Feng Shui : Classical vs Black Sect

I had a great opportunity to learn from Val Biktashev the author of the "Complete Idiots Guide to Feng Shui" He is such a nice and humble man. I always try to increase my knowledge and wisdom with some of the best in the business and I feel blessed to have learned from him.

I feel that both disciplines of Feng Shui are great it's just that for me classical is much more challenging and interesting. Classical Feng Shui is very mathematical in its approach and it is geared toward clients who do not like the red envelopes, red ribbons, bamboo flutes and meditations that are used as remedies with Blact Sect Feng Shui. Classical Feng Shui's main focus is to orient the homes true magnetic orientation which is unique to each home using a Lopan compass. The next important issue is to find the placement of the dragon. The dragon area is the most auspicious place in the home or office. It is located by using a Lopan compass and doing mathamatical calculations once the magnetic orientation is found.

Black Sect Feng Shui relies on the Bagua which overlays on to a floorplan irrespective of the magnetic orientation. The Bagua focuses on the eight life areas which are then remedied. Both traditions accentuate the positive energies and down play the negative ones. The main reason I like Classical Feng Shui is that its methods are scientific and predictable. Over the years Feng Shui has been modified to go with the fast pace lives of westerners.

The current methods of Black Sect have been watered down from generation to generation. Black Sect Feng shui can be effective, although I feel that the essence of Classical Feng Shui is where the true origins are which have not been changed and you will get better results.