It is obvious that the East is already exerting much influence over the East. For instance, I am not sure with your office, but I am sure that there are a lot of offices in your block that underwent feng shui consultation before the final design was implemented. According to feng shui, good and bad energies may flow to your workplace depending to the location and material of the things that can be found in it.
There is no scientific evidence supporting feng shui. This is what the Western thinker will say. But that was years ago. A lot of Westerners are already considering feng shui concepts when arranging their offices. Nobody's complaining, anyway.e
Aside from feng shui, a pretty large number of professionals, all clad in suits and formal dresses, believe in luck that can be drawn from otherwise mundane items like karmalogy beads and gemstones. They are not only thought to bring good luck. These beads are also thought to exert enegy that seeks to counterbalance our lives.
I've seen a lot of these lucky charms. People seem to believe in these things. Once, I asked a friend why she believes in these items and she told me that nothin much is lost, anyway, so there is no harm in trying. Good point, I must say.
Whether there is any truth behind these things, we can never know. It is already a matter of choice if one believes in its claimed powers. After all, it is not others' money that is used for another person's good luck charms. Well, normally it isn't.