Just like that and half the year is gone. Poof! It amazes me how quickly time moves. Yet as a child, I thought a day took forever to end. Anyhow, it has been a wild and energetic year. Good or bad, you have to admit it has not been a dull year at all. And [...]
As we enter the Yin Wood Goat 乙未 month, let us all transform anger and frustration to forgiveness and patience. This Goat 未 month represents the final month of the first half (Yang energy) of the crazy Monkey 申 Year! If the year wasn't wild enough, how about that June? There's a feeling of madness and chaos [...]
8 Common Feng Shui Enhancements In Classical Feng Shui, we use a number of traditional objects as our go-to for curing (suppressing) negative energy and enhancing (activating) positive energy. Unfortunately, not all Feng Shui practitioners understand the proper usage of these Feng Shui objects. For instance, wind chimes are not traditionally used for stimulating positive [...]
Feng Shui and Energy The knowledge of Classical Feng Shui is predominantly used to understand the energetic qualities of our physical environment. In physics, energy is defined as a "property" that can manipulate its form, either by transferring to another or transforming and converting into another form. It's true, energy is mostly an unseen force. [...]
The horrifying news of actor Anton Yelchin's passing came as a shock in Hollywood. His death was dubbed a "freak accident" when he was found pinned between his vehicle and the security gate of his home. This tragedy occurred some time in the early morning hours of June 19th, 2016 (exact time and cause of death [...]
The Horse 午 Month graces us all on June 6th. That means, I have survived my clash :) I had a very busy--but productive--trip to Hong Kong and London and enjoyed a wonderful time in my birth country, reconnecting with old friends and Grand Master Lo and meeting new friends. I believe all that traveling [...]
California recently issued a proposal to end Daylight Savings Time (DST). If approved, California would also join Hawaii and Arizona where DST is not observed. This prompted me to--yet again--explore the whole concept of time since it does play an important factor in my work in Chinese Metaphysics, especially in BaZi and Classical Feng Shui. What [...]
Due to my hectic travel commitments, this month's forecast will be short and sweet! On May 5th, we welcome the Snake 巳 month, which is also the signal of the arrival of the summer season. The Snake 巳 is the 6th celestial animal in the solar calendar system. This month is Yin Water Snake 癸巳 [...]
A monumental birthday to the Queen of England! Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 on April 21st! To celebrate, we're going to have a look at her BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny)--and because that's what we do at Feng Shui by Jen! :) The Queen's self element is strong Yang Metal 庚 because she was born in the [...]
When A Feng Shui Consultant Is Invited To A Party Whenever I get invited to a party, I feel angst at the thought of meeting a room full of new people. It’s not stage fright or public anxiety. In a social gathering, it’s the inevitable conversation that will come when I am asked what I [...]
