Can a House's Layout Predict a Plane Crash? A Landform Case Study
（A case study by Hu Baihong）In September of 2009, a friend came to visit. He was a businessman who split his time between Taiwan and the mainland, and like most visits between old friends, the conversation wandered. At some point it landed on feng shui, the way it often did when we sat together.He asked, almost as an afterthough...
Why This Shop Failed: 3 Feng Shui Store Layout Mistakes
Running a guitar shop is part passion, part investment. The owner of this small store in Taiwan loved what they did. But after years of struggle, the shop closed. The money ran out, and so did the time.Feng Shui Store Layout Mistakes Causing FailureWhat went wrong? The usual suspects apply: niche market, limited foot traffic, co...
Beam Above Bed Feng Shui: What It Means and How to Fix It
A wooden or concrete beam running across the ceiling above a bed is one of the most frequently flagged concerns in classical feng shui consultations, yet it remains one of the least understood outside of China. Western readers who encounter the topic through BTB-influenced sources often come away with a simplified picture: a bea...
Why You Can't Sleep in Your New Home (And What to Do About It)
You finally moved in. The boxes are unpacked, the furniture is arranged, and the bed is set up exactly where it seemed to fit best. But now you can't sleep in your new home. Maybe you're waking up at 3am, lying there stiff and alert, or dragging yourself out of bed more exhausted than when you lay down.You're not imagining it. S...
Why Is My Baby Cross Eyed? How Your Nursery Setup May Be Contributing
You notice your baby's eye drifting to the side, or maybe they always seem to look at things from the same angle. The pediatrician says it's probably normal, give it time. But something nags at you.You've checked the obvious things. But have you checked the room itself?This article looks at two environmental factors that feng sh...
Tree in Front of House Feng Shui: What Position, Distance, and Shape Actually Mean
Tree in Front of House Feng ShuiA tree standing in front of your home is one of the most common feng shui concerns homeowners raise. The standard answer found across most English-language sources is blunt: a single tree facing the front door creates a "poison arrow" and must be remedied or removed.Classical landform feng shui — ...
T-Intersection Feng Shui: What It Means for Your Home and How to Protect Yourself
Late on the night of October 29, 2009, a massive explosion tore through a detached house, sending a fireball into the night sky and leaving nothing behind but charred debris by morning. The cause was a gas leak that had ignited — but to a feng shui practitioner looking at the site, the catastrophe came as little surprise. The ho...
A Store That Thieves Couldn't Stop Targeting: What Does Feng Shui See?
Source: The Asahi Shimbun / Haiwainet, August 12A Store That Thieves Couldn't Stop TargetingA Korean couple visiting Osaka, Japan, turned a drugstore run into a repeated theft operation — hitting the same location seven times before finally getting caught on their eighth attempt.According toThe Asahi Shimbun, 25-year-old Cho Ki-...
Is Your Bed Placement Causing Anxiety? A Feng Shui Explanation
You come home after a long day, close the bedroom door, and somehow feel worse. The low-grade tension you were carrying doesn't lift — it thickens. You lie down and your mind accelerates. You wake up at 2am with your heart already moving fast, and you don't know why.Most people in this situation reach for an explanation that fee...
What Is Landform (Form School) Feng Shui? A Clear Beginner’s Guide
Landform (Form School) Feng Shui is the branch of feng shui that studies how physical surroundings affect a home, building, or site. It looks at terrain, roads, neighboring structures, open space, shelter, pressure, and movement. In simple terms, it asks whether an environment helps people settle and thrive, or puts them under s...