Golden Gate Feng Shui School

Art as Amulets: Using Chinese Calligraphy with Feng Shui with Liu Ming (equipment supplied) FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9th 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM ------------------- & ---------------------- SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10th 9:00 AM - 5:00 AM Click here to register Logistics: WHEN: Friday September 9th 2011 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday September 10th 2011 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM FEES: (includes basic supplies) $150* $120* for GGSFS Graduates *includes calligraphy kit WHERE: Golden Gate School of Feng Shui 3225 Adeline Street Berkeley CA 94703 Liu Ming is a euro-American who over the last 40 years has had the great good fortune to study and practice Chinese Daoism, Chan/Zen and Tantric Buddhism with several great teachers. He holds a degree in Asian aesthetics (art/philosophy) and has been teaching aspects of Chinese medicine and astrogeomancy for several decades. He currently lives and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area. His students understand him to be a trance-medium.	CLASS DESCRIPTION Art as Amulet Producing art to decorate human dwellings is ancient and universal. In the Chinese tradition decoration is not always superficial and fine art is not always a gravely serious cultural matter. The basic understanding and appreciation of Chinese art/crafts has always been associated with feng shui. During the weekend we will visit the world of Chinese art history and its role in the harmonizing of traditional Chinese architectural styles. Calligraphy is part of that tradition. Art as icon or amulet is art that regulates and balances Qi. Do-It-Yourself Calligraphy and Icons of Qi We will experiment with making your own amulets. Each participant will receive good basic brushes and ink to learn some Chinese characters and how they are used in feng shui - Qi balancing. The Use of Amulets and Art in Traditional Chinese Feng Shui (Application to Modern Environments) We will review and consider the possibilities of art as Qi and its application to feng shui in modern and diverse environments.