Dear Karen,

I had absolutely fabulous results since reading your book. I thought I was 'clutter free', but boy, was I wrong. I have moved onto a 37-foot sailboat with my husband and that necessitated getting rid of everything I was just holding on to. I am however having difficulty applying the areas to a layout of a boat. Do you have any suggestions or advice?

Sincerely, Audrey Schnell

Karen's reply:

The alignment of the bagua of a building is determined by the movement of energies in the space, especially those created by people entering and leaving. If your boat is permanently moored then the way you normally enter the boat becomes your 'front door' and the bagua is aligned to that, exactly the same way as in a house. If you sail the boat then there is no fixed front door and therefore no fixed bagua.