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A Blueprint for Personalised Feng Shui The Xuan Kong Nine Life Stars methodology refers to the People component, which allows you to understand a person from a Feng Shui perspective - how the environment influences a person. Each book in this series focuses on a particular Life Star and provides you with a detailed Feng Shui guide. This is your basic starting point towards fulfilling and shaping your attitudes toward key aspects in life like career, romance and health. Find Out For Life Star Number for FREE!
How do migrants feel "at home" in their houses? Literature on the migrant house and its role in the migrant experience of home-building is inadequate. This book offers a theoretical framework based on the notion of home-building and the concepts of home and house embedded within it. It presents innovative research on four groups of migrants who have settled in two metropolitan cities in two periods: migrants from Italy (migrated in the 1950s and 1960s) and from mainland China (migrated in the 1990s and 2000s) in Melbourne, Australia, and migrants from Morocco (migrated in the 1950s and 1960s) and from the former Soviet Union (migrated in the 1990s and 2000s) in Tel Aviv, Israel. The analysis draws on qualitative data gathered from forty-six in depth interviews with migrants in their home-environments, including extensive visual data. Levin argues that the physical form of the house is meaningful in a range of diverse ways during the process of home-building, and that each migrant group constructs a distinct form of home-building in their homes/houses, according to their specific circumstances of migration, namely the origin country, country of destination and period of migration, as well as the historical, economic and social contexts around migration.
Is Feng Shui merely an ancient philosophy direct from the Orient, like so many claims; or is it a subtle and potentially dangerous form of the occult? The practitioners of Feng Shui consult on commercial and residential interior design, architecture, landscaping, building construction, real estate, home staging, personal concerns, and a huge assortment of holistic and alternative forms of healing. They also teach, lecture, author books, as well as sell "Feng Shui" merchandise. But are they qualified, affordable and responsible? Feng Shui practitioners offer a huge smorgasbord of cures for healing everything from the common cold to cancer; and for maintaining optimal health and well-being. But how do the scientific and medical professions evaluate these health and healing methods? Similarly the alternative healing therapies used by those embracing Feng Shui philosophies - are these beneficial, dangerous or a hoax? What are the decorating methods and beliefs propagated by Feng Shui? How do these compare to the design theories established by Sherrill Whiton, the father of modern interior design? Should a Christian use Feng Shui methods to decorate their home or office? For the Christian, what are the considerations and the consequences if these methods are used in their home or office? How should the Christian respond to Feng Shui, it's practitioners and the many "services" provided by them? As you turn the pages of this book you will find answers to these questions that may surprise, alarm and disturb you as Feng Shui is carefully evaluated from a Christian perspective.
Some pursue happiness — Others create it! — Anonymous The chief purpose of Create Your Ideal Life is to empower you to proactively (intentionally and consciously) and continually create your ideal life in a joyful and balanced fashion by following the holistic (emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts) Life Creation Process described in it. Following the Life Creation Process will help you to gain the level of self-understanding required to optimize the quality of your life and achieve personal growth. As you read this book, you will be introduced to the key concepts of applied psychology of personal adjustment and growth. The term applied indicates that the material provided is practical and that you can readily use the concepts provided to create and control your self and your life. The words psychology of personal adjustment indicate that one focus of the book is upon “... the individual’s response to the physical, psychological, and social demands of the self, other people, and the environment” (Napoli, Kilbridge & Tebbs, 1996, p. 4). The words psychology of personal growth indicate that another focus is upon “... the process by which the individual changes his or her thoughts, feelings, or behaviors regarding the self, others, or the environment” (Napoli and others, 1996, p. 4). Additionally, you will learn effective strategies for exploring life choices and making decisions, managing life changes, changing self-defeating beliefs and habits, coping effectively with stress, and developing effective interpersonal relationships. You will also discover the important role that essential beliefs and core values play in the decision-making process and the problems that can arise out of value conflicts. I have provided true stories from my own life and from the lives of my family members, friends, and students to clarify and underscore key points. The stories are all true. However, some of the names were changed to protect each person’s privacy, except in cases where permission was granted to use the person’s real name. Throughout this book, I have used a cinematic (pertaining to the movie industry) analogy to explain the spiritual, psychological, physical, and social issues involved in personal adjustment and growth across the life span. I have used the cinematic analogy to both simplify and dramatize the key concepts in the holistic Life Creation Process in order to make them easier for you to understand, learn to use, and remember. In addition to the mnemonic (memory-enhancing) value of the cinematic analogy, I believe it makes the complex concepts involved in the holistic Life Creation Process easy to discuss with and teach other people. Most people are already familiar with the meaning of most of the movie industry terms used such as star, actor, screen image, script, cast, producer, director, and sequel, and they understand how all the key aspects of a movie can either contribute to its success or ruin the entire project. Therefore, using the cinematic terms makes it easier for people to comprehend how all the key aspects of their Ideal Future Life must be harmonious in order to achieve the desired results. As you complete the Life Creation Process Exercises, you will be directed to analyze the key aspects of your Present Life and create a script for your Ideal Future Life using techniques that are similar to those employed by successful movie stars, directors, producers, set designers, and script writers (e.g., DiTillio.;, 1995). You will also be guided to identify the Transitional Life goals that you will need to achieve in order to segue from living your Present Life to living your Ideal Future Life. The Ideal Future Life that you design at this present time is definitely not all there is or will ever be possible in your life. As you grow and change, you will update your vision of your ideal life. Learning the tools and techniques used in the Life Creation Process Exercises will empower you to continually recreate your Ideal Future Life through planned sequels in order to keep your life well balanced and overflowing with happiness and spiritual joy. The resources used for this book reflect my multidisciplinary approach to the Life Creation Process as well as my positive psychological orientation. I have included concepts from the traditional scholarly social-psychological literature, the popular self-help and self-improvement literature, and the media (plays, movies, tv, newspapers and magazines). The material includes both multidisciplinary academic resources and popular self-improvement resources that I have used, and found to be beneficial, during my own explorations in personal adjustment, growth, and Ideal Future Life creation. Most of the new material in this revised version of Create Your Ideal Life is from information that I have incorporated into my lectures, in-class exercises, and course assignments over the past 15 years.
