Feng Shui Advanced

Short course

In Stratford-Upon-Avon

Price on request

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    Short course

  • Location

    Stratford-upon-avon

Suitable for: This course is designed for students who have completed the Foundation Year at The School of Feng Shui, or undertaken similar studies elsewhere.

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Stratford-Upon-Avon (Warwickshire)
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7 Halford Road, Ettington, CV37 7TH

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Course programme

Feng Shui

Feng Shui is an Astrologically-based, Chinese metaphysical science dealing with the balance of Qi (ch'i), or energy, in landscapes and buildings. By the application of Feng Shui recommendations, usually related to the structure of buildings and the surrounding gardens, the occupants' lives can become more balanced with their surroundings, and certain aspects can be enhanced considerably. Feng Shui not only deals with wealth and relationships but, perhaps most particularly, with health. As such, Feng Shui is one of the Chinese Medical Sciences. Consequently, Feng Shui needs to be taken seriously, and certainly studied seriously, if you intend practising professionally.

Course Structure

Master Chan's courses are designed for students who have completed the Foundation Year at The School of Feng Shui, or undertaken similar studies elsewhere.

The course comprises seminars, taught on a monthly basis over a period of two years. Apart from personal study, students are encouraged to attend monthly study groups and special tutorials can be arranged with qualified practitioners.

Revision Weekend

Initially, the course commences with a special weekend revising basic calculations of the Ba Zi (Chinese Horoscope), as a way of studying Qi, in order to gain a deeper knowledge of the flow and effects of energy. Also included in the revision weekend is a unique seminar explaining how to write the necessary Chinese characters, together with their Cantonese pronunciation. Master Chan, of course, teaches in English, but uses Cantonese pronunciation, which students soon grasp.

These weekends are taught by qualified Feng Shui practitioners and other qualified Chinese Medical practitioners.

It is not essential for students wishing to commence the Advanced Classes to attend these revision weekends, but it is certainly strongly recommended.

Syllabus

Feng Shui analysis is a combination of Form School, Compass School and the Chinese Horoscope.

Since Feng Shui is an Astrologically-based science, a detailed understanding of the Chinese Horoscope is essential in order to understand the underlying theory of Feng Shui.

Form School examines the actual physical shapes of landscapes, buildings and other objects which surround our homes and workplaces, analysing the effect that they create on the different aspects of the occupants' lives.

Compass School deals with the exact location and direction which land sites, buildings and their doorways face. It examines the effect of ‘Heaven Qi' on the Earth's natural magnetic Qi.

To facilitate a speedier analysis, a professional Feng Shui consultant uses a Luo Pan. This ancient tool enables the practitioner to analyse the exact nature of the energy created by any specific compass direction.

There are four basic styles of Compass School and the course includes detailed knowledge of each style, so that they can be integrated when used during a consultation.

Compass School and Form School combine to provide a detailed Feng Shui consultation, and it is necessary, therefore, to understand both studies in order to practise Feng Shui.

It is almost impossible to detail every aspect that the course covers, but the following indicates the major topics within each subject.

Ba Zi (Chinese Horoscope)

The horoscope is constructed using Four Pillars, which are described by the Ten Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches calculated from the Chinese calendar. There are different methods of computing these basic Four Pillars, and whilst all the methods are explained, the oldest and most revered method - the Zi Pin - is taught in detail.

In addition to the Four Pillars, the House of Life and House of Conception pillars are also constructed, along with the hidden Heavenly Stems and the Major Fate.

Having noted the combinations and clashes of both Stems and Branches, the horoscope can then be examined, utilising the elemental relationships, including those of the seasons and 24 Solar Qis.

In addition, reference is made to the 12 Palaces, Empty Palace, Symbolic Stars and Contained Sound elements.

Special forms of horoscopic charts are studied and examined. The overall analysis enables the student to determine the nature of the client and their relationships with family and friends, as well as their health and overall destiny based on the Major and Minor Fate periods.

Also, the more simplified Ming Kua horoscope (personal Kua numbers) based on year, month, day and hour of birth calculations is covered.

Form School

The basic nature of the flow of Qi is examined in detail, together with the ‘Mountain' support related to the ‘Black Turtle', ‘Dragon' and ‘Tiger', as well as the ‘Ming Tang' (also known as the ‘Phoenix', ‘Red Bird' and ‘Bright Hall').

‘Sha', or negative Qi, caused by trees, telegraph poles and the shapes of other buildings is examined in great detail, including special forms such as ‘Heaven Sha'.

