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What does Feng Shui mean?
It literally means “Wind and Water”
What does BTB Feng Shui mean? (Black Sect Tantric Buddhist Feng Shui, also called, Black Hat)
BTB Feng Shui has its roots in the pre-Buddhist, Bon religion of Tibet. It was also influenced by Indian Buddhism and later took on the traditions of Chinese philosophy including Feng Shui. It was brought to the West around 1980, and its practices spread rapidly through the Americas. The BTB Feng Shui Bagua is a modification of the Wen Wang (Later Heaven) Bagua and is superimposed on a site, building, or room using the Three Door Method which aligns the entry with one of the three trigrams: Ken (Knowledge), Kan (Career) or Qian (Helpful People). BTB Feng Shui emphasizes following the flow of qi (in the space and the person), the use of transcendental solutions to reinforce mundane remedies, the power of intention and self cultivation through meditation.
What is the Feng Shui Bagua?
This is a diagram akin to the Chinese flow chart for the cyclical energies of the manifested universe, originating from the I Ching. The literal translation is “eight house”. It consists of eight external sectors and one central one called the Tai Ji: a symbol denoting a perfect balance of the flowing energies of yin and yang, and also representing Earth. Each of the eight sectors is named by a trigram, and points to a specific direction, number, element, season, color, body organ, family member, symbol and other life aspects in resonance with that trigram sector. The Bagua can be drawn in many different forms and is an indispensable tool in most schools of Feng Shui.
What are the 5 natural elements used in Feng Shui?
Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal
What is the “Three Door Method”?
The BTB Feng Shui method of superimposing the Bagua on a site, building, or room relative to the entry (Mouth of Qi) by aligning the entry with one of the three trigrams Ken (Knowledge), Kan (Career) or Qian (Helpful People). The space is analyzed and remedied from these Bagua positions.
What is the “Chen Pei” method?
It is an Asian smudging ceremony technique designed to cleanse spaces of any negative energy.
What is the “Chi”?
Chi, Qi, also called ki (Japanese) means Energy.
The motivating life-force also called Cosmic Breath, Prana or Dragon’s Breath? It has also been referred to as vital energy, primordial breath, air, breath, and energy. Existing everywhere, it is the term that refers to all forms of energy and its flow. Feng Shui concerns itself with the movement and containment of qi to create the most beneficial support for a person in their envintronme.
What is a cure?
This is a transcendental solutionalso called remedy.
In BTB Feng Shui, a spiritual or ritualistic solution used to complement and reinforce the mundane, common sense solutions. BTB Feng Shui combines transcendental (yin) solutions with mundane (yang) solutions to achieve balance and harmony. A cure is generally used to bring back the balance when needed, such as mirrors, wind chimes, crystals, fountains, candle etc.
What is a pointing Arrow in Feng Shui?
The sharp pointing objects are considered as pointing arrows. It can bring disharmony. It is important to have a 'smooth' environment.
Why do we use Astrology in Feng Shui consultations?
Fengshui is NOT Chinese astrology. However, these two subjects are closely related and intertwined. A person's Chinese Zodiac animal can be calculated base on the year of birth.
What is the Compass school of Feng Shui?
It is a practice of Feng Shui that is based on the Bagua and its interaction of individual's birth date and gender to determine the directions.
Why use Crystals?
Natural clear crystal is frequently used in Feng Shui technique to enhance the earth element.
What is the I-Ching?
This is the book of Change. It document the most ancient idea on which Feng Shui is developed.
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