Feng Shui is developed some 4,000 years with the rise of Chinese civilisation. It has been a fixture in the Chinese way of life – from the design of house to the master plan of cities.
However, within the Chinese society, there are many different versions or variations of this subject. This has come about because of the longevity of the subject and the huge geographical size of the country. The reason for the current practise of this Chinese philosophy after 4,000 years is because of its effectiveness, it really works when it is done correctly.
The subject itself is split into a number different schools.
The classical Chinese knowledge comes from 2 different schools
San He – 3 combinations (about physical forms and compass directions) includes – form school, 8 house formula
San Yuan – 3 periods (about time and space aspects) – formula includes flying star, da kua
Then, there is a western form of feng shui, which was devised in the late 20th Century by Lin Yun originally from Hong Kong. This is known as Triple gate or Black hat Buddhist feng shui.
The traps
For a newcomer to this subject, they would be bewildered by the vast range of information but also, contradictory ones at that.
Secondly, should you hire 2 consultants, they might give you contradictory advice.
How do you handle this situation?
The first way is to take in on the chin and apply the “law of attraction”. You select what you attract and you follow the path that you feel most comfortable with.
The second way is to study the subject and go through the maze. The best advice I can give on this route is that feng shui relies of three rules
1. Yin and Yang (the law of opposites)
2. The five elements (every consultant should not only know the elements but also, the cycles of construction, destruction and control)
3. The 8 trigrams.
True feng shui use these 3 rules. If they do not, I do not think it is feng shui let alone Chinese Philosophy.