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February 17, 2005
The Real Estate Adviser: Consider a feng shui check before you sell
By TOM KELLY
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
I have been acquainted with the philosophy of feng shui since the mid-1980s, when an old friend was considering this ancient Chinese art of alignment, or geomancy, for his office projects in several West Coast cities.
If feng shui is positive, it is said to ensure good fortune and harmony. Feng shui, pronounced "fung schway" and sometimes written as "fung shui" is translated as "wind and water." It is a mix of mystical Buddhist and Taoist rules for positioning buildings and arranging their interiors to balance the forces of nature.
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