Esoteric · All levels

Learn to read a home and a birth chart

A self-paced professional programme in feng shui and in the Chinese and Vedic chart systems, built from recorded seminars and structured written practice.

Level: all levels8 modules · 36 lessons
  • 8 modules, 36 recorded lessons
  • Workbook and chart worksheets
  • Self-paced, no deadlines
  • Lifetime access to the material
  • 14-day money-back guarantee
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Why most feng shui reading stays at the level of tips

You have probably moved a desk, hung a crystal or turned a bed because an article said it would help. Some of it worked, most of it did not, and nothing explained why. The problem is rarely the tip itself — it is that tips arrive without the system that makes them meaningful.

Feng shui and astrology are diagnostic disciplines. Before you recommend a change to a home or interpret a chart, you need to know what you are looking at: the quality of the space, the direction it faces, the period it belongs to, the elements present, and the person who lives there. Without that frame, every recommendation is a guess dressed up as tradition.

This programme gives you that frame from the ground up. It starts with the vocabulary — qi, yin and yang, the five elements, the bagua — and carries it through the classical compass and form schools, then into the Chinese and Vedic chart systems that practitioners read alongside a space.

Everything is delivered as recorded seminars and written practice, so you move at the pace your week allows. You work through the same sequence a consultant works through: observe, calculate, interpret, recommend, and check the result.

What you will be able to do

Each ability below is taught in a lesson, practised in an assignment and checked against a worked example.

  • Read a floor plan like a practitioner

    Identify the facing direction, the centre and the nine sectors before you suggest a single change.

  • Apply the five elements deliberately

    Choose colours, materials and forms for a specific sector instead of following generic advice.

  • Compare compass and form school findings

    Weigh what the calculations say against what the shape of the building and its surroundings actually show.

  • Build a Ba Zi chart by hand

    Convert a date and time of birth into the four pillars, the ten gods and the luck pillars.

  • Interpret a chart in plain language

    Explain an element balance and a period of timing without jargon the client cannot follow.

  • Read a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart

    Place the stars in the twelve palaces and identify the themes that carry the most weight.

  • Cross-check with Vastu and Jyotish

    Use the Indian tradition as a second opinion and notice where the two systems agree and where they diverge.

  • Write a consultation report

    Turn observations into a short, prioritised set of recommendations a client can act on this month.

8
modules
36
recorded lessons
6
practice assignments
4
traditions covered

How the course works

The programme is fully self-paced. Each module opens with a recorded seminar that introduces the topic and works through real examples on screen, followed by shorter lessons that take one technique at a time. You watch, pause, and repeat the calculation in your workbook.

Every module ends with a practice assignment: a floor plan to read, a chart to build, a report to draft. You complete it yourself, then compare your result with the worked example and the self-check list that come with it. That comparison is where most of the learning happens — it shows you precisely which step you skipped or rushed.

You can start at module one and work straight through, or, if you already know the basics of feng shui, begin with the astrology modules. Nothing is tied to a calendar, there are no live sessions to attend, and the material stays in your account for as long as you need it.

The programme

Eight modules take you from first principles to a complete consultation report. Each module is a set of recorded lessons plus one written assignment.

  1. 1Module 1 — Foundations of Chinese metaphysicsThe vocabulary everything else is built on.
    • What qi is and how the tradition describes its movement
    • Yin and yang as a ratio, not a label
    • The five elements and their cycles of generation and control
    • Reading the elements in materials, colours and shapes
    • How the three luck periods structure a reading
  2. 2Module 2 — The bagua and the compass schoolMapping a space onto the nine sectors and the twenty-four mountains.
    • The eight trigrams and what each sector governs
    • Taking an accurate facing direction with a compass
    • The twenty-four mountains and the sitting-facing axis
    • Flying star basics: the period chart of a building
    • Assignment: sector map of your own home
  3. 3Module 3 — The form schoolWhat the building and its surroundings say before any calculation.
    • Reading the shape of a plot and the position of the entrance
    • Protective and draining features around a property
    • Room-by-room observation: light, flow and clutter
    • Assignment: a form-school audit of a floor plan
  4. 4Module 4 — Ba Zi: the four pillarsTurning a birth date and time into a working chart.
    • The heavenly stems and earthly branches
    • Building the year, month, day and hour pillars
    • The ten gods and what they describe in a person's life
    • Strength of the day master and the useful element
    • Assignment: build three charts by hand
  5. 5Module 5 — Reading a Ba Zi chart in practiceFrom a completed chart to a readable story.
    • Balancing the elements without over-correcting
    • Luck pillars and the timing of a decade
    • Combinations, clashes and the questions they raise
    • Assignment: a one-page chart reading in plain language
  6. 6Module 6 — Zi Wei Dou ShuThe twelve palaces and the star map of a life.
    • The structure of the chart and the twelve palaces
    • Placing the main stars and the transforming stars
    • Reading the palaces for work, home and health of the household
    • Assignment: palace-by-palace notes for one chart
  7. 7Module 7 — Vastu and Vedic astrology foundationsA second tradition that sharpens your judgement.
    • Vastu principles for orientation and room placement
    • Where Vastu and feng shui agree, and where they conflict
    • Introduction to the Vedic birth chart and the lunar mansions
    • Using Jyotish as a cross-check on a Chinese reading
    • Assignment: a comparison of two readings of one home
  8. 8Module 8 — Client practice and final projectBringing space and chart into one document.
    • Structuring a consultation from first contact to report
    • Prioritising recommendations when the budget is limited
    • Language and ethics: what a practitioner should not claim
    • Final project: a complete reading of one home and one occupant

What you get

  • 36 recorded lessons

    Seminar-style videos with the calculations shown step by step on screen.

