Deepening our Connection to the Spirit of Water

Hello friends,

I have created a new video meditation to explore how you can connect more deeply with the life-giving, renewing properties of water.

In Feng Shui, the spirit of water is one of the five elements used to create balance. Having the spirit of water present creates flow in our lives: in our emotions, our vibrant and healthy careers, our passions in life. The most important aspect of water that I find… Continue reading

Welcoming Spring

 

Here in the northwest, our hearts are full with the promise of Spring.  Well, more than the promise…we are almost basking in blossoms and warm breezes. In this video, I explore the meaning of the Element of Wood and the season of Spring!

© Deborah Redfern 2010. All rights reserved… Continue reading

Feng Shui Life Make-Over Course

CB049557

New Year Blessings

The pull of the New Year energy is upon me! 

This year I felt a strong desire to share what I do to prepare for a new year from my own visioning and planning process. (I’ve taught courses for several years now, called “Getting Clear” that incorporate feng shui and coaching, and other fun and… Continue reading

Fire Element Video

Continue reading

Winter and the Water Element

In the Five Element system of Chinese Medicine, Winter corresponds to the element of Water. The bagua area for the Water element is Career, meaning Deep Water. Did you ever wonder what the connections are between Winter, the element of Water and the Career area?

Let me begin by offering a quote from my book Odyssey of the Heart:
Water tells us more about transformation and the alchemy of change than ony of… Continue reading

Five Elements

I wrote this piece a few years ago and posted it on another site. For me it was just a fun piece to write, but I’ve been told it is a great way for beginners and advanced feng shui practitioners alike to get a visual they can relate to in understanding the mysterious Five Elements. 

Five Elements and the Wizard of Oz

In Feng Shui the Five Elements are used to bring… Continue reading

Feng Shui Sites in Literature – Pride and Prejudice

Recently while re-reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, I was struck by the description of Pemberley, the stately home of the novel’s hero, Mr. Darcy. Although Jane Austen could not possibly have known feng shui, she nevertheless choose an idealic setting for Pemberley according to Form School feng shui, thus showing how much feng shui is a natural instinct. Read on!

Elizabeth as they drove along, watched for the first appearance of Pemberley Woods with some perturbation; and when at length they turned in at the lodge, her spirits were in a high flutter. Continue reading