Feng Shui has been around for thousands of years. Since that time, various trends of Feng Shui have developed. Although the basic principles remain the same, each one has a somewhat distinct approach for the subject:
Form School
* Centers predominantly with the contours of physical landscapes, their particular form, size and watercourse, and the connection among the actual physical formations as well as a dwelling.
* The 4 Directions regarding the compass are symbolized by the four celestial animals; the Green Dragon (East), the Red Phoenix (South), the White Tiger (West) and the Black Turtle (North).
Traditional Chinese Compass School
* Originated in China over 3000 years ago, with the first textual reference mentioned in 256BCE (Before Christian Era)
* Founded upon a methodical, formulaic way of Feng Shui which is thousands of years old.
* Career sector of the Eight Trigrams is always oriented to the magnetic North. .
The aforementioned methods are practiced by The Geomancer.
Black Hat Sect (BHS) Tantric Buddhist
An even more current school of thought, which is extensively practiced in the U.S.A. Created many years back by Thomas Lin Yun, it’s a hybrid of Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism as well as Feng Shui made easier for Western preferences. It has a large cult following.
With this particular school of Feng Shui, rather than making use of the traditional magnetic compass (Lo Pan) to ascertain directions, each home or room is evaluated by the placement of its doorway. BHS Feng Shui states that the primary door to every room faces the career sector. This could lead to nearby areas or homes having apparently contradictory directions.
* Popularized in America ever since 1986
* Based on the more spiritual way to Feng Shui
* Pertains to the 8 Trigrams as being the ‘Ba Gua’
* Career sector regarding the Eight Trigrams is always oriented towards the principal door.
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Intuitive Feng Shui
There is much talk about ‘intuitive feng shui’. Nevertheless, Feng Shui, which includes its own set of guidelines, can’t be considered more instinctive as compared to either geography or physics. Individual practitioners might be a lot more perceptive as compared to others, but Feng Shui changes have to be based on the rules and not simply a ‘sensation’.
How do I pick a practitioner that’s ideal for me?
Go with your intuition!
If what the practitioner suggests makes sense to you and you feel good about the changes he/she suggests, you have found a match up!
However, if putting a statue of Buddha close to your own entry way, putting red Avery labels on your own walls, hanging red-tasseled bamboo flutes above your entrances and putting a ‘green cylindrical object on your roof, to draw in nurturing wood energy’ are a little bit far from your personal decorating style – dismiss your specialist. (Settlement does not have to be encased in red envelopes either!)
Besides, REAL Feng Shui treatments make use of just the five components – Water, Earth, Fire, Metal and Wood, and not things like mirrors, flutes, incense or even prayers!
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July 7, 2010 by Beth Shaw