

The first issue of each year is always our most tricky to put together because this is the most anticipated issue, the one when everyone awaits their personalized luck predictions, analysis of the new annual chart, the forecast for the year and so forth.

Personalized feng shui has to do with the personal elements that rule our birth chart and these are usually viewed as a “basket of elements” in accordance with our four pillar charts. However, using the Kua number to identify the elements works as effectively as using the Four Pillars elements.

Adapting an unhindered energy flow is the quintessential aspect of any good building design. Energy can be classified into many types viz sound, light, air, solar, magnetic and invisible and each of the energies have a specific impact on the occupants.

The first issue of each year is always our most tricky to put together because this is the most anticipated issue, the one when everyone awaits their personalized luck predictions, analysis of the new annual chart, the forecast for the year and so forth.

It is amazing how much junk we collect. Our homes and lives collect it constantly. So does the mind. Junk-thoughts intrude upon our minds all the time.

A lot of people ask me to check for auspicious dates for them: for moving, having a social event or business plan, an important meeting, traveling etc. I have to admit that selecting dates for moving houses is the most challenging one.

The year has begun its waning half and it is time once again to start preparing for the coming new year. Autumn is when we take stock of what’s been achieved the past year while looking ahead to prepare for the coming future.

There is a powerful Buddhist ritual that addresses the popular aspiration to get rich. The practice involves offering a light stream of water over the head of the Dzambhala symbolized by its image. The White Dzambhala is a wealth granting aspect of the Compassionate Buddha and in this form sits on a turquoise dragon, surrounded by four dakinis each signifying a Buddhist cosmic family and a compass direction.

WEDDINGS are planned years in advance and childbir ths pushed back a day or two if possible, all just to work around a date that comes every hundred years.

Although most of us are stuck in our present location and it is usually quite hard to counter bad energy in the external environment, it is better, nevertheless, to be aware of anything that may be creating problems for your home in terms of surrounding energy. Once you develop your power of observation, turn your attention to the environment around you, looking for both natural and man-made features outside.

The year has begun its waning half and it is time once again to start preparing for the coming new year. Autumn is when we take stock of what’s been achieved the past year while looking ahead to prepare for the coming future.

It is not often when three major feng shui afflictions come together to cause havoc, but in the month of August this is exactly what happens. The last time this occurred was about 60 years ago! Hence we have written this article especially to alert our readers to the dangers that lay ahead as we move into the 7th lunar and solar months of the Year of the Tiger, beginning on 7th August and ending on the 8th September. To make matters worse, this is also the month of the Hungry Ghosts, where wandering spirits from the Hell realms are given a one-month-pass to roam free on the human realm.

The Five Yellow is also known as Wu Wang in Chinese. In feng shui circles, it is considered a very harmful affliction that can cause extreme damage to a family or company directly hit by it. The Five Yellow is an earth element affliction....

Birds are powerful symbols of new opportunity, particularly the Crimson Phoenix. Having the bird image in the home is said to attract prosperity, opportunities and abundance. A hundred birds would be a hundred times more opportunities. Birds signify protection for those who take financial and business risks.

The key to making any house yummy enough to attract a buyer’s offer is to literally infuse it with a BIG dose of yang chi… shaking the home’s energy into life, not just to activate its ambience but also to make the energy so good that potential buyers get hooked IMMEDIATELY and also beguiled by layer after layer of lucky shimmering warm welcoming chi. Here are twelve ways how.

This issue we’d like to welcome on board several new and returning contributors. My cousin Honey Lim returns to Malaysia from New Zealand after being based there 6 years and joins FSW full time. She’s no stranger to feng shui having blogged and consulted on it for the last ten years.

An easy Taoist feng shui way to enhance the quality of energy in your home is to strengthen its Earth chi. Earth chi is so important that in the old days, this was almost synonymous with good feng shui.

Vaastu expert SBS SURENDRAN describes the influence of the Planets on the practice of Vaastu, and draws interesting similarities to Chinese feng shui.

