Russell Guerrero

210-999-8406

rguerrer@trinity.edu

The Key to QI:  Chinese Professor to Unravel the History of FENGSHUI

Nov. 14, 2001 – Stephen Field, professor of Chinese, will examine the cultural significance of feng shui, the practice of orienting a home to create a balance in one’s life, as part of Trinity’s Food For Thought luncheon series. The luncheon will take place at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Coates Center Fiesta Room.  Tickets for the luncheon are $14 and reservations should be made three days prior to the event by calling the Alumni Relations Office at (210) 999-8404. According to Professor Field, the practice of feng shui is as old as Chinese culture itself. The practice has to do with arranging a person’s home in accordance to certain rules in order to gather qi.  While there is no literal translation for qi, a loose definition might be the term “life force.” It is a physical and metaphysical energy that exists in nature. As part of his presentation, Professor Field will show a new Australian documentary titled “What in the World is Feng shui?”  Professor Field, a leading scholar of feng shui in the United States, was one of the experts consulted in producing the film. The Food For Thought luncheon lecture series is sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of the Trinity University Alumni Association.

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Last updated on November 16, 2001 by the Office of Public Relations