Black Hat Sect (BHS) A more recent school of thought which is widely practised in the USA is Black Hat feng shui or ‘Black Hat Sect Tantric Buddhist’ feng shui. Developed in the USA 15…
Category: Feng Shui
Ch’i
Just as acupuncture measures and corrects the life force in man, so can feng shui cultivate the life force or ch'i in the earth for his benefit. Ch'i flows through the earth like an underground…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui (pronounced ‘foong-schway’), means 'wind and water' and is a Chinese practice based on Taoist/Daoist philosophy which is seeks to improve the built environment so that the health, wealth, and happiness of the people…
Form School
The Form School focuses predominantly on the contours of physical landscapes, their shape, size and watercourse, and the relationship between the physical formations and a dwelling. The four directions of the compass are symbolised by…
Pa Kua
The pa kua (or ba gua if you prefer the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese) is one of the basic diagnostic tools used in feng shui. It is a simple 8 sided figure, an octagon…
Sha
Sha (~) is the antithesis of Ch'i and can be translated as "noxious vapor." It is a form of evil Ch'i and is often called sha ch'i, or feng sha (noxious wind). Sha can be…
Traditional Chinese Compass School Feng Shui
The Compass school uses the Eight Trigrams of the I Ching, the eight-sided pa kua symbol, and the lo shu magic square (used to divide up the house or office into nine sectors). These tools…