Why is there No Equivalent of Feng Shui in the West?

I had a number of conversations with farmers in the UK. They believe there is a history of land management that goes back centuries.

This system is very much like the Chinese – were to have a safe dwelling, where the best arable farmland is, where to get water and place the waste. This was not documented as not many people could read or write.

One farmer speculated that this was because of the influence of the Church. Those who could write were from the Church were more concerned with spiritual matters.

The nearest Western equivalent to Feng Shui is Terroir. This is the set of environmental factors that affect the growth of the vine and the taste of the grapes for the wine.

Commentary: Based on logic, when man settled to become farmers many thousand years ago, they must have developed a set of rules to have safe communities.

This knowledge must have been handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.

The knowledge would have been lost as it is not written.

Chinese civilisation was more advanced to the West until the 19th century. Documentation was typical in China.

The Chinese Emperor started to use Feng Shui to enhance his powers. Feng Shui then developed to become a sophisticated subject as it is today as part of the Five Arts.