There are various techniques for feng shui, prediction, yi jing and many more. So for an enthusiast beginner, where should one start and what is this all about? Lets identify all the different methods and what they use. For simplicity, we group them into 3 stages: Foundation, General and Specialisation.

Traditionally orientals are concerned with certain skills that affect how they life: Land, Medicine, Life, Prediction, Looks. 山医命卜相.

Foundation

Yin Yang 阴阳
5 elements 五行
Yi Jing 易经
10 heaven branches, 12 earth stems 十天干, 十二地枝
Chinese calendar system 农历 / 夏历
Landscape direction properties 地形

(Heaven) Four pillars / Eight characters 四柱推命 / 八字
(Heaven) Zhouyi yijing prediction 周易
(Heaven) Mei hua prediction 梅花易术
(Human) Face reading 人相学
(H uman) Palm reading 掌相学
(Human) Naming 姓名学
(Earth Environment) Visual and field feng shui 峦头 理气 阴阳 风水
(Earth Environment) Flying star feng shui 飞星风水
(Earth Environment) Qi men feng shui 奇门遁甲