Frequently Asked Questions
- answered by Joey Yap

Of all the things that can have an effect on your future as a practitioner of Feng Shui, I believe personal growth is the greatest.

We can talk about knowledge growth, experience growth, business growth, but all of this probably will not happen without personal growth. It's really the open door to it all.

The magic is in understanding of Feng Shui formulas. The New Module 4 is about personal growth in Feng Shui. Is about mastering Feng Shui both in theory and in practice.

As you most probably already know by now, Module 4 is around the corner. I would like to extend you a personal invitation to participate in Module 4 this year. I am convinced that this will be the BEST Module 4 yet.

I have included here a list of frequently asked questions ever since the announcement of Module 4 was made. I hope this helps you make your decision better.

What is the difference between Module 4 of the Feng Shui Mastery Series and the old Module 4?

It's been written differently, the approach to teaching is different. Module 4 is going to be focused more on explanation and ensuring students understand what is being taught. My focus is going to be on understanding the formulas being taught and showing you HOW to use these in a given situation. You will know HOW to apply the knowledge and techniques you will be studying - it will not simply be a theoretical exercise.

Are there Group Assignments? Will you provide us with Answers?

There will be group assignments but not as much as before and for each and every assignment you are given - answers and clear explanations will be given. We will have a analysis session on what formulas were applied, what could have been applied and how to make better use of the forms in your application within the assignments and how you could have applied this in your practice.

What's in the Module 4 workbook? Is it going to be the same workbook? What new topics and theories will be covered in this Module 4?

This Module 4 is a completely NEW class and as such, a completely new workbook with new material, advanced notes and new formulas will be provided to you.

A lot more Land Form Classifications (Luan Tou) will be covered, along with formulas that work and can be applied for various environmental formations to derive specific effects.

The Water Formulas to be covered will be different yet equally (if not more) potent to any previous Water Formulas you may have already studied.

I've synthesized some very important techniques from classics like Re Di Yan (Entering Earth Eye Classics), Ba Zhai Jin Guang Dou Lin Jing (Eight Mansions' Golden Star Classics), Di Li Wu Jue ( Earthly Principles Five Verses - this is where the so-called secret Water Dragon method comes from) into easy to learn formats for this Module 4.

Will I gain the experience in Module 4? Is this a practical course and not just theory?

Definitely you will gain the experience. This is a practical AND theoretical course. Practical and Theory are two interdependent factors of learning and personal growth in Feng Shui studies. You cannot just learn theory without practice, and you cannot blindly practice without understanding the theory behind each method. We have lined up a selection of sites in Malaysia for you to visit and audit (so remember to bring your Luo Pan!) so that you can learn how to apply the theory that you have learnt in a real-life situation and environment.

Are we going to be auditing the same sites?

Genting Casino is the only site to be retained (as in previous Module 4) and even then, we will be analyzing it from a completely new perspective and taking a more sophisticated approach to evaluating Genting Casino. All the other audit sites for Module 4 will be brand new sites which will be challenging but fun and give you the opportunity to test your knowledge in a 100 percent practical environment, the way real Feng Shui Masters do their jobs every day! We make it a point to audit different sites in every subsequent Module 4 every year, different places.

I didn't understand some of the material from the old Module 4. Can I still have my questions answered?

Where appropriate and necessary, I will be helping students clarify and understand many of these formulas even better. You are very welcome to ask 'why?' (in fact, I hope that you will take this opportunity to get the answers to all your WHYs) and I will explain the why's behind some of these formulas and how they work.

What is the difference between Module 4 and the Mastery Excursion Series to China?

Module 4 will have the same intense, knowledge focused, practical approach used in the Mastery Excursion Series to China, held in the past few years. However, The Imperial China Excursion Series focuses on looking at Feng Shui within a very specific historical context (the Qing Dynasty) and focusing on big structures and broad principles. Module 4 will focus on the urban contexts and evaluating Luan Tou within an urban environment and looking at common urban big structures such as malls. Imperial China is a back-to-basics course with a more traditional approach of studying forms, looking at structures and minimal theoretical work. Module 4's objective is more practice driven course, designed to polish and enhance your consultative and auditing skills.

I heard there are Exams in Module 4? Is this true?

Yes, just like any other academic institutions, there will be examinations for the Mastery Academy's students. This is important to ensure that our students are qualified and have understood the material they have learnt and are indeed able to practice to the 'Master' Level.

