Most of you subscribing to my Time & Space Newsletter have come to me through Feng Shui, and my services as a consultant, author or teacher.  This is what I do for a living, which has been the case since 1992. Never mind that I wanted to be a disc jockey when I was a kid, or a songwriter as a teenager…..But I digress.

Some Feng Shui consultants also practice one of two forms of Chinese Astrology, Ba Zi or Zi Wei Dou Shu. In those two systems, there are concepts which can also be applied to Feng Shui. For example, someone born in the Year of the Ox is in opposition to a person born in the Year of the Sheep. There can be some tensions or karma to work through.  Not only do the Chinese zodiac signs associate with timing, like year, month, day and hour of birth, but the signs are also related to directions. The Ox is related to NNE and the Sheep is connected to SSW.  Where it relates to Feng Shui is that an Ox person may feel drained by sleeping in the Sheep Direction.

This is one of many examples where I have learned things directly from Chinese astrology that I share with clients, although I am not actually a Chinese Astrologer.  Another Feng Shui remedy, the Peach Blossom Romance Remedy is directly related to your Chinese Zodiac Sign and not your Feng Shui trigram. I have taken from Chinese Astrology techniques that are applicable to a person’s environment.

What I have gravitated towards, and continue to immerse myself in, is Nine Star Ki. This system uses the 9 stars which we are familiar with from Feng Shui, but they have a totally unique application to the person. To understand Nine Star Ki, one needs to take it on as a separate study, which I have since 2012.  A growing number of my Feng Shui clients are also becoming Nine Star Ki Update regulars as the two predictive arts can complement each other.

Another service I provide, which I hardly ever talk about, is the evaluation of grave sites. This is a branch of Feng Shui called Yin House. Yin House is in contrast to Yang House, which is the type of Feng Shui most people have heard about, relating to homes and businesses.  I have advised people about potential grave plots, both locally and long distance.  Thanks to the Internet, I can zoom in on cemeteries as easily as the roof lines of homes! 

Why would someone want a grave site evaluated?  Well, according to this tradition, the location of the grave site, and its good or bad feng shui, can influence up to three generations of descendants. I learned most of my Yin House skills from Master Sang, ironically right after my mother passed in 2001.

Another little side hustle of mine is the crafting and charging of talismans. I rarely advertise that I do these because the preparation and timing for doing them could be overwhelming if there was a high demand. The Chinese type of Talisman I create are called Fu’s. These pieces of paper are crafted with symbols hand drawn on them which speak directly to the goals or intentions of the person I am making it for, such as a Fu for protection or a Fu for better health or career luck.  I choose the best days or nights to craft them and to charge them, which includes prayer, chanting and meditation. The person then receives their Fu through the mail and can place it in a number of different locations to activate them.

Talismans come in many forms throughout history and different cultures. A talisman could be made of paper, fabric, any material at all.  Even special amulets or jewelry can be charged. Let’s face it: as much as I like to portray Feng Shui as a natural earth science, the Fu Talismans are just straight up magic.  The nice kind. That is the only type of magic I will involve myself with.

Author: Kartar Diamond

Company: Feng Shui Solutions ®

From the Philosophical and Metaphysical Musings Blog Series