Books : Feng Shui for Modern Living

Essential reading in classical feng shui and Chinese astrology from two of the field’s most respected authors writing in English: Dr Stephen Skinner and Dr Jin Peh.

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Author

Dr Stephen Skinner

Dr Stephen Skinner has written on feng shui since 1976, when The Living Earth Manual of Feng Shui became one of the first books on the subject published in English. His work runs from approachable home-styling guides through to advanced Flying Star practice and first English translations of Qing dynasty imperial texts. Below is the complete list of his feng shui titles available on Amazon.

Classical & Advanced Feng Shui

Advanced Flying Star Feng Shui by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Advanced Flying Star Feng Shui

Golden Hoard Press · 2015 · Hardback, 380 pp

The in-depth practitioner’s text on Xuan Kong Flying Star, with 60 tables and 64 illustrations. Covers the advanced techniques beyond the standard chart reading.

Guide to the Feng Shui Compass by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Guide to the Feng Shui Compass

A Compendium of Classical Feng Shui · Golden Hoard Press / Llewellyn · 2008 · Hardback, 448 pp

The definitive English reference on the lo p’an — ring by ring, with 65 tables, 174 illustrations and 32 colour plates. Essential for any serious classical practitioner.

Feng Shui History by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Feng Shui History

The Story of Classical Feng Shui in China and the West, 221 BC to 2012 AD · Expanded Edition · 2013 · 208 pp

A scholarly history tracing classical feng shui from the Qin dynasty to its arrival and adaptation in the West, with 70 illustrations and 22 half-tone plates.

Flying Star Feng Shui by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Flying Star Feng Shui

Tuttle Publishing · 2003 · 239 pp

Skinner’s foundational introduction to Flying Star (Xuan Kong Fei Xing) — how to construct and interpret a building’s chart and apply time-based remedies.

The Living Earth Manual of Feng Shui by Stephen Skinner – front cover

The Living Earth Manual of Feng Shui

Tuttle · First published 1976; new expanded edition 2006 · 192 pp

Skinner’s first book and a landmark in Western feng shui literature, translated into 11 languages. Explores feng shui as the art of reading the living landscape.

Classics of Feng Shui Series

With Chang Ping Lin — first English translations of feng shui sections of the 1739 imperial Chinese encyclopaedia, with the original Chinese on facing pages.

Vol. I: The Water Dragon by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Vol. I: The Water Dragon

Stephen Skinner & Chang Ping Lin · 2nd ed. 2016 · Paperback, 72 pp

The classical Water Dragon method for assessing the flow of water and its effect on qi around a site.

Vol. II: The Original Eight Mansions Formula by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Vol. II: The Original Eight Mansions Formula

Stephen Skinner & Chang Ping Lin · 2nd ed. revised 2016 · Paperback, 72 pp

The original Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) formula, translated directly from the imperial source text.

Vol. III: The Key San He Feng Shui Formulas by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Vol. III: The Key San He Feng Shui Formulas

Stephen Skinner & Chang Ping Lin · 2nd ed. 2016 · Paperback, 96 pp

The core San He (Three Harmonies) formulas, with the original woodblock Chinese text alongside the translation.

Vol. IV: Mountain Dragon Formulas by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Vol. IV: Mountain Dragon Formulas Out of print

Stephen Skinner & Chang Ping Lin · 2nd ed. 2016 · Paperback, 64 pp

Classical formulas for reading mountain dragons (landform ridges). Out of print — check Amazon for remaining and second-hand copies.

Practical Feng Shui for the Home

Feng Shui Style by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Feng Shui Style

Periplus · 2004 · 144 pp

A richly illustrated guide with more than 200 full-colour photographs showing feng shui principles applied in beautiful, liveable interiors.

Feng Shui Before & After by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Feng Shui Before & After

Also published as Practical Makeovers Using Feng Shui · Tuttle · 2001

Room-by-room makeovers showing exactly what was changed and why — a practical, visual way to learn the principles.

K.I.S.S. Guide to Feng Shui by Stephen Skinner – front cover

K.I.S.S. Guide to Feng Shui

Keep It Simple Series · Dorling Kindersley · 2001 · Paperback, 352 pp

A comprehensive, clearly structured introduction illustrated in full colour throughout — an ideal first book for beginners.

Feng Shui for Modern Living by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Feng Shui for Modern Living

Also published as Feng Shui for Everyday Living · Trafalgar / Cico Books · 2000 · 160 pp

Applying feng shui to contemporary homes and lifestyles, with extensive colour illustrations.

