I was having a game of golf at Nambucca Heads on the New South Wales Mid North Coast and my playing partner asked me what was I doing next? I had just returned from overseas and I think the locals get a fair bit of chat material from my movements and things I get up to. ‘’Well’’, I replied, ‘’I’m [...]
How could there be disharmony at Harmony? Well, circumstances change ideals and dreams and “Harmony on the Broadwater” was one of them. About four years ago in 2006 a unique Australian residential unit complex was proposed at Biggera Waters, Queensland. The development modelled on Feng Shui and becoming Australia’s first Feng Shui residential development based on Feng Shui principles, employing [...]
I was having a few beers in the Paddington Hotel near Petrie Terrace, Brisbane in Australia with an old Pommy mate of mine when a girl sauntered by and asked whether we minded if she sat down. Thinking my luck has finally changed, I started conservation and the lady advised she did martial art instruction for a living. Probably to [...]
I’ve often wondered why our perceptions of a landscape are ones of acceptance or denial. No doubt our senses (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch) ‘’read the site’’ and relay its values to us. If we sustain a positive acceptance to the site, there should be some guiding influences encouraging us to do so. I’m sure our education and experiences [...]
About 4/5 years ago I read Gill Hale’s ‘The Feng Shui Garden’ and was relieved to have found a publication recognising the potential role Feng Shui could play in gardening practice. The publication reinforced my conviction about Yin and Yang influence on 5 element balance and applying this method alone could stimulate positive Chi (Qi) energy accumulation in our surroundings. [...]
Over the past so many years I’ve developed a vision of Chi (Qi) seen through 8 elements. I first saw these as a composition at Callala Bay on the New South Wales South Coast of Australia on an extraordinary afternoon gazing over a veranda with beer in hand and the sounds of the Rolling Stones in the background. I noticed [...]
One question which bugs me is…. what is Chi (Qi)? It’s been bugging me for about a decade and fathoming its depths can be a lifelong study. And damn frustrating and exasperating. Ok, I could just jump into the books and accept what had been written about chi (Qi) energy. That will get me by, but do I really understand [...]