Feng shui or something similar has traditionally been practiced in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and in Chinese-speaking communities all over the world. Similar practices occur in Tibet, Vietnam (phong thuy), the Philippines, Indonesia, Bali, Thailand (hong sui), Japan, Hawaii and India (voastu shastro).

Space Clearing is the art of cleansing and consecrating buildings. Although this can mean physically removing dirt and clutter from our environments, it largely deals with clearing invisible energetic debris. Energy that is stuck, stagnant or left over from before and residual energy entities such as ghosts.

Environmental Radiation. When considering feng shui placement, as well as ch'i energy, it is important to take into account the occurrence of natural and artificial electromagnetic energy, which can impact the health of those who encounter it. Unstable or disrupted naturally occurring electromagnetic radiation, emanating from the earth, can create harmful effects called geopathic stress. Man-made electromagnetic fields are generated by electrical equipment like computers in our homes and offices, and need to be avoided.

Dowsing enhances the understanding and effectiveness of feng shui. Amongst other things, dowsing may be used to detect ch 'i and earth energies and perhaps to help choose and devise feng shui cures.
Bau-biologie is a German theory about the effects of so-called 'black streams' which are supposed to cause illness in those who sleep or work in their vicinity.

Geomancy is a totally unrelated form of divination which originated in North Africa in the ninth century and swept through Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Unfortunately the word was used by early missionaries to translate the term 'feng shui'. Using the terms 'geomancy' or 'geomancer' to translate 'feng shui' or 'feng shui practitioner' has now largely fallen out of use.