Module 1

Class 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
  • Introduction to feng shui history
  • 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
  • The 4 golden points

Ba zhai

  • How to use a compass
  • The Chinese calendar
  • How to calculate the gua
  • East and west groups
  • The gua qualities
  • The 8 types of qis
  • Preparing a site map
  • Direction and location
  • Assessing the quality of qi using ba zhai

Examples

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