Learn residential feng shui from scratch with Qin Genlin's 41-video course covering bagua, luopan, flying stars, and home layout as cultural study.
Course Overview
This is a 41-video residential feng shui course taught by Qin Genlin, designed for complete beginners. It progresses from foundational theory—concepts, schools, yin-yang, the five elements, the bagua, Hetu and Luoshu numbers, heavenly stems and earthly branches, and the luopan compass—into practical analysis of residential forms and interior layouts. Later lessons cover flying star calculation, qi intake, water intake, and nine-palace phase feng shui. The course treats feng shui as cultural and educational study of how people relate to their living environment, emphasizing balance and harmony rather than guaranteed outcomes. All 41 video lessons are preserved as listed in the source curriculum.
What You Will Learn
- Explain core feng shui concepts, major schools, and dialectical thinking about traditional theory
- Identify yin-yang, the five elements, bagua imagery, Hetu and Luoshu numbers, stems, and branches
- Read a luopan compass, determine a dwelling's sitting and facing directions, and understand the 24 mountains
- Recognize traditional form-sha patterns such as road rush, blade sha, and heaven-splitting sha in their architectural context
- Analyze interior spaces including doors, windows, foyers, stairs, living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and offices
- Understand flying star features, annual star calculation, qi and water intake, and nine-palace phase feng shui
Course Contents
- Lesson 1: Concepts and schools of feng shui
- Lesson 2: Dialectical understanding of feng shui
- Lesson 3: Basic principles of modern feng shui
- Lesson 4: Yin-yang and the five elements
- Lesson 5: Introduction to the bagua
- Lesson 6: Essential bagua elements
- Lesson 7: Hetu and Luoshu numbers
- Lesson 8: Introduction to heavenly stems and earthly branches
- Lesson 9: Gregorian, lunar, and solar calendars, solar terms, and earthly branches
- Lesson 10: The luopan, 24 mountains, and their usage
- Lesson 11: Demonstration of using the luopan to determine sitting and facing
- Lesson 12: How sound and color influence us
- Lesson 13: Feng shui and the 'third eye'
- Lesson 14: Introduction to form sha
- Lesson 15: Road rush and building five elements
- Lesson 16: Wall-blade sha, heaven-splitting sha, concave-wind sha, severed-head sha
- Lesson 17: Roof-ridge sha, reverse-bow sha, scissors sha, big-tree sha
- Lesson 18: Archway sha, front-and-back of temples, protruding house, sky-piercing sha, and more
- Lesson 19: Light sha house, sound sha house, fire-loss sha
- Lesson 20: Dwelling exterior, elevated roads, high-voltage towers, sha-qi houses, irregular shapes, and more
- Lesson 21: The bright hall (mingtang)
- Lesson 22: Walls, courtyards, and water wells
- Lesson 23: Doors, windows, foyers, stairs, living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and offices
- Lesson 24: Bedrooms and deity statues
- Lesson 25: Features of the purple-white nine stars
- Lesson 26: Calculating dwelling flying stars and annual flying stars
- Lesson 27: Application of the five qi for fortune and misfortune
- Lesson 28: Auspicious and inauspicious combinations of dwelling and annual flying stars
- Lesson 29: Resolving combinations of dwelling and annual flying stars
- Lesson 30: Flying star literary position and wealth position
- Lesson 31: Origin of the three yuan and nine periods
- Lesson 32: Imagery of the early and later heaven bagua
- Lessons 33-36: Yang dwelling qi intake, parts 1-4
- Lessons 37-38: Yang dwelling water intake, parts 1-2
- Lessons 39-41: Nine-palace phase feng shui, parts 1-3
Original Course Images
The verified course images are retained in their recorded order for material reference.
Who This Course Is For
This course suits complete beginners with no prior feng shui background who want a structured, video-based introduction to residential feng shui. It also fits students of Chinese metaphysics, traditional culture, or environmental layout who wish to understand classical terminology and methods in an organized sequence. Learners interested in the luopan, bagua, five elements, flying stars, and dwelling analysis will find the progression useful. It is intended for cultural and educational study, not for professional certification or guaranteed life outcomes.
