I never knew what Feng Shui was until I became a home inspector and found so many notes and books on Feng Shui in many of the homes that I was inspecting. It seems that the Asian culture here has a serious interest in Feng Shui.
Now, of course, I have my own personal Feng Shui expert by the name of Carole Provenzale. No, she's not mine alone. She's actually available to everyone here at ActiveRain because she's an ActiveRain member and owner of Feng Shui Long Island and New York.
Every time I go over to Carol's blog, I find that I've been practicing a little bit of Feng Shui here and there but just didn't know it. Perhaps that has something to do with who I am as a person. I don't know. While visiting Carol's blog today, I found out that "amethysts are known to have healing properties." I wonder if they have preventive properties, too, because I rarely get sick -- these past few days are an exception and worthy of a blog post all its own -- and I've had amethysts in my home for many decades, an appreciation that I got from my wise old grandmother who loved the color purple and anything that was purple.
Just before my wise old grandmother died in 2003, she gave me her amethyst bookends during my last visit with her:
If you're feeling a little under the weather, or your house just doesn't feel right, or you're just curious about Feng Shui like I was, hope on over to Carole's blog and do some reading. Also go with an open mind since so many people are afraid of something that they don't understand, too afraid to try to understand it. I'm not an expert on Feng Shui, but you just might learn some things like I have.
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Russel, What a delightful surprise, thank you! no wonder you're rarely sick, crystals are mined from the earth and each is considered to have their own special properties. Amethyst is to achieve and maintain health. And some people actually DO have what we call "Intuitive Feng Shui." You just might be one :) I am always amazed when I see it in a client's home! Thanks again my friend.