Seminar 1 · 25.09. – 05.10.2026 · 06. – 16.02.2027SpiritPlanning
5-Dimensional Architecture
Two 10-day seminars on Classical Feng Shui, Flying Stars and 5-dimensional architecture, designed especially for designers, architects and lovers of healing spaces. Seminar 1 runs on the dates above; Seminar 2 follows in Spring 2027 (dates to be announced).
The Program
Two seminars. One complete system.
This retreat is crafted especially for designers, architects and all lovers of good environment and healing spaces. It is a profound workshop packed with knowledge, showing you a way to work with 5-dimensional architecture and Feng Shui in a deeply successful practice. Making real change by creating harmony in living surroundings. With certificate.
Fundamentals of Classical Feng Shui
The complete foundation — terminology, trigrams, the five elements, Gua calculation, and your first flying star charts. A 10-day immersion into the living language of space.
- —Chi, Tao, Tai Chi, Ba Gua
- —8 Trigrams & 64 Hexagrams
- —5 Elements & 3 Cycles
- —Lo Shu & 24 Mountains
- —Gua Calculation & Flying Star Charts
SpiritPlanning® BASIC Combination
The advanced practice — combining Pa Chai and Flying Stars into the SpiritPlanning® system. Four days of case studies, peer consultation and real-world application.
- —The 4 types of luck & misfortune
- —Water & Mountain Stars
- —The 81 combinations
- —Field studies on real properties
- —Peer consultation practice
Seminar 1 · 10 Days
Fundamentals of Classical Feng Shui.
Fundamentals and Terms
Core Concepts
- Chi
- Tao — The Sacred Way
- Ba Gua
- 8 Trigrams — Early Heaven & Late Heaven
Exercises
- Drawing the 8 Trigrams
- Tian-Di-Ren — the Story
- The 5 Elements with the 3 Cycles (Phases of Change)
- Properties of the 5 Elements
- Getting to know and understanding the 3 Cycles
The 9 Palaces
- Pa Chai — The 9 Palaces
- Lo Shu — The Story
- Assigning the Trigrams to Cardinal Directions
Gua Calculation & Charting
Calculation
- East Group / West Group
- Tai Chi on the Floor Plan
Practical Exercises
- Mr. Sommer's House — exercise
- Classifying rooms on the floor plan by occupants
- Creating basic charts for Periods 7, 8, and 9 (without Flying Stars)
Learning objective: Understanding the Nine Palaces, understanding the numbers, and building confidence with the foundational charts.
Facing, Sitting & The 24 Mountains
Direction Theory
- Facing — Sitting: meaning and application
- The 24 Mountains of the Luo Pan
- Characteristics of each mountain
- Chinese Characters — learning to write
- The Yin and Yang of the 24 Mountains
Field Studies
- Measuring Facing Directions on real properties
- First practical application of the principles in a room
Advanced Charting
- Constructing charts with Facing and Sitting
- The flight direction of the stars
- Transferring the charts to a floor plan
Seminar 2 · 10 Days · Spring 2027
SpiritPlanning® BASIC Combination.
A practice-oriented advanced seminar combining Pa Chai and Flying Stars. Application examples in training, real case studies, and your first peer consultation. Dates for Spring 2027 will be announced soon.
Review, Exchange & Pa Chai
Warm-up from Seminar 1
- Chi · Tao · Tai Chi · Ba Gua
- 8 Trigrams · 64 Hexagrams
- 24 Mountains · Tian-Di-Ren
- 5 Elements · Lo Shu · Life Gua
Exchange of experiences among participants regarding practical work with clients and builders.
Learning objective: Practical exchange, review, and deepening of what has been learned.
Pa Chai
- The 4 types of luck
- The 4 types of misfortune
- The secret of evaluating the individual directions for each Gua
- Deriving the formation
Exercise: Deriving the evaluations using a Gua as an example.
Learning objective: Getting to know Pa Chai.
Flying Stars & Property Classification
Flying Stars
- The significance of Water and Mountain Stars
- The 81 combinations
- The 9 periods
Exercise: Creating charts.
Learning objective: Evaluating charts.
Property Classification
- Correctly assigning a property to a period
- Facing and Sitting
- Chi distribution
Exercise: Mr. Sommer's house.
Learning objective: Classifying rooms in a floor plan by occupants.
Integration & First Field Application
Your Own Floor Plan
Exercises: Creating a chart based on your own floor plan.
Learning objective: Integrating Pa Chai and Flying Stars.
Practical Application
- Developing an interior design consultation in practice
- Field studies: Measuring and evaluating a property
Learning objective: First practical application of the SpiritPlanning® BASIC Combination principles in a room.
Case Studies & Peer Consultation
Real-World Cases
- Real-world case studies by Kathrin Schmack
- Tips on consultation processes
Learning objective: Learn practical tips.
Peer Consultation
- Create the chart for your seminar neighbor
- Advise them on possible optimizations
Learning objective: Working with someone else's floor plan.
Excursions to Ancient Indigenous Sites
As part of the seminar, we visit sacred places of Costa Rica's indigenous heritage — living field studies that connect the principles of SpiritPlanning® with the wisdom of the land. Among them: an ancient gateway aligned with the Orion formation, and Finca 6, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to the mysterious pre-Columbian stone spheres of the Diquís culture.
Learning objective: Experience the dialogue between ancestral geomancy, cosmic alignment and the principles you are learning.
Certificate
A skill you carry home.
Upon completion of both seminars, you receive a certificate in Classical Feng Shui and the SpiritPlanning® BASIC Combination — a credential that opens the path to working with clients, builders and spaces in a new way.
Reserve your spot
Ready to transform how you see space?
Seminar 1 runs 25.09. – 05.10.2026 or 06. – 16.02.2027 at Tierra Santa, Costa Rica. Seminar 2 follows in Spring 2027 — dates to be announced. Spaces are limited to 8 participants.