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Feng Shui: The Real Thing
Welcome to Feng Shui: The Real Thing, a Classical Feng Shui and Ba Zi Chinese astrology podcast, with co-hosts Zoë Vita James and Feng Shui Master Richard Ashworth.
Each episode explores authentic Feng Shui principles, Chinese metaphysics and monthly Chinese astrology forecasts - helping you work consciously with time, space and energy in your everyday life.
Together, Zoë and Richard bring over 30 years’ combined experience as professional Classical Feng Shui consultants. Richard is also widely…
Episodes
Feng Shui: The Real ThingNovember 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Earth Pig Month
Spider season, Feng Shui for relationship opportunities, beginnings and endings in the North-East, preparing your home for 2027, and continuing the Texas…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingOctober 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Earth Dog Month
Rose quartz emerging from the ground in Texas, apartment Feng Shui overlooking a harbour, reading the metaphors a home reveals about the lives within, the…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingSeptember 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Fire Rooster Month
Hammocks, The Odyssey from a Feng Shui perspective, giving love to spooky stuff, why the placement of doors and windows matters, space clearing, connection…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingAugust 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Fire Monkey Month
Refreshing energy patterns inside homes, selling stubborn houses, preparing for new neighbours, and embracing fun and relaxation in the Monkey month are just…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingJuly 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Wood Sheep Month
July 2026 brings the Wood Sheep month, as the intense heat and hurry of the year begins to soften into something calmer, more reflective and deeply creative…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingJune 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Wood Horse Month
June 2026 brings the Wood Horse month – double Horse with the energy of the Fire Horse year, meaning double heat, passion, excitement and hurry. In this…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMay 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Water Snake Month
May 2026 brings the Water Snake month - the first month of summer, the hurry season, within the wider Fire Horse year of 2026. In this episode of Feng Shui…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingApril 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Water Dragon Month
April 2026 brings the Water Dragon month - the third and final month of spring within the wider Fire Horse year of 2026. In this episode of Feng Shui: The Real…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMarch 2026 Feng Shui Forecast - The Metal Rabbit Month
March 2026 brings the Metal Rabbit month, the second month of spring within the wider Fire Horse year of 2026. In this episode of Feng Shui: The Real Thing…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingYour February 2026 Forecast – The Metal Tiger Month
February 2026 brings the energy of the Metal Tiger - a bold, catalytic month within the wider Fire Horse year of 2026. In this episode of Feng Shui: The Real…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingYour 2026 Fire Horse Year Forecast
The Fire Horse year of 2026 is fast, catalytic, and highly visible — and knowing how to work with it makes all the difference. In this special full-year…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingYour December 2025 Forecast for the Earth Rat Month
Rat months (December) tend to be talkative times of the year. With the 1-energy at the heart of your space this month, together with the mud-in-the-mouth Earth…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingYour November 2025 Forecast for the Fire Pig Month
Join us as we dive into the shifting qi of the month—what it means for each Animal sign and, most importantly, how you can harness it to your advantage…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingYour October 2025 Forecast for the Fire Dog Month
***CORRECTION: within this episode we give "Thursday 13th October" as the auspicious date for this month (and of course doesn't exist!) - the correct…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Navigating September's Wood Rooster Energy
In this episode, Feng Shui experts Zoë Vita James and Richard Ashworth explore the energy of the Wood Rooster month (7 Sept 7 – 8 Oct 2025). They share…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingYour August 2025 Forecast for the Wood Monkey Month
The new month of the Wood Monkey opens on 7th August 2025. How to ease-fully ride this new month’s energy to elevate your relationships, health and wealth?…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Your July 2025 Forecast (Water Sheep Month)