The Frying Pan Concept
My boyfriend is my secret friend. He’s a Snake, and I’m a Monkey. He’s intellectual, and I’m very creative and crafty. We both are very lazy. Honestly. When people ask me if I love him, I really don’t know what to say. Of course I should be saying yes! But I don’t see it like this...

The world is going 3D! Honestly! The last three movies we watched at the cinema were all in 3D, from the groundbreaking Avatar, to the absolutely fabulous Alice in Wonderland, and more recently Clash of the Titans, modern technology has made entertainment pure joy. Anyone who doesn’t jump on the techno-bandwagon is missing out big time.

The kua number of auspicious directions can be applied in the dinning room to benefit all members of the family. Use a compass to check the direction that each place setting will be facing and then allocate that place to one member of the family.

Vaastu is a science which acts as a bridge between the inner space of the being and the outer space of the immediate environment. Many call it a “super science” or study of the cause and effect of your surroundings and its influence on the occupants.

The most important part of your home to attend to in terms of feng shui is your main door. This is the Kou, or mouth of your yang abode. It is where the entire good fortune chi that is meant for your home enters and accumulates.

Welcome to our Spring issue! Because this Year of the Tiger has no Lap Chun, it is important to re-create our own Springtime energy during the year. Lillian Too is celebrating New Year on the day of the Lap Chun i.e. on February 4th instead of 14th Feb (1st day of the Lunar New Year).

One of the most powerful ways to engage the cosmic spirit of the environment is to tune into its rhythm, its natural ebb and flow of invisible vitality. This daily chi grows in yang intensity from sunrise in the mornings, through the brightness of afternoon time before dissolving into the yin darkness of night.

Vaastu is a complete understanding of direction, geography, topography, environment and physics. It is a study that dictates the form, size and orientation of a building in relation to the plot, soil, surroundings and personality of the owner.

This personalized brass mirror can be transformed into a very powerful tool for attracting and binding enticing marriage opportunities, and enhancing and strengthening your bonds of marriage if you are already married.

As we enter the Year of the Golden Tiger and the 2nd decade of the new millenium, FSW goes into its 8th year of print with a bonanza issue full of information to start the coming year right. 2010 couples the ferocity of the King of Cats with its magnificence. It promises to be a year full of towering highs and devastating lows.

LILLIAN TOO highlights the power of mirrors, explaining in detail how they can be used as powerful enhancing tools for doubling good energy, deflecting bad energy and how they can be cleverly positioned to effectively channel vibrant cosmic energy of lucky exterior views into the heart of the home....

Leading Vaastu practitioner Surendran shares some important pointers when it comes to the most important part of the home, the main door.

The end of the year is always a fun time because irrespective of how the year went for each of us, it’s time once more to let go of the past year and look strongly forward. Those of you who have done much and achieved triumphant moments that bring a flush of pride should definitely celebrate your success and forge ahead with greater confidence.

Interpreting Signs, Dreams & Flames to make divinations.

One of the best ways of creating beautiful, restful energy within the home is to generate a subtle waft of pure sandalwood incense aroma that is not too strong but which permeates your living space, gently pacifying whatever earth spirits may be causing problems to manifest in your life.

When you take a sunshine bath to replenish your yang essence, do choose a day when the weather is clear and bright. It is not good to do it on a day when it is raining or drizzling, snowing or dreary.

After a period of time, the energy in your home is bound to get tired. You therefore need to revitalize and enhance the energy if your home is to continue bringing you good fortune.

As we move into the last quarter of the year, it is time to consolidate everything we have done and prepare for the coming year. We always find that the energies start to change before the actual new year, so as we near year end, it is good to know what lies ahead so we can strategize and plan.

Usually, not much thought is given to toilets or bathrooms, especially when it comes to feng shui as they are thought of as "taboo" areas of the home. The more fuddy duddy variety of feng shui master would even go so far as to suggest to make them as small as possible, keep them out of sight, and away from the main house even.

