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>> Can I really do this myself
What if I want to do this stuff myself?
by Cate Bramble
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Many
people enjoy the creative and experimental approach to Feng
Shui. |
They
employ the scientific principles of keen observation, careful methodology,
patience, and a healthy dose of skepticism. Just remember that the
creative approach works best for the most general and vague Feng
Shui readings, and is not to be considered for an accurate appraisal
of a building.
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Creative
and experimental Feng Shui is best for the untutored novice, |
far
better than a book in one hand and a Lou Pan in another.
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Every
Feng Shui adept has a store of horrifying anecdotes involving |
damage
control -- that is, being called in to clean up after a self-styled
"master" misapplied Feng Shui to a business or residence.
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Think
of it this way. Nobody in their right mind would think of
performing |
major
surgery on a family member without benefit of medical schooling
or practice. Similarly, no sane person would consult a physician
who uses medical diagnostic equipment with one hand and holds a
medical textbook in the other.
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"Personal
experimentation," as Master Lam Kam Chuen notes, "is no |
substitute
for the professional advice of an authentic Feng Shui practitioner,"
especially when you are dealing with complex calculations of time
and space -- which is what Feng Shui is all about.
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Many
of the Do-It-Yourself School have come to a different realization
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about
their abilities after reading one or two of the better sort of Feng
Shui books.
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After
reading Larry Sang's book and trying to read her house one
woman |
commented,
"I now realize that Feng Shui is definitely not something to 'dabble
in.' It is an unlocking of the mysteries of the universe, and is
very powerful. The people who play at 'Feng Shui readings' are messing
with something they should deeply respect. I regret that I believed
I had the background to perform my own house reading, simply because
I had the desire."
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