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The 7 Schools Of
Feng Shui
Ron King
Everyone has heard
of Feng Shui, but what exactly is it? Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese
belief that involves the study of both the natural and the created
environments. To achieve a balance between the 2 affects the energy of a
room.
7 Schools Of Feng Shui
There are many different versions of Feng Shui, each influenced by
culture, geography, and religion. There are 7 predominant types or
schools of Feng Shui:
1. The Compass School uses the 8 trigrams of the I-Ching. They are known
collectively as Pa Kua, which is based on the 8 main directions of a
compass. Each direction is associated with a specific chi. For example,
southern is vibrant energy.
2. The Form School, based on the landscape's shape, uses 4 symbolic
animals to identify the landscape. Easy to use, the Form School (along
with the Compass School) increases chi both in and out of the home.
3. The Black Hat Sect uses a fixed entry point to determine the area.
Although similar to the Compass School philosophy, it has differences.
The Black Hat Sect also consists of psychology, Buddhism and basic
design principles.
4. 8 Mansion School, also known as the 8 House Feng Shui, is based on
the individual number of the person living in the home. That number is
used to bring harmony and balance to the home. People who use this
system have both lucky and unlucky numbers, with the west numbers being
2, 6, 7, and 8 and the east numbers being 1, 3, 4, and 9.
5. The 9 Star Key School uses stars to help identify lucky and unlucky
days. This school of thought uses complicated math formulas to pinpoint
when a person will get married and the astrological sign of the future
marriage partners. It will also tell the practitioner how to live based
on his house.
6. The most common form of Feng Shui, based on astrology and numerology,
is the Flying Star Philosophy. Difficult to understand and learn, it is
also based on mathematical principals and is used to determine a
person's fate.
7. Four Pillars, the final school of thought, is not very common. Based
on astrology tied to the person's date of birth right down to the
minutes, this form of Feng Shui is also used to determine a person's
fate.
5 Elements Of Feng Shui
After determining which school of thought is best for an individual, it
is important to understand the 5 elements of Feng Shui. They are: Earth,
Fire, Water, Metal, and Wood. Balance and harmony can be created in a
home through the use of these elements. If used incorrectly, however,
the energy can be lessened or even destroyed.
Each of the 5 elements is also associated with a direction:
Earth -- Southwest
Fire -- South
Water -- North
Metal -- West
Wood -- East
Beauty And Balance
In a Feng Shui home, all rooms should achieve a balance of these
elements, although some items may weigh heavier than others. A chair
might score 3 times more than a throw pillow, for example, because of
the size difference.
Properly applied, Feng Shui brings both beauty and balance to the home
or office.
About the Author:
Visit
www.fengshui4u.info to learn more. Ron King is a full-time
researcher, writer, and web developer, visit his website at
www.ronxking.com Copyright 2005 Ron King. This article may be
reprinted if the resource box is left intact and the links live.
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