Feng Shui careers

"Deal with things in their state of not-yet-being put them in order before they have got into confusion" The secret of Feng Shui Tao Te Ching, Ch 64

The craft of Feng Shui being multi-faceted affords great scope career-wise. But it also subjects one to the rigours associated with the Martial Arts, and the timeline of a medic. Ultimately, it should have 10 stages of progress, each increasingly more difficult, yet bestowing wider responsibility and wisdom with each accomplished step, paralleling the progress of the sorcerer's apprentice.

The Feng Shui training program: initially, some form of yoga, T'ai Chi and meditation to gain physical discipline, concentration, sensitization and insight. Next, a lifetime study of the I Ching, the quintessence of Chinese wisdom and Jin-Shu, the biographies of famous Feng Shui masters.

After which Kanya, the study of heaven and earth, the combined study of geography and astrology in relationship to man. Following which, mastering the Compass School -, the use of the Ba Gua diagram and the Lo P'an compass featuring the 'twenty-four directions' or 15 degree zones of the magnetic circle to help determine the Feng Shui of the situation, and the use of astrological charts and numerology to measure the auspiciousness of a dwelling.

Following this a study of the tenets of the Form school such as Dimai, the dynamics of mountain ridges, valleys, and rivers, and of the arteries of the earth - the 'Dragon Veins'. The examination of the Classics detailing the interrelationship between water, mountains, dwellings and agriculture such as the Water Dragon, which relates the optimum landscape-water interaction e.g. an ideal site, should nestle among watercourses, or the Shui Jing delineating the waterways of China, giving a wealth of information regarding harmony between buildings and landscapes. A general course in human and colour psychology, then perhaps specialization in the use of the I Ching for divination, or Chinese alchemy.

Thus equipped one should be able to offer one's services as follows.

Siting a home

Auspicious siting Banishing sha qi - negative energy Diverting water lines and neutralising other forms of geopathic energy Dowsing and harmonising the dragon veins Diverting 'spirits'

Harmonising the home

Apply the Ba Gua diagram for orientation purposes Interior d?cor and the optimum psychological colour combinations Choosing the best fabrics, and materials Advice on water devices, wind-chimes, crystals, aromatic oils and incenses Avoiding angles, enhancing the circular Placement of fish and plants etc.

Harmonising relationships

Individual and synastric (relational) astrological analysis Yin-yang profiling Taoist philosophy.

Individual destiny

Using western and Chinese astrology, its stems and branches, and numerology to delineate destiny and life paths. Finding the best burial place

General counselling

Using the I Ching and the Lo P'an compass for divination and advice.

One could pursue this occupation on a freelance basis, professionally or corporately. It would be advisable, at regular intervals, to take refresher courses, degree courses, or specialize in order to become a consultant, or councillor. Your level of remuneration would depend upon which one of the 3 employment tracks above you followed. Alternatively, if you were part of a Chinese medical consortia or astrological consultancy, your income would rise proportionally.

Designer Style At Bargain Prices: Feng Shui At Home

Maximum visual harmony, balance, and beauty ca be reached through the application of Feng Shui. In applying its simple rules and guidelines, you can achieve results comparable to those obtained by a professional interior design after months of work. This ancient art gives any area a designer look without the extra cost of hiring a professional consultant. If you don?t have the financial resources or the creative background, let Feng Shui be your guide. Using Feng Shui, you can take any room or section, make a few effortless, inexpensive changes and create a pleasant and attractive environment.

The guiding principles of Feng Shui focus on the placement of items within a room, specifically, what is already in situ. This approach ensures you can redo your home according to Feng Shui using what is already in place. You do not have to spend copious amounts of money purchasing new items, including furniture and art work. Feng Shui will guide you in rearranging your existing items to produce the optimal visual impression. As a result, your home will appear more balanced, orderly, and aesthetically pleasing ? all the result of your personal time and effort not your bank book. If you are resourceful, you can make rethink and recreate your home by utilizing what you have already. Additional decorative items specified by Feng Shui e.g. wind chimes, plants, and mirrors, are inexpensive. Therefore, if you feel you have to buy something, you can do so without going for broke.

While practical Feng Shui can not cure any architectural spatial problems, it can alleviate serious difficulties brought about through these design flaws. Feng Shui can minimize or hide many of these interior design problems. A room made cramped and stifling through a low ceiling or small windows can feel lighter, less oppressive and more comfortable through Feng Shui. Its guiding principled will show you how to create strong visual lines and teach you practical methods to introduce a multidirectional light system with a gloomy the space, increasing the sense of brightness without being tasteless. In spite of the difficulties presented by integral design problems, Feng Shui will provide a solution easy on the pocket book and with all the style, elegance and grace of any high fashion enterprise.

There is no doubt that Feng Shui provides inexpensive and practical solutions to interior design problems. It can take a room or area of any size or shape and alter it to its best advantage. Feng Shui can create for your home a sophisticated appearance without you spending a substantial amount of money.

Candace Czarny,ASID,CFM,LEED AP, "Award Winning" Interior Designer, Feng Shui Expert & author. www.ArtOfPlacement.com is continually ranked "Top 10" in Google and Yahoo. Clients testify of dramatic results!