What to ask your Feng Shui consultant

This week I want to focus on a very practical topic when hiring the services of a Feng Shui consultant, which is: What should you ask them? Asking questions is a very important part of the process when it comes to selecting a consultant. Due to the reputation of the profession, which has traditionally been a very informal type of business, people may be a bit hesitant to ask questions, not sure if their questions might be perceived as insulting.

Feng Shui has become more modern as a profession and is becoming more like any other service industry, so you should approach the business of getting a consultation (or a BaZi Destination Analysis) the same way you would approach any other service. such as finding a doctor, dentist, accountant, or someone to fix your plumbing. These are some of the questions you should ask your potential Feng Shui consultant before making the decision to hire him.

Question #1: How much do you charge?

Gone are the days when you handed your Feng Shui teacher a red packet of cash. Most Feng Shui consultants, by the way, accept checks or even credit cards these days and I don’t think there is any importance in how much they charge – a Feng Shui master who charges 888.88 is not necessarily better than one who goes. for round numbers. During your initial consultation, feel free to ask how much a consultation costs. A professional Feng Shui consultant will be upfront about his fees.

You also shouldn’t hesitate to ask why the fee is high (or low for that matter!). In general, you should expect fees to vary depending on the size of the property in question (for example, a factory audit will cost more than a small office audit, a townhouse audit may be less expensive than a a bungalow), and the complexity of the audit can also be a factor.

Question #2: What does your service include?

A good consultant will usually verify the client’s BaZi before embarking on recommendations for the property. But that doesn’t mean a comprehensive BaZi query is part of the service. So you need to ask if a BaZi consultation is included in the price or charged separately. Also, you should ask if the price of a property audit includes the selection of dates specially adapted to your BaZi and your property, not just a generic selection of dates from the Almanac. This is quite important, especially if renovations will be required to improve or correct the Feng Shui of the property. Selecting a good date to undertake the reforms is essential to ensure that the Qi is activated correctly. If the property in question is being built, you may want to ask if the consultant includes a move-in date selection.

Question #3: Will there be follow-up sessions or a report?

You should also ask if the service and price include follow-up sessions to discuss the audit and recommendations with the consultant or a member of their staff, and if you will be given a written report with recommendations. Now, if a consultant doesn’t provide follow-up sessions or a written report, that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be hired or that they’re less professional. If you’re comfortable with a less formal approach, that’s fine. But what you don’t want is to find out that you have to pay again just to get the report or have a follow-up session to learn how to proceed after the property is audited.

Question #4: What type of Feng Shui do you practice?

You should know what kind of methodology the consultant uses and be comfortable with this approach. Are they classic Feng Shui consultants or more New Age in their approach? If they are a Classical Feng Shui consultant, they will probably use a combination of the following techniques: San Yuan, San He, Xuan Kong, or Ba Zhai.

Question #5: Will I be required to purchase products?

You should be aware of conflicts of interest when the answer to this question is ‘yes’ and the practitioner is a classical Feng Shui practitioner. When you are asked to purchase products or encouraged to purchase products to be placed in various areas of your home or office for the purpose of Qi enhancement and these items are not included in the service (see question #1) , there is a conflict of interest. very possible.

‘G’ for Geomancy or ‘F’ for Feng Shui?

There’s a reason you can’t just flip through the yellow pages and find a consultant. It has to do with the ‘R’ word. relationship. When you hire the services of a Feng Shui consultant, even if it’s just for the property you live in right now, you’re starting a relationship. Your Feng Shui consultant is someone you will potentially turn to again and again in the future, if the experience has been a good one, to check on your future property, to select dates for your children to marry, to select dates for business openings. if you are a business person, to do target analysis for you and even vet your staff. That’s a lot of personal and professional ground.

So beyond the questions I’ve raised above, you also need to be comfortable with the Consultant who thinks, in every sense of the word. Be comfortable with their level of professionalism, their technical background, the way they practice Feng Shui, and their personal style when interacting with you, their client. Some consultants are very supportive and function in part as a personal therapist and life coach. Others are more professional and direct, and less inclined to hold hands. You can both have your best interests at heart, but just express it in different ways. Some people like a Feng Shui consultant who will answer all of their questions, no matter how small, trite, or pointless. Some people prefer a consultant who just gets down to business and gets to the point.

Just as some people pay for a doctor’s care and others just want someone to solve their problem for them, the same goes for your Feng Shui consultant. Find someone who you think he can work with, is comfortable with, and who understands you as a customer. You don’t have to like your Feng Shui consultant, as long as he is comfortable with what he does for you and how he does it. Choose a Feng Shui consultant with a personal style, approach, and staff that you feel comfortable discussing your concerns and issues with.

Choose your option

If you are comfortable with Chinese New Age metaphysics, and that is what you want, then go to someone with a reputation in that field, with whom you feel comfortable, or who achieves results you will be satisfied with. If you prefer classical Feng Shui, find a Feng Shui consultant who practices classical Feng Shui with whom you can work to achieve the results you desire. If you think lineage is important when it comes to your consultant, choose Lineage. If you feel that age reflects experience, then go to an older teacher.

But before you hire the Chinese metaphysical consultant, no matter what the basis is for selecting that consultant, be it the type of styles they practice, their age, or their lineage, do yourself a favor and make sure you get what you think you are. paying for Educate yourself on the consultant you intend to select – check their books and understand their approach and methodology, if you intend to go with a classic professional. If you go to a modern style practitioner, you should probably also read his books and understand his approach. If you think seniority counts for something in Feng Shui, don’t assume that the older the master, the better. Make sure that they have really been practicing successfully for so long and that they really have the necessary knowledge. Finally, if lineage carries a lot of weight with you, then you need to do extensive legwork and make sure your consultant’s lineage is what it says it is, and not just a claim. Usually the lineage holders are the ones with documented evidence of their full history.

You may also want to find out who the Consultant in question has worked for or what clients they have worked for in the past. Don’t depend on hearsay or what other people tell you – do your own background check. You are about to pay for the services of a professional; you need to make sure the person lives up to that reputation.