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Booklist The following is a list of books which are recommended by various members of several of the feng shui mail lists. Some of the books are out of print, but may possibly be located through a book search service. Books which are highlighted as links may be ordered directly by clicking on the linked title. This service is being offered in association with amazon.com or with other book retail services as specified through the site link. Above and beyond any other materials available, the classic traditinal texts of the Dao and the Yi Jing are essential reading concerning all tradtional Chinese philosophies. Feng Shui Chinese Astrology Yi Jing Dao Traditional Chinese Medicine Qi Gong Chinese Language
FENG SHUI An Anthropological Analysis of Chinese Geomancy by Stephan D. R. Feuchtwang, Oriental Book Store, Hardcover Reprint Edition, December 1985, ISBN 0899863612, US$25.00. This may be one of the most scholarly and detailed books about Chinese Geomancy available. As notified by publisher on 29 January 2000, this title is currently out of print. Efforts are underway to republish this material. Pending announcement will be made as soon as success or failure is guaranteed - Bill The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui by Elizabeth Moran and Val Biktashev, Alpha Books, May 1999, ISBN 0028631056, US$15.16. This may be one of the most informative books about feng shui and four pillars ever written. Lorraine Wilcox, Dr. Stephen Field, and Master Joseph Yu were also involved in this project. The Feng Shui Correspondence Course offered by Master Joseph Yu is generally regarded as the best interpretation of feng shui available in the English language. The introductory Elementary Level Feng Shui Course provides some basic history and basic principles of Traditional Chinese Feng Shui systems. The Intermedidate Level Feng Shui Course provides some background and application according to the Eight Mansions Theory which is prerequisite to more advanced theories. The Advanced Level Feng Shui Course introduces and expounds on Xuan Kong Feng Shui, commonly referred to as Flying Stars. All three courses are highly recommended. The Principles of Feng Shui by Master Larry Sang, American Feng Shui Institute, 1994, ISBN 0964458306 is available for order. This indispensible work is of the finest feng shui books available in the English language, this book is highly recommended. Sifu Sang is currently in the process of publishing several other books concerning Feng Shui and Chinese Astrologies. Feng Shui: The Ancient Wisdom of Harmonious Living for Modern Times by Eva Wong, Shambala Publications, July 1996, ISBN 1570621004. Excellent work on the history and philosophy of traditional Chinese feng shui, including excellent information on Form School. Highly recommended. Feng Shui Handbook: How to Create a Healthier Living & Working Environment by Master Lam Kam Chuen, Henry Holt & Company, Inc., January 1996, ISBN 0805042156. Excellent presentations of qi flows through structures. Highly recommended. Personal Feng Shui Manual: How to Develop a Healthy and Harmonious Lifestyle by Master Lam Kam Chuen, Henry Holt & Company, Inc., March 1998, ISBN 0805055584. Excellent presentations of qi flows through structures. Highly recommended. Feng Shui: The Pillars of Destiny by Master Raymond Lo, Times Books International, ISBN 9812044809, US$12.50, Cased. Introduction to the principles of feng shui and the Four Pillars of Destiny, demonstrates the effects of Chinese metaphysics on personal power. Feng-Shui and Destiny by Master Raymond Lo. Feng-Shui and Destiny for Families: The Indispensible Guide for Every Home by Master Raymond Lo, Times Books International, Inc., August 1998, ISBN 9812040404, US$12.50, Softcover. Uses Feng Shui and Four Pillars to understand and enrich your family life and relationships. Feng Shui & Destiny for Managers by Master Raymond Lo, Times Books International, ISBN 9812046208, US$12.50, Cased. Introduction to basic Chinese metaphysics for risk assesment. Feng Shui & Your Health : A Guide to High Vitality (Asian Studies, Feng Shui) by Dr. Jes T.Y, Lim, Heian International Publishing Company, July 1999, paperback, ISBN 0893469157. The Ultimate Guide To Practical 8 Mansions Feng Shui by Grand Master Simon Wong, Yellow Dragon International, £29.95 or $44.95, : 2 books 10% , all 3 books 20% discount, Digital Format: "Adobe Acrobat" PDF File. Book 1 of "The Ultimate Guide To Practical Feng Shui Trilogy". The Ultimate Guide To Practical Flying Star Feng Shui by Grand Master Simon Wong, Yellow Dragon International, £29.95 or $44.95, : 2 books 10% , all 3 books 20% discount, Digital Format: "Adobe Acrobat" PDF File. Book 2 of "The Ultimate Guide To Practical Feng Shui Trilogy". The Ultimate Guide To Practical Landscape Feng Shui by Grand Master Simon Wong, Yellow Dragon International, £29.95 or $44.95, : 2 books 10% , all 3 books 20% discount, Digital Format: "Adobe Acrobat" PDF File. Book 3 of "The Ultimate Guide To Practical Feng Shui Trilogy". Applied Feng Shui Made Easy, First Edition by Cecil Lee, Geomancy.Net, 1999, a Cyber-Book. This comprehensive understanding of Feng Shui is available for download. Feng Shui: Discover Money, Health and Love by Mark Douglas Marfori, Dragon Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0963774840. This book primarily deals with 8 Mansions Theory in an elementary format based in the teachings of Larry Sang. Chinese Geomancy: A Laymans Guide to Feng Shui by Evelyn Lip, Heian International Publishing Company; ISBN 0893462861, $7.96, Paperback. Feng Shui for the Home by Evelyn Lip, Heian International Publishing Company, February 1990, ISBN 0893463272, $7.96, Paperback. Feng Shui for Business by Evelyn Lip, Heian International Publishing Company, August 1990, ISBN 0893463264, $7.96, Paperback. The Design & Feing Shui of Logos, Trademarks & Signboards by Evelyn Lip, Heian International Publishing Company; ISBN 0893468649, $12.95, Paperback. Feng Shui Strategies for Business Success : Arranging Your Office for Success and Prosperity With Personalized Astrological Charts by T. Raphael Simons, Three Rivers Press, November 1998, ISBN 0609802305, $16.80, Paperback.
