A COURSE IN REAL FENG SHUI

Make Your Property Work for You, at All Times

Also contains Four Pillars and Date Selection intro, numerous useful illustrations and tables and Date Selection

calendar 2017-2030!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................9

FENG SHUI The entry point ....................................................................................................................13From Kan Yu to Feng Shui .........................................................................................................................14What is Feng Shui ......................................................................................................................................14Luan Tou and Li Qi .....................................................................................................................................16Feng Shui schools ........................................................................................................................................16The Great Feng Shui masters......................................................................................................................18The concept of Qi ........................................................................................................................................19Qi stages .......................................................................................................................................................20Yin and Yang ................................................................................................................................................22The Five Elements or Wu Xing ..................................................................................................................24Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water ...............................................................................................................25Generation or Birth cycle ..........................................................................................................................26Destruction or Controlling cycle ..............................................................................................................26The Cosmic Trinity .....................................................................................................................................27The Four Images ..........................................................................................................................................28The Eight Trigrams .....................................................................................................................................29Basic qualities of the Eight Trigrams .......................................................................................................30Trigram arrangements: Xian Tian versus Hou Tian ................................................................................31He Tu and Luo Shu ....................................................................................................................................34Chapter 1 – Summary ................................................................................................................................37

OUTSIDE YOUR HOME The music of the landscape ..........................................................................39Qi creates the music of natural landforms................................................................................................41The influence of the landscape ...................................................................................................................42Finding the perfect site ...............................................................................................................................42The importance of mountains in Feng Shui .............................................................................................45Five Elements – five types of mountains ..................................................................................................47The Four Celestial Creatures ......................................................................................................................49The Dragons .................................................................................................................................................51The importance of water in Feng Shui ......................................................................................................54Creating a Water Dragon............................................................................................................................57The influence of the wind ...........................................................................................................................58Chapter 2 – Summary .................................................................................................................................59

CLOSE TO YOUR HOME The Music of the Surroundings .................................................................61The music of the cityscape..........................................................................................................................63Forms in the urban environment ..............................................................................................................63Where we want to live and what we want to see ......................................................................................66Where we don’t want to live and what we don’t want to see ...................................................................67Poisoned Arrows and Dead Qi ..................................................................................................................69Chapter 3 – Summary .................................................................................................................................71

INSIDE YOUR HOME Let the Qi flow in ..............................................................................................73The importance of the interior ..................................................................................................................75Elements that affect the flow of Qi ...........................................................................................................77Missing spaces and extensions ...................................................................................................................79Missing sectors ............................................................................................................................................79Extensions ....................................................................................................................................................82Internal Sha .................................................................................................................................................86The main entrance.......................................................................................................................................86Basic guidelines for room allocation .........................................................................................................88Basic guidelines for furniture arrangement ..............................................................................................88Qi flow: Room by room ..............................................................................................................................89

Living room .................................................................................................................................................89Bedroom ......................................................................................................................................................89Kitchen .........................................................................................................................................................91Dining room ................................................................................................................................................92The study and home office ..........................................................................................................................92Bathrooms, staircases and utility rooms ...................................................................................................93Chapter 4 – Summary .................................................................................................................................94

MAPPING THE PROPERTY The groundwork ....................................................................................97What you need to know before you can get ahead ..................................................................................99The facing and sitting of the property .....................................................................................................100No compass, no Feng Shui: the importance of reading direction .......................................................102Maps and declination ...............................................................................................................................105The floor plan ............................................................................................................................................107How to find the center of the property ...................................................................................................108The pie or the grid .....................................................................................................................................108From Eight Directions to Twenty-four Mountains ...............................................................................11224 Mountains ............................................................................................................................................113Beware of the Void Line ...........................................................................................................................114Locations versus directions ......................................................................................................................116Personalization: Your Life Gua ................................................................................................................117Life Gua and the four personal favorable directions .............................................................................119Life Gua and the four personal unfavorable directions ........................................................................121Chapter 5 – Summary ...............................................................................................................................123

