Honouring the Red Envelope Tradition

When paying for your Feng Shui consultation I request that my clients honour the age-old ritual of enclosing your payment in red envelopes.

Here’s why:

Those who practice and teach Black Sect Tantric Buddhist (BTB) Feng Shui respectfully follow the red envelope ritual as taught by Professor Lin Yun, founder of BTB Feng Shui. When your Feng Shui Consultant provides cures and guidance, he or she is sharing sacred knowledge, energy and divine wisdom beyond worldly scope with you. The red envelope ritual is believed to serve two purposes:

1. To show the giver’s sincere intention and respect for the sacred knowledge.
2. To protect the teacher or consultant from being punished for revealing sacred information.

The ritual itself has its roots in the traditional Chinese folk customs and cultures.

• The color red symbolizes good luck and power.
• Red is used for celebrations and to drive away evil spirits.
• The rectangular shape of the red envelope resembles that of ancient shields and symbolizes protection.

Based on the aforementioned beliefs, it is considered a gesture of appreciation to present a number of new red envelopes, each containing a token amount of money, to the person who is sharing sacred Feng Shui knowledge with you. In most cases, 9 red envelopes are presented. Any size or type of red envelope will do. If, however, you are unable to find any, we can provide some to you.

To strengthen and increase the effectiveness of the transcendental cures, the Feng Shui Consultant will put the red envelopes you give under his/her pillow at night and perform the “Three Secrets Reinforcement” before (or after) sleeping. In the morning, the money is removed from the envelopes, donated to charity, given to one’s teacher or used for personal purposes.