March 23rd, 2012
Richard receiving Xuan Kong Da Gua certificate from Master Mas Kehardthum in Bangkok. A sweet and brilliant man who almost convinced me that Feng Shui is a science. His method is quite unorthodox but absolutely logical.
March 12th, 2012
Well that’s essentially how we learn, isn’t it? Albert Einstein suggested that the definition of insanity was to keep doing the same thing while expecting a different outcome. I’ve been teaching ba zi to a very able group for the last few months and one of the many new insights they have gained (and, incidentally,… Read More
February 24th, 2012
Read about Kelly Hoppen and her Feng Shui in the Huffington Post
February 23rd, 2012
I knew it was a bit radical to suggest that Queen of Taupe, Kelly Hoppen, introduced some red into her office this year. But she’s a good sport and it was necessary fine tuning. However I was humbled and delighted to read about her reaction to the changes in the Huffington Post. Colour of course… Read More
January 23rd, 2012
You will note from my Animal Fortunes that the smart Dragon adopts a new approach in a The Year of Sudden Change. Dragons like myself suffer what is is known as the self clash. This means they don’t play well among themselves. A Dragon year then is likely to feel fraught with competition. The Dragon… Read More
December 9th, 2011
** ‘No 2012 doom’ in Mayan prophecy ** A new reading of texts carved by the ancient Mayan civilisation reveals they did not predict the end of the world in 2012, experts say. The Rat is the keeper of secrets. The time of the Rat is the dead both of night and winter. But life… Read More
December 9th, 2011
Here is Richard surveying at the Five Stones development in Kuala Lumpur in November. A very good time to be surveying there, given the temperature in England at the time! More to follow.
November 16th, 2011
These days the Atlantic shipping lanes in the centuries before Columbus are generally recognised to have been like Piccadilly Circus on a Friday night. What with Vikings, Romans, Phoenicians and the Irish Saint Brendan the Navigator, who appears to have popped out for a pocket of fags one Sunday morning and returned having discovered Newfoundland,… Read More
November 7th, 2011
Extract from BBC Radio 4 the ‘Today’ programme, 19th October 2011 The almost throwaway opening to this discussion on Radio 4 is worth rewinding and hearing again. Yes, buildings hold feelings. In fact anything dense may hold feelings. A neighbouring church for instance, is generally considered a feng shui no-no. This is essentially because, like… Read More
November 1st, 2011
This piece on BBC Radio Four revisits the facts of the age bias in schools. Most over-achievers, especially sporting, are born between September & January. Few have late summer birthdays. This makes sense because, at the age of eleven, let alone five, the difference in development between children born even six months apart is considerable.… Read More