January 23rd, 2012
1. Riding the Water Dragon. Whatever calculation you use, we’re now in the Water Dragon, the Year of Sudden Change: landslides literal and political, seismic events of all sorts. So hold onto your hat. What can happen, may. Here’s the Readers Digest version of what to do for health, wealth and wellbeing in 2012: Occupy,… Read More
January 11th, 2012
This is a long piece; for short simple predictions click here. For predictions for individual Animals click here “Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much…the wheel, New York, wars and so on…while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having… Read More
December 19th, 2011
1. I’ve got a gong and I’m not afraid to use it. My friend Dawn is a self-made not-so secret millionaire. She made her fortune in the flooring business. At pretty much every modern international airport you’ll find yourself stepping on her floors. And she’s been a pioneer in introducing non-toxic solvents and in fair… Read More
November 22nd, 2011
Singapore. Friday 17th November. Just a few weeks until the Water Dragon of 2012. The Dragon is the Thunder, the beast of sudden change. Events build to a peak and then the Dragon brings the chaos that resolves. It wouldn’t take a diviner to see that next year is unlikely to be tranquil. In St… Read More
October 20th, 2011
In 2005 in the company of Master Howard Choy, I visited the sacred Taoist complex at Wudan Shang set among the “Seventy Two Mountains” in Hubei, Central China. The breath taking photograph of the green roofs against the azure blue of the sky that adorns the cover of my book the Feng Shui Diaries was… Read More
October 9th, 2011
It’s often said that travel broadens the mind. If you haven’t been to Paris, for instance, you won’t know how fit you have to be to climb to Sacre Coeur. Venice may appear a quaint seaside resort until you realise that it’s not so much by the sea as in it. Similarly unless you have… Read More
September 22nd, 2011
It’s normal in South East Asia for a feng shui man to oversee any major building project. Everyone in Singapore knew that the late Master Swan Lek supervised the building of the eccentrically placed Casino and that Grand Master Tan Khoon Yong succeeded him. It’s also common knowledge that the architect Richard Rodgers incorporated feng… Read More
August 6th, 2011
By way of an experiment, I’m sending out this simple feng shui tip for the month of the Fire Rooster. It is intended as the first of many, partly because my diaries are sometimes long on words and short on tips and partly because the month between them can feel like a long time to… Read More
July 7th, 2011
for the month of the Wood Sheep Thursday July 7th 2011 20.06 Hour Day Month Year Water Water Wood Metal Yum quai yute tsun sute hoi may muw Rabbit Pig Sheep Rabbit “All is well here and Saoirse has moved back in. My prayers were answered! The NW bit worked! Thanks so much for all… Read More
June 6th, 2011
“Do you think feng shui can have a knock on effect? Just wondered as the trainer in the yard is having lots of winners and so are our neighbours.” Judy, Berkshire. Discover the Secrets of the Four Pillars of Destiny Starter professional ba zi course. Learn ba zi with Richard in 2011/12. Save £400… Read More