EIGHT HOUSES Eight ways to let your home shine ...........................................................................125Eight Houses or Ba Zhai ...........................................................................................................................127How to find favorable and unfavorable locations ..................................................................................128Assessing the strength of locations .........................................................................................................130The Eight Houses Diagrams .....................................................................................................................131The four favorable locations in detail ......................................................................................................133The four unfavorable locations in detail .................................................................................................134Placement of doors, hallways, bedrooms, living rooms and studies....................................................135The kitchen, bathroom, utility room and wardrobes ............................................................................137Person versus house ..................................................................................................................................138Chapter 6 – Summary ...............................................................................................................................141

FLYING STARS When the Stars twinkle for you ..................................................................................143Xuan Kong Fei Xing (Flying Stars) ..........................................................................................................145The Nine Stars - basic qualities ................................................................................................................147The Nine Stars – in depth .........................................................................................................................148Favorable and unfavorable Stars ..............................................................................................................151Basic Stars combinations ..........................................................................................................................151Nine Stars in three Periods and eight Palaces ........................................................................................153Special combinations ................................................................................................................................154How the Stars fly, degrees, sub-directions and polarities......................................................................155Three Cycles, Nine Periods ......................................................................................................................157The Flying Stars chart ...............................................................................................................................159How to make a Flying Stars chart ............................................................................................................160The Facing and Sitting Stars in the Central Palace ...............................................................................162The Replacement Charts ..........................................................................................................................164The Earth Base, the Facing and Sitting Stars ..........................................................................................166The three most important Palaces ..........................................................................................................168Four types of the Flying Stars charts ......................................................................................................169Special auspicious charts ..........................................................................................................................176Special inauspicious charts.......................................................................................................................180The path to great wealth: Seven Stars Robbery ......................................................................................184Opening the door to prosperity: The Castle Gate secret .......................................................................185Activation of Stars .....................................................................................................................................189

How to strengthen or weaken the Stars with the Five Elements ..........................................................191Allocating rooms and furniture; choosing directions with Flying Stars .............................................193The coming of Period 9 ............................................................................................................................195Flying Stars Activations in Period 8 ........................................................................................................197Flying Stars Activations in Period 9 ........................................................................................................198Annual and monthly Flying Stars ............................................................................................................199Chapter 7 – Summary ...............................................................................................................................200

ONCE A YEAR Let the year dance for you ...........................................................................................207Annual assessment: avoiding problems, inviting opportunities .........................................................209Annual Afflictions: how to detect, avoid and lessen their influence ....................................................210Tai Sui ........................................................................................................................................................210Sui Po .........................................................................................................................................................211San Sha .......................................................................................................................................................212Wu Huang ..................................................................................................................................................214Star 2 and health issues .............................................................................................................................216The Four Noble Stars ................................................................................................................................217Flying Stars activations .............................................................................................................................218More about Activations ............................................................................................................................219Chapter 8 – Summary ...............................................................................................................................220

THE FOUR PILLARS The celestial arc of your life .............................................................................223The Four Pillars ........................................................................................................................................225Ten Stems, Twelve Branches ....................................................................................................................226The Four Pillars Chart ..............................................................................................................................229Twelve Branches, three main categories .................................................................................................231Combinations, Clashes, Harms, Punishments and Destructions ........................................................232The Luck Cycles .........................................................................................................................................236Annual Luck ..............................................................................................................................................238Three special stars .....................................................................................................................................240Activating the Special Stars .....................................................................................................................242The Four Pillars: revealing the celestial arc of your life ........................................................................243Chapter 9 – Summary ...............................................................................................................................245

DATE SELECTION The structure of the fruitful action .....................................................................247The importance of Date Selection ...........................................................................................................249Good dates, bad dates ...............................................................................................................................250What days to avoid ....................................................................................................................................251The Twelve Day Governors in Date Selection ........................................................................................256Personal Date Selection: the ground rules for selecting the best dates ..............................................258Date Selection for business success ........................................................................................................259Feng Shui and Date Selection ..................................................................................................................260Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection .........................................................................................................260Chapter 10 – Summary .............................................................................................................................261

A FENG SHUI GOODIE BAG Nine Flying Stars grids and Annual Flying Stars 2017-2030 ................................................................265Nine Stars, 81 combinations ....................................................................................................................271Flying Stars Charts for the Period 7, 8, 9 ................................................................................................283Flying Stars Chars for the Period 7 .........................................................................................................284Flying Stars Chars for the Period 8 .........................................................................................................286Flying Stars Chars for the Period 9 .........................................................................................................288Four Noble Locations and Annual Afflictions 2017-2030 ....................................................................291Date Selection calendar with 12 Day Governors 2017-2030 ................................................................29524 Mountains ring .....................................................................................................................................325Feng Shui Glossary .................................................................................................................................329

About the Author ......................................................................................................................................333

Feng Shui, the ancient natural science of “wind and water”, assesses how the Heaven and Earth influence certain locations and properties. The ultimate goal of this practice involves finding the best places in which to build, as well as positioning a property in

the optimum way, which will improve the life and luck of its occupants.

