ANGELA
I’m a mother with four lively young children and a husband who frequently travels abroad.
We live in a large house surrounded by land in rural Essex. I asked Jon to look at the plans of our extension proposals and whether the acquisition of neighbouring land would be useful or not to our property.
Jon spent several hours at my home looking at the surrounding land and discussing my concerns and all the possibilities that my husband and I had regarding changes. He spent a lot of time engrossed in what looked like complicated calculations and at the end sat us down to explain what he’d discovered.
From my limited knowledge of Feng Shui, I was curious and open to see what he suggested. A lot of the advice he gave us was practical and common sense. For example, he pointed out that the position of our outdoor temporary swimming pool was actually in a position that could make me feel drained or isolated or cut off. He suggested a relocation of the pool which we did. He also helped in great detail to choose the design, the layout and suggest colours for the new proposed kitchen.
I have to admit I feel a lot more secure and comfortable in our newly refurbished home. There are still issues I am dealing with, but I feel confident that I understand more of the process. What I found intriguing and extremely useful was his take and understanding of my children and my relationship with them. He’s helped me enormously in understanding where my teenage daughter is at present in her life and how best to relate to her. Any major decisions in my life are only implemented once I have consulted him. I am not necessarily a huge believer in Feng Shui, but it seems to work.
A.E., Hertfordshire
JANICE
My husband and I are both broadcasters and we have two small children and live in a quiet, new development on the outskirts of Oxford.
I already knew a fair amount about Feng Shui from reading books and attending a few courses. When we moved into our new home, I wanted someone who knew their Feng Shui and who I knew I could trust to evaluate our home and give us suggestions before we redecorated.
Jon asked us in advance for a scale floor plan of our new home, which we provided, along with our dates of birth. What we both found very helpful was his interpretation of our Stars using 9 Star Ki astrology. It was enormously helpful in understanding where we were in terms of our career at that time and what the possibilities looked like.
Using the Luo Pan compass and his formulas, Jon was able to pick up the strong areas of chi within the property and suggest how to tone down areas that were not so supportive. Since I knew a little bit about Five Elements, I found it fascinating. Suggestions were mainly related to colour and the usage of different parts of the property. He also discovered the corner of an adjacent building that was ‘attacking’ our back door and suggested we planted a shrub to hide this undermining influence. He also felt very strongly that since we lived at the far end of a cul-de-sac that we needed to bring the chi straight to our front door and we have achieved this by building a path directly to our property from the road.
Since his first visit we now have another child and my husband’s career is going from strength to strength and we love our new home. Jon is amazingly caring and considerate and very reliable. It is always good to know that he is there at the end of the phone if we ever need advice. I can highly recommend him to anyone.
JEAN & JOHN
I work in the City as the manager of an employment bureau and my husband works in local government. We first met Jon seven years ago, when he came to our home in West London to survey our home and give us advice.
We both learnt a lot about Feng Shui during his visit. Both of us were under the impression, in those days, that it was simply a matter of locating your wealth or health area! Jon opened our eyes to a whole different approach to Feng Shui. He identified strong and weak areas in the property and suggested simple, yet effective ways to bring about change. He was also extremely accurate in his interpretation of our dates of birth through a system of astrology that he uses called 9 Star Ki.
I was so impressed with his sincerity, integrity and diligence to detail that I recommended him to both my brother and my son for a consultation. In both cases (although I was not present) I received brilliant feedback from them.
More recently, when John and I moved to our new home in Essex, he came literally days after we moved in. He was able to survey the home and garden and surrounding areas and give us feedback. He loved the property and showed us how to enhance its strengths.
However, a year later we were still not 100% happy with our home. Money was coming in and going out just as quickly. I gave Jon a call and he was able to arrange a short visit to see if he could spot anything extra.
Hidden behind the chalet at the bottom of the garden, Jon discovered the drainage system off the roof was creating a massive waste of water on the north of the property in what he called the female side – the Tiger side. He immediately got excited and said that the run-off water should face the other way and preferably into water butts. He also gave me some great insights regarding my own health, which came from his previous practice as a dietary consultant and as a shiatsu practitioner.
