Basics

Main concepts of Chinese Metaphysics, essential for practicing Feng Shui, are:

 1. Qi    

2. Yin & Yang  

3. Five Elements 

 4. Eight Trigrams

 

Known as ‚‚The Breath of Nature‚‚, Qi is providing and sustaining life.

This mysterious concept had inspired many wise men, who were devoting their lives to the further exploration of the Qi manifestations and qualities. Qi is mysterious because it creates the Forms, but also fills them with the Context.

Three main types of Qi are: Earth Qi, Heaven Qi and Man Qi.

Earth Qi is the most stable and long lasting; it is known as the Host Qi.

Heaven Qi is known as the Guest Qi, its ways are mysterious.

Man Qi is the most flexible, fluctuating between Earth and Heaven.

 

In Classical Feng Shui, it is desirable that the Location has an abundance of good-quality Qi and that the landscape provides further accumulation; and finally, that our building (or grave) can tap into it.

 

Yin & Yang

Qi is manifesting itself in two ways, through the principles of Yin and Yang.

Yin is basically female principle, complex, deep and wise, dark and material.

Yin is ruling the night, moisture and winter.

Yang is warm and superficial, quick and vital, impulsive and passionate; it is moving from inside to the outside.

 

Five Elements

Five elements or Five Transformations are: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water.

Each element is appearing in Yin or Yang state, so we have Yang Wood and Yin Wood, Yang Fire and Yin Fire, Yang Earth and Yin Earth, Yang Metal and Yin Metal, Yang Water and Yin Water.

Relationship between elements is crucial for accurate Feng Shui application.

 

Trigrams

There are 8 Trigrams, named: Qian, Kun, Kan, Li, Zhen, Dui, Gen and Xun.

Each trigram rules one direction and three ’’Mountains’’ of the Compass.