Feng Shui Guides Site selection, spatial harmony, and classical form and compass methods. Xuan Kong Flying Stars, San Yuan lineage, and time-space calculations. 96 guides Feng Shui Basics Compass fundamentals, 24 Mountains, Five Elements in feng shui, and school comparisons. 16 guides Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) East/West Four Life types, eight-mansion directions, and auspicious/inauspicious position analysis. 24 guides Residential Feng Shui Home layout, room-by-room analysis, floor selection, and practical residential applications. 32 guides Landform Feng Shui Mountain forms, water methods, dragon veins, and external environmental assessment. 21 guides Feng Shui Objects & Remedies Crystals, mirrors, statues, and practical remedies for common sha (afflictions). 19 guides Feng Shui Q&A Straight answers to the most-asked feng shui questions: bed direction, mirrors, overhead beams, wealth-position setups, and office desks. 10 guides Feng Shui and Modern Architecture — Where They Overlap: Sunlight, Ventilation, Flow, Noise, and Humidity Explained With Science Feng shui isn't anti-science. A lot of its rules align perfectly with modern architecture. This guide unpacks the science behind feng shui rules across five dimensions — sunlight, ventilation, traffic flow, noise, and humidity. Why south-facing works. Why the draft sha feels awful. Why a beam over your bed is oppressive. Your ancestors figured these out by observation. Modern science just gave them precise explanations. Hiding from Wind, Capturing Water — The Ultimate Goal of Feng Shui: How Qi Works, Four Ideal Landforms, the Four Guardian Animals, and Urban Applications Qi rides the wind and scatters. Qi meets water and stops. Those eight words are the supreme law of feng shui. This guide walks you through qi's core behavior, the four ideal landforms (backing mountain, bright hall, green dragon, white tiger), and shows you how to find qi-gathering homes in the urban jungle. Luopan Basics — How to Buy, How to Read: San Yuan vs San He vs All-in-One Compasses, the 24 Mountains, the 72 Dragons, and a Step-by-Step Direction Guide A feng shui luopan isn't about getting the most expensive one. This guide covers the three main types (San Yuan, San He, All-in-One), breaks down the core rings (24 Mountains, 72 Penetrating Dragons, 60 Penetrating Earth Dragons), gives you a six-step process for taking a reading, and lists the five biggest beginner mistakes. The Five Major Schools of Feng Shui: Form School, Compass School, Eight Mansions, Flying Stars, and San He — Core Theories, Tools, and When to Use Each One Feng shui isn't one monolithic thing. Five major schools each have their specialty. Form School reads mountain shapes and water flows. Compass School calculates directions and timing. Eight Mansions matches people to houses. Flying Stars tracks energy through time. San He decodes dragon-water combinations. This guide breaks down each school's theory, tools, strengths, and limits. Yin Yang and Five Elements in Feng Shui: Light and Dark, Movement and Stillness, High and Low — A Complete Home Layout Guide Yin Yang and the Five Elements aren't mysticism — they're the rules everything in feng shui runs on. This guide walks you through the three pairs of yin-yang opposites (light/dark, movement/stillness, high/low), maps the Five Elements to directions, colors, and shapes, and gives you real layout plans for your living room, bedroom, kitchen, and study. Common Sha Remedies: Road Charge, Wall Blade, Sky Crack, Arching-Back & Piercing Heart — Identification & Resolution An in-depth analysis of the five most common form sha — identification methods, severity levels, and resolution strategies: Road Charge Sha (straight road like an arrow), Wall Blade Sha (neighboring wall slicing in), Sky Crack Sha (narrow gap between two buildings), Arching-Back Sha (road bending outward like a bow), and Piercing Heart Sha (straight corridor running through). Includes specific case examples and item-based remedy recommendations for each sha. East-West Four Life Precision Calculation: Formula Differences for Pre-2000 vs. Post-2000 Births, Remainder-to-Trigram Complete Table, Four Lucky and Four Unlucky Direction Lists for Each Life Trigram, Common Calculation Errors, and Deep Daily-Life Applications A complete breakdown of the East-West Four Life calculation — side-by-side comparison of the classic formula for 1900-1999 births and the revised formula for births from 2000 onward, the full remainder-to-trigram mapping table (including the special male-5 and female-5 rules), ready-to-use lists of the four lucky and four unlucky directions for all eight life trigrams, the five most common calculation mistakes with corrections, and deep daily-life applications of your life trigram (choosing a home, choosing a floor, choosing business partners). This is the ultimate reference manual for Eight Mansions life trigram calculation. Eight Mansions Feng Shui Overview: East-West Four Life Calculation, Four Lucky and Four Unlucky Directions, Life-House Matching Logic, Modern Apartment Application, and System Limitations A complete introduction to Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) feng shui — from the East-West Four Life calculation method, through the detailed breakdown of the Four Lucky Directions (Sheng Qi, Tian Yi, Yan Nian, Fu Wei) and Four Unlucky Directions (Jue Ming, Wu Gui, Liu Sha, Huo Hai) with their practical uses, the matching logic between life trigram and house trigram (East Four and West Four Houses) with adjustment strategies for mismatches, special techniques for applying Eight Mansions to modern apartment layouts, and the methodological limitations of the Eight Mansions system in relation to other feng shui schools. Feng Shui Basics: The Concept of Qi, Yin-Yang and Five Elements in Practice, the 24 Mountains Compass, Form School vs. Compass School, and Your First Steps as a Beginner A complete beginner's map of feng shui — starting from the core concept of Qi (life-force energy), through the practical use of yin-yang and the Five Elements in site selection and layout, the compass and 24 Mountains framework, the key differences and complementary relationship between the Form School (Luan Tou) and Compass School (Li Qi), plus the correct learning path for absolute beginners. One article to build your mental map of the entire feng shui system. Fengshui Items Overview: Bagua Mirror, Gourd, Pixiu, Crystal Ball, Qilin & Golden Toad — Functions & Placement Rules A detailed guide to six commonly used fengshui items: Bagua Mirror (sha reflection), Gourd (illness absorption), Pixiu (wealth attraction & retention), Crystal Ball (qi gathering & harmonization), Qilin (home protection & fertility), and Golden Toad (wealth attraction). Correct placement can attract good fortune and avert misfortune. Luantou Fengshui Overview: Dragon, Acupoint, Sands, Water & Orientation — Mountain Forms & Urban Luantou A systematic overview of Luantou Fengshui (Form School) core framework: the five key elements of Dragon (mountain range flow), Acupoint (qi concentration point), Sands (protective surrounding hills), Water (inflow and outflow patterns), and Orientation (facing direction). Also covers Nine-Star Mountain Forms and urban Luantou — treating buildings as mountains and roads as water. Nine-Star Mountain Forms: Tanlang, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lianzhen, Wuqu, Pojun, Zuofu & Youbi Explained A detailed breakdown of the Nine-Star Mountain Forms in Luantou Fengshui: Tanlang (Wood), Jumen (Earth), Lucun (Earth), Wenqu (Water), Lianzhen (Fire), Wuqu (Metal), Pojun (Metal), Zuofu (Metal/Earth), and Youbi (Water). Each star's visual characteristics, Five Element attribute, auspiciousness, and real-world examples. The 24 Mountains Explained: The Eight Stems, Twelve Branches, and Four Corners — Element Assignments, Solar Terms, Sitting/Facing Determination, Three Harmonies and Six Clashes, and Matching Your Life Trigram A deep dive into the compass's 24 Mountains — their full composition (the Eight Stems, Twelve Branches, and Four Corner Trigrams with complete directional distribution), the Five Element nature and corresponding solar term for each mountain (sun-arrives-at-mountain timing table), the precise method for reading sitting and facing directions from the compass, the Three Harmonies and Six Clashes relationships between mountains (how to read lucky and unlucky directional combinations), and how to match your personal Life Trigram to the 24 Mountains. Mastering the 24 Mountains is the gateway from beginner to intermediate feng shui. Yang Zhai (Residential) Feng Shui Overview: Floor Plan Squareness and Missing Corners, Through-Draft and Door-Clash Afflictions, Room-by-Room Rules (Door, Bedroom, Kitchen, Bathroom), Floor Number Five Element Matching, and Quick Fixes Without Renovation A practical sweep of the core essentials of yang zhai (residential) feng shui — how to judge whether a floor plan is square, which missing corner corresponds to what impact, how to spot through-draft afflictions and door-clash afflictions at a glance and fix them affordably, the feng shui rules for each of the four core spaces (front door, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom) and their common mistakes, the logic of matching floor numbers to the Five Elements, and immediate feng shui remedies you can execute without touching a single wall — color, material, furniture repositioning, screens, and plants. Yangzhai Functional Areas Fengshui: Door, Bedroom, Kitchen, Bathroom, Study, Living Room — Taboos & Layout A room-by-room breakdown of Yangzhai Fengshui's six functional areas: the main door as the qi intake, the bedroom for nourishing qi, the kitchen governing food and wealth, the bathroom containing impurities, the study fostering academic success, and the living room gathering vitality. Each area includes core rules, common taboos, and adjustment methods. 1 White (Tan Lang): key traits and combinations Star 1 is Water in the Kan palace, associated with scholarship and reputation. It favors study and mobility when strong, and shows instability or kidney/eye issues when weakened. 1 White × 1 White: Combination Notes (坎為水) 1 White (Tan Lang) with 1 White (Tan Lang) (坎為水) emphasizes Water–Water interaction in the Kan/Kan palette. 1 White × 2 Black: Combination Notes (水地比) 1 White (Tan Lang) with 2 Black (Ju Men) (水地比) emphasizes Water–Earth interaction in the Kan/Kun palette. 1 White × 3 Jade: Combination Notes (水雷屯) 1 White (Tan Lang) with 3 Jade (Lu Cun) (水雷屯) emphasizes Water–Wood interaction in the Kan/Zhen palette. 1 White × 4 Green: Combination Notes (水風井) 1 White (Tan Lang) with 4 Green (Wen Qu) (水風井) emphasizes Water–Wood interaction in the Kan/Xun palette.