Feng Shui Research Centre - Belgium

Master Joseph Yu, born in South China was educated in Hong Kong where he studied physics and maths at the University and Feng Shui with a Feng Shui Master. With his scientific background and logical mind, he spent some time trying to disprove feng shui and its 'superstitions'. Although being able to 'debunk' some myths, he actually found himself proving that a lot of it worked. Eventually his switched from teaching Maths to full-time Feng Shui Master and teacher. After many years of teaching around the globe, he now travels less, but still teaches in Toronto and through popular on-line seminars. He set up the Feng Shui Research Center as a base for his traditional but logical study methods, and continuing research into Chinese Metaphysics. He was an early user of modern technology to facilitate studies and communication. His highly respected correspondance courses offer a serious way to study, combined with discussion lists where practical aspects are discussed daily, by many. A whole generation of his students around the world have meanwhile become competent teachers and practitioners and have developed many international branches of the Feng Shui Research Centre.

The Feng Shui Research Centre - Belgium, offers local advice, including local language links as well as links to Master Joseph Yu's excellent courses.

Feng Shui - A Modern View by Joseph Yu

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"Feng Shui should shed its mysterious veil and go under scientific scrutiny. The origin of Feng Shui (more correctly named 'Kan Yue') is a combination of town-planning, environmental improvement, architecture and interior decoration. Ancient Chinese lived alongside the Yellow River. Their primary concern was to shield against ill winds and untamed waters. As society grew in size and complexity, Feng Shui had to deal with fertility, fame and fortune as well. The philosophies of the Confucianist and Taoist dominated China for thousands of years. Feng Shui theory had sprung from these ideas without the slightest doubt. It is unfortunate that ancient Feng Shui masters were taught to be selfish and they were not to teach all they knew to their disciples. In this way, the knowledge of Feng Shui deteriorated quickly and pseudo-Feng Shui sprouted like weeds in spring.

The Confucianists consider man as part of the Universe he lives in. Man should respect what Mother Nature bestows on him and not to act against Heaven. This in fact is what man should do to protect environment. Furthermore, a man's path of life is influenced by Heaven luck, Earth luck and Man luck. A modern way of saying this is that a man's path of life is described by three elements: time, space, and action. The time element is the luck function of a man in terms of time with his birth moment as initial condition. The space element is the place of birth of a man and the place where he lives. The element of action is what a man does. If a man does the right thing at the right time and right place, he will be fortunate. Otherwise, he will encounter hardship. To pursue Earth luck is simply to find a place in harmony with Nature to live in and to work. Can you say this is superstition?

What Feng Shui talks about is "Chi". Since mass and energy are interchangeable, chi can be in the form of matter or energy or a combination of the two. Therefore, chi can be visible, invisible, or partially visible and partially invisible. Chinese classified all things in Nature into five types: metal, water, wood, fire, and earth. In fact, all things are a combination of these primary bases. Different combinations have different influences, some are fortunate and some are evil. Feng Shui is in fact the study of the distribution of "chi" in a location. Such a distribution also varies with time. It has, in fact, a solid scientific foundation laid upon the concrete stone of Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy and Geography. ....."

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