Online Class: Feng Shui 101

Introduction to Feng Shui: Unveiling the Ancient Chinese Art

Course Overview

Delve into the intricate world of Feng Shui, a time-honored Chinese discipline that harmonizes people with their surroundings. As urbanization and modernization increase, many seek a balance between contemporary life and age-old wisdom. Feng Shui, with its roots in ancient Chinese philosophy and cosmic understanding, offers a holistic solution to achieve that equilibrium.

Course Breakdown:

1. Introduction to Feng Shui: Understand the foundational principles behind Feng Shui, exploring its origins and significance.

2. Heaven, Earth, Man, and Chi: Discover the interconnectedness of these entities, emphasizing the vitality of chi or energy, the force that binds the universe.

3. Yin and Yang: Delve deep into the binary forces driving the universe, highlighting their complementary nature and importance in maintaining balance.

4. The Five Elements: Explore the critical elements - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water - that define and influence our surroundings.

5-8. The Nine Stars (Parts 1-4): Unfold the mysteries of the 'nine stars' or Jyo Hsing - an essential component of Feng Shui and its astrological connections.

9. The Three Diagnostic Methods: Familiarize yourself with diagnostic tools that assist in evaluating energy flow and balance within spaces.

10. Clutter and Its Effects on Your Chi: Understand the implications of clutter on energy flow and how an organized environment can enhance positivity.

11. Placement of Doors and Windows: Discover how strategic placements can optimize energy flow and positively influence living spaces.

12. The Shape of Your Space: Determine how varying shapes influence energy dynamics and how to best arrange spaces for optimal chi flow.

13. Harmonizing Your Chi Through Color and Other Elements: Utilize colors and specific elements to attract and harmonize energy within spaces.

14. Using Furniture and Decor to Harmonize: Optimize living and working areas by strategically positioning furniture and utilizing decor to enhance balance and positivity.

15. Symbolic Decorations, Space Divining, and Purification: Integrate symbolic decor and practice space purification to cleanse and rejuvenate environments.

Course Detailing:

Feng Shui, often perceived as a mere aesthetic discipline, delves far deeper. At its core, it's a fusion of two pivotal Chinese astrological systems - Ba Tzu (the "eight words" or "four pillars") and Jyo Hsing (the "nine stars" or "study of chi"). Traditionally, implementing Feng Shui demanded familiarity with the Chinese lunar calendar and Chinese characters, barriers for those unfamiliar with the language.

This course revolutionizes traditional teaching methods, offering a pragmatic approach. It strips away linguistic and cultural complexities, making Feng Shui universally accessible. With a comprehensive and logical structure, the teachings pave the way for students to incorporate Feng Shui seamlessly into their lives.

Misconceptions abound in the realm of Feng Shui, with claims of multiple schools and methods. In reality, authentic Feng Shui is a singular school rooted in ancient Taoist traditions. By harnessing a blend of Chinese astrology, compass techniques, divining methods, and form methods, Feng Shui becomes a universal tool for harmony and balance.

Through this course, primarily focusing on the powerful nine-star astrology, students gain actionable insights into restructuring their environments for enhanced harmony and vitality. Enroll today and step into a world where ancient wisdom meets modern life, guiding you towards a balanced and harmonious existence.

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Course Motivation

Feng shui is an elaborate Chinese art that is based on two Chinese astrological systems. These are called the ba tzu, or "eight words" or "the four pillars," and jyo hsing, or "nine stars," which is also known as "the study of chi" and "the North Star method." The traditional use of feng shui typically requires the use of a Chinese lunar calendar and a large number of Chinese characters, two things that most people find impractical and difficult to understand because they do not know Chinese or how to utilize these tools. Because of this, this course is designed to teach you feng shui in practical terms that you can utilize in your life without the assistance of a feng shui expert or a Chinese translator.

The rules of feng shui are actually not difficult to grasp if it is presented in a systematic and comprehensible manner. This course is designed to take you step-by-step through feng shui, so that you can begin to apply it as soon as you have completed your study.

If you choose to explore feng shui on your own, be aware that there are several misnomers used by others. People believe that there are three different schools of feng shui: the form school, the compass school, and the intuitive school. However, there is really only one school of feng shui, and it is derived from ancient Taoist tradition. This school utilizes a full range of techniques, including Chinese astrology, compass methods, divining methods, and form methods. Throughout this course, you will mainly be working with jyo hsing, or the nine star astrology, which is a powerful technique of feng shui, and it will help you rearrange your life so that you gain the harmony you are seeking. 

Color is also an important aspect of feng shui. You will utilize several colors, but you will do so in a system. This system has three parts, these are:

There are a few supplies that you will need to effectively use feng shui in your own life. These include:

Your floor plan does not have to be exact; but it is important that you include the location of doors and windows in it. It is best if you can use a professional layout, but you can also measure or pace out your home and draw it on graph paper. Try to keep it to a normal-size sheet of paper for your convenience.

A pendulum is a weight that is suspended from a string or light chain. You can purchase a pendulum, or you can make your own. They are easily made out of a glass bead and string or thread. Most feng shui experts prefer those that are made of brass and are perfectly symmetrical. Pendulums can be found at many New Age bookstores, as well as on the Internet. If you don't want to purchase a pendulum, you can even make one out of fishing line and a fishing weight. Pendulums used indoors can be small and lightweight, but those used outdoors should be heavier.

Once you have your compass, you will need to be certain you are reading it correctly. Begin by standing square in the direction you want to read. Hold the compass in front of you, level, and turn the whole compass until the north end of the needle points to the letter "N" on the azimuth ring. This ring is a ring of degrees, and will be printed on the plate of your compass. The north end of the needle is typically marked or coated with green phosphorous. The earth's magnetic field causes the end of the needle to point toward the magnetic North Pole. To find your bearing, read the direction and degree straight ahead of you on the azimuth ring of the compass.

As you proceed through this course, you will need to use your own personal birth data and other personal information. Use the form on the next page to gather the information that you will need. If you are not the only person in your household, you will need their information, as well, and will need a separate data sheet for each individual. Much of this information you will gather as you work through the course, so keep your sheet handy so that you can fill it in as you go.

To use this course effectively, you will need to work through it lesson by lesson, as it is designed work in a step-by-step fashion.