Today Feng Shui is being practised in a modern world filled with high rises, cities and apartments, a far cry from its humble historic beginnings. For this reason, there has been a necessity to give new meanings to the ancient metaphors in the old texts. Therefore, busy highways have become rivers, high-rises and skyscrapers are now mountains and raised buildings depending on their shape can be symbolic to one of the celestial creatures.

However one must not forget that the basic concepts and principals of Feng Shui have not changed for centuries and are the underlying foundation of any Feng Shui formula.

Feng Shui Formulas are broken into either Form or Compass School. Within Compass School there are many different types of formulas that can be utilized to enhance the luck of a house or office for its inhabitants. These formulas involve fine tuning the Chi (small and large) in your surroundings whilst always taking into consideration the basic concepts and fundamentals of Feng Shui. They enable you to look at the way your home or office is located between other buildings and roads, the affect of exterior surroundings on your house too the placement of heavy furniture and items of decoration and how to enhance or disperse these energies.

The combining of the basic fundamentals and formulas in Feng Shui will ensure that your environment is filled with healthy and vibrant energy and thus will also create a generally good life and fortune for those living within these surroundings.