Almost immediately the cash flow problem dried up! I can highly recommend him and find his caring and calm presence very reassuring. I would not hesitate in recommending him.
JOHN CAIRNS
Mini Feng Shui Surveys
I’m a television producer and live with my wife and daughters in Fulham, London.
I was faced with two very important decisions that would affect my family and my career. One was the need to relocate my family to a new home, and secondly I needed to look for convenient offices closer to where I lived. I asked Jon if he was free to look at several properties with this in mind and give me his take on them all. From what he told me, he would be capable of viewing the properties briefly, taking some readings, doing some calculations and telling me on the spot whether any of the properties were viable for my needs.
As far as the office locations were concerned, we looked at three different sites. He took some 15/20 minutes to look at the property outside and briefly inside. On each occasion I gave him (as requested by Jon) a scale floor plan that I got from the estate agents.
Over a cup of coffee nearby he was able to tell me which one to go for and why. He also said that, should I want this particular office more thoroughly surveyed, to give me an indication of where to sit and what colours to use and how to utilise the space, he would be willing to do so.
On the house hunting front, he was amazing. Both my wife and I were very concerned whether the property we were looking at and very close to acquiring was suitable or not. On one level we were excited about the new home, but had some niggling doubts. Armed with a floor plan and an agent hovering in the background, he was immediately very excited and thrilled by the property. Outside later he was able to explain to both my wife and I why he thought the property was so lucky and what briefly we needed to be concerned about. We both gave an enormous sigh of relief and I would not hesitate to recommend him. It is his experience, knowledge, and, from what I have seen, his incredible intuition and skill that I value.
KATHERINE
I’m a professional musician with a well-known orchestra and am single and live in south-west London. For many years I have been a great fan, and indeed a devotee, of the 9 Star system of astrology. Among all the books on the subject, I find Jon’s fascinating, simple and very accessible. To my delight and surprise I found out that his knowledge of spatial Feng Shui was just as deep as his broad experience with 9 Star astrology is.
I needed to find a suitable flat or house in south-west London that would accommodate both myself and from time to time my mother when she was in London. I had a specific area in London I was looking at and a budget. I approached Jon and asked whether he would have a quick look at a number of properties and be brutally honest and tell me if any of them were suitable from his point of view.
Over the course of a month, we saw five different properties. On each occasion he had a floor plan that I had received from the agent, and took a good look at the property from the outside, noted where it was in the street, and then had a brief look around inside. He took various readings with his fascinating-looking Feng Shui compass and then disappeared in his car for ten minutes engrossed in what looked like rather complicated calculations. Without letting on too much, he asked if we could view the next property. On one occasion we viewed three properties within an hour and on another occasion, two.
It was the look on his face of excitement and thrill when he entered the home that I currently live in – it was rather like Eureka! I immediately knew that this was the property I was looking for. He certainly confirmed this after doing his calculations, and has been incredibly helpful and detailed in suggesting colours, layout and kitchen design for my new home. Once I had decided on this current property, he came back and gave it a more thorough survey and now my builders and architects are working alongside his recommendations.
I feel very reassured that Jon checked the property out. I feel secure here as a single woman and I feel that my future is bright and I would recommend anyone looking to purchase a property to ask Jon his opinion first. After all, for me it was the single biggest investment of my life, and I wanted to get it right. Thank you Jon.
MORAG
Jon Sandifer’s expertise as a Feng Shui consultant is proven by the results I’ve achieved in my business. When Jon came to be premises he spent a lot of time measuring the locations with the Chinese compass. Jon then produced a comprehensive report detailing several areas and where best to place certain items to gain the maximum benefit and also which materials to use to get the best from the location. I had no experience of Feng Shui before but have complete faith in it now. I don’t know how it works but it does.
Jon suggested the layout of the building, the colours to use in particular areas and the materials to use, e.g. wood or metal. The effect has been amazing, creating a complete feeling of calm which is especially noticeable when entering the premises – this has been especially commented on by my customers. However, Jon do