Welcome to my blog!

Thank you for visiting my blog! I give very thorough advice in my books, lectures and consultations, but I encounter new feng shui problems all the time. Here, I'll be sharing new solutions I come across and answering questions you might have. If you have a question that you can't find the answer to (please …

My Youtube Feng Shui Channel

My feng shui videos have been on Youtube for years, but they have gotten a revamped look & presentation. I invite you to take a look at how nicely they are divided into categories. This is thanks to the technical & design help of my long-time go-to help person in those areas—Dawn Sakamoto Paiva. https://www.youtube.com/@clearengle1 …

Feng Shui, Real Books & Frances Elkins

(Note: there's a photo gallery at the bottom of this article.) In my last post, I wrote about fake books that get placed in a home to make the owner look well-read, until of course someone tries to pick up one of the books & realizes the falseness. In this article, I’ll present an anecdote …

Feng Shui & Fake Books

I just came across an article about fake books ( https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/realestate/fake-books-decor.html?smid=em-share ) and there are two quotes that summarize the yin & yang of decorating with fake things. “I will never use fake books,” said Jeanie Engelbach, an interior designer and organizer in New York City. “It just registers as pretentious, and it creates the …

Feng Shui & Prayer Flags

A prayer flag can be a traditional Tibetan prayer flag or modern equivalent images (preferably on natural fabric like cotton) that are spiritually affirmative to you. The ones that are fluttering in Himalayan breezes are often white, but the ones that are available in the West these days are in sets in various bright (some …

Books About Books—My Favorite Subject

Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire is a recent book and it’s terrific. The subtitle is The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller, and it and another book, A Factotum in the Book Trade by Marius Kociejowski, both concern working in used book stores in London. They’re both neat books, but Darkshire’s is the more …