Feng Shui: The Traditional Oriental Way by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Feng Shui: The Traditional Oriental Way

Parragon · 1997 (many reprints) · 96 pp

A concise, colourful introduction to traditional feng shui for enhancing harmony, health and prosperity at home. Also issued as a boxed set with a working lo p’an compass.

Related Chinese Divination

Tibetan Oracle Pack by Stephen Skinner – front cover

Tibetan Oracle Pack

Carroll & Brown · 2005 · 144-pp book + 60 cards

An illustrated oracle based on the 60 combinations of Chinese year animals and elements — the same sexagenary cycle that underpins classical feng shui timing.

Author

Dr Jin Peh

Dr Jin Peh is a feng shui consultant, Chinese astrologer, teacher and author recognised as one of the leading practitioners of BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) writing in English. Born in Kuala Lumpur, he grew up in Singapore, where he was educated in both English and Mandarin, before moving to Perth as a teenager. He graduated in medicine in 1996 and, after his internship, completed an Associate Degree in Broadcasting Journalism at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

In 2000 Jin began a two-year feng shui apprenticeship in Taipei with Master Chen Chien Lee, a specialist in both Yang House (residential) and Yin House (grave) feng shui, from whom he learnt the Water Dragon formulas and the use of the luopan. He also studied classical Chinese at National Taiwan University. He trained in both major systems of Chinese astrology: Four Pillars of Destiny with Lily Chung in San Francisco, and Zi Wei Dou Shu (Emperor Astrology) with Tony Tan in Singapore.

From 2005 Jin wrote a weekly feng shui column for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, collected in 2010 as Feng Shui: A Hong Kong Perspective. He has since written ten books on Chinese metaphysics and co-written four, including his extensive Four Pillars of Destiny series. Jin provides feng shui consultations and astrology life readings using classical methods, and teaches individual and group classes.

Read Feng Shui Today’s interview with Dr Jin Peh · His articles on Feng Shui Today

Feng Shui

Feng Shui: A Hong Kong Perspective by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Feng Shui: A Hong Kong Perspective

Compiled from his South China Morning Post columns · 2010

Jin’s weekly feng shui columns for Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, collected into one practical volume covering homes, relationships, wealth and health.

Practical Feng Shui Tips by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Practical Feng Shui Tips

Feng shui for everyday life

Straightforward, workable feng shui advice for the home and workplace, grounded in classical method rather than superstition.

Four Pillars of Destiny (BaZi)

Discover Your Code to Success by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Discover Your Code to Success

Four Pillars of Destiny series

The introduction to Four Pillars (BaZi) — how to construct a birth chart and read it to understand your strengths and direction.

Practical Ten Gods by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Practical Ten Gods

Four Pillars of Destiny series

A working guide to the Ten Gods, the relationships between the Day Master and the other elements that drive chart interpretation.

Understanding the 60 Personalities by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Understanding the 60 Personalities

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Profiles of the 60 Jia Zi pillars and the personality each Day Pillar describes.

Finding Your Life Partner by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Finding Your Life Partner

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Applying BaZi to relationships — what a chart reveals about partners, compatibility and timing.

Life Numbers & Hexagrams by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Life Numbers & Hexagrams

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Linking the Four Pillars chart to life numbers and the hexagrams of the I Ching.

Understanding the 100 Life Paths by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Understanding the 100 Life Paths

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Explores 100 life-path patterns in BaZi and how each tends to play out over a lifetime.

Introducing the 600 Life Paths by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Introducing the 600 Life Paths

Four Pillars of Destiny series

The extended reference: 600 life-path combinations for in-depth chart analysis.

Four Pillars of Destiny: The Five Element Charts

A five-volume set examining BaZi charts element by element, with worked examples.

Exploring Wood Charts by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Exploring Wood Charts

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Case studies and analysis of charts dominated by, or born into, the Wood element.

Exploring Fire Charts by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Exploring Fire Charts

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Case studies and analysis of Fire element charts.

Exploring Earth Charts by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Exploring Earth Charts

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Case studies and analysis of Earth element charts.

Exploring Metal Charts by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Exploring Metal Charts

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Case studies and analysis of Metal element charts.

Exploring Water Charts by Dr Jin Peh – front cover

Exploring Water Charts

Four Pillars of Destiny series

Case studies and analysis of Water element charts.