Every guide is written from named classical sources and modern practitioner literature, checked for factual accuracy and internal consistency, and reviewed before publication. We do not accept payment for coverage, we never publish a claim we cannot source, and we correct errors openly and promptly.
What we cover and why
We publish guides that answer a real question someone is asking while they are trying to fix a room. That means practical rules, clear measurements and honest explanations of the classical principle underneath. We do not publish content that exists only to rank, and we do not pad an article with sections a reader would skip.
Research standards
- Primary sources first. Where a rule has a classical origin, we read it in the original text or a reputable translation before describing it.
- School awareness. The Bagua, Eight Mansions, Form and School, Compass and Flying Stars schools disagree in places. We name the school a rule belongs to rather than presenting one school's position as universal feng shui.
- No invented sources. We do not cite studies, statistics or expert opinions we cannot verify. Where we mention a physical effect, we describe it accurately and, where a number matters, we give the range practitioners actually work with.
- Calculation transparency. Every arithmetic rule we publish — the kua number, the flying star centre, the five-element relationships — is shown with its working, so a reader can check the result independently.
- Tradition versus science. Where a feng shui rule has a plausible physical correlate, we say so and give the measurable version. Where it does not, we say that plainly instead of dressing it up.
Corrections
When we get something wrong we correct it on the page, we update the article's modification date, and where the error was material we note it. Send corrections to [email protected] with the URL and the source you are relying on.
Not every reported error is an error. Some are disagreements between legitimate schools of feng shui. In that case we usually add a note explaining the alternative reading rather than removing ours.
Commercial relationships
We currently run no affiliate programme on this site and we sell no feng shui products. Advertising is sold on a fixed-placement basis, never as a review, and an advertiser has no ability to change guide content. If that changes we will state it plainly on the affected page and in this policy.
No one on the editorial team is paid to write a specific guide. Writers are paid a flat fee per commissioned piece, and the editorial desk publishes or declines independently of the commissioning decision.
AI and generated content
Our guides are researched and written by human editors with knowledge of the source texts. We use automated tools for proofreading, for checking internal link integrity and for verifying the arithmetic in our calculators. We do not publish machine-generated guides, and every published piece has a named editorial owner.
Review cycle
Each guide carries a published date and a last-reviewed date. Guides involving an annual cycle — flying stars, lucky colours, Chinese New Year guidance — are reviewed every January. Everything else is reviewed on a two-year cycle, or sooner if a reader flags something. When a guide is materially revised we update the text and the date.
Our accuracy record
We would rather publish fewer guides than publish sloppy ones. Where we cannot verify a claim to a standard we are willing to defend, we leave it out — including claims that are popular and that other feng shui sites repeat. This is why some of our guides debunk practices that are widely recommended elsewhere, such as counting plastic fish for luck or treating the number four as a classical feng shui taboo.