| - Number of bedrooms | | | | or not. An ideal building would have an open Phoenix |
| - Transport links | | | | which brings beneficial Chi to it for nourishment. At |
| - Close to the school | | | | the back it would have a strong Mountain for support |
| - Close to work | | | | and to stop the Chi from the Phoenix escaping. It |
| - Has a garage | | | | would also have a beneficial Dragon and Tiger on |
| - Good sized garden | | | | either side sweeping round to the Mountain to balance |
| - Etc. | | | | the male and female aspects of the Chi. |
| The majority of us have a checklist when we are | | | | Although Form School originated in the natural |
| looking for the right property and it often determines | | | | landscape, using real mountains and rivers and wide |
| whether we even bother to get the details or go to | | | | open plains, in this modern world a Feng Shui |
| view it. However, many people often discard the | | | | practitioner will understand the urban environment and |
| same checklist if the house ‘feels right'. I believe in | | | | adapt it to Form School principles. |
| estate agent speak it's called ‘compromise'. | | | | Compass School considers both the orientation and |
| Of course the practical checklist is important but life, | | | | layout of the building. The main door of the building is |
| and being happy and healthy in your environment, is | | | | considered a mouth that receives Chi and the nature |
| about much more than being practical. In fact, to | | | | of that Chi differs depending on its direction. |
| ensure that any house is capable of being the right | | | | In addition Compass School attributes different types |
| home to support you and your family, you need to go | | | | of Chi to different areas of the building so missing |
| beyond the practical and venture into the impractical. | | | | sectors (where the building blueprint is not square or |
| Feng Shui practitioners may not like to be considered | | | | rectangular) will mean that the building will be missing |
| impractical but they can help you see the world in a | | | | certain elements. This doesn't always translate into a |
| very different way. Their services can be used for | | | | problem because, as people we are all different and |
| many things including finding the right home (whether it's | | | | have different requirements. However, |
| a purchase or rental), deciding between two properties | | | | circumstances change with time and any missing |
| or even the right business or retail premises. | | | | sectors should be considered. |
| If you want to bring Feng Shui into your home buying | | | | Compass School also shows us the placement of |
| process there are four additions you need to add to | | | | auspicious areas enabling us to choose the best place |
| your practical checklist: | | | | for cooking, socialising and sleeping and it can guide us |
| 1. Predecessor Chi | | | | on colour and furnishings that will enhance good Chi |
| 2. Form school | | | | and calm down not so good Chi. |
| 3. Compass school | | | | Geopathic Stress is activity taking place underground |
| 4. Geopathic stress | | | | that causes areas on the surface to vibrate at a level |
| Predecessor Chi is the energy that the building or land | | | | that is not beneficial to humans and a lot of animals |
| has accumulated or inherited throughout its existence. | | | | and plants. If you spend too long in an area of |
| This could come from the inhabitants that have lived | | | | Geopathic Stress, such as sleeping or working, it will |
| there, the people who built it, its use before it was a | | | | have a detrimental effect on your immune system |
| dwelling or the use of the land before the house was | | | | which could lead to chronic health problems. |
| built. | | | | Feng Shui practitioners are often dowsers and will use |
| Healthy Chi is fluid and vibrant but, in the same way it | | | | these skills to pinpoint where Geopathic Stress may |
| can have an effect on living beings so living beings can | | | | be having a detrimental effect. |
| have an effect on Chi. Any negative emotions such | | | | These four areas are very worthy of consideration |
| as fear, hate or anger can, if repeatedly experienced, | | | | and, if you get it right, can make the difference |
| clog the Chi causing it to become stagnant and | | | | between buying a house and buying a home. If all |
| heavy. The walls of any building can literally soak this | | | | four boxes can't be ticked, and it's a very rare |
| up and hold it there. | | | | property that could, there are lots of ways to improve, |
| Think of walking into a church and sitting down. In | | | | cure or negate the effects. So, what may put off |
| most cases it's a calming experience. It's quiet and | | | | potential buyers because they don't ‘feel |
| meditative. It's you soaking up some of the church's | | | | comfortable there' leaves the market open for you if |
| collective Chi. | | | | the building ticks everything else on your checklist. |
| Think of walking into a room where two people have | | | | My twelve page Feng Shui House Buyer's Guide goes |
| been arguing. You become tense and sense the | | | | into this in a lot more detail: how to recognise good Chi |
| atmosphere. Again you're soaking up the Chi of the | | | | and not so good Chi; what's important and not so |
| room. | | | | important, remedies and cures. Study it careful and |
| It's important to consider Predecessor Chi because it | | | | you will pick up a lot of tips and information that you |
| will have an effect on you, whether you consciously | | | | can use in every aspect of your life. |
| sense it or not. | | | | This information is free by request through my website |
| Form school is all about how the building fits into the | | | | or by email. |
| environment and whether the environment supports it | | | | |