Buying your house can be one of the most important decisions you have to make. Not only does the home need to be large enough for your family, well located with the right kinds of amenities, it should also bring good luck to the whole family. Here are some easy-to-use pointers for selecting your new home.

LILLIAN TOO revisits the PA KUA, the principal symbol of feng shui, and explains how its eight sides signify eight kinds of luck. The compass is essential to applying this method and those wanting to activate all eight sides of their homes must learn to use the compass to determine directional locations of their homes.....

According to the tenets of Chinese palm reading, the hands, feet and head of a person can present a very complete profile of that person. A person’s hands in particular can be an accurate indicator of his or her destiny in work, love and life in general. It can also indicate character and tendencies of a person. Palmistry is an age old art that has been used  by many varied cultures to predict one’s destiny...

Vaastu and Feng Shui are not just about building structures that are supposed to usher in “luck”; they encompass a lot more than that. Both feng shui and Vaastu, the Indian art of placement, focus on positioning, planning and orienting not just the structure but also the furnishings to offer greater support to the occupants. In short, it deals with the study of the energy around the occupants, its cause and effect, and the effect of the immediate surroundings.

Mantras are special sayings and incantations that have the power to protect, awaken compassion and attract happiness. The newest collection of Mantra Rings comprise the mantras of five powerful Deities. These rings have been crafted with the utmost precision and care, and each one is enhanced with the colour associated with the Buddha and mantra.

Day after day we are inundated with cosmetic and food supplement stories that remind us to get slimmer, stay healthier, fight the onslaught of age on our face and our bodies that it is no longer possible not to be painfully aware of growing older each year.....

Solid gold 9 eyed Dzi with black enamel and encrusted with 29 diamonds with powerful Dhamakaya mantra within worn as a pendant to bring brilliant luck to the wearer. This is Lillian Too’s personal Dzi which she wore all through her US and European tour in February and March 2008.  She reports being high with happiness all the time she had the Dzi around her neck and believes the Dzi empowered her throat chakra giving her speech and voice added potency and strength.

Most times we rarely remember our dreams, but when we do, they can give insights into issues that have become embedded deep within us, and offer solutions to dilemmas we cannot solve while we are conscious. Here are some common dreams that focus on hidden fears with suggested solutions.

Each face has a map of the past, present and future of one’s life. The past is our inherited constitution, our childhood and our early years. The present reflects our health at the time of reading. The future gives us an indication of whether our current luck can maintain into the future.....

The coming year fills with good fortune. To enhance, display a Jade Ox in the Northeast of your house in the living room. Besides that, you need to enhance the good areas and suppress the bad areas to ensure a good year comes to you and all the bad or misfortune luck is under control. Take note on the following enhancers and cures that you should display in your home according to the areas stated.

The Chinese believe “cold arises from the feet” and “a person’s aging starts from the feet”. The feet are the source of hidden troubles for premature senility and pathological changes in the human body. They Chinese believe that every meridian point in our feet is a part of our body system; therefore foot reflexology is the ideal treatment for the elderly, the stressed executive, the sportsman, in fact just about anybody.....

Stress comes from anxiety, fear, guilt and pressure. It is basically a self-evident inability to cope accompanied by a deteriorating sense of self-worth. The inability to cope with stress directly affects our sense of well being, happiness and feng shui.

This issue, the credit crunch that led to a worldwide drop in stock market prices is very much on everyone’s minds. Never before has the world seen such chaos in the financial markets. October saw a number of the biggest banking names collapse, several others coming close, forcing national governments to step in with multi-billion dollar bailouts. What happened.....

As Feng Shui World enters its 7th year, we’ve changed to a handier size, so you can carry the magazine more handily and conveniently around and use it even more as a reference source to update your feng shui from month to month.....

Spring strongly symbolizes renewal and this issue is very much about making the effort to rejuvenate the energies in our home and work places. Chi energy always resonates auspiciously when we bring a fresh new look into our living space.....

