Traditional / Classical Feng Shui Outdated?

I’ve been thinking (yes I do that sometimes): Is feng shui still relevant in our modern world? I mean “Traditional” or “Classical” Feng Shui sounds really ancient and actually, it is, if you consider that the often quoted Book of Burial dates back to approx. 300AD!

Just off the top of my head I can think of some adaptations that need to be made in the modern context. Stoves being classified as fire element for instance. In ancient China, the fire of the kitchen stove was literally a fire, hence strong fire element. Care had to be taken in placing the stove. Our electrical stoves of today can hardly be regarded as strong fire element so clearly we can dispense with the obsession about where to place it and in which direction.

High rise buildings, security complexes, gated villages, apartment blocks and ensuite toilets were not familiar to Chinese masters of old. It also used to obvious where the compass or luo pan reading should be taken in those days because it was very clear which way the house was facing. These days, many modern homes have more than one side which could qualify as the “facing.” That makes things a little more complicated.

Common sense dictates that some adaptations should be made to suit our modern environment. But it makes no sense to throw the baby out with the bathwater by declaring that traditional feng shui is outdated due to the age of Chinese Feng Shui Classics.