Aaron Lee Koch

As far back as I can remember, my life has been centered around spirituality and metaphysics. I recall, at the age of 6, looking up at the vastness of the starry night sky and receiving a flash of spiritual clarity - we live in a world of infinite possibilities. Over the ensuing years, it became clear to me that there is so much more to us, our lives and our world, than meets the eye. I also came to see that there was a path that I was called to follow to fulfill my life’s purpose. I would need to learn to listen on a profound level, and to be totally open. Have I done a good job of following that path? At times I have and at other times not. However, events would always guide me back on track.

In 1982, I lived in Toronto’s Yonge-Eglinton neighborhood and worked for a major technology corporation. One evening, in my local bookstore, I came upon a British book - one of the earliest books on Feng Shui in the English language. It made a big impression on me and so much sense! I began working with the principles in the book in my own apartment. The results were dramatic, but also very logical. When you correctly channel the energy of your environment, it produces clear benefits. After that, I felt driven to read everything I could find in English, French or Spanish that even touched upon Feng Shui. I also began my formal Feng Shui studies, eventually receiving a number of certifications, including Professional Certification by the Feng Shui institute of Canada, Master Practitioner Certification from Grand Master Lillian Too’s Institute of Feng Shui in Malaysia, and Certification by Grand Master Raymond Lo's School of Feng Shui and Destiny in Hong Kong. Prior to starting my professional Feng Shui practice, I had a very successful 20-year career in information technology. During that career, I changed positions several times. My resume would often evoke comments like “your career has really sky-rocketed.” I knew that my success “secret” was good Feng Shui, and I was determined to someday share this “secret” with the world! How, where and when, I really had no idea.

In September, 1999, I decided to leave my computer career and start my practice of Feng Shui on a full-time basis. Things took off quickly, and my career was guided by the Universe in uncanny ways. At the beginning, I would only be hired for very simple projects – small apartments and simple boxy houses, whose occupants had concerns that were straightforward and easy to remedy. Gradually, the projects became more complex, and they always came in pairs. I would work on a mobile home, then soon after came another mobile home. A new construction design project was followed by a similar design project for another new structure. A veterinary office was followed by a public animal shelter with similar issues. As the projects gradually became more complex, they continued to come in pairs. For example, an extremely large suburban home was followed by a bed and breakfast with almost the identical floor plan. Since I started in September, 1999, I have been practicing authentic classical Feng Shui across the northeastern United States, and in many other parts of the world. Today, the projects no longer come in pairs. Over the years, I have gained confidence in working with the most complex structures and the most intricate life and business situations. I have also learned to turn to my spirit guides whenever necessary, to ask for help with a specific situation, and I’ve become adept at listening for the answers that always come right back to me. Most importantly, a week does not go by without my hearing from several clients with reports of excellent, and often very dramatic, achievements, healings, successes, and wonderful results of all kinds! That is what makes it all worthwhile!

For over 20 years, I wrote a monthly column called “Ask Aaron: About Feng Shui and Life”, in which I answered reader questions on Feng Shui, new thought, and related subjects. The column appeared in several holistic and new age publications over the years.

In the late fall of 2001, I started The American School of Classical Feng Shui. I was guided to do this because there was, and is, a real shortage of properly trained practitioners of Classical Feng Shui in North America. What was often “passed off” as Feng Shui in America were a number of simplified practices that had little to do with the real thing. Authentic Classical Feng Shui is always based on compass directions, and always considers the impact of time on the nature and flow of energies. Classical Feng Shui is something that you must be called to practice, and I am often told that I have a special gift. Only so much can be learned from a teacher. However, others have the same calling and gift as I do, and they need the opportunity to study and learn the basics of Feng Shui, without having to travel the world as I had to do, to seek out that education. I have an undergraduate degree in secondary education and, before my IT career, I taught for several years in the New York City school system. I did not expect to again make use of those teaching skills, until I was called to start the School.

In April, 2012, my book “Feng Shui Secrets for Glowing Health, Serious Wealth & Great Relationships”, based on the first 6 years of my column, was published. The book is available online in both soft cover and electronic versions, and in selected bookstores. My new book "Feng Shui Q&A" will be out soon. It is much more comprehensive, covering just about every imaginable situation related to Feng Shui and living with a positive outlook. "Feng Shui Q&A" is also indexed for easy reference.

My Feng Shui practice is now called 8 Feng Shui (www.8FengShui.com). Feng Shui is all about the number “8”. Feng Shui works with 20 year energy cycles, and the “8” represents the current energy period that we are in until 2024. The “8” also represents timeless good luck! “8” is also the symbol of infinity, and is a key to opening up infinite possibilities in all areas of our lives! In western numerology, “8” is about balance, especially balance between the material and metaphysical worlds, and that is the real goal of authentic Feng Shui! It is also about karmic balance – reaping what has been sown! Bringing to fruition that which is deserved! 8 Feng Shui represents a broad universal perspective, with infinite possibilities!

In 2018, I experienced a serious illness during which I was visited by the Virgin of Guadeloupe. She had messages for me and an important message for me to share with the world. This led to my writing "Simple Spirituality for a Complex World", a book directed toward anyone who has struggled with spirituality. Maybe the religion in which they were raised no longer works for them. Perhaps they have not found the house of worship that suits them. Possibly they have agonized over which spiritual approach would work for them and which they feel would also meet God's expectations of them. The message in this book will gently guide the reader into a joyful life that will end the agony and struggle.