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Read about the different schools of Feng Shui.
Schools Of Feng Shui
When the ancient Chinese started using Feng Shui 3000
years ago, it was known as the art of KanYu. KanYu studied and observed
the forces between heaven and earth. At this time Feng Shui was still in
its infancy. It based its study only on the principles of Yin and Yang
and the 5 elements. Over the centuries Chinese philosophers have made
additions to the knowledge of Feng Shui and have passed it down to their
students. As time passed new findings were added to Feng Shui and old
theories were refined. The period when the Tang Dynasty ruled is
considered the golden era of KanYu. During this period the San He system
of Feng Shui emerged as the most important ideology.
San He is considered the oldest form of Classical Feng Shui. The San He
School gave great importance to environmental features like mountains,
topography of the land and water. The direction, shape, flow and
appearance of these features became important components to consider
before construction of a building. Around 1640, towards the end of the
reign of the Ming Dynasty new ideology was born. It was called San Yuan.
San Yuan was based on the same principles as San He. The point of
departure being that San Yuan gave greater importance to the aspect of "Time",
where as San He concentrated on physiognomy that is appearance, form and
flow of the features of the environment especially water.
An important thing to remember is that in the genuine form of KanYu or
Feng Shui each formula has a specific function. And these functions are
divided into the following types:
- Corrective - to remedy existing problems
- Constructive- to improve wealth, health or create certain result
- Predictive-to reveal and understand the past, explain the present
and foretell the future
Feng Shui is a technique to manipulate 'Chi' based on
study of natural and artificial environments. 'Chi' is difficult to
explain and to understand. It is energy that is present through out the
universe. It present in all energy and matter. 'Chi' is the life giving
force of the universe. The Form School of Feng Shui studies the flow of
'chi' in the external environment that is in rivers, lakes, mountains,
natural and artificial landscapes and architecture. The Compass School
of Feng Shui studies the flow of 'chi' and its effects in the internal
environment of natural and artificial structures and incorporates some
aspects of the external environment. It has been found that combining
the two schools gives you a more complete and more effective method of
'chi' manipulation.
A few other Schools of Feng Shui are:
- Xuan Kong also known as Flying Stars base their theories on
formulations that date back to several thousand years from
observations made by Chinese scholars and philosophers. This school
of Feng Shui is considered to be the highest from of Feng Shui and
is held in the highest of regard in the East.
- Ba Zhai, Eight House, Eight Mansions or East-West Theory is
another school of Chinese Feng Shui. This school too has been
formulated over years based on the observation of Chinese scholars
and sages. It is a respected form of Feng Shui in the Eastern World,
though this philosophy does not take into consideration the age of
the house while making prediction.
- Black Hat Tantric Sect Tibetan Buddhist Feng Shui known as Black
Hat, Black Sect or BTB, is a famous modern school of Feng Shui. But
this school of Feng Shui has been condemned by a large number of
Chinese scholars. These scholars say that this branch of Feng Shui
has been fabricated by Thomas Lin Yun, and is not based Traditional
Chinese Feng Shui. Traditional practitioners believe that BTB is
psuedo-Feng Shui and has been created to make money, by creating a
product and then marketing it skillfully. This school is very
popular in the West as it is easy to learn, apply and does not need
any understanding of ancient Chinese philosophy.
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