This summer we bring you an issue bursting with new information and articles that will help take your practice of feng shui to a higher level. Living through economically leaner times, creativity, ingenuity and a real understanding of the fundamentals of feng shui can really make your luck get better, and this without having to spend big bucks on a feng shui consultant. You can do-it-yourself!

Lately health has been pretty foremost in most of our minds with new cases of the H1N1 virus popping up everywhere. There’s a new epicentre every couple of weeks, making travel inconvenient and those of us with kids a little paranoid. We did an interesting study on how swine flu started and the illness star in the West this year may well have played a part.

Eyes are a vital part of us. Fragile and invaluable to our well being, our eyes give us the ability to work and to be creative. Eyes show us the world around us, and tell us how the people around us respond and feel. When we talk to others, we can see what their eyes are saying and whether this is in sync with the words coming forth.....

These are some of the more common “taboos”, of living that are the superstitions of our belief systems. The motivation behind these cultural prohibitions is always good, but superstitions usually defy conventional logic. Should we dismiss them as outright nonsense?

Your life line reveals the strength of your vitality and gives a strong indication of how long you will live. It is the most important line on your palm and everyone’s hand has a life line. It the easiest to recognize and all other lines are read in relation to this major line. Usually it swoops down to about an inch above the base of the palm which indicates a life expectancy of about 70 years for women and 60-65 for men.

A total eclipse of the sun, a phenomenon where the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, will occur today (1 August 2008).

In the midst of the desert sand, rising to a height of 482 feet (140m) stands the great Pyramid of Giza - the tomb of the Emperor Khufu or Cheops. It would have taken over 2.3 million blocks of stone with an average weight of 2.5 tons each, making a total weight 6 million tons to create this gigantic engineering marvel.

The First International Congress on Feng Shui & the Built Environment
19th – 21st September 2008, Torino, Italy

Did you know that the way you stand, sit, wave your hands, roll your eyes, cross your legs or use your body all send out stronger signals than the words you speak? Your body language reveals your deepest feelings and emotions. They disclose hidden thoughts and expose secret attitudes – even to total strangers, and often, without you knowing.....

The next time you reveal your teeth in a dazzling smile, look at yourself in a mirror. Your teeth should be as well groomed as you are. They should be straight and even and should be neither too big nor too small for your face. The shape and appearance, colour and size of your teeth mirror particular traits that make you different from everyone else. Your teeth offer clues to your personality and attitudes. FSW brings you this quick and easy summary on how you to read someone’s teeth.

Mantras are sacred sounds that symbolize the divine power of the highest consciousness within us all. Sacred mantras originated in Sanskrit and they are believed to have been transmitted directly from the Buddhas. The empowerments invoked by mantras are limitless in their benefits although how they manifest depends on the mind of the individual person reciting them. The contexts in which they are chanted, written or placed close to the body also play a big part in their empowering benefits.

These exquisite crystal hangings made using the Liu Li method are the perfect accessory for your handbag. Fashioned into lucky symbols to bring all kinds of good luck and protection, pick the one you like most, or collect them all to take care of the whole spectrum of aspirations!

According to the Chinese Almanac, the sudden twitching of our eyes or the itching of our ears are in reality signs coming to us from the Cosmic Universe. The messages can be negative or positive depending on whether the twitching is happening to the left or right ear or eye.....

In the month before the new year,make an effort to appease your household & kitchen gods.

This Christmas we turn our attention to ANGELS who manifest in human form with wings and extraordinarily beautiful faces. The most famous biblical angel is Gabriel, famed among Christians as the messenger who appeared to Mother Mary to inform her she would be mother of the Messiah, and that she would give birth to Jesus Christ.....

Vaastu and Feng Shui originate from two vastly different cultural backgrounds and civilizations. The underlying basic principles of both however are purported to follow the laws of Nature; and both share some common approaches.....

