While Feng Shui got more and more popular in the West, the traditional knowledge only slowly made its way here. The need to understand Chinese symbols and complicated calculations kept the acceptance of this fascinating method low.
This changed with the introduction of Black Hat Sect (BTB) Feng Shui in the mid eighties in the USA. The founder, Professor Lin Yun, led a Tibetan Buddhist tradition and taught Feng Shui with some major simplifications. In BTB Feng Shui the compass directions are not taken into consideration. The original Bagua - the energy map of the home - is not oriented with the compass but rather with the front door. Thus it always appears the same for the viewer when he enters through this door ("3-Door Bagua").
Remedies include Asian symbolism and written afirmations, figures and other objects in typical Feng Shui colors (red, black and gold), materials to enhance Chi, and mirrors to balance missing areas. Over the years many students of Professor Lin Yun have established their own businesses, written books and have practiced and taught his techniques. In one of my workshops I did a survey with the students and we found that about 80% of books in stores in the US today are based on BTB information.
In Europe, the traditional schools of Feng Shui are represented better and mixed with European traditions of geomancy and dowsing. Over the last two decades a number of well known international Feng Shui Masters have met the rising interest in Feng Shui, sharing their knowledge in workshops and classes. Feng Shui is so well respected in Austria today that the government in Upper Austria (where I grew up) subsidizes the first two hours of a Feng Shui consultation for homeowners.
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