Understanding the interrelationship of business, society and government is vital to working at any level in a company of any size. This text uses a case analysis approach to explore this interrelationship in today’s high-tech global community. The authors crystallize the complex array of issues that business leaders, managers, and employees face in market and nonmarket environments, from balancing stakeholder interests and dealing with government regulations to managing crises and making socially responsible and ethical decisions. Technical concepts come to life through a variety of cases and case questions, thought-provoking personal and professional applications, ethical dilemmas, and practical exercises. Furthermore, an appendix offers approaches to case analysis and includes a case analysis table that serves as a model for students and professors. With its thorough coverage of relevant issues and skill-building elements to stimulate critical thinking, this text will prepare students to understand and confront real-world business concerns.
The history of China is a journey through time and space, a story that is both epic and intimate, stretching from the earliest records of human life to the thresholds of the modern era. When I first embarked on the ambitious task of compiling this complete history, my intention was not only to recount the major events and dynasties that have shaped China, but also to explore the cultural, social, and intellectual movements that have defined its people and influenced the world. China’s long history is often divided into epochs of unity and disunity, prosperity and hardship, tradition and reform. Yet, underlying these shifts is a profound continuity—a sense of identity and endurance that has allowed Chinese civilization to adapt and thrive through dramatic change. The aim of this book is to present that continuity alongside the remarkable transformations, from the ancient cultures of 10,000 BC to the end of the imperial era in 1950 AD. This volume is not merely a collection of dates, events, and rulers. It is an exploration of China’s philosophical contributions—from Confucianism to Daoism—its scientific innovations, its struggles for unity, and its responses to external challenges, both military and cultural. I have also sought to highlight the voices and lives of ordinary people, the workers, scholars, and artists whose contributions have often been overshadowed by the grand narratives of emperors and generals.
For thousands of years, the Chinese have used the principles of Feng Shui to enhance their lives. At last, these powerful techniques have been translated into this practical and thought provoking book for people in the western world. In The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Creating Balance, Harmony and Prosperity in Your Environment, acclaimed Feng Shui teacher Terah Kathryn Collins explains why the arrangement of your home and workplace affects every aspect of your life, including your relationships, your health, and your finances. It's a step by step journey through your home and office, opening your "Feng Shui eyes" to see the problems and the solutions in your environment. Alive, connected and dynamic...Feng Shui views your home or workplace as a living entity that you are either in harmony with or in discordant partnership with. When you honor its aliveness, recognize its vital connection with the quality of your entire life, and make the changes that keep it fresh and alive, it remains a delightful place to be. It nurtures, protects and supports your growth and movement through life.
True-life stories that show how Feng Shui can boost your prosperity The Western Guide to Feng Shui for Prosperity is a collection of true “rags-to-riches” stories that takes you into the homes and businesses of people from all walks of life who, by using the art and science of Feng Shui, have found solutions to their problems and enhanced their good fortune. Best-selling author Terah Kathryn Collins combines the art of storytelling with her expertise in Feng Shui to bring you these inspirational and informative accounts. She moves Feng Shui from the mystical to the pragmatic, entering the environments of real people seeking real solutions to their economic challenges. You’ll find that by reading these stories, you’ll gain the insight and knowledge necessary to apply Feng Shui to your own life—and boost your own prosperity. Included are stories on career improvements, financial gains of all kinds, revitalized health, and other treasured components of a prosperous life. Terah offers commentary and practical tips that relate to each story, as well as material on the Bagua Map and the Five Elements—two vital Feng Shui tools that are utilized by the individuals featured in these accounts. Both entertaining and educational, this book is complemented by color photographs, hand-drawn sketches, and watercolor illustrations that capture the magical essence of Feng Shui.
Develop wealth and prosperity using the easy-to-apply feng shui principles contained in this unique guide. Easy to understand and fun to read, this entertaining volume helps readers to connect to the spiritual and psychological dimensions of their financial lives using the proven principles of feng shui. With the history of feng shui and money for starters, the book covers the basic principles of feng shui thought, innovative suggestions for favorable interior arrangements at home and in the office, rituals to create prosperity, chi enhancement exercises, and valuable advice on how to tend to one’s spiritual landscape. A nine-week action plan inspires readers to translate the suggestions of the book into an individual, achievable program of financial and spiritual renewal. Written by an experienced psychotherapist and feng shui consultant, this pragmatic yet sensitive guidebook is a refreshing and lively blend of Asian spirituality and Western psychological insight.
