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The Fundamental Principles of Feng Shui

Before you walk, you must crawl. Before you read and write, you must learn the alphabet. Before you practice feng shui, you must learn its fundamental principles—the same principles that form the basis of Chinese medicine, acupuncture, martial arts, and military strategy.

First, you’ll learn about yin and yang, the eternal interplay of opposites governing all that exists. Next, you’ll learn about the five phases, the backbone of feng shui, and other Chinese disciplines. (The five phases are particularly important because their principles hold the key to remedying and enhancing qi.) Finally, you’ll learn about the eight trigrams. These relate to a host of things, such as the magnetic directions, familial relations, and parts of the body.