INTRODUCTION This is a formal Training Programme designed for providing complete and thorough training in different aspects of feng shui practices, with the objective to equip students with the necessary professional knowledge to pursue a feng shui profession with good standard of service.

The Training Programme will require students to complete 5 intensive courses covering not only the subject of Feng Shui, but also the subjects of Destiny Analysis and I Ching Divination. The duration of each course will be either two full days, or three full days. Students are recommended to complete the full programme of 5 courses within a period of about one and half year.

An attendance certificate will be issued to students after completion of each course. Upon completion of all 5 courses, the student will be eligible to take a short examination to complete a case study in Feng Shui, destiny analysis and I Ching Divination. Successful candidates will be awarded with the Feng Shui Practitioner Diploma.

FENG SHUI COURSE 1 (3 Days Programme)

Introduciton to Feng Shui. History, origin, and basic theories. Introduction to the Flying stars school. Drawing of Flying star charts, practical procedures to carry out a feng shui job. Feng Shui maintenance and cure. Introduction to Form school. External shars and interior decoration. Feng shui objects and cures. Feng Shui maintenance and forecasting. Substitute stars.

1. Chinese Cosmology
2. Feng Shui - the meaning, history and traditions
3. Physical environment and directional forces
4. Background to Feng Shui
5. Yin and Yang, and the 5 Elements
6. The 8 Trigrams
7. The Lo Shu diagram, the Ho To, concept of space
8. Time cycle - 3 period and 9 ages
9. Chinese numerology
10. Flying Star school of Feng Shui
11. Introduction to the Lo Pan and how to use it
12. How to draw Flying Star charts
13. How to interpret Flying Star charts
14. Basic steps in performing Feng Shui evaluation for Yang houses
15. Examples
16. Feng Shui cures
17. Feng Shui maintenance
18. Feng Shui Form School - Landscape
19. Feng Shui Form School techniques for Yang houses
20. Feng Shui at home - placement of special objects: bed, desk, stove, morror,
    altar, fish tanks, plants, television, clock, special animals
21. Feng Shui in office
22. Special Flying Star charts
23. Combination of numbers
24. Kua number and their applications
25. Ho To 5 Rat method for selecting auspicious floor
26. Feng Shui for forecasting
27. Substitute Stars
28. Practical example and class discussions

Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Usuage of the Chinese Hsia Calendar. Identify five aspects of life. Identify different relationships.
Favourable and unfavourable elements. Establish career direction. Marriage aspects. Health aspects. Follow the Leader type of destiny. Special kind of destiny. Clash and combine relationships.

1. What is Four Pillars of Destiny
2. chinese Cosmology, Yin and Yang, the 5 Elements
3. Chinese calendar system and seasonal effects
4. Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
5. How to make yearly forecast based on Hsia calendar
6. How to use the Ten Thousand Years Calendar to convert birthday into Four Pillars
7. How to find the Hour Pillar
8. How to find Lucky pillars
9. Basic interpretations:
   
   
• The 5 aspects of life - Money, Power, Intelligence, Resources, Colleagues
• Human relationships
  
  
10. Simple destiny analysis step by step
    
    
    • How to decide self element strong or weak
    • How to decide favourable and unfavourable elements
    • To examine basic outlook and nature of a person based on Four Pillars
    • To examine career directions
    • To examine ups and downs cycles in life
    • To examine family background
      
      
11. Examine different relatives in life - mother, father, children, spouse, brother and sisters
12. In depth study of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
13. Clashes, 2 combine, and 3 combine relationship of Earthly Branches
14. Clashes and combine of Heavenly Stems
15. In depth understanding of the 5 aspects of life
16. Special category of Four Pillars - Follow the Leader type
17. Special topics - marriage, health
18. Practical example and group discussions

History, origin of the Trigrams and the I Ching. The meaning of Trigrams and Hexagrams. Different methods of divination - yarrow stalk, Plum Blossom Oracle, three coins method. Procedures in I Ching Divination. Understanding of the Chinese Calendar. Labeling a Hexagram. Interpretations of a Hexagram. Key element, unfavourable element, void element, hidden element. Subject and Object lines.
Active Lines. Special topic - weather, traveller, lost items¡Ketc.

