The Form School refers to five symbolic animals that reflect certain favorable characteristics for a natural space: black turtle, red phoenix, green dragon, yellow snake and white tiger. Each one of them represents a special caracteristics.
FIVE CELESTIAL ANIMALS
 Yellow Snake |  White Tiger |  Red Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
 Green Dragon |  Black Turtle |
THE YELLOW SNAKE
Location: Center
Element: Earth.
Color: Yellow.
The snake has affinity with this concept being an extremely receptive, sensible animal that stays alert perceiving what surrounds it. When auditing a property, use the center (or yellow snake) as your point of reference.
THE BLACK TURTLE
Location: North
Element: Water.
Color: Black.
The Black Turtle reflects a fundamental aspect for good feng shui that represents protection and stability. .If a building wants to benefit from a turtle it has to count with something solid on its back (e.g., hill, mountain, wall, tall trees, a building that is taller than the property it protects).
THE GREEN DRAGON
Location: East (Left)
Element: Wood
Color: Green
This animal is maybe one of the most representative symbols of the chinese art, as it is rare to see any celebration without its presence. The term a part from being part of the 5 celestial animals is also used to describe the energetic currents, we speak of water dragons to describe courses of this element, or of mountain dragons to symbolize the channels where the energy flows. The Green Dragon also represent the man in the house and is generally situated on the left of the snake in the form of a hill, building, porch, tree, closet or any other structure that wraps.
THE WHITE TIGER
Location: West.
Element: Metal.
Color: White.
The White Tiger represents the woman of the house. In relation with the green dragon, this animal appears on the right of the yellow snake (e.g., hill, bushes, trees, another building) that keeps a less predominant relationship than the green dragon. It is important that the White Tiger is lower than the Green Dragon or the woman of the house will overwhelm or control the man.
THE RED PHOENIX
Location: South
Element: Fire
Color: Red
This mythological bird corresponds to the inverse side of the turtle, in other words the facing, the facade, the views that most buildings own. The phoenix needs a certain space, an open area to receive energy (e.g., the front).