LEARNING FENG SHUI FROM THE BOTTOM UP

There are many distinct kinds of educators, each with their own unique objectives. However, the majority of educators have the earnest desire for their classes to immediately apply what the pupils learn. In addition to this, one of the goals that we have for our students is to teach them how to make efficient changes to their personal spaces. A portion of this is done with the intention of helping “sell” feng shui. Because we want our pupils to have faith that feng shui is effective, we could strive to impress upon them the significance of the first lesson they take with us. When there is a whole classroom full of individuals, each of whom has distinct qualities and unique situations that we don’t know about, it is really rather difficult to impart anything more specific than broad knowledge to them. Many advice, when taken out of their original context, might seem weird, ritualistic, or even superstitious. When I teach an introductory course that is three hours long, I spend the first half of the session building the students’ confidence by providing a high-level overview of such deep subjects as the yin-yang theory, the chi flow theory, the eight trigram theory, and the five-element theory. I tell the kids that we are just going to spend 10 minutes on topics that each need a whole week of training but we are only going to do that. Despite this, my ultimate goal, like that of most educators, is to move the pupils forward as soon as possible to a position where they can comprehend some of the theory or the mechanics behind some strong improvements they can make. The fact of the matter is that feng shui is most effectively learned in a certain sequence, and this order may need more theory and more explanations before we even get to the point where we discuss real treatments. In point of fact, this is something that I have seen time and time again; someone will attempt to alter their own living area before they have even acquired the very minimum of knowledge necessary to create a flying star chart (energy blueprint based on when the structure was built and its precise compass alignment). Those of you who are reading this essay have had varying degrees of experience with the mystical art form that is being discussed. Some of you may merely have a casual interest in the topic, while others of you may have studied it in great detail, and still others of you may even be practicing it. Ask yourself, would you be prepared to spend a hundred hours studying more about the philosophy that lies behind this ancient practice, or would you have been willing to do so at the beginning of your studies, before rushing the “cures” and remedies? If the answer is yes, then you should be. We are a part of a society that values convenience foods, and whenever I have been approached by the media for an interview, they have requested easy “top ten” lists of things to do and straightforward steps that anybody can implement in their life without any prior training. Therefore, as instructors, we often find ourselves talking about topics that aren’t very engaging to others. Then, the more esoteric explanations are often saved for the more advanced practitioner classes in a number of the classical systems. Because many of us are a bit nervous and we want people to trust us and think that feng shui is for genuine and not a superstition, I consider this as teaching feng shui backwards. This is because we want people to believe that feng shui is for real and not a superstition. Because of this, we often skip over a great deal of information that is not only intriguing but also delicate and even deep. In point of fact, after a student has mastered the “rules,” they should continue their education to learn about all of the “exceptions to the rules” and eventually how to “break the rules.” A number of years ago, I made a phone call to a feng shui teacher whose writings had left an impression on me. I wanted to know whether she ever accepted any private pupils. It was a yes from her. My next inquiry was on the amount of time necessary for a private student to get educated by her. “Roughly eight years,” she estimated. Contrast this curriculum with those of institutions that provide certifications to their pupils in a couple of weeks. This is a totally other issue that occurs within the profession of feng shui, whereby some individuals teach “backwards” as a result of the unfortunate reality that they do not have sufficient content to offer with their pupils. These same students believe they are farther along in their education than they really are, and they are unaware of the opportunities that are available to them. Having been one of master sang’s earliest and most well-known graduates, kartar diamond spent many years as an advanced teacher at the American Feng Shui Institute. This allowed him to pass on his knowledge to subsequent generations. kartar has spent the most of her life studying traditional feng shui as well as other esoteric arts; despite this, her approach to feng shui is rather earthy and focused on application. Go to www.fengshuisolutions.net for more information on Kartar Diamond’s online mentorship program, as well as his books, ebooks, consulting services, and other offerings.

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