the modern dragon feng shui

Collaborative Approach 

Feng Shui supports your 'earthly chi', but only you can change your 'human chi'.  A collaborative approach is essential to achieving the best results from your Feng Shui consultation. 

The more effort you put into balancing your home, the more you will be rewarded!

Here’s how you can engage with the process for the best experience:

1. Desire for Balance 

Value environments that enhance mental, emotional, and physical well-being. 

2. Open-Mindedness 

Be open to exploring alternative and holistic approaches to life. 

3. Awareness of Energy Flow 

Learn to be sensitive to the energy flow, or 'chi,' within your spaces. 

4. Intention for Positive Change 

Embrace the changes required to welcome more abudance, better health and wealth.

5. Willingness to Invest 

Be ready to invest time, effort, and resources into achieving your goals. 

6. Seeking Personalised Solutions 

Value bespoke advice tailored to your unique spaces and goals. 

7. Belief in the Impact of Environment 

Command the understanding that optimising your surroundings will improve your life. 

8. Commitment to the Process 

Commit to creating change and following the recommendations. 

Are you ready to say YES and welcome Feng Shui into your life? 

Comprehensive Packages Requirements: 

To get started on your personalised report, please provide the following:

1. Your Property Address

2. A Clear and Current Floor Plan

3. Date of Construction

4. Details of Any Renovations: Please include the date and description of significant renovations, particularly if: 

• More than 50% of the property was remodelled.
• Sunlight hit the floor during renovations.

5. The property’s purpose was changed (e.g., a church converted into flats).

6. Information About the Property’s History: Any previous land use or significant events.

7. Photos of Each Room and Hallway: Two photos per room are required.

8. Photos of the Exterior: Include the front and back of the property, including the garden.

9. Date of Birth for All Residents

10. Focus Areas: Share where you feel stuck or stagnant and what aspects of your life you want to enhance. 

If an in-person visit is part of your package, then photos can be taken during the site visit. 

Why is Finding Out About The Properties History Vital

Just as a baby's first breath marks its entry into the world, a building's birth is symbolised by the placement of its roof. The foundation anchors the structure to the earth, while the roof encapsulates cosmic energy within a specific timeframe and space. To understand the 'chi' that permeates a building, we use various information, including the 'sitting' and 'facing directions of the property (which is not always obvious) and the date the building was constructed. 

Feng Shui recognises 20-year cycles called 'Periods', part of a 180-year Grand Cycle. There are nine periods in total, and your property will be one of these periods. 

• Period 1: 1864 - 1883
• Period 2: 1884 - 1903
• Period 3: 1904 - 1923
• Period 4: 1924 - 1943
• Period 5: 1944 - 1963
• Period 6: 1964 - 1983
• Period 7: 1984 - 2003
• Period 8: 2004 - 2023
• Period 9: 2024 - 2043

Importance of Assuring Correct Date

• One critical piece of information supplied by the client is the year the property was built/completed. Various reports or documents related to a property may provide a date for the house, such as the house deed, real estate description or surveyor’s report. However, these can easily be incorrect. It's essential to take a little time to verify the house’s exact year of construction to avoid wasting time and money due to an inaccurate Feng Shui assessment. 

Find the Correct Date: 

• For period properties, this requires some effort by you. Detective work is required by triangulating several types of information; you can often arrive at a date you are confident of. 
• Since learning about their history, clients have mentioned that they felt much more connected to their properties.  
• Time finding the construction date is unique to every property. Depending on the property's history, it can take a couple of hours or up to a day and a half. The longer timeline is when several pieces of information fall between two Feng Shui periods, and further investigation is required to confirm. 
• Consider the architectural style and features of the house, such as the type of roof and position of windows. Significant damage occurred during the war; look at different styles of architecture on your street. 

Take a Free Genealogy Trial: 

• The best way is to take a 'free trial' on one of the Genealogy databases such as ‘Find My Past’, ‘Ancestry’ and 'My Heritage' to access many records, including birth and death, census, prison, will probates, and many others records which can't be accessed otherwise.  
• Alternatively, the local library usually has a subscription.

