| Feng Shui is relevant to any body. You can practice | | | | of birth and gender, the person either belongs to |
| Feng Shui in any situation and living environment. | | | | either the East Group or the West Group. A building's |
| Anyone who is interested in knowing about nature | | | | sitting direction determines whether it is an East or |
| and is interested in improving the quality of life for | | | | West Group structure. Each compass direction has a |
| self and others is sure to be benefited by Feng Shui | | | | Feng Shui element associated with it: water, wood, |
| study. | | | | earth, metal, or fire. A Feng Shui consultant who is |
| But before you take up the Feng Shui study it is | | | | proponent of this school suggests best compass |
| important to know that there are many schools of | | | | directions for sleeping and working which can |
| Feng Shui and there are many variations that exist | | | | tremendous affect for improving your life. |
| within each school. What ever school you might | | | | Form School Feng Shui |
| consider for your Feng Shui study, remember the | | | | Under the 'The Form School of Feng Shui' one makes |
| basic principles and theories (Feng Shui elements, | | | | a systematic Feng Shui study to understand how the |
| concept of yin and yang, Feng Shui Colors) would | | | | shapes and forms of the surrounding landscape and |
| remain the same but there can be some variation in | | | | waterways affect people living or working in a |
| the tools that are used for analysis and | | | | structure. The four cardinal directions of the compass |
| interpretations. | | | | are represented by four animals which are the Green |
| The following information provides you a brief | | | | Dragon of the East, the White Tiger of the West, |
| introduction to various schools of Feng Shui: | | | | the Red Phoenix of the South and the Black Turtle |
| Flying Star Feng Shui | | | | of the North. Interior forms and the layout of the |
| Flying Star or Xuan Kong Feng Shui is the most | | | | structure are also analyzed and Feng Shui consultation |
| advanced level of Feng Shui study, it adds a time | | | | is made by understanding the many implications of |
| dimension to a building's energy. The advanced | | | | the color. |
| Compass School also integrates the Eight House | | | | Western Feng Shui/BTB (Black Hat Sect Tibetan |
| Theory to provide a comprehensive & professional | | | | Buddhist)/Pyramid |
| analysis of a house. | | | | This is a modern version of Feng Shui developed in |
| Feng Shui study under this school enables you to | | | | the mid 1980s and is a combination of Tibetan |
| predict the good times and the bad times from year | | | | Buddhism, Taoism, Psychology and Traditional Feng |
| to year, month to month and day -to-day based | | | | Shui and is based on a more spiritual approach. The |
| which are based on the natal or the birth day chart | | | | structure is divided into eight sections and a bagua or |
| of each house. | | | | Ba Gua map is aligned with the entry door, rather |
| Feng Shui consultant of this school suggests | | | | than actual compass directions. Each section |
| enhancements for every home after a complete | | | | corresponds to a different life aspiration. The Feng |
| Feng Shui study is made to know how the nine | | | | Shui study gives more emphasis on placing of |
| different "stars" or energies are moving or flying to | | | | symbols. The Feng Shui consultation also draws from |
| different compass directions every year, month, day | | | | modern psychology and design principles besides the |
| and hour. Base Charts of all nine periods are | | | | ancient wisdom. Its guiding principle is that changing |
| constructed based on the study. The residents' dates | | | | the subtle energetic (Chi) alignments and flows in a |
| of birth are also taken into account. The school also | | | | given space can change a situation's inherent |
| gives consideration to the form as it affects the | | | | intention, hence changing the fate of its inhabitants. |
| stars. | | | | Feng Shui Study |
| Compass School Feng Shui | | | | One can go for Feng Shui study for any of the Feng |
| Compass School divides the structure into the eight | | | | Shui School mentioned above in a distance learning |
| compass directions using a lopan compass. Each | | | | mode. There are available many certified continuing |
| person has four good compass directions and four | | | | education providers on the internet. |
| bad compass directions which are based on their year | | | | |