# Has Feng Shui Worked For You? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 11, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751 "2005-04-11T05:38:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/1 "2005-04-11T05:38:32Z")
Feng Shui is all the rage these days. Has it ever actually ended up seeming to cause significant effects for you? Other than a clean or differently arranged house, has it helped you get a job, find that snuggle-bunny, or improve your health, in your opinion? I’m skeptical, since I’ve heard of people doing it, but never of it _working_ for them. Anyone here have such an experience? Please no “Feng shui is crap” replies, I’ve heard those in spades and I’m curious if I can find one from the other side. Also, no replying to people if they say it has worked for them with “it’s all in your head…blah blah blah”. This is opinion, not fact or debate. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/2 "2005-04-11T07:21:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Also, no replying to people if they say it has worked for them with “it’s all in your head…blah blah blah”. This is opinion, not fact or debate. And if it _did_ work, this would also be opinion, unless you’re willing to accept the highly dubious correlation between nonsensical superstition and fortunate events in that person’s life at face value. ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/3 "2005-04-11T07:30:58Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > And if it _did_ work, this would also be opinion, unless you’re willing to accept the highly dubious correlation between nonsensical superstition and fortunate events in that person’s life at face value. Obviously. But I’ve never heard that opinion, and I’m curious to see if anyone actually has it. ---
**Author:** ![sleepygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sleepygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleepygirl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/4 "2005-04-11T20:10:33Z")
wow lots of rules to reply here. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/5 "2005-04-11T20:21:13Z")
The best I can say it’s done for me is give me more floor space. Although things have been looking up for me as of late, I hardly think the location of my sleeper sofa has much to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![huk24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@huk24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huk24)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/6 "2005-04-12T09:45:53Z")
My sister swears by it, but personally I’m not seeing the rewards that she might be reaping. I do believe in karma though – or at least – I believe that if you do the right thing by other people and go the extra mile occasionally, that good things will happen to you also. I won’t speculate on why ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/7 "2005-04-12T11:39:47Z")
Feng Shui - I’m going to try not to say “this is crap”. The most it will really do for you is give you more space, as Lord Ashtar says, and make your house look a little more decorative. As well as probably keep you neater, if you’re trying to keep all that stuff in its proper place then you’ll have to stay clean. However, I see no difference between feng shui and decorating your house in a way that pleases you and that is easy to work in/around. ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/8 "2005-04-12T15:24:13Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Feng Shui - I’m going to try not to say “this is crap”. The most it will really do for you is give you more space, as Lord Ashtar says, and make your house look a little more decorative. As well as probably keep you neater, if you’re trying to keep all that stuff in its proper place then you’ll have to stay clean. > > However, I see no difference between feng shui and decorating your house in a way that pleases you and that is easy to work in/around. _sigh_ Obviuously. This is why I started this thread. I’ve never actually heard a person say, “Wow, since fen shui-ing I really HAVE noticed various areas of my life getting better!” I’ve heard plenty of the others. But why is it such a rage when no one ever gets “results”? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/9 "2005-04-12T15:31:26Z")
One might ask the same thing about astrology or reading tea leaves. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/10 "2005-04-12T17:51:10Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > One might ask the same thing about astrology or reading tea leaves. . . .or praying, or going to church. . . ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/11 "2005-04-12T20:33:34Z")
Meh. What could it hurt? I don’t practice it, because I cannot find one source that seem to be authoritative. Jeebus knows I wouldn’t know which “expert” to follow. It also seems damned complicated and where do kids come in? My house is cluttered with their stuff! Should I lose them, as well as the clutter? Tell us what impact it has on you-maybe you’ll get converts! ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/12 "2005-04-12T21:34:52Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Tell us what impact it has on you-maybe you’ll get converts! Oh, I have no plan to try something that needlessly complicated. I’m curious for curiousity’s sake. Mainly because while I know people who _swear_ astrology works, and tarot cards are the bees knees, I’ve never heard anyone say, “Feng Shui worked for me!” ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-feng-shui-worked-for-you/298751/13 "2005-04-12T21:48:41Z")
I used Feng Shui principles when decorating and arranging my living room. Basically, I feel more relaxed and serene when I’m in that room. Yes, it’s possible to achieve that result without using Feng Shui but simply good design, but I’m pleased. I wasn’t specifically trying to better any particular part of my life, I just wanted to feel more comfortable and less anxious and the design elements appeal to me. And Feng Shui need not be complicated. It’s not necessary (or even possible) to take every suggestion. A good book for some general information is The Practical Encyclopedia of Feng Shui by Gill Hale. Beautiful pictures, simple explanations.