Feng Shui History: from Traditional Feng Shui Roots to Modern Day

As feng shui is becoming more and more popular in countries far away from China or Chinese influence, it is worth looking at its history and understand how feng shui started and why feng shui is bringing such powerful results when properly applied

In time, almost a hundred years later, another feng shui school of thought - the Compass Feng Shui School - gained strength and popularity. The main influence in this feng shui school was a Feng Shui Master by the name Wang Chih who developed his teachings during the Song Dynasty.

Feng shui symbols have a rich, culturally specific history and meaning. Most of us are familiar with the look of many feng shui items such as Chinese coins tied with a red string, wind chimes, three legged toads, gods of wealth, etc, etc.

The schools of feng shui can be classified in three categories: Traditional or Classical Feng Shui Schools, Black Sect Tantric Buddhism School of Feng Shui and Intuitive/Modern Feng Shui Schools.

Feng Shui has numerous ways to improve one's quality of life. From basic feng shui steps, such as good air and good light to slightly more advanced ones, such as facing your best, or lucky directions.

Classical feng shui has a wealth of feng shui cures and feng shui charms for protection and good luck. The desire for protection should not come form fear, but from the basic understanding that there is a wide variety of feng shui energies all around us, and some of those energies are best left outside your own energy field.

The Yin Yang Theory is one of the main theories of feng shui. According to the Yin-Yang theory, everything in the universe consist of two opposing, but deeply interconnected forces - Yin ( feminine ) and Yang ( masculine. ) The interaction of these two feng shui forces create the essence of life around us.

One of the basic principles of feng shui is the principle of five elements, which are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. These feng shui elements interact between themselves in certain ways, generally defined as the Productive and Destructive cycles.

The feng shui compass, also called Lo-Pan, is used to define the Bagua of a home in order to access deeper feng shui information about a site or a building, such as the favorable and unfavorable feng shui areas, and more.

Traditional, or classical feng shui schools, have many symbols used for various purposes. Some feng shui symbols are well known, such as the Mandarin Ducks for love and marriage, the Tortoise for protection and stability, or the Koi Fish for abundance. Some feng shui symbols, such as Bats or Chi Lins, are less known. This list of feng shui symbols should help you.

BTB School of Feng Shui - short for Black Sect Tantric Buddhist School of Feng Shui - is a feng shui school, or tradition brought to USA by Professor Lin Yun in mid eighties.

I am a big fan of feng shui and would like to celebrate the Chinese New Year the right way. What is the best way to celebrate the Chinese New Year apart from having all the feng shui cures for the year?

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Understand how the I-Ching wisdom is applied in feng shui. Being one of the foundations of feng shui, along with the Lo Shu Square, the five elements and the Yin Yang theory, the I Ching is a philosophical body of knowledge of enormous depth.

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Are you curious about the four pillars of destiny feng shui school, also called the Bazi school of feng shui? Being a classical feng shui school, Bazi is widely applied by traditional feng shui consultants. Find out more about this classical feng shui school.

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If your house is suffering from geopathic stress, applying good feng shui to it might not be enough. You need to look into all available solutions to help clear the energy of your home from geopathic stress. Is it possible to clear all geopathic stress in your home or it is impossible? Find out.

Is geomancy and feng shui one and the same? Do you know what the word "geomancy" means and where it comes from? How about feng shui? Find out about geomancy, feng shui, and the connection between the two.