Feng Shui Foundations

Fondations répond aux objectifs suivants :

  • Pénêtrer progressivement l'esprit du feng shui, de façon à maîtriser les concepts. Contrairement à une approche couvrant superficiellement tous les aspects du feng shui traditionnel, Fondations préfère se concentrer sur quelques thèmes fondamentaux pour lesquels l'élève aura une réelle opportunité d'apprendre au quotidien.
  • Etre capable d’évaluer pratiquement son lieu de vie et/ou de travail
  • Etre autonome dans la modification de son environnement
Foundations 1
— Module 1 —

» Objectives

Gain knowledge of the historical, cultural and political context where feng shui appeared

Understand the difference between classical and western feng shui

Assess a site using:

  • some external environment information
  • ba zhai techniques
  • personal characteristics

» Theory

  • Introduction to feng shui history
  • The natural environment features
  • Natural environment vs urban environment
  • The cosmis trinity
  • The 8 trigram qualities

» Basic external diagnosis

  • The 4 celestial animals
  • The san he approach to environment
  • What is sha qi
  • Reading the environment

» Ba zhai

  • How to use a compass
  • How to calculate the gua
  • East and west groups
  • The gua qualities
  • The 8 types of qi
  • Preparing a site map with the 9 palaces
  • The 4 golden points : relation with theory
  • Direction and location
  • Assessing the quality of qi using ba zhai
  • Micro ba zhai
  • How to manage space for east and west mixed groups
  • Missing sectors

» Examples

During this class, you will be given plenty examples and go through a number of exercices to help you implement the technique correctly.

— Module 2 —

» Objectives

Gain further understanding of the technique learned during module 1

Lean flying star technique, that introduces san yuan

Learn how to use both ba zhai and flying stars

» Theory

  • Introduction to 5 elements
  • Xing fa : Form in the enrironment in conjunction with elements
  • Lo shu
  • Early heaven ba gua
  • Definition of san yuan
  • Historical and cultural context

» Flying stars

  • The 24 mountains
  • Stems and branches
  • Major and minor DEL
  • Flying star definition
  • Flying stars' path
  • Yin & yang modes
  • 3 types of stars
  • Flying stars' qualities
  • Flying stars and guas
  • Human body part in relation to flying stars
  • Assessing the san yuan facade for a house, a flat
  • Stars interpretation
  • Timeliness of stars
  • Stars activation

» Examples

We will show you the power of this approach through many real cases. During this class, you will be given plenty examples and go through a number of exercices to help you implement the technique correctly.

— Module 3 —

» Objectives

Gain deeper knowledge of san yuan as well as san he to use environmental parameters

» Theory

  • Relative and ultimate position of the trigrammes
    • Early heaven ba gua
    • Later heaven ba gua
  • Hetu
  • Lo shu
  • From wu ji au tai ji
  • From tai ji to the 8 trigrammes
  • The 3 musketeers
  • The na jia

» Advanced ba zhai

  • Associate qi's characteristics to the 24 mountains

» Advanced flying stars

Special flying star configurations in relation with environment:

  • Double star at facing, double star at sitting, up the mountain-down the river formations
  • Fan yin & fu yin
  • Imprisoned wang star
  • Pearl string
  • Parent string
  • Combo of 10

Connecting flying stars and building structure : qi distribution rules

Learn how to find the meaning of a two stars combinaison thru some special star combinations:

  • Bullfight Sha
  • Litterary formation
  • Threatening formation
  • ...

» Examples

We will show you the power of this approach through many real cases. During this class, you will be given plenty examples and go through a number of exercices to help you implement the technique correctly.

Foundations 2
— Module 4 —

» Objectives

This class is entirely dedicated to the study of time.

In the previous modules you have learned how to calculate and distribute the stars within a site; You will know learn how time affects the stars qualities, what is happening here now.

It's also time to do a cross-reading ba zhai - flying stars to figure how to organize a place.

» Theory

Time representation : the sexagenuary cycle, 10000 year calendar, solar & lunar calendars.

Principles and ways to implement countereffets.

» Advanced flying stars

  • The 81 combinaisons
  • Yearly and monthly stars
  • 5 Yellow
  • 3 Killings
  • Tai Sui & Sui Po
  • Great sun formula
  • Direct spirit, what to think about it
— Module 5 —

» Objectives

In the former modules you have learned the principles necessary to use and interpret the flying stars. This module will allow you to broaden your vision and deepen your understanding through the analysis cases.

You will gain further understanding of the external environment through san he and more level of understanding will be reached, especially for health.

» Ba zhai

  • Where do the meaning of ba zhai values come from: superior gua transformation
  • Enhancing the ba zhai values meanings

» San he

Special external structures:

  • 8 killing forces
  • 8 roads of destruction
  • Peach blossom sha road
  • 3 harmony doors

Inferior gua transformation:

  • Tan lang
  • 5 ghosts carry treasure

» San yuan

  • Robbery mountain sha
  • Castle gate: a very special and important flying star formation

» Health

Body components in relation with:

  • trigrammes
  • stars

» Examples

We will show you the power of this approach through many real cases. During this class, you will be given plenty examples and go through a number of exercices to help you implement the technique correctly.

» Examination

The module 5 is the opportunity for each participant to check their practical and theoretical knowledge. This will be done through questions and the study of cases.

Results will be given individually and commented by the instructor. This is the opportunity for all students to understand where they stand and know how to proceed further in their studies.

Foundations 3
— Module 6 —

» Objectives

Outdoor class where students have plenty chances to do field work, work together on solutions to implement, gain experience in real cases.

» Advanced san yuan

  • Early late water: a very important point and the various way to use it