How to ease-fully navigate this new month’s energy to elevate your relationships, health and wealth and realise your deepest dreams? Listen to this latest…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Your June 2025 Forecast of the Water Horse
The new month of the Water Horse June 2025 opens on 5th June. How to navigate this new monthly energy with ease? Listen to this latest episode of Feng Shui…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Your May 2025 Forecast (Metal Snake Month)
How is this new month of the Metal Snake May 2025 looking for you? Listen to this episode 17 of Feng Shui: The Real Thing to find out! You’ll hear our monthly…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Your April 2025 Forecast (Metal Dragon Month)
How to navigate the changing energies this month, to feel happy, healthy and abundant? Listen to this episode 16 of Feng Shui: The Real Thing to find out!…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Your March 2025 Forecast (Month of the Earth Rabbit)
How to ride the changing monthly energies? Listen to this episode 15 of Feng Shui: The Real Thing for clear guidance on the right place and right time to help…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Your February 2025 Forecast (Month of the Earth Tiger)
How to make the most of the changing monthly energies, in your space and in your life? Listen to this episode 14 of Feng Shui: The Real Thing to find out…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingYour 2025 Year Of The Wood Snake: Where To Be + How To Ride It
Changing times, the new year of the Wood Snake 2025 is with us now! (as from 3rd February 2025) How to make the most of the changing energies during this year…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingMonth Ahead: Your Jan 2025 Forecast (Month Of The Fire Ox)
How to make this a nourishing, productive and restful January? Listen to this episode 12 of Feng Shui: The Real Thing to find out. We’re bringing you our…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingNew Month Of The Fire Rat, Dec 2024 - Who, What, Where & A Lucky Date For All
How to beautifully navigate this month’s new energies? Listen to find out, as direction for your intentions and actions for this month December 2024, and what…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingIn The Spotlight: 12 Criteria for Perfect Internal Feng Shui
Wondering how to achieve ideal Feng Shui, to support you and your loved ones? Listen to this episode 10, which is the 2nd episode of our 3-episode series on…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingNew Month: Your Nov 2024 Forecast (Month Of The Wood Pig)
How to best navigate this new month’s energies, in your personal actions and in your space? Listen to this episode 9 of Feng Shui: The Real Thing to find out…
Feng Shui: The Real Thing12 Criteria For The Perfect Home + Your Sept 2024 Forecast (Water Rooster Month)
Want to know how to find the right home and avoid a wrong one? Listen to this new episode of Feng Shui: The Real Thing to find out. This month we’re bringing…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingSummer Special: Highlights From The Last Six Months
Want to know what the colour of your door or the direction you sleep in might say about you? Listen to this new episode of Feng Shui: The Real Thing to find…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingHow are Glastonbury, Girl Power & No. 9 Connected? Your Forecast For The Metal Sheep Month (July 2024)
How are Glastonbury, the rise of the feminine, and the current 9th Fate all connected? Find out by listening to Classical Feng Shui Master Richard Ashworth and…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingWhat Your Front Door Says About You + Your Forecast For The Metal Horse Month (June 2024)
Ever wondered what your (or someone else's) front door says about you? Hear Classical Feng Shui Master Richard Ashworth and Zoë Vita James discussing this and…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingDo People Look Like Their Homes? Your Forecast For The Earth Snake Month (May 2024)
You know the saying that people look like their dogs? Feng Shui Master Richard Ashworth and Zoë Vita James think people look like their homes too. Enjoy…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingPerfect Driveways & Your Forecast for the Earth Dragon month (April 2024)
Join Richard and Zoë as we discuss how to create a Perfect Driveway to attract and hold energy in front of a home before it calmly enters inside, to healthily…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingNew Month of the Fire Rabbit, March 2024 - Who, What, Where and a Lucky Date for All
Join Richard and Zoë as we discuss what to expect from this new month of the Fire Rabbit, March 2024, which opens on 5th March, including: How March 2024 may…
Feng Shui: The Real ThingWelcome! Feng Shui for the New Year of the Wood Dragon 2024
Join Richard and Zoë as we enter the wonderful world, art and science of Classical Feng Shui, the real thing. Listen to this first episode to hear all about…