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CHINESE ASTROLOGIES The Four Pillars Correspondence Course offered by Master Joseph Yu is the most highly regarded interpretation of this form of Chinese Astrology available in the English language. This course is highly recommended. The Zi Wei Dou Shu Correspondence Course offered by Master Joseph Yu is the most highly regarded interpretation of this form of Chinese Astrology available in the English language. This course is highly recommended. As an adjunct, the Zi Wei Dou Shu Software developed by Nick Pham in collaboration with Master Jospeh Yu supplements the Zi Wei Dou Shu Correspondence Course. The American Atlas : U.S. Longitudes & Latitudes Time Changes and Time Zones compiled by Thomas G. Shanks, Acs Pubns, Singapore, January 1996, ISBN 0935127380, US$31.96, Paperback. Essential data for computation of time, including the discrepancies caused by daylight saving time systems. Exceptionally recommended for astrological use. The International Atlas : World Longitudes & Latitudes Time Changes and Time Zones compiled by Thomas G. Shanks, Acs Pubns, Singapore, July 1999, ISBN 0935127690, US$31.96, Paperback. Essential data for computation of time. Exceptionally recommended for astrological use. Discover Your Destiny: Your Future Revealed! by Hee Yin Fan, Times Books International, Singapore, 1996, ISBN 9812046704, US$12.50, Hardcover. Four Pillars instruction. The author is a student of Raymond Lo. The Way to Chinese Astrology: The Four Pillars of Destiny by Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec, translated by N. Derek Poulsen, 1983, ISBN 0041330102. Reputedly one of the best books ever written on Four Pillars. Out of Print. The Eight Signs of Your Destiny by Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. This book contains the necessary Four Pillars formulas. Out of Print. Pillars of the Destiny: The Chronomancie, Expression of the Chinese Vision of the World by Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec, October 1995, ISBN 2901795986. This book gives the rules and tables allowing the establishment of the horoscope and exposes the principles which govern the Chinese divination. A refernce book which highlights many aspects of the Chinese thought. Taoist Astrology : A Handbook of the Authentic Chinese Tradition by Susan Levitt and Jean Tang , Destiny Books, July 1997, ISBN 0892816066, $11.96, Paperback. The mysteries of Taoist natural science, Asian astrology, medicine, psychology, and five element theory.
Authentic Chinese Horoscopes by Kwok Man-ho with Martin Palmer and Joanne O'Brien, 1987, ISBN 0099529408. Instruction in Tzu Wei (Purple Star) techinque, it is possible to cast the Tzu Wei chart from the information. Personalize Your Feng Shui: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Pillars of Destiny by Evelyn Lip, Heian International Publishing, Inc., October 1997, ISBN 0893468487. Instruction in Four Pillars, this book is considered controversial because it appears to relegate Four Pillars to the Chinese Lunar Calendar while most practitioners of Four Pillars use the Chinese Solar Calendar. Path to Good Fortune: The Meng by Lily Chung, Llewellyn Publications, May 1997, ISBN 1567181333. This book is considered controversial because it appears to relegate Four Pillars to the Chinese Lunar Calendar while most practitioners of Four Pillars use the Chinese Solar Calendar. Anthology of I Ching by W. A. Sherrill, Viking Penguin, February 1990, ISBN 0140192069, this is one of the two 1990, ISBN 0140192069, this is one of the two authors who began the controversial recommendations concerning changes to the applications of Stems and Branches for the Southern hemisphere. Appendices promote the idea that Yi Jing astrology applied to the Southern hemisphere is 5-1/2 years behind the Northern Hemisphere. Out of print. Astrology of I Ching by W. K. Chu & Wen-Kaung Chu, Viking Penguin, September 1993, ISBN 0140194398, this is one of the two authors who began the controversial recommendations concerning changes to the applications of Stems and Branches for the Southern hemisphere. Appendices promote the idea that Yi Jing astrology applied to the Southern hemisphere is 5-1/2 years behind the Northern Hemisphere. Out of print. The Astronomical Formulas Electronic Book by Dr. Martin V. Zombeck of the Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, an original work for Mathsoft, available for order online.
