Feng Shui

There are three major schools of feng shui: Traditional or Classical Feng Shui Schools, Black Sect Tantric Buddhism Schools and Intuitive or Modern Feng Shui Schools.

Traditional or Classical Feng Shui schools include the Form (Landscape) Feng Shui School and the Compass Feng Shui School (which includes Flying Star, Eight Mansions, and other methods). Form Feng Shui examines shapes and symbolism in the environment without referring to compass directions. Compass Feng Shui School utilizes the feng shui compass, the bagua, lo shu square and feng shui calculations.

Black Hat Sect Tantric Buddhist Feng Shui was developed in the US about fifteen years ago by the Grandmaster Thomas Lin Yun. The Black Hat Sect School is a combination of Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism and Classical Feng Shui.

Intuitive or Modern Feng Shui is a Western adaptation of some levels of Traditional Feng Shui. Instead of Chinese culturally-specific symbols, cures more appropriate to Western lifestyle and taste are being used. Modern feng shui includes such schools as the Western School of Feng Shui, the Pyramid School, and others.

Good feng shui consultants will apply more than one feng shui approach, or school.

History of Feng Shui

Feng shui is an ancient practice first developed some 6,000 years ago by the Neolithic Chinese. Classical (or traditional) feng shui is a system based on keen observation of how heavenly (time) and earthly (interior and exterior space) forces and how the qi (chi) of each interact and affect your health, wealth and relationships. Feng shui is a practice of balancing these forces. With balance comes the likelihood of better health, wealth, and relationships.

We know the Chinese have been practicing feng shui for some time because of a gravesite unearthed in Henan province in 1988. The body faced north and it was flanked on both sides with depictions of a dragon (on the east) and tiger (on the west) outlined in shells. In the center of the body lay an illustration of the Big Dipper. For reasons unknown, these ancient peoples oriented their graves around the revolution of the Big Dipper.

The creatures represented in the grave are actually macro-constellations. Known as the Four Celestial Palaces, the four macro-constellations are the Crimson Bird (south), the Azure (or Green) Dragon (east), the White Tiger (west) and the Black Turtle (north). Composed of seven constellations each, the macro-constellations comprise the 28 constellations of the Chinese zodiac.

Somehow, the Four Celestial Palaces came down to earth to represent landforms. The key word here is “form.” Form School Feng Shui (a category of Classical Feng Shui) studies how landforms (mountain ranges, watercourses, and the shape of the terrain) affect your livelihood and health. In fact, the Form School (Xingfa in Chinese) is the first and oldest school of feng shui, formally dating back to the late Han era (C.E. 190-220) Zangjing (Classic of Burial) by Qing Wuzi.

Consultations

We practice Traditional/Classical Feng Shui, using the Form, Compass and Flying Stars methods to evaluate the environment around your home or business. If you would like to talk about or schedule a feng shui “reading”, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our Sifu feels that everyone should be able to benefit from nature and all it has to offer, and so, like all the other programs here at the school, offers free consultations to the public, but we humbly accept any and all donations with great appreciation.