Feng shui became popular in the western part of the world in the 1960s. Modern feng shui methods are based on the layout of a space such as a house or business and the arrangement of the furnishings and decorative objects to maximize the flow of chi within the space.
The following types of feng shui are considered Modern Schools of feng shui.
- The Life Aspirations School of feng shui is based on the principle that each of life’s aspirations has a color, element and direction associated with it. The ba-gua is used to determine each direction and its associated aspiration. The eight aspirations include:
- Family and health
- Wealth
- Marriage
- Children
- Benefactors
- Career
- Fame
- Knowledge
- The Pyramid School of feng shui is the most personalized type.
- Intuitive School
- Fusion School
- The Black Hat Sect of Feng Shui was started in 1986 by a Berkeley professor, Lin Yun. Sometimes this school of feng shui is called Western Feng Shui because of its makeup. This type of feng shui is a mixture of many beliefs and practices including:
- The Form School
- Yin and yang
- Theories of the five elements
- Interior design
- Psychology
- Color therapy
- The I Ching
- Intuition
- Common sense
- The belief in a God or a Spirit as a co-creator
- The ability to use your mind constructively and positively to create your own reality by using both visible and invisible chi