Learning Format and Digital Delivery
Virtual, downloadable course with no physical shipping. The store administrator will add or confirm the digital delivery link separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need any prior feng shui knowledge to take this course?
No. The course is explicitly designed as a zero-basis course, starting with basic concepts, schools, yin-yang, the five elements, and the bagua before moving into more advanced topics such as flying stars and nine-palace phase feng shui.
How many videos are included and what format are they?
The product includes 41 video lessons, delivered as MP4 files, following the numbered curriculum from lesson 1 through lesson 41.
Does this course guarantee improvements in wealth, health, or relationships?
No. The course is presented as cultural and educational study of traditional feng shui theory and practice. It does not promise or guarantee any specific life outcomes.
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Editorial Note
Karma Kismet translated and organized the verified course record for English-speaking learners. Traditional Feng Shui is presented as cultural and educational study, not as a promise of wealth, health, relationship or other outcomes.
Disclaimer
For cultural and educational study only. This course does not provide medical, legal, financial or other professional advice and does not guarantee results.
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A Beginner’s Route Through Residential Feng Shui
This 41-video course begins with traditional concepts and moves toward the observation and analysis of homes. For a learner starting without prior knowledge, the progression matters: the bagua, Five Elements, calendars, and luopan supply vocabulary that later lessons use when discussing building form, rooms, and flying stars. Treat the early lessons as tools for understanding the later examples, rather than as a set of labels to apply immediately to your own dwelling.
Learn to Describe a Home Before Interpreting It
The residential focus gives you a practical way to study. Sketch a familiar floor plan, mark entrances and common routes, and write down how the rooms are actually used. Note windows, stairs, nearby roads, and surrounding structures separately. When the lessons introduce traditional form-sha names, compare the named pattern with the complete setting. A road or sharp architectural edge should not be judged from a cropped image or a label alone. Distance, orientation, visibility, and daily use all affect the observation.
Inside the home, consider the relationship between circulation and activity. A living room, kitchen, bedroom, and office serve different purposes. The course’s room-by-room material can prompt careful questions about placement and use, while ordinary concerns such as safe movement, ventilation, light, and maintenance deserve direct attention. Traditional symbolism may be interesting, but it should not obscure a practical issue that can be checked in the space itself.
Approaching the Luopan and Flying Stars
The luopan lessons introduce sitting and facing directions and the Twenty-Four Mountains. For an initial exercise, record where you measured, what you treated as the property’s facing side, and anything that could disturb the compass. Compare repeated readings before using a direction in a later calculation. If the reference point remains uncertain, keep the chart exercise provisional.
Flying star lessons add another layer of reasoning. Work one example slowly, showing the steps that lead from the stated inputs to the completed chart. Then distinguish the chart from a claim about what will happen in a household. Terms traditionally translated as favorable or unfavorable belong to an interpretive system; they do not establish a guaranteed effect on wealth, health, or relationships. This distinction also applies to lessons on qi intake, water intake, and nine-palace phases.
A Study Pattern for 41 Videos
- Group lessons by foundation, visible form, interior layout, and calculated methods.
- After each group, write definitions for the terms that reappear in later lessons.
- Keep observational notes and calculations on separate pages.
- Revisit an earlier residential example after learning a new method.
- Record where the available information is too limited for a confident interpretation.
This pattern suits someone who wants an organized introduction to residential Feng Shui and is willing to revisit concepts rather than rush through the videos. It can also help a student of traditional Chinese culture see how symbolic vocabulary is used in home-related examples. It does not require accepting every traditional claim as a statement of physical cause and effect.
Questions for a First-Time Learner
Must I own a luopan to begin? The opening topics and observations of visible form can be studied first. Compass practice becomes relevant when the course reaches direction-based methods.
Should I change my home after recognizing a named form? First check the full context and the home’s practical needs. A traditional label alone is insufficient reason for a costly or disruptive change.
Can this course qualify me to advise others professionally? The listing presents an educational video course. Responsible advice about a real property requires appropriate experience, accurate site information, and attention to matters outside Feng Shui.
