Online Class: Feng Shui 101

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15Lessons
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14Hours
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1.4CEUs
Course Description
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art that is designed to help you improve your life personally and professionally. The Chinese believe that your environment has a large effect on you mentally and your physical well-being. When you are unbalanced in your life, you open yourself up to negative emotions and illness. However, when you are balanced in your life, you open yourself up to greater wealth and health. Much of what is utilized in feng shui is interior decorating designed to align your home or office with the various elements of the universe and create harmony in your life based upon your specific personal requirements.
Throughout this course, you will learn how to use feng shui in your personal life step by step. Each lesson will guide you through the next step in the process of feng shui. From determining whether you are yin or yang, what type of occupation you have, to the type of personality you have based upon your birth stars, you will learn how all of these elements combine and how to harmonize them in your home. Additionally, you will be able to assess other members of your family living in your home and harmonize your birth stars and element with the others in your home.
This harmony is created by learning how to determine which elements in your home work for you or against you, as well as the various colors and types of surfaces that should be used within your home. Finally, you will learn how to cleanse your home of not only clutter, but also ill spirits and memories that may be inhibiting you.
Feng shui is an elaborate Chinese art that is based on two Chinese astrological systems. These are called the ba tzu, or "eight words" or "the four pillars," and jyo hsing, or "nine stars," which is also known as "the study of chi" and "the North Star method." The traditional use of feng shui typically requires the use of a Chinese lunar calendar and a large number of Chinese characters, two things that most people find impractical and difficult to understand because they do not know Chinese or how to utilize these tools. Because of this, this course is designed to teach you feng shui in practical terms that you can utilize in your life without the assistance of a feng shui expert or a Chinese translator.
The rules of feng shui are actually not difficult to grasp if it is presented in a systematic and comprehensible manner. This course is designed to take you step-by-step through feng shui, so that you can begin to apply it as soon as you have completed your study.
If you choose to explore feng shui on your own, be aware that there are several misnomers used by others. People believe that there are three different schools of feng shui: the form school, the compass school, and the intuitive school. However, there is really only one school of feng shui, and it is derived from ancient Taoist tradition. This school utilizes a full range of techniques, including Chinese astrology, compass methods, divining methods, and form methods. Throughout this course, you will mainly be working with jyo hsing, or the nine star astrology, which is a powerful technique of feng shui, and it will help you rearrange your life so that you gain the harmony you are seeking.
Color is also an important aspect of feng shui. You will utilize several colors, but you will do so in a system. This system has three parts, these are:
- Your personal colors, determined by your Chinese horoscope
- The use of colors that will help you bring you and your space into harmony
- The use of colors to balance the energy of your space
There are a few supplies that you will need to effectively use feng shui in your own life. These include:
- A few Xerox copies of your house, apartment, or office (hand-drawn will work as well)
- A pendulum
- A compass (can be found at most sporting goods stores)
Your floor plan does not have to be exact; but it is important that you include the location of doors and windows in it. It is best if you can use a professional layout, but you can also measure or pace out your home and draw it on graph paper. Try to keep it to a normal-size sheet of paper for your convenience.
A pendulum is a weight that is suspended from a string or light chain. You can purchase a pendulum, or you can make your own. They are easily made out of a glass bead and string or thread. Most feng shui experts prefer those that are made of brass and are perfectly symmetrical. Pendulums can be found at many New Age bookstores, as well as on the Internet. If you don't want to purchase a pendulum, you can even make one out of fishing line and a fishing weight. Pendulums used indoors can be small and lightweight, but those used outdoors should be heavier.
Once you have your compass, you will need to be certain you are reading it correctly. Begin by standing square in the direction you want to read. Hold the compass in front of you, level, and turn the whole compass until the north end of the needle points to the letter "N" on the azimuth ring. This ring is a ring of degrees, and will be printed on the plate of your compass. The north end of the needle is typically marked or coated with green phosphorous. The earth's magnetic field causes the end of the needle to point toward the magnetic North Pole. To find your bearing, read the direction and degree straight ahead of you on the azimuth ring of the compass.
As you proceed through this course, you will need to use your own personal birth data and other personal information. Use the form on the next page to gather the information that you will need. If you are not the only person in your household, you will need their information, as well, and will need a separate data sheet for each individual. Much of this information you will gather as you work through the course, so keep your sheet handy so that you can fill it in as you go.
To use this course effectively, you will need to work through it lesson by lesson, as it is designed work in a step-by-step fashion.
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- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
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Course Lessons
Lesson 1. Introduction to Feng Shui
Lesson 1 Video
Take Poll: Feng Shui Course
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: An Introduction
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 1. Introduction to Feng Shui
Lesson 2. Heaven, Earth, Man, and Chi
Lesson 2 Video
Review Article: Feng Shui Poison Arrows
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 2. Heaven, Earth, Man, & Chi
Lesson 3. Yin and Yang
Lesson 3 Video
Review Article: Yin and Yang
Complete Exam: Lesson 3. Yin & Yang
Lesson 4. The Five Elements
Lesson 4 Video
Review 2 Articles: How Feng Shui Elements are Expressed in Shapes; Productive and Destructive Cycles
Take Poll: Elements
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 4. The Five Elements
Lesson 5. The Nine Stars (Part 1)
Lesson 5 Video
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 5. The Nine Stars (Part 1)
Lesson 6. The Nine Stars (Part 2)
Lesson 6 Video
Review Article: Feng Shui Astrology
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 6. The Nine Stars (Part 2)
Lesson 7. The Nine Stars (Part 3)
Lesson 7 Video
Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 7. The Nine Stars (Part 3)
Lesson 8. The Nine Stars (Part 4)
Lesson 8 Video
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 8. The Nine Stars
Lesson 9. The Three Diagnostic Methods
Lesson 9 Video
Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 9. The Three Diagnostic Methods
Lesson 10. Clutter and How It Effects Your Chi
Lesson 10 Video
Take Poll: Clutter
Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 10. Clutter and How It Effects Your Chi
Lesson 11. The Placement of Doors and Windows
Lesson 11 Video
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 11. The Placement of Doors and Windows
Lesson 12. The Shape of Your Space
Lesson 12 Video
Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 12. The Shape of Your Space
Lesson 13. Harmonize Your Chi Through Color and Other Elements
Lesson 13 Video
Complete: Lesson 13 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 13. Harmonize Your Chi through Color and Other Elements
Lesson 14. Using Furniture and Decor to Harmonize
Lesson 14 Video
Complete: Lesson 14 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 14. Using Furniture and Decor to Harmonize
Lesson 15. Symbolic Decorations, Space Divining, and Purification
Lesson 15 Video
Take Poll: Course Completion Poll: Your Thoughts
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Lesson 15 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 15. Symbolic Decorations, Space Divining and Purification
Complete: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Define heaven, earth, man, and chi.
- Describe yin & yang.
- Describe the five elements.
- Describe the nine stars.
- Summarize the three diagnostic methods.
- Describe clutter and how it effects your chi.
- Describe the placement of doors and windows.
- Describe the shape of your space.
- Harmonize your chi through color and other elements.
- Use furniture and decor to harmonize.
- Describe symbolic decorations, space divining and purification in feng shui, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Student Testimonials
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- "Great course -- resulted in wonderful improvements to the feel and functionality of my home. This was a real eye-opener. Especially liked the emphasis on practical, hands-on exercises and how the course covered a variety of approaches." -- Wende F.
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