The Different Schools Of Feng Shui
If you read a few different feng shui books, chances are you will encounter
conflicting
information. There are several schools of feng shui and also variations
within each school
due to family lineage practices. Here are the basic differences between
each school.
Flying Star Feng Shui
Flying Star is the most advanced level of feng shui and adds the time dimension
to a
building's energy. A lo pan compass is used to calculate the facing
and sitting degrees of
the structure. The date of construction and facing/sitting degree
is used to determine
energy patterns within. A structure has a natal chart or "birthday
chart" energy pattern and
this can change if the building has been renovated. In addition,
nine different "stars" or
energies move to different compass directions every year, month, day and
hour. The
residents dates of birth are taken into account. The compass
directions and their
elements are also analyzed along with the flying stars that occupy each
compass
direction. Form is also taken into consideration as form affects the stars.
Flying Star helps
you predict the good times and the bad times from year to year, month to
month and day
to day.
Compass School Feng Shui
Compass School divides the structure into the eight compass directions using
a lo pan
compass. Each person has four good compass directions and four bad compass
directions based on their year of birth and gender and belong to either
the East Group or
the West Group. A building's sitting direction determines whether
it is an East or West
Group structure. Each compass direction has an element associated
with it: water,
wood, earth, metal, or fire. Utilizing your best compass directions
for sleeping and working
will help support your life goals.
Form School Feng Shui
The Form School uses the shapes and forms of the surrounding landscape and
waterways
and how these shapes will affect people living or working in a structure.
The four cardinal
directions of the compass are represented by four animals. The Green
Dragon of the East,
the White Tiger of the West, the Red Phoenix of the South and the Black
Turtle of the
North. Interior forms and the layout of the structure are also analyzed.
Western Feng Shui/BTB (Black Hat Sect Tibetan
Buddhist)/Pyramid
This is a modern version of feng shui developed in the mid 1980s and is
a combination of
Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism , Psychology and Traditional Feng Shui and is based
on a
more spiritual approach than scientific. The structure is divided
into eight sections and a
bagua or Ba Gua map is aligned with the entry door, rather than actual compass
directions. Each section corresponds to a different life aspiration.
Placing of symbols and
intent is emphasized.
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