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Introduction

Today’s world is, more or less, defined by scientists. These folk have brought abundant good to our civilization – we are now safer, we live longer, mechanization means there is less need for arduous human manual labor, our lives are more comfortable and we also have more spare time…

However, while we bask in our modern day achievements we tend to forget that the devel-opment of our culture didn’t simply happen overnight. Important early discoveries and in-ventions such as the calendar, printing, paper, the compass, gunpowder, seismographs, etc. all helped to accelerate the growth of our civilization. For these inventions, plus many others we should be grateful to various ancient Keplers, Newtons, Nobels and Guttenbergs. In fact many of these early creators came from an ancient culture that also happens to be the only one to sur-vive to the modern day – the Chinese culture.

Unlike the more mechanical approach of the West, early Chinese scientists considered na-ture to be a living and breathing organism. Accordingly, the basic concepts of Chinese philoso-phy and Feng Shui: Qi, Yin/Yang, Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, Three Treasures, Luo Shu and He Tu were not considered to be vague philosophical principals. On the contrary, were applied to every aspect of life – from everyday matters, to medicine, philosophy, ethics and politics. These concepts were actually viewed as universal laws that can also be applied today to modern physics, astronomy, geography, etc.

For example, the principle of Yin/Yang encompasses the simultaneous expansion and con-traction of the forces of the universe, maintaining the universe in a state of dynamic balance. Furthermore, there are other concepts such as Early Heaven/Later Heaven (which belongs to the Eight Trigrams, but can be also seen as an extension of Yin/Yang), which reminds us that while it may appear that the world of change is separate from that of the unchanging, these two worlds actually exist simultaneously. This concept also illustrates that everything resonates with something else, regardless of the relative distance between them.

Some contemporary micro-cosmos studies also exhibit similarities with certain ancient Chinese settings. As an example, the pentaquark particle has a striking similarity to the con-cept of the Five Elements. Another important ancient system, Yi Jing, has intrigued scientists who have studied it on numerous occasions. As a result it has been linked to both Leibniz’s Binary System and the codons of DNA. Chinese medicine has also been extensively studied in the West. One major breakthrough is that acupuncture, which deals with the flow of Qi through the meridians of our bodies, has been validated by the UN and accepted internation-ally as an alternative method for the improvement of health.

The ancient Chinese scientists considered all phenomena in a holistic sense. Accordingly in order for an individual’s health to be fully understood, scholars relied heavily on informa-

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tion from Feng Shui and Four Pillars astrology. While each of these two systems covers differ-ent subject matter, due to the complexity of all phenomena (including people’s lives), they also harmoniously complement each other. If we want to apply a holistic approach today, we might say that from a contemporary exclusive point of view of philosophy, religion, metaphysics or the science of life and certain phenomenon could lack perspective. Since every phenomenon is made up of different aspects, and as we are not solely physical beings, nor entirely psycho-logical, emotional or spiritual creatures either, it is more likely that our Chinese predecessors were correct when they considered all these factors should be applied simultaneously in order to achieve a more comprehensive view of everything that interests us.

Feng Shui is an independent system which is typically applied in tandem with the Four Pillars (providing information about the person) and Date Selection (facilitating optimal tim-ing and locking in the Feng Shui setting). Feng Shui is based on universal laws that are not ex-clusive to Chinese culture, and so its application doesn’t rely on personal beliefs. Classical Feng Shui is not an idle pursuit, nor is it a method of interior design as has been widely misrepre-sented in Western media. To the contrary, this is a complex study of the earth’s energy and en-vironment and the ways in which it affects people over time. Feng Shui is both a living geogra-phy and human science; it is based on natural laws while also being firmly grounded in certain methodologies. Since its theories and assessment procedures include both visible and hidden energy flows and patterns it is often classified under metaphysics.

