Lillian Too's Easy-to-Use Feng Shui: 168 Ways to Success
Author: Lillian Too
List Price: $19.95
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ISBN: 1855856905
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (30 June, 1999)
Sales Rank: 96,252
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
This is one of the most inspirational books I have ever read
I have known about Feng Shui for many years but never felt inspired to impliment it until I came across Lillian Too's Feng Shui. It was so simple and really gave me the feeling that I could indeed make dramatic changes in my life. I have made phenominal changes since reading this book. In addition I have inspired many others to purchase this book because of my enthusiasm. There are a number of business associates who have helped me in my career and I will be purchasing the book for them as a thank you gift. I have tried to find this book in the bookstores and it is always sold out. I carry my copy around with me like a bible in my attempt to memorize many key factors. It's the best. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 3 out of 5
So so
When I first read this book I was just learning the ropes of feng shui and found Lillian Too's format easy to read and an intriguing introduction, but I was left to decipher a flood of questions and a whole bunch of conflicting facts. Now that I've grown to understand and apply traditional feng shui, and since I've been formally studying the science of feng shui for two years, I finally understand the hows and whys behind many of Too's mysterious tips. My criticism with this book is that it contains some all-out errors (one example: the location of the five yellows in 2002) and lightly throws out some "advanced" tips without explaining the reasons behind them at all. The eager beginner will take these tips as facts and will apply them in his or her own home -- even the erroneous and conflicting ones. Too mixes several different types of feng shui practices in her tips. The beginner may hear terms like "compass school," "form school," and "flying star," and won't be able to separate them. This will undoubtedly be confusing and will lead to a poorly applied mix of the theories. My advice is to find a book that explains the differences and learn them one by one at a slow pace. Come back to this one later with a broader perspective and a better understanding.
Rating: 1 out of 5
DIDN'T MAKE THE GRADE
After owning this book for nearly two years and meticulously following its advice in arranging my living and working space for maximum career success and wealth, here is what I've experienced: after 2.5 years of working part-time at a low wage for a computer company whose CEO kept promising me a decent salary, stock options and all the benefits, I ended up with a 17% pay cut, no salary, no stock options, no benefits. My other client, after promising he'd work hard to build his title insurance business and pay me more, wasted his time on non-productive pursuits and ended up not being able to afford to pay me to work for him part-time. I've also worked diligently on the side to start other income streams, only to see each of them come to nothing, but delays and time wasted.
Now I'm not a disbeliever in the concept of chi. I practise Chi Gung, Taiji and other internal martial arts, have had acupuncture, and for a westerner, have embraced much Asian philosophy and practises. But when it comes to Feng Shui, it is disappointing in its results unless one is writing Feng Shui books and makes millions selling copies.
No one has adequately proven the validity and beneficial results of either Compass or Black Hat Feng Shui, which contradict each other, and each claims to be right. Safe to say, it belongs in the realm of hyper motivational speakers and self-proclaimed experts hawking dubious theories to enrich themselves at the expense of the naive and uninformed.
Besides, if Feng Shui REALLY did work, China would be the richest nation on earth, instead of one of the poorest. That alone is ample evidence of the impotence of Feng Shui.
Your money is better spent on books teaching financial literacy.
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