Suggested Resources for Dating a Property:

• Search 2,000 properties recorded in the 1862 Act register
• Check your 'local' archives, such as parish records, county record offices or your local library.
• Search your address through census returns which exist in ten-year intervals, starting in 1841. Remember to check the previous census (10 yrs prior) once you find your house to ensure you capture the very first mention of it. The census will not date the house but does provide proof that it existed. It also provides you with the names and other personal information about the residents, which you can research through other sources. To be clear, the census won’t tell you the date of the construction. However, by triangulating several types of information, you can often arrive at a date you are confident of.
• See if your house is listed in Historic England's National Heritage List for England
• Explore historical editions of Ordnance Survey maps
• Consider the architectural style and features of the house, such as the type of roof and position of windows. Significant damage occurred during the war; look at different styles of architecture on your street. 
• Contact a local history society.
• Speak to neighbours.
• A general Google search of the names of past residents may yield information through probate records, etc.

An incorrect date has significant implications for the extensive analysis that will go into preparing the Feng Shui report; you are fully responsible for ensuring the information submitted is correct.

1. When a majority of the house burns down, or endures a fire so bad that every room needs new walls. 
2. When a property has been bombed during a war. 
3. When only one original wall is left standing during a remodel.
4. When a large portion of the ceiling is removed from the house. Note: It is important to make a distinction between a ceiling and a roof. Every house will have a new roof replaced every 20 years or so, but if the ceiling stays intact, the original energy stays in the house. It is only when the rays of the sun shine down onto an exposed foundation for at least 2 weeks that new energy is created.
5. When a house is lifted off the ground to allow for a new foundation to be poured.
6. When a house is moved completely to a new location.
7. When the house is brought down to the framing on all sides and totally exposed to the elements (wind, sun and rain) while it is being rebuilt.
8. When the structure radically changes its identity (i.e., a house is turned into a restaurant or a church turned into a movie theatre).
9. If more than 50%  of the square metre/ footage of the original house has been added via a remodel. In other words, the square metre /footage of the house has more than doubled with the remodel.
10. When large skylights are installed throughout the home, and the roof and ceiling are left open for at least 2 weeks during that remodelling process.

Please note I have no affiliation with the companies below, so please do your due diligence before booking! 

Hiring a Professional

Find a skilled floor planner to craft a detailed property layout with accurate measurements. Alternatively, I can arrange for London I can arrange this for you for a fee. 

Convert Hand Drawing to Digital Floorplan 

Find a floorplan freelancer for a cost-efficient alternative to obtain a digital floor plan using your sketch and measurements.

• Website: https://www.fiverr.com

Free Digital Measurer App:

Create a floor plan instantly:

Mapping a room has never been faster and easier with Augmented Reality (AR) and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technologies. Scan a room with your mobile device’s camera to get an instant floorplan. 

• App: https://www.magicplan.app 
• How -to Quick Overview: https://youtube.com/shorts/y1fPUrb-w1Q?si=8YfdOqEYvMWKhv9z
• How-to Training: https://youtu.be/5FsRj6V9oeM

Manual Measuring: 

How to Draw a Floor Plan to Scale

If you're not tech-savvy or prefer doing things the traditional way, here is the process for accurate measuring. 

1. Purchase a graph pad with each square equal to one centimetre of paper, or create your own grid of equal squares on a blank sheet of paper. Imagine each square represents one foot (30 centimetres).
2. Measure the length of one wall with the tape measure.
3. Draw a line on the graph paper to represent this length of wall by counting the squares. For example, if the wall is two metres sixty centimetres long, count out eight and two-thirds squares (since each square represents 30 centimetres).
4. Measure the length of each wall around the room.
5. Measure the length of each door and window opening (without frames) and add them to the drawing.
6. Draw windows as double lines and doors with a line and an arc.