Step 1 - Feng Shui Key Concepts Beginner Distance Learning Course (PDF)

For years this has unquestionably stood as the best comparable Feng Shui course, unmatched, on the internet.

You'll learn how and why Feng Shui actually works, not just the steps to follow — then walk away able to perform a real consultation in your own home. It's fully accredited, part of the Seven Steps to Feng Shui Mastery programme, and backed by over 25 years of teaching experience.

Instant download, PC and Mac compatible this fully interactive PDF includes full-colour illustrations, video tutorials, and sound files for correct pronunciation of key Feng Shui terms. The Key Concepts course is also available as a series of video tutorials if you'd rather watch.

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What you'll cover: Foundations — History, Qi, Yin & Yang, the Five Elements, Trigrams & Chinese Astrology, — the Eight Trigrams, Ten Heavenly Stems,. Discovering your fate. Form School — reading the five symbolic animals and applying them to your home, bedroom, lounge, and office. Compass School — using the Luo Pan, the Ba Gua, auspicious directions, and personal Gua. Qi & Water — qi flow, sha qi correction, water placement Site & Architecture — Dragon and Tiger siting, building shapes, architectural balance.  Symbolism & Cures — crystals, mirrors, lighting, plants, wind chimes

Real Consultations — case studies putting it all into practice.

Full lesson-by-lesson breakdown available below for anyone who wants to see the complete syllabus.

Feng Shui Key Concepts Course Contents: 

Welcome
How to Study
Qi or Chi
About this course
Ways to help you study

The History of Feng Shui

Wandering tribes
Chinese dynasties
Feng Shui today
Feng Shui tomorrow
Why wind and water
Life, the universe, and everything

The Source of Yin & Yang

Yin and Yang Feng Shui
Your place in Feng Shui
Basic Feng Shui tools
The origins of the five elements

Energy Dynamics
The generative cycle
The controlling cycle
The weakening cycle

Identify Five Elements in a Landscape
In forms and buildings

Balance and Harmony
Transition within the elements
The four principles
Applying the five elements to your home

The Eight Trigrams
 What is a Trigram?
The luck trinity
Easy Trigram identification
The ten thousand attributes
Fu Xi arrangement of the Eight Trigrams
The late heaven sequence
The He Tu
The Luo Shu

Chinese Astrology Essentials

The Ten Heavenly Stems
The Twelve Earthly Branches
The Sexagesimal Cycle
Discovering Your Fate Part One
Your year pillar
Month branch
Hour branch
Annual pillar
Applying Chinese astrology

Form School Feng Shui

The Origins of Form School
The five symbolic animals
Identify form school principles in the local environment
Applying form school principles to:
The Home
The Bedroom
The Lounge
The Office
Form School and You

Compass School Feng Shui
The History of Compass School
The Chinese compass or Luo Pan
Types of Luo Pan
Using a Luo Pan
Using a Western compass
Compass rings
The Luo Shu
The Ba Gua
The Eight Trigrams
The 24 Mountains

East & West Groups
Discovering your Gua
East Group / West Group
Auspicious directions
Inauspicious directions
House portents
Combining home and personal portents
The cures to balance

The Qi Distribution School
What is qi?
The source of qi
Sheng qi
Sha qi
Qi flow
Correcting sha qi
Personal qi
Annual qi

The Importance of Water
Favourable water
Unfavourable water
Man-made water
Fountains and fish tanks
Your environment
Identifying sha qi

The Choice of Site
Dragon and tiger
Flora and fauna
Soil type

Architectural Balance
Missing corners & projections
Multi-dimensional Feng Shui
Building shapes
Land shapes
Local water
Roads and highways
Doors and windows fabrication
Case Study - The importance of shape
Balancing your space

Qi Reading - Feng Shui Symbolism
Basic cures
Crystals
Correct use of mirrors and why
Lighting
Plants
Wind chimes
Water placement

Conducting a Feng Shui Consultation - Case Studies

Knowledge Review - Multiple Choice Questions