1. Background and brief history of I Ching
2. Difference between fortune-tellers I Ching and academic I Ching
3. The making of the 8 Trigrams from Tai Chi
4. In depth understanding of the 8 Trigrams and their meanings
5. The 64 Hexagrams
6. The early Divination practices
7. Different practice to obtain the Hexagram - the Yellow stalk
8. Plum Blossom Oracle
9. Casting 3 coins to get a Hexagram
   
   
• How to formulate a clear and specific question
• Procedures to carry out a I Ching Divination
  
  
10. Using the Hsia calendar - Heavenly stems and Earthly Branches
11. The clash and combine relationship of Earthly Branches
12. King Wen's System - labeling a Hexagram
13. Steps of Labeling a Hexagram:
    
    
• Subject and Object lines
• Labeling the 12 Earthly Branches
• Labeling the 5 aspects - Money, Power, Intelligence, Colleagues, Resources
  
  
14. In depth understanding of the 5 aspects
15. Labeling the 6 animals
16. To find the Void Elements
17. Key elements, 2nd Key elements, unfavourable elements, and 2nd unfavourable elements
18. Hidden elements
19. Evaluating the strength between Subject and Object lines
20. How to intepret active lines and resultant lines
21. Practical examples

Understanding of the Three Period and Three Harmony Lo Pan. The concepts of Dragon, Water, Mountain and Facing. Application of Hexagrams and the nine stars. Landscape feng shui. Introduction to Yin House theories. Advanced Flying Star theories and technique. Classical Theories related to water. Feng shui design for Home and Office. Industrial and commercial feng shui. Field work and case studies.

1. Introduction - famous masters in history and their essential teachings
2. In depth understanding of the Lo Pan and classical Feng Shui
3. San Yuen - 3 period school essential teachings
   
   
• Ring of 64 Hexagrams, Dragon, Mountain, Water, Facing
• Kua number and Star numbers
• Drawing the line of Hexagrams to change the image
  
  
4. San Ke - 3 Harmony School essential teachings
   
   
• Origin of Earth Plate, Man's Plate and Heaven Plate, and their applications
• Yin and Yang of Earth Plate in 3 Harmony School
• Na Jia - aasigning 24 mountain to trigrams
  
  
5. Man's Plate in depth study
6. Water methods:
   
   
• San Yuen - 8 Dragon Gate Water method
• San Ke - Heaven's Plate Double Mountain Water method
• Yellow Killing Water
• 8 Shar Yellow Killing
• 9 Star Water method
• 5 Ghost Transporting Wealth
  
  
7. In depth study and practical example of all water methods
8. Flying Stars in depth studies:
   
   
• Castle Gate theory
• 7 Stars Robbery
• 30 rules for Yang houses
• Master Shen's Yin and Yang house examples
  
  
9. Flying Star classical examples
10. Arranging the Dragon
11. Great Sun Formula
12. Practical examples and group discussions

House of Life and House of Conception. Special stars - Flower of Romance, Nobleman, Horse, academic stars, lonely stars¡K.etc. Hidden Heavenly stems in Earthly Branches. Case study. special type of destiny. Advanced study of clash, combine and penalty relationships. Selection of auspicious dates. Face reading.

1. Introduction - Tzu Ping - balancing the water
2. In depth understanding of the Chinese Calendar
   
   
• Five Tiger Chasing month
• Five Rat Chasing hour
  
  
3. Additional Pillars and their application
   
   
• House of conception
• House of Life
  
  
4. In depth understanding of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
   
   
• Hidden Heavenly stems in Earthly Branches
• 12 cyclical position of elements
• Clash and combine relationships
• Penalty relationship
  
  
5. Understanding Yin and Yang aspect of elements
6. Symbolic Stars
   
   

   Flower of Romance Nobleman Star of Arts 3 Shars Heaven Star of virtue Net of Heaven and Hell

   Travelling Horse Academic Star The Yang Edge Month Star of Virtue Lonely Stars

   
   
7. Face reading
   
   
• Different Houses of the face
• Different part of face relates to age
• Ear, Forehead, Eye Brows, Eyes, Nose, Lips
  
  
8. Introduction to selection of auspicious dates and the use of the Chinese Almanac
9. Group exercise and discussion
   Students are encouraged to bring their own examples for discussion in class.

1. Introduction - what makes a good Feng Shui Practitioner
2. Building a complete Feng Shui career
   
   
   • scope - consulting, lecturing, writing
   • getting exposure and publicity
   • pricing
     
     
3. Responsibility and ethics
4. Feng Shui consultation exercise
   
   
   • Discussion of problem and experiences
   • Case studies, practical exercises
     
     
5. Destiny consultation exercise
   
   
   • Basic attitude in consulting
   • Skill in conveying in information
   • Discussion of problems and experiences
   • Consultation exercises
   • Selection of birthdays for new born baby
   • Making recommendations to clients
     
     
6. I Ching consultation practices
7. Group exercises and presentations

Note - This is an iner-active training course aiming to polish the practical skill of being a good Feng Shui consultant. There will be a lot more exercises, active participation and discussions in the class and much less lecturing compare with other courses in the training programme.