Don´t Believe It!
By: Julie Tarney, Earth Luck News, Vol, 3, August 6, 2006
August 6, 2006

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Here’s something you’ve probably heard before: Don’t believe everything you read in the newspaper. Now this is not a new idea. It was cautioned long before the recent wave of top reporters who were caught writing complete fabrications. But what does not believing the news have to do with Feng Shui? Let’s just say it’s a concept that is especially applicable to Feng Shui.

Here’s some so-called “news” that has been printed by reputable sources such as CNN and the Associated Press. “Feng Shui haircuts energize your look from the inside out.” “…chi-rich paint formulas that will help clear the bad energy right out of your rooms.” “A (Feng Shui) practitioner’s tools...can include crystals…” A Feng Shui hair style? Chi-infused paint? Crystals as tools? All of these ideas about Feng Shui are ridiculous. Yet they appeared as news. And it doesn’t stop at print publications. The absurdity carries over into TV, radio and Internet news sources as well.

Angel de Para was asked by a national cable network recently to provide information for a show it was planning on how to “Feng Shui your car.” After telling the reporter that there was no basis for such a story, Angel called the show’s producer. “He needed to get his facts straight about Feng Shui,” Mr. de Para said. “I told him it was shameful they even considered the idea.” After some discussion, Mr. de Para succeeded in having the story killed. News like this discredits the art and science of authentic Feng Shui. It discredits classical Feng Shui practitioners and students. And, indirectly, such news stories discredit those who apply the true principles of authentic, classical Feng Shui and successfully solve problems or capitalize on opportunities.

So how does it happen that the media report misinformation about Feng Shui? Whether it’s because sensational headlines and stories sell papers or draw viewers, or because there is no clearly established, accredited source for reporter fact-checking and accuracy, the fact remains that it happens. And misinformation begets misinformation. So it follows that if something erroneous about Feng Shui is printed in the newspaper or reported on TV or radio often enough, people accept it as fact. But don’t believe it!

The same applies to books and web sites, a whole other story entirely. Amazon has available nearly 1,200 books on Feng Shui. And Google has more than 24 million Feng Shui entries. As one reporter at a major daily newspaper lamented over the multitude of books on Feng Shui, “Not one of them has come up with a definitive story on how the author’s life took a quantifiable turn for the better simply because a mirror was hung on an opposite wall or a bed was moved within view of a doorway.”

Our work is cut out for us. Angel de Para and the team at Earth Luck International are determined to be the reliable, much-needed expert source for authentic, classical Feng Shui. The news will be reported, and the stories believable. And it will happen with credible research, sound methodologies and proven results. That you can believe!