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    Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui

    By Karen Kingston

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    Drawing on her wealth of experience as a Feng Shui and Space Clearing consultant, Karen Kingston explains how clutter is stuck energy with far-reaching physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects. Her inspiring book will motivate you to clutter clear as never before, once you realize just how much your junk is holding you back!

    This book was the first ever to focus on the highly transformational process of clearing clutter in the context of Feng Shui. Originally published in paperback 1998, it was completely revised and updated in 2008 to include many updates and a whole new chapter about time clutter.

    First published as an ebook in 2010, this 2011 ebook edition includes a few more updates and another new chapter especially for people who find it hard to let go of clutter. It is also the ultimate clutter-free edition since it will take up no physical space on your bookshelf at all!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaren Kingston
    Release dateMar 28, 2011
    ISBN9781908050021
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    • 4/5
      This book was published in 1999. The popularity of decorating with the help of Feng Shui techniques has been used for quite sometime and I really didn't expect to learn much that was new but perhaps I would get a kickstart using these methods to motivate me to get some housecleaning done. Reading the book was well worth my time as the study of why you are a clutterholic and what damage this can impose on your life was central to the business of figuring out how to solve your problems. There was plenty of ideas for personal introspection and suggestions for dealing with your sticking points. There was not so much about what colors go where and that stuff, but why should you be allowing all this clutter. There was instruction for drawing your own bagua on paper and how to work with that. There was a lot covered about everything in just the proper doses so it was easy to read and work with. Definitely it is not an outdated book.
    • 2/5
      I've been on a purge of the "stuff" in our home for a while now, and hoped this book would encourage me to go forth with renewed energy. It did, a little, but I also found a lot in it that made me more irritated at the author than inspired. Books by my bed don't mean that my primary relationship is with books rather than people. It means that I'm an avid reader and read a lot of books, though (now) keep only a smidgeon of what I read. If my house catches on fire, it's not the universe biting me in the behind for my clutter, though it would be a misfortune. I found the author to be a bit patronizing, as well. What would really help me is a book that told me how to separate memories from objects, or how to detach myself from the joy those memories bring me of loved ones now gone, or times now past. It's not a sin to treasure memories, and sometimes objects help keep the heart whole, or help a wounded one heal. I want to cut down on our possessions mostly because I know it would make my husband happy, and to save my children from having to decide what to do with it all. The toy mechanical tiger that was my father's has memories for me from his stories, but they not only never met him, but never heard me tell the stories. Ebay, anyone? I think I need inspiration/motivation from inside myself rather than from inside the pages of a book. Thank you blogging for books for sending me this book. I am removing it from the pile beside my bed, to help declutter the house.
    • 2/5
      Eh it was ok. I skimmed through a bit of it then realized that I could just make my own way to clean my stuff and be happier with the result.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely inspirational! 'Nuff said.
    • 1/5
      I'm sure that Ms. Kingston's advice works very well for other people, but a lot of what she said boiled down to advice I've heard many times about how an orderly house leads to an orderly life, or that you feel better if you have less clutter. This would make for a fine book, except that I find some of her other statements offensive. If your house burns down, that's a sign from the universe that you need to restart your life. If you have books near your bed, then your primary relationship is with them and not people. If you have extra cans of food in your house, it's great to just throw them away. If they were outdated, I would totally agree with that statement, but otherwise, wouldn't it be better karma to donate them to a food pantry? I'm sure there are many people out there who wouldn't have any problem with the above statements and many of the others that she provides, but I found most of them to be quite irksome. If it wasn't such a short book, I wouldn't have finished it.
    • 3/5
      After all the great reviews I was a bit disappointed by this book. There were some useful quotes and ways of thinking about why you have so much clutter but it was lacking in practical tips and it didn't quite make me want to jump up and declutter the house. Definitely has some information worth taking away and using but not as much as I had expected.
    • 5/5
      This was the first book I read on feng shui. It explains how your home (and office) and the contents in it can impact your success in life. There is very little feng shui jargon in the book so it is a great starting point if you are just getting started with feng shui. At the same time, the author has a depth of experience that makes this book interesting for people who have been studying feng shui for awhile.
    • 5/5
      I rediscovered this book last week while in the garage unpacking boxes and boxes of books. Standing in the midst of clutter, a book on clutter is highly appealing. Reading a subtitle that says "Free Yourself from Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Clutter Forever" speaks loudly. This is an interesting book whether you buy into Feng Shui or not. Kingston makes a lot of good points, particularly in the realm of why we accumulate things and what it says about us and what it does to us. She quickly identifies problems and issues and offers reasons why action is needed.One particularly striking image that continues to speak to me is one that appeared when I read Kingston describing how each piece of clutter, item or book, has a piece of string that attaches itself to us so that we eventually become enshrouded and wrapped in all the strings connecting us to our things. In the realm of books alone I am a very tied up individual. I keep seeing strings to everything around me now as I sit in my office or move through the house. It is giving me a lot to think about. I've found this to be a highly effective book and recommend it to all fellow clutterbugs.