Colours have a huge part to play in feng shui because each sector of the 8-sided pa kua is associated with a specific set of colours. Each one of the elements in 5-element theory is also associated with a set of colours, leaving feng shui practitioners plenty of room for creativity and originality when planning their homes, offices and even their wardrobes. Illustrated here is the Colour Pa Kua with each direction associated with a certain colour.....

This issue we look for SUCCESS indications that show up on the palm. On your hands, the SUCCESS line supports the FATE line. It can be two separate lines, or it can be one line that breaks into two lines, with both going vertically up the palm. When there is only a single line, it is deemed to be the SUCCESS line and this suggests the person can easily acquire wealth without much effort.

Everyone knows handwriting analysis tells a lot about someone’s personal style, attitude, responses and personality. When you know how to analyze handwriting, it becomes a profoundly valuable asset to your other living and management skills as it gives you an added dimension when assessing the people you work and interact with.

Look at your foot and in particular, check the dimensions and compare them to the rest of your body. The Chinese believe that the size, dimensions and fleshy quotient of our feet and hands as well as the lines and symbols, or lack of them, reveal a great deal about our destiny.

In this issue of FSW we bring you some indications of destiny & personality traits based on the circles and waves on the five fingers of each hand. Guys should examine their left hands while women should look at their right hands.....

As we pass the halfway mark of the year, many of you have written to share good luck predictions coming true for you, while others have also written for advice on how to overcome bad luck woes. Well, the good news is that luck does ebb and flow like the tide, and knowing how to suppress bad luck times and magnify good times is what makes feng shui such a great living skill to know.

The recent few months has been one report after another of floods, wild forest fires, hurricanes and earthquakes. Across the world it looks like the elements of the environment are not only unbalanced and in disarray, but disharmony has extended deep into the earth’s water levels bringing rising waters to places as diverse as the English countryside and the Indian subcontinent.....

We are presently shooting Lillian Too’s upcoming TV show with ASTRO, “LG says Lillian Can Cook Too”! Set to air in early December on the Jia Yu channel 304, the show will focus on many interesting tips on dining and eating feng shui from the maestro herself; AND of course what all of us really love - FOOD!

This January we celebrate entering our 6th year and rejoice at the beginning of a brand new Zodiac sequence that marks the lunar calendar with yet another beginning. The Earth Rat starts us on a new cycle of 12 years so we bring you all the ESSENTIAL feng shui charts, flying stars and astrological information. Everything is decoded and simplified with suggestions that anyone can understand and use to ensure the coming year will be smooth and auspicious.....

Last two months have been hectic and happening, with Lillian Too’s Extravaganza Roadshow proceeding full steam ahead from Singapore to KL and Hawaii. Next stop is London. In between we took a family vacation to the mountains of Vail to recharge for the new astrology cycle. We follow the advice of ancient masters and go in search of great waters and great mountains. There is nothing more auspicious than breathing deeply the chi of the winds and waters to prepare for the start of a new Zodiac cycle.....

The last few months have not been easy on the world. There has been natural disaster after disaster, skyrocketing fuel prices and a general feeling of unease in the world. While the annual Four Pillars charts point to a better year next year, we still need to live through the rest of this one; so how does one thrive or just survive amidst such an unfriendly landscape?

Foremost on everyone’s minds this last month has been the Beijing Olympics. Everyone’s talking about the spectacular show China put on for the world especially the fabulous opening ceremony which has certainly set new standards for future Games. China has successfully showcased its very rich and symbolic traditions of old and new to the millions of viewers that tuned in from around the world.....

The Mandala is usually depicted as an elaborate palace set within squares and circles with four gates and walls and in the centre is Buddha. Inspired by the lush imagery of this symbol, OE has created a Mandala Ring and Pendant for believers in the magic of mandalas that form a powerfully protective and auspicious aura around their wearer.

In the world of feng shui, the Mystic Knot and number “8” play an extremely important role. By coincidence or design, both the Mystic Knot and the number “8” are interlinked as the Mystic Knot resembles a series of eights, interwoven together into a neverending pattern.