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YI JING I Ching: The Book of Changes and the Unchanging Truth by Hua-Ching Ni, Seven Star Communicatins Group, November 1990, ISBN 0937064815. Regarded as one of the best Yi Jing texts available, this book includes discourses on the forces that govern the universe, yin-yang theory, the five phases of energy, the heavenly and earthly cycles, the natural calendar, the constellations, two treatsies by Confucius on harmonious coexistence with these cycles, and translations of the sixty-four hexagrams. I Ching: The Classic of Changes (Classics of Ancient China) by Edward L. Shaughnessy, Ballantine Books, January 1998, ISBN 0345421124. The "I Ching" is one of the seminal texts of Chinese culture. Included in the 1973 Mawangdui, China archaeological discovery of a number of silk manuscripts dating back to 168 B.C. was a version of the I Ching and four commentaries lost for more than two thousand years. The text differs somewhat from accepted versions, primarily in the systematic and logical arrangement of the hexagrams, variant names of hexagrams, and the more Taoist tone of the "Appended Judgments". The texts have been translated into English for the first time by one of West's leading scholars of the I Ching. I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change: The First Complete Translation With Concordance by Rudolf Ritsema (Editor)and Stephen Karcher (Contributor), Element, December 1994, ISBN 1852305363, $24.47, Hardcover. Extremely highly rated, this book presents material previously unavailable to Westerners. The Taoist I Ching by I-Ming Liu, Thomas Cleary (Translator), Shambhala Publications, June 1986, paperback, ISBN 0394743873. The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation by Alfred Huang (Translator), Inner Traditions International Ltd, May 1998, hardcover, ISBN 0892816562. A History of Chinese Philosophy: Period of Classical Learning Vol 2 by Fung Yu-Lan, translated by Derk Bodde, Princeton University Press, (May 1983), ISBN 0691020221. This book provides many details and traces the Yi Jing calendar back as far as the first century, BC. The I Ching hexagram calendar is discussed extensively. I Ching Workbook by R. L. Wing, Doubleday, March 1979, ISBN 038512838X. This book provides explanations in extremely simple terms. I Ching and the Genetic Code: The Hidden Key to Life by Martin Schonberger, Aurora Press, November 1992, ISBN 094335837X. DNA and the I Ching: The Tao of Life by Johnson F. Yan, North Atlantic Books, August 1991, ISBN 1556430973. Tao of Chaos by Katya Walter, Element Books, Inc., ISBN 0614976863. This book is also about DNA and the I Ching. Tao of Chaos: DNA & the I Ching: Unlocking the Code of the Universe by Katya Walter, Element Books, Inc., July 1996, ISBN 1852308060. Tao of Chaos: Merging East & West by Katya Walter, Kairos Center, September 1994, ISBN 1884178170. Tao of I Ching : Way to Divination by Tsung Hwa Jou, Charles E Tuttle Company, January 1985, ISBN 0804814236, US$17.47, Hardcover. This book provides an interpretion of the Plum Flower Method of divination based on the Yi Ching and using the Western calendar.
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Taoist Classics : The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary, Volume 1 by Thomas Cleary (Translator), Shambhala Publications, December 1999, hardcover, ISBN 1570624852. Taoist Classics : The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary, Volume 2 by Thomas Cleary (Translator), Shambhala Publications, December 1999, hardcover, ISBN 1570624860. Taoist Classics : The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary, Volume 3 by Thomas Cleary (Translator), Shambhala Publications, February 2000, hardcover, ISBN 1570624879. Taoist Classics : The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary, Volume 4 by Thomas Cleary (Translator), Shambhala Publications, February 2000, hardcover, ISBN 1570624887. The Complete Works of Lao Tzu : Tao Teh Ching and Hua Hu Ching by Master Hua-Ching Ni, SevenStar Communications Group, October 1998, paperback, ISBN 0937064009. The Taoist Inner View of Universe and the Immortal Realm by Master Hua-Ching Ni, SevenStar Communications Group, May 1980, paperback, ISBN 0937064025. Wen-Tzu: Understanding the Mysteries: Further Teachings of Lao-Tzu by Lao-Tzu, Thomas Cleary (Translator), Shambhala Publications(Shambhala Dragon Editions), October 1992, paperback, ISBN 0877738629. Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu by Brian Walker, Harper San Francisco, September 1995, paperback, ISBN 0060692456. Taoist Yoga by Pi Ch'en Chao (Charles Luk), Samuel Weiser, October 1990, paperback, ISBN 0877280673. Tao & Longevity: Mind-Body Transformation by Wen Kuan P.H.D. Chu, Huai-Chin Nan, Samuel Weiser, October 1990, paperback, ISBN 087728542X.