    • 4/5
      This book was an excellent motivator for getting organized and paring down. My New Year's resolution for 2007 was to end the year with 365 less posessions than I had at the start, and I hit that goal in just sixth months and plateaued. I was pleased with my progress and the changes it had made in my life enough that I knew I wanted to continue to pare down even further, but I was also comfortable at having reached my goal. This book gave me a renewed sense of purpose just when I needed it, and has me seeing quite clearly that I've barely even scratched the surface as far as the clutter in my life goes. It's a very small book, but very powerful. I easily read it in a few hours. I could've read it cover to cover in even less time, but I was so motivated that I kept setting it down to go sort through things, taking full advantage of that energy while it was fresh. I'm not even a believer in feng shui, but I do know we are psychologically bound to our possessions, and the basic message of this book will be helpful to anyone who feels their personal space is more chaotic than calming.
    • 4/5
      A great little guide which will help you get rid of all the stuff collecting dust on your shelves. Light and practical.
    • 4/5
      Good basic instructions for clearing clutter from your life but don't expect an in-depth look into Feng Shui. The author gets off track when she comments on colon cleansing and a product line available, as it reads like a pseudo-science infomercial.
    • 4/5
      The beginning was motivational for me to get rid of clutter. You do not have to believe in Feng Shui but it works as a framework to show the consequences of clutter and possible reasons behind it.The de-cluttering your time was a little weak. It included "eat that frog" and procrastination is basically a matter of will. The chapter on colon cleanse was stretching it too far.
    • 5/5
      #32, 2006#35, 2004This is a re-read for me. I first read this book a couple of years ago, and decided to revisit it. She's got a lot of good stuff here, mostly about how clutter stagnates the energy in our lives, and how clearing it out can be a really positive way to get things moving in the direction we want them to go. It's not a book on the specifics of Feng Shui, though - she's very general in her advice, so it would be a great first book on the subject for someone who is curious, but feels overwhelmed by all the calculations and elements and mansions and flying stars and things that you encounter when you get into any sort of serious study of Feng Shui. I find this book helps inspire me to make the changes I already know I want and need to make, but sometimes have trouble getting started actually making.LJ DiscussionReview for the first time I read the book
    • 5/5
      Ich habe das Buch nun zum 4. Mal gelesen, die ursprüngliche Buchfassung las ich im Jahr 2002, 2004 und 2007. Ich habe die beiden Fassungen nicht verglichen, meine mich aber erinnern zu können, dass in der aktualisierten Fassung Aussagen fehlen. Ich meine mich zu erinnern, dass es in der alten Fassung auch um Knopfsammlungen etc. ging. Aber egal, das Buch ist grandios. Ich befinde mich schon mitten in der Entrümpelungsphase, aber das Buch hat meinem Willen, wirklich ernsthaft den Besitz all der Dinge zu hinterfragen, noch einmal einen Schub gegeben. Und diesmal haben auch alle Parfümflakons das Haus verlassen, Schuhe, die ich aufhob um sie irgendwann einmal (wenn ich in Rente bin) vielleicht auf langen Spaziergängen tragen zu können (also in Jahrzehnten) sind jetzt auch weg und mir fallen immer neue Dinge ein, die ich nicht mehr aufbewahren will. Von dem Hinweis auf Feng Shui im Titel braucht man sich nicht beirren zu lassen, alle Entrümpelungstipps kann man völlig ohne Feng Shui beherzigen. Wer also Hilfe beim Kampf gegen überfüllte Keller und überquellende Schränke benötigt, dem sei das Buch wärmstens empfohlen.
    • 3/5
      Very interesting and definitely inspiring, but I warn you (as my daughter warned me) to SKIP the chapters on "inner clutter." I will not explain what the author means by that, even under torture. Princess Diana might have gone for it, though. Suffice it to say that as much as I liked most of the book, those chapters needed a more discriminating editor! There is also a bit too much of the "woo woo" (to quote the famous daughter again) new age stuff, which you can take with a grain of salt if (like me) you are not so much into that.In the final analysis, it is still a worthwhile read for people with clutter issues. Isn't that most people? Why else are there millions of those u-stor-it places all over the US? Quick, read this book before you rent one of those units.
    • 4/5
      Clutter has been a problem for me, but I’m now determined to tackle it. I first became curious about this book after conversing with the author during a LibraryThing author chat. She seemed to be addressing the issue of clutter from both its physical and metaphysical aspects. I became very curious about that.I found this small book to be an enjoyable and quick read. In addition, it should not add to anyone’s clutter problem as long as it is moved along fairly quickly to someone else after it has been read!The book is well organized. Each chapter is brief, to the point, and tells exactly what to do in each type of clutter situation. Parts of this book about environmental clutter were much more to my liking than parts about body clutter (e.g. a constipated colon). I’m not sure I ascribe to all of what the author believes in about body clutter.I thoroughly enjoyed the brief introduction to feng shui, though, and appreciated the fact that it did not elaborate any more about that topic in this book. It seems as if feng shui is something that needs to be delved into more deeply at another time and in another book. I’ll be sure to follow up on this at a later date.Does this book work? Well, within 24 hours of reading it, I was motivated to start decluttering with some closet cleaning, reorganizing, and charitable donations of clothing. Will my motivation continue? I hope so, but I’m not sure. Would I recommend this book to others? I would. Hey! It certainly can’t hurt.