To start with, never ever allow anyone to completely shave off your eyebrows. This leaves you with absolutely no protection whatsoever and you become immediately vulnerable to all the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortunes.

The first day of the New Year 18th February 2007 starts after the day of spring known as Lap Chun (4th February 2007). Therefore, there is no Lap Chun this year. You need to stimulate growth luck. Place pussy willow, nga ku – narcissus plant or cherry blossoms in your home.

The Sacred Mantra Ring carries two powerful mantras, one on the inside of the ring touching the flesh when worn, and another mantra on the outside.

The captivating symbols of Christmas are as universal as they are charming. Collectively, they signify peace, happiness and a generosity of spirit that has come to be associated with this day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

Unlike the Dragon, Fu Dogs or Chi Lin, the Pi Yao may not be so commonly known. However, in the feng shui universe, the Pi Yao is supposed to rank just below the majestic universally known Dragon in terms of power and especially protection.

Feng Shui has gained widespread popularity in the United States and around the world. Originating in China more than 2,000 years ago, it has quickly become a favoured living skill that has been incorporated seamlessly into architecture, interior decor, building development and home living.

Everyone has the ability to attain his or her highest potential, which is limitless. It all begins in the mind. Learn to use inner feng shui by creating positive energy inside your head.

The Chinese Almanac, also known as the Tung Shu, is commonly known as a book of auspicious and inauspicious dates, but there is so much more to the Tung Shu than that.

From the Imperial Tung Shu comes this incredible poem of the four seasons ascribed to the legendary Yellow Emperor. From the poem can be obtained general indications of what life holds in store for a newborn baby.

From the Imperial Tung Shu comes this incredible poem of the four seasons ascribed to the legendary Yellow Emperor. From the poem can be obtained general indications of what life holds in store for a newborn baby.

JAPAN'S famous "Lucky Cat" is incredibly irresistible, having now attained cult-like status amongst die-hard fans around the world. With paw raised high to wave in good fortune, we discovered when we visited Tokyo that Maneki Neko is found almost everywhere .....

While the majestic dragon takes centre stage in Chinese culture and feng shui, few realise the tortoise is just as important and powerful. As a protector, the tortoise is even better than the almighty dragon!

The kitchen represents the manifestation of the family's well-being and wealth.

This special fire ritual is a powerfully symbolic gesture, which you can do for the spiritual cleansing of your home anytime of the year. Choose a quiet corner of your garden that is large enough for you to start a small fire in it.

There is more to dreaming than we realize. Sometimes they can be such intense experiences, so vivid and clear that we just KNOW they are signaling something to us from deep within our subconscious minds.

How you sleep says more about you than you realize - your dreams, your hopes, and most of all your yearning for loving and touching. How you sleep reveals what you are really looking for in a soul mate.

Ancient tales said it was a blessing from the heavens above. Gods who took pity on the human race dropped these precious beads to protect them from evil spirits that brought plagues and disasters to man.

In feng shui, the CIRCLE signifies the essence of heaven Chi, a shape that is powerful and mysterious, creating a synergy with the vibrating energy of earth and mankind to attract good fortune.

Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Yellow Citrine, Ametrine, Amber, Smoky Quartz, Obsidian, Clear Quartz, Green Aventurine, Green Calcite, Emerald and Peridot .....

When the word crystal ball is mentioned, many of us conjure up visions of a gypsy woman with dangling earrings and bracelets, her dark curls wrapped in a bright scarf, and staring intently into a clear crystal sphere trying to divine your future.

Jennifer Too, when asked to introduce herself, says we probably know her mother Lillian. Indeed we do. The mother-and-daughter team operates the World of Feng Shui stores with Jennifer running the daily business as CEO.

The eight auspicious symbols of good fortune used across Asia by practitioners of the Mahayana Buddhist faith have become increasingly popular emblems for adornment as well as for display as decorative items for the home.