Throughout its ten chapters and extensive appendices, this book reveals the secrets of Classical Feng Shui and how everything around us from the soil, surroundings, features of the landscape, property placement and layout play a significant role and influence us all, regard-less of age, nationality, beliefs or education. The message of this book is that the key to growth and prosperity can be found right within one’s home; that every individual can make where they live the foundation of their future progress. This is not a book about symbols or figurines – there are no shortcuts in Classical Feng Shui. No symbols can change the prevailing energy of one’s environment or the way in which a property can have an effect on people.

In the opening chapter the reader will learn about the origins and history of Classical Feng Shui, with an explanation of the basic principles. The influence of the general environment will be explained in Chapter 2, while Chapter 3 deals with the ways in which the immediate sur-roundings have an effect on everyone. Chapter 4 explains the influence of room allocation and everything else that affects the internal Qi flow, while Chapter 5 explores the basics of the prac-tice of Feng Shui and the best ways to map a property.

Chapters 6 and 7 introduce the two most trustworthy methods used by Feng Shui profes-sionals to assess, move and direct Qi. While Chapter 6 presents Ba Zhai (Eight Mansions), Chapter 7 introduces the complex and subtle method of Xuan Kong Fei Xing (Flying Stars). Both methods are commonly applied in the design and evaluation of a property and for find-ing the good and bad locations and directions inside it. Chapter 8 explains how to perform ac-tivations, plan reconstructions, avoid the negative and make the most of favorable Annual en-ergies. Chapter 9 deals with the basics of Four Pillars astrology and Chapter 10 introduces the

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essentials of Date Selection. The Appendices provide even more tables and a useful 2017-2030 Date Selection calendar, together with Flying Stars charts for Periods 7, 8 and 9, etc.

In addition, every chapter has a summary allowing the reader to quickly recall the key sub-jects. A Glossary of Terms can be found at the end of the book, providing a useful reference tool to help with becoming more familiar with the subject matter. Throughout the book, tables and illustrations accompany the most important topics.

This book will help you become more familiar with your property and its surroundings. It will enhance your awareness of the profound influence that subtle energies have on everyone, every minute of the day. Whether you are a stock broker, corporate CEO, entrepreneur, writ-er, actor, Feng Shui enthusiast or lover of nature, or simply someone who deeply cares for the wellbeing of their family and friends, you will find something valuable for yourself in this book. Once read it’s up to you how much you use it to achieve the amazing results discussed with-in. Just be aware that Classical Feng Shui is not a toy; it’s a powerful tool that should always be handled with care and the utmost respect.

Althea S.T.

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About the Author

Althea is an author, consultant, and practitioner of Feng Shui and Four Pillars Astrology. Her formal studies began three decades ago, and carried her through south-east Asia studying with masters, and learning her craft. She worked tirelessly to unpack the ancient knowledge of these systems, which had for so many centuries been carefully concealed. All this time, she put her theory into practice in her own life.

One reason the arts of Feng Shui and Four Pillars Astrology were so appealing to the author is their practical functionality in everyday life. These are not philosophical ideals (though in the highest forms they approach such). These are ways to understand and interact with the living world all around us.

Currently, Althea lives in Europe; she writes daily, and consults both for individuals and cor-porations, and enjoys many long term clients. Althea is an experienced full time consultant and lecturer at Althea S.T. Consultants and the founder of Four Pillars, Feng Shui, Yi Jing & Xuan Kong Da Gua comprehensive study programs. Her professional approach across all fields re-mains open and giving, and her study program is carefully designed to give plenty of practical, useful and authentic information, and to equip her students with everything they might need to establish their own quality practice.

After 3 decades of growth, practice, and experience, she offers the personalized approach to understanding the ways of Feng Shui and Four Pillars Astrology in her books: “A Course in Feng Shui: Make Your Property Work for You, at All Times” and “A Course in Chinese Astrology: Reveal Your Destiny, Harness Your Luck”. However, make no mistake, her texts offer far more than mere philosophy, because these ancient healing arts might become a guiding light on your path to a richer and more fulfilling life here on Earth.

Althea is currently busy completing The Sixty Personality Types of Chinese Astrology series of books.

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