  • A printable workbook

    Sector maps, chart grids and report templates you fill in as you go.

  • Six practice assignments

    Each with a worked example and a self-check list so you can grade your own work.

  • A compass rose and chart tables

    Reference sheets for the twenty-four mountains, stems, branches and palaces.

  • A final project brief

    A structured template for a full consultation report covering space and occupant.

  • Lifetime access

    Revisit any module whenever a real case sends you back to the theory.

  • 14-day refund window

    Read the first modules and decide whether the method suits you.

Space and chart: one reading, not two

Many schools teach feng shui and astrology as separate subjects. In practice, a consultation that uses only one of them is half a reading: the space tells you what the building supports, the chart tells you what the person needs from it.

The programme therefore keeps the two threads running in parallel from module four onwards. When you audit a bedroom in the form-school module, you also look at the occupant's element balance. When you interpret a luck pillar, you check it against the room that person actually sleeps in.

By the final project you produce a single document covering both: an assessment of the space, an assessment of the person, and a short list of changes that follows from the two together rather than from either one alone.

Is this course for you?

This course is for you if…

  • You have read books or watched free videos on feng shui and want a complete, ordered foundation.
  • You work with interiors, property or wellbeing and want a deeper framework behind the advice you give.
  • You already read spaces informally and want to add chart work to your consultations.
  • You are drawn to Chinese and Vedic metaphysics and prefer a method you can check rather than beliefs you must accept.
  • You need to study in the evenings and at weekends, at your own pace.

Probably not a fit if…

  • You are looking for a quick list of lucky objects to buy for your flat.
  • You want live weekly calls with a teacher checking your work personally — this is a recorded, self-study programme.
  • You expect medical, psychological or financial advice; the course teaches spatial and astrological analysis only.
  • You are unwilling to calculate at least a few charts by hand before relying on shortcuts.
  • You want a one-evening introduction rather than a full professional sequence.

After the course

You finish with a working method rather than a pile of notes. Given a floor plan and a birth date, you can sit down with the workbook and produce a structured reading: the facing direction, the sector analysis, the element balance of the occupant, and the timing that matters for the year ahead.

You will also have a portfolio of completed assignments — several floor plans, several charts and a full final report — that shows what you can do. Some students use these as the basis for their first consultations; others apply the method to their own home and family first, which is a perfectly good place to start.

And you keep the material. When a new case confuses you, you return to the module that covers it, re-watch the seminar and run the assignment again with your own data.

Questions before you buy

How much time do I need each week?

Plan for three to four hours a week: roughly an hour of video and two to three hours of practice. At that pace the eight modules take about three to four months. You can go faster or slower — nothing is scheduled and no deadline is enforced.

Do I need any prior knowledge of feng shui or astrology?

No. Module one starts with the vocabulary and assumes nothing. If you already know the basics of feng shui, you can move quickly through the first three modules and begin the chart work earlier.

How do I get access after payment?

As soon as the payment is confirmed you receive an email with your login details for the learning account. The full programme, workbook and assignment files are there immediately; there is no waiting list and no start date.

What is the refund policy?

You have 14 days from purchase to ask for a refund. Write to the support address in your order email, state the order number, and the payment is returned in full. You do not have to justify the decision.

What format are the lessons in?

Recorded video seminars and shorter technique lessons, supported by a printable workbook, reference tables and worked examples. There are no live sessions, no calls and no scheduled classes — the whole programme is self-study.

How long does the material stay available?

The lessons, workbook and templates stay in your account with no expiry date. You can re-watch a module years later when a particular case sends you back to it.

Do I need a compass or other tools?

A floor plan of the property, a birth date and time, and a calculator cover almost everything. A traditional luo pan compass is useful but not required: the course includes a printable compass rose and clear instructions for taking a direction with an ordinary compass or a phone.

Is the course religious?

No. The traditions behind it are old, but the programme teaches them as systems of observation and calculation. You are not asked to adopt a belief, join a practice or change anything about your own convictions.

Can I start with the astrology modules instead of module one?

Yes, if you already read spaces confidently. The chart modules assume you know the five elements and the bagua, so check the first three modules before skipping them; most students find a quick review pays for itself.

Start with module one this week

Eight modules, 36 recorded lessons and a workbook that turns each technique into something you have actually done yourself.