5 Element Theory
Flow and elemental balance As a result of the interaction between Yin and Yang, the universe can be divided into 5 basic elements: Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. These elements are found everywhere in nature and are considered the building blocks of the universe. The 5 elements are associated with the Bagua and its 8 life aspirations, time, organs, colors, flavors, motions among others. Each area in life is represented by a specific element. Romance and Relationships is associated with Earth Children and Creativity is associated with Metal Travel...
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Flying Star – Feng Shui Time Assessment The combination of time and space is according to Nature’s principles of Yin and Yang in a constant change and this interaction of Chi energy affects human beings and their surroundings. Flying Star ( Xuan Kong) is a very powerful and fast acting branch of Compass Feng Shui which deals with the aspect of time and it is is used by most professional practitioners. It is very different to astrology. Flying Star is the analysis of the five elements, the external (land) and internal ( interior design) form as well as star combinations...
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Ba Zhai Points for auspicious and inauspicious energy – 8 mansion The Ba Zhai school, also called 8 houses or mansions, is one of the most important developments of Kanyu study ( Feng Shui). The 8 magnetic directions ( plus center) hold different Chi energy which influences the portents ( directions) of the house and the person living in it favorably or unfavorably. The Ba Zhai method allows us to identify the most and least auspicious cosmological influences of the structure and for the occupants and categorize them into East or West group. The element of time is not...
Read MoreCh’i – Life Force Energy
We have to look at the concepts of Taoism in order to understand the concept of Ch'i. Out of the Wuji, the Nothingness, we derived the Tai Chi, which symbolizes Heaven, Men and Earth. Yin and Yang – and hence the eight trigrams Kun ( Earth) , Gen (Mountain), Kan (Water), Xun (Wind) , Zhen (Thunder), Li (Fire) , Dui (Lake) and Qian (Heaven) develop out of the Tai Chi. These are the building blocks of everything in Nature and the Universe. Taoism teaches that nature itself is cyclical – there is no starting point and no ending point. It is a circle. The Tai Chi...
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The two best know schools are the form school and the compass school . The form school is the oldest and original school and takes the natural environment intoconsideration when evaluating properties and placements of houses, like mountains, rivers and streams to determine the best flow of Ch'i. It is all about observing the land that feeds the structure of the house. In addition to the outside influence, the inside of the house must be also considered, focusing on the placement of furniture. This is the foundation. In the Compass school the emphasis shifted form nature to the...
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