What To Expect From A Feng Shui Consultation?

There are tons of feng shui shows on the TV, where viewers can send in their questions and the Master would answer them on the show. Most people seem to be confused about what to expect from a feng shui consultation. On the other, people are not even sure if the feng shui consultation is for real or not. Therefore, we have formulated an article, which will discuss everything involved in a real feng shui consultation.

How to Select The Right Feng Shui Consultant?

Probably, one of the most troubling aspects to feng shui is to find a real property inspector. If you wish to get the right feng shui consultant, you must ask for their qualifications, experience, references and their background. Do not hesitate to ask about the subject of feng shui they deal with or about the system of feng shui they usually apply. There are several feng shui consultants these days, so look around. Tell your consultant about your reasons for conducting a feng shui consultation and check if your consultant can help you with your case. For an instance, some feng shui consultants may possess an expertise with landed houses but might not the required experience for handling apartments or condominiums. As a matter of fact, you must undertake a consultation only if you want an aspect of life to improve. If things are going well in your life, you don’t need to hunt for a feng shui consultant.

Identify a Quack

Most feng shui consultants go to sessions in professional office attire. Do not expect or trust the ones that come dressed in flowing robes or sporting incense sticks. Do not trust those who usually advice to “activate” or “enhance” your home with different kinds of items. These are the consultants who carry these items with them and come with a large suitcase. There are numerous con artists who claim that the house is infested with bad energy and they would demand a large sum of money to have it all fixed. Take it as a warning and beware of such consultants. Lastly, there is no secret formula to generate wealth with feng shui, therefore do not trust those who will tell you that they have created millionaires and can help you become one as well.

What Does a Feng Shui Consultation Involve?

A proper feng shui consultation will involve the inspection of your external surroundings before assessing the internal layout of your home. The “qi” originates from your external areas and cannot be generated by objects inside your house. Your consultant must be able to verify the presence of qi in the environment in order to harness it for more benefits. You would see him working on an energy map or making calculations after taking the relevant directions and measurements. These are known as the “natal maps” of your home and may look like tic-tac-toe grids. A genuine feng shui consultant will ask for the date as well as the time of birth of the owner of the property. If you come across a consultant who walks around the house spotting errors with the colors of the walls or commenting on the placement of furniture, you have probably hired a wrong feng shui consultant.

Strategic Positioning With Feng Shui

Flying Stars and Eight Mansions feng shui - are two of the classical procedures used for internal feng shui examinations. These days, most feng shui enthusiasts are not able to differentiate between the original classical methodologies and a combination of classical, new age methodologies. For an instance, a Happy Buddha is merely a symbol of good fortune and cannot affect the qi in your home. On the other hand, 5 Yellow is the form of qi in a home and the figurine does not emit the energy at all. Therefore, you cannot place a Happy Buddha to absorb the negativities in your home. Most people do not get the desired results due to insufficient knowledge.

Nowadays, most people expect feng shui to be the ultimate solution to all the problems in their lives. While feng shui can successfully eliminate the negatives in your life, it should not be treated as the only cure. Phenomenally high expectations are unrealistic in nature and are likely to result in disappointment. Feng shui can help you with your endeavors, only if you know what you want before choosing your system. There are different feng shui methods and each of them works with a different system. Even with classical feng shui, there different schools such as Flying Stars (Xuan Kong Fei Xing), Three Cycles (San Yuan), 64 Hexagrams Method (Xuan Kong Da Gua), Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) and Three Harmony (San He), which have conflicting theories. 

Classical feng shui is filled with dissimilar theories, which are often preferred for several medical practices. All these theories strive to provide cures, however it is necessary to know the right kind of medicine for any specific wound or disease. In order to get the best results, you must use the right system and avoid uncertainties. A lot of confusion may arise due to the lack of knowledge and understanding. If you wish to be better informed, then you need to educate yourself with different feng shui methodologies. There are numerous classical literatures, which will help you increase your Earth Luck (feng shui). 

To begin with, many feng shui enthusiasts assume that feng shui is all about the décor in their homes or probably the layout of the furniture. However classical feng shui is only about the location of the properties along with the rooms and the directions they tap into. Classical feng shui is only about harnessing qi from the surrounding environment in your home with the help of strategic positioning. There are no clear ways to define feng shui and sometimes it can be confusing due to conflicting approaches.  

Most people are still not clear about the actual role of feng shui in their lives. Therefore, they are often clueless of what to expect from their masters as well. The Western countries are now being inundated with easy-to-fix practices. The method of using ornaments belongs to the new-age feng shui. For an instance, people are seen putting Chinese coins on doors or windows and flutes are hung on the beams. Unfortunately, the new age practices constitute the major part of feng shui methodologies being used today.