Understanding Traditional Feng Shui
It begins with place: its surroundings, form, orientation, spatial organization, and use. Salongie introduces how these conditions are read together, beyond decoration, fixed rules, or quick solutions.
A clear path into Traditional Feng Shui
Core Concepts
Qi, Yin–Yang, and the Five Phases: concepts that describe patterns and relationships within a place.
氣乘風則散，界水則止
Qi rides the wind and disperses; bounded by water, it comes to rest.
A place is not understood by judging one feature at a time. Reading it moves from the outside in, and from observation to practice.
Surroundings
Landforms, water, roads, and neighboring buildings that frame a site.
Layout
Rooms, openings, circulation, and how the interior is organized.
Observation
Looking at the Feng Shui conditions of both the surroundings and the interior.
Application
Using what is observed to assess a real place.
Recently published
Explanations of the ideas, terms, and methods of Traditional Feng Shui.
How Does Traditional Feng Shui Assess a Site and Its Surroundings?
Traditional Feng Shui begins with the wider setting before the site and building. This…
What Are the Five Phases in Traditional Feng Shui?
The Five Phases describe recurring patterns of activity, relationship, and change. This…
What Is Yin–Yang in Traditional Feng Shui?
Yin and Yang are relative qualities rather than two separate energies or fixed labels.…
Form and Feeling
How Classical Feng Shui Reads a Home
Which conditions of a home Feng Shui regards as favorable or unfavorable, and how to build a careful method of observation for understanding the relationship between a home, its surroundings, and the people who live in it.
Study, translation, and careful interpretation
Salongie grows out of more than forty years of studying Traditional Feng Shui, from the classical texts to the reading of real homes and landscapes. The project makes that study available in English, with the context that gives it meaning.