However, these are not the conventional kind of examinations universities practice where you are herded into a hall and made to answer questions for 3 hours.

The examinations will be conducted during the course of Feng Shui Mastery Series Module 4 and spread out over a period of six days during Module 4. It will be an open book concept and is designed more to test your ability to apply your knowledge in practical situations rather than how many formulas you can remember and recite in one hour!

Module 4 Students who pass the examinations will be awarded a Feng Shui Mastery Diploma, and for those among them who have done exceptionally well, a Feng Shui Mastery Diploma (Distinction). You can chose not to be examined during the course of Module 4, upon which you will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of Module 4.

What is this Luantou I keep hearing about?

Luan Tou is the term for actual 'forms' Feng Shui. There are many formulas pertaining to Luan Tou and there are many ways of 'assessing' these Luan Tou.. You need to learn how to see Luan Tou as it is not something we can only do just on paper in a classroom.

Remember, good Feng Shui practitioners have to have 'walked the mountains' and the ability to discern forms is a critical aspect of San He practice. Many practitioners today believe they've studied San He Forms, yet not many have the opportunity to actually 'walk' the mountains or see a real environmental (Luan Tou) formation.

In class, we often talk about various types of water formation, mountain formations and land embrace. But how many of us have actually seen a real 'huge door' star mountain? How about a real Huge-Door mountain in the City? How many peaks does a 'huge door' mountain have? Who does a Tan Lang mountain look like? How many forms does it have? Is there really 'mountains' in a City? How do find these forms? That's what Module 4 is going to be all about!

The study of 'Luan Tou' or 'Form School' as it is properly known today is very much lacking in the curriculum of modern feng shui studies. I've designed the new Module 4 program to fit this need - the need to study real mountain and water formations, verifying complex San He and San Yuan formulas visually.

I already know Flying Stars and BaZhai - surely that's enough?

Flying Stars and BaZhai is for internal Feng Shui. Even if you've gotten the BEST stars at the door, and they are your bestsdirections - if the environment does not facilitate 'Qi', your best stars and best directions will not work. What is this 'environment' that we keep hearing about? It's the Forms that surround the area.

Feng Shui is about harnessing the Qi from the environment. Your internal arrangement (be it according to Flying Stars OR Eight Mansions) is to facilitate and enhance this Qi. The big question is - HOW do you know there is Qi from the environment in the first place? If there was no Qi, you can't enhance anything. You must first tap the Qi source. And WHAT exactly is the type of Qi is the house is receiving?

Tell me more about this Forms (Luan Tou).

Let's say, your best direction is East. If you have four houses and they all face East. Assuming you have the internals exactly the same. What is the difference between you facing East is New York's Trump Towers, Los Angeles' Beverly Hills, Kuala Lumpur's Kenny Hills or Hong Kong's Victoria peak? Your BaZhai directional effect will work differently depending on WHERE you are located. The forms are different. The forms will render your beneficial direction powerless in some instances and in other instances, account for a less than favourable direction.

Everyone knows forms affect the flying stars. What exactly are the forms you need to affect these stars? When we talk about an 'up the mountain, down the river' formation needs to see a mountain in front and water at the rear -WHAT type of mountain do we exactly need to see? Any mountain? And what 'type' of water do we need? To learn and apply Forms in Feng Shui, you must first be able to discern the Forms, identify them, qualify them and quantify them.

I thought Forms Feng Shui is about creating water ways and drains in the house? Five Ghost Carry Treasure and Water Dragons - Aren't these formulas about forms?

A formula is only a formula. It is just a 'way' of doing things in Feng Shui. It is not correct to just apply a formula when we have not yet analyzed what is 'available' in the immediate environment for us to tap.

Five Ghost Carry Treasure andd Water Dragons are 'created' structures to facilitate Qi. You still need to judge whether or not such Qi really exist in your existing environment before you can 'facilitate' this Qi into your house.

Your environment (Luan Tou) must first have such 'Qi' before you can 'facilitate' (enhance, activate or what ever you call it) using the Five Ghost Carry Treasure or so called Water Dragons formulas. If your environment does not have that particular type of Qi, then you are wasting your time on the wrong formula. It's like going into McDonald's and asking for a plate of Chow Mien. You asking for the wrong thing in the wrong place!

Forms or Luan Tou is the study of the capacity of your environment. What your immediate environment has to offer BEFORE you use any of your formulas (i.e Five Ghost Carry Treasure or Water Dragons). You must first understand what is 'available' in the environment before you tap the Qi.

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