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TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE Medcom Online offers various books on TCM and qigong available for order online. Chinese Medicine: The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted J. Kaptchuk, Contemporary Books, ISBN 0809228408. This book offers an excellent introduction to TCM and is actually a prerequisite for many TCM courses. Between Heaven & Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine by Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold, Ballantine Books, September 1992, ISBN 0345379748. This is and excellent text on acupuncture and five element theory. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen With Commentary by Maoshing Ni, Shambhala Publications, May 1995, ISBN 1570620806. Healing with Whole Foods: Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition by Paul Pitchford, North Atlantic Books, 1993, ISBN 1556432208. This vast compendium of theory, tradition and applications is indispensible. Optimum Time for Acupuncture: A Collection of Tradtional Chinese Chronotherapeutics compiled by Liu Bing Quan, translated by Wang Qi Liang, Medcom Limited, ISBN 14E2321-D, $US41.00. The Chinese System of Food Cures : Prevention and Remedies by Henry C. Lu, Sterling Publications, June 1986, ISBN 0806963085. This text delves into the classifications of food by physical conditions and explanation of the five flavors, the five energies, the movements, and the organic actions.
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QI GONG Qigong: The Secret of Youth - Da Mo's Muscle/Tendon Changing and Marrow/Brain Washing Classics by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, YMAA Publication Center, June 2000, ISBN 1886969841, translation of rare ancient manuscripts Yi Jin Jing and Xi Sui Jing detailing techniques for longevity and enlightenment, extremely highly recommended. The Root of Chinese Qigong : Secrets for Health, Longevity & Enlightenment by Dr. Jwing-Ming Yang, Ymaa Publications, December 1997, ISBN 1886969507. Awaken Healing Light of the Tao by Mantak Chia, Charles E Tuttle Co, September 1993, ISBN 0935621466, instructs qigong. The Way of Energy: Mastering the Chinese Art of Internal Strength With Chi Kung Exercise by Lam Kam Chuen, Fireside, November 1991, ISBN 0671736450, extremely highly recommended. Warriors of Stillness: Meditative Traditions in the Chinese Martial Arts (Warriors of Stillness-Meditative Traditions in the Chinese Martial Arts) by Jan Diepersloot, Center for Healing & the Arts, March 1997, paperback, ISBN 0964997606. The Tao of Yiquan: The Method of Awareness in the Martial Arts (Warriors of Stillness : Meditative Traditions in the Chinese Martial Arts, Volume 2) by Jan Diepersloot, Center for Healing & the Arts, March 2000, paperback, ISBN 0964997614. Empty Force: The Ultimate Martial Art: The Power of Chi for Self-Defense and Energy Healing by Paul Dong & Thomas Raffill, Element Books, Incorporated, April 1996, ISBN 1852307838, asserts empirical documentation of qi, instructs qigong. Iron Body Ninja: The Secrets of Superior Strength by Ashida Kim, Carol Publishing Group, September 1997, ISBN 080651910X, (don't dismiss the content by the title), instructs qigong. Harnessing the Power of the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Principles and Practice of Chi-Gung by Daniel P. Reid, Shambhala Publications, October 1998, ISBN 1570623376. The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity : A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way by Daniel P. Reid, Fireside, September 1997, ISBN 067164811X. Return to Index
CHINESE LANGUAGE Gateway to the Chinese Classics: A Practical Introduction to Literary Chinese by Jeannette L. Faurot, China Books & Periodicals, March 1995, Paperback, ISBN 0835125378, this book is user friendly, very thorough, tremendously helpful, uses pinyin with traditional characters, and teaches guwen or wenyan (literary Chinese), helps improve reading skills. Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar by Edwin G. Pulleyblank, Univ of British Columbia, January 1998, paperback, ISBN 0774805412, Extremely academic, uses quite esoteric grammatical jargon, sometimes difficult to follow, helps improve reading skills, uses pinyin with traditional characters, teaches guwen or wenyan (literary Chinese), and helps improve reading skills. Return to Index