The elemental forms of landscape and buildings are discussed, and a detailed understanding of the Nine (Jiu) Stars and their shapes and meanings, together with the effects of their combinations, is taught.

Buildings and site plans are examined and related to their ‘animal forms' and some special forms, such as ‘Judges Bench' and ‘Academic Pen' are also referred to.

The utilisation of Form School to support the ‘Auspicious Stars' of the Compass School calculations is taught in conjunction with landscape and interior design.

Additionally, special forms relating to the 24 Heavenly Stars (such as ‘Jade Seal') and ‘Water Forms' are also referred to.

Ba Zhai Xue

The most basic style of Compass School is the Eight House or Eight Mansion style, which is used in conjunction with the Trigrams relating to each sector to calculate the basic Star chart of a building and plot. Both the Early and Late Heaven sequences of Trigrams are taught, including their elemental relationships, in order to analyse both the interior and exterior effects of Qi on a building.

Each of the eight sectors can then be analysed in detail, in order to apply corrective measures, utilising Form School, colour, decorations and physical objects to balance the Qi of a building.

Charts of each room within a house are constructed and the whole is integrated with the horoscope of the individuals, enabling the student to ascertain the most beneficial locations of rooms, desks, beds, etc, for each person occupying the building.

San He

The San He style of Feng Shui deals with the fixed chart calculations based on the Nine (Jiu) Stars and the orientation of buildings and doorways. Specialist charts are constructed, which are effectively the ‘static horoscope' of a building, and these are examined in conjunction with the other styles.

‘Dragon' and ‘Mountain Sha' are explained, along with the special teachings of Grand Master Yeung.

In particular, the San He Flying Star 24 Mountain chart is explained in detail, for use in analysing larger properties.

Of course, special note is made for the location and direction of doorways, and how to control and use the ‘Five Ghosts' is explained.

The underlying theory of all of these calculations, including the relationship between the Early Heaven and Later Heaven sequences, and the Moon Fazes represented by the Trigrams of the Yi Jing, is dealt with comprehensively.

San Yuan

The San Yuan style takes into consideration the time frame related to the construction date of a property and the effect of the present Fate Period, based on the 180-year cycle and the Nine Fate periods within each cycle.

Flying Star charts are constructed utilising both Yin and Yang motion, and explanation of both single and combined Mountain forms is given. These charts are examined utilising both Early and Later Heaven sequence elements, particularly noting the ‘Timely Stars', the Mountain and Water Stars, and the effect of the combinations of these Stars creating, for instance, support for careers and wealth. The inauspicious combinations, creating ill-health, burglary, fires, etc, are also explored.

Xuan Kong

Xuan Kong is the most complex and yet the most precisely analytical style of Feng Shui. It takes into consideration the time frame, utilising special calculations related to the Fate Periods as governed by the Trigrams. It also encompasses a special chart indicating the effects of Qi during the periods of changing Fates.

In addition, students are taught how to construct the Hexagrams relating to any particular direction and to analyse the Heaven, Earth and Human plates of the Luo Pan. Analysis of buildings utilising this style is very exact and encompasses the knowledge of all the other styles already taught, including, of course, the Chinese Horoscope.

Special mention is made of the 72 Mountain Dragons and 120 Water Dragons, which enables the student to ascertain the precise effect that a building is having on its occupants, including the likelihood of financial success, good relationships, children, etc.

Luo Pan

Students are required to purchase a 20-ring Luo Pan (at the special price of £98.00) and are taught how to read each ring of this Chinese Compass. This is the Luo Pan used by professional consultants and Masters.

Luo Pans are, of course, designed to encompass each style of Feng Shui, but this particular Luo Pan covers all the styles and mastery of its use enables the student to analyse the Qi in any building.

Note is also made of the particularly inauspicious directions governed by the dead, empty, misdirect, trapped and Sha positions.

Special Times

In conjunction with the horoscope and the T'ung Shu, the most auspicious and inauspicious times for all activities, but particularly building, earthworks and dates of occupancy, can be calculated, taking into consideration the restrictions of the T'ai Sui, Seven Curses, Three Curses and monthly Sha positions. The course lecturer will explain how all of these are calculated, utilising the Chinese calendar and T'ung Shu.

Additional Material

Although most students in the West only require to study Yang Feng Shui - the Qi influencing our lives created by the buildings in which we live and work - an outline of the utilisation of Feng Shui for grave sights (Yin Feng Shui) is provided, which, of course, was used well over 2,000 years ago. Yin Feng Shui is still used by the Chinese community today.

A basic outline of Physiognomy (face reading), together with body shapes and some special Qi Gong exercises are also referred to.

Feng Shui Advanced

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