Myths
Real or myth? Feng shui claims checked honestly: what's classical, what's pop, what's just marketing.
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Plants that are bad feng shui (and the ones people wrongly think are)
Cactus, fake plants, bonsai, dried flowers: which ones feng shui actually objects to, which ones are contested between schools, and which ones only appear on invented internet lists.
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Every feng shui rule, rated by a skeptic
Twenty two well known feng shui rules, each scored green, amber or red: real evidence, thin evidence, or pure symbolism. With the reason for every score, and what to do about the red ones.
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Mirror facing the front door: the one rule the schools genuinely disagree on
Classical feng shui says a mirror opposite the front door bounces your luck straight back out. The western BTB school often says a mirror at the entry is good. Both positions are real, and here is how to place an entry mirror so you don't have to pick a side.
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Mirror facing your bed: what the rule actually says
The no-mirror-facing-the-bed rule explained honestly: where it comes from, which schools actually agree on it, the boring reason it keeps working, and what to do if your wardrobe doors are one big mirror.
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The wealth corner doesn't attract money. Build one anyway.
What the feng shui wealth corner actually is, why the two bagua systems point at different corners, what the tradition really claims, and the honest reason it still works.