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Feng shui ---- the Ancient Chinese Practice
 
Fengshui :  the Chinese art or practice of positioning objects, especially  graves, buildings  and  furniture , based on a  belief  in patterns of  yin  and  yang  and the flow of  chi  that have positive and negative effects.
Book of Burial  ( 《藏经》 ---- 郭璞) Qi rides the wind and scatters,  气乘风而散 but is retained when encountering water.  界水则止 The ancients collected it to prevent its dissipation,  举聚之使不散 and guided it to assure its retention.  行之使有止 Thus it was called fengshui.  故谓之风水
Qi-----flow of energy runs through the universe
Where to place your bed?
Luopan------the standard tool of the fengshui master
Two major schools of fengshui Form School- -----physical aspects of landscape Compass   School ------astrological orientation of the site
black shell-covered  liver salty Mercury north WATER white hairy (mammals) kidney acrid Venus west METAL yellow naked (humans) heart sweet Saturn center EARTH red feathered (birds) lungs bitter Mars south FIRE green scaly (snakes) spleen sour Jupiter east WOOD Colors   Animals   Internal  Organs   Flavors   Planets   Directions   Elements   The Five Elemental  Correlations
The Five Elements Earth dams Water  Water quenches Fire  Fire smelts Metal  Metal cuts Wood  Wood plows Earth Earth harbors Metal   Metal condenses Water  Water nourishes Wood  Wood feeds Fire  Fire burns to Earth   Destruction Order Production Order
八卦   Bagua  (Eight Trigrams)  Southwest 母  順  地  Image:Kon.png  坤   Northeast  少男  止  山  Image:Gon.png  艮   North  中男  陥  水  Image:Kan.png  坎   Southeast  長女  入  風  Image:Son.png  巽   East  長男  動  雷  Image:Shin.png  震   South  中女  麗  火  Image:Ri_.png  離   West  少女  悦  泽  Image:Da_.png  兌   Northwest  父  健  天  Image:Ken.png  乾   方位 Direction  家族 Family  性情 Emotion  自然 Nature  卦像 Trigram  Representation  卦名 Name of  Trigram
MEN  WOMEN You just add the last two digits your year  You just add the last two digits of your  of birth. If the number obtained is composed  year of birth. If the number obtained is of two digits, add them again.  Then subtract  is composed of two digits, add them  the result from 10.  again. Then add the result to 5. If you are born in 1986  If you are born in 1974 8 + 6 = 14  7 + 4= 11 1 + 4 = 5  1 + 1= 2 10 –  5 = 5  2 + 5 = 7 Your gua number is 5.  Your gua number is 7. The gua 5 is not used. The men replace it by gua 2, and the women by gua 8. If your gua number is 1 , 3, 4 or 9, you belong to the East House. If your gua number is 2 , 6 ,7 or 8, you belong to the West House.
•  Your Gua is 7. It represents West. • Your element is metal. • Your season is autumn. • Your colours are white and metallic colours. • Your character : You do not show your feelings easily. • Direction to avoid : East.   •  Your Gua is 2. It represents South-West. • Your element is earth. • Your season is the beginning of autumn. • Your colour is yellow and ochre. • Your character : You are soft and tender. • Direction to avoid : North  http://www.fengshui-village.com
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Fengshui

  • 1. Feng shui ---- the Ancient Chinese Practice
  • 2.  
  • 3. Fengshui : the Chinese art or practice of positioning objects, especially graves, buildings and furniture , based on a belief in patterns of yin and yang and the flow of chi that have positive and negative effects.
  • 4. Book of Burial ( 《藏经》 ---- 郭璞) Qi rides the wind and scatters, 气乘风而散 but is retained when encountering water. 界水则止 The ancients collected it to prevent its dissipation, 举聚之使不散 and guided it to assure its retention. 行之使有止 Thus it was called fengshui. 故谓之风水
  • 5. Qi-----flow of energy runs through the universe
  • 6. Where to place your bed?
  • 7. Luopan------the standard tool of the fengshui master
  • 8. Two major schools of fengshui Form School- -----physical aspects of landscape Compass School ------astrological orientation of the site
  • 9. black shell-covered liver salty Mercury north WATER white hairy (mammals) kidney acrid Venus west METAL yellow naked (humans) heart sweet Saturn center EARTH red feathered (birds) lungs bitter Mars south FIRE green scaly (snakes) spleen sour Jupiter east WOOD Colors Animals Internal Organs Flavors Planets Directions Elements The Five Elemental Correlations
  • 10. The Five Elements Earth dams Water Water quenches Fire Fire smelts Metal Metal cuts Wood Wood plows Earth Earth harbors Metal Metal condenses Water Water nourishes Wood Wood feeds Fire Fire burns to Earth Destruction Order Production Order
  • 11. 八卦 Bagua (Eight Trigrams) Southwest 母 順 地 Image:Kon.png 坤 Northeast 少男 止 山 Image:Gon.png 艮 North 中男 陥 水 Image:Kan.png 坎 Southeast 長女 入 風 Image:Son.png 巽 East 長男 動 雷 Image:Shin.png 震 South 中女 麗 火 Image:Ri_.png 離 West 少女 悦 泽 Image:Da_.png 兌 Northwest 父 健 天 Image:Ken.png 乾 方位 Direction 家族 Family 性情 Emotion 自然 Nature 卦像 Trigram Representation 卦名 Name of Trigram
  • 12. MEN WOMEN You just add the last two digits your year You just add the last two digits of your of birth. If the number obtained is composed year of birth. If the number obtained is of two digits, add them again. Then subtract is composed of two digits, add them the result from 10. again. Then add the result to 5. If you are born in 1986 If you are born in 1974 8 + 6 = 14 7 + 4= 11 1 + 4 = 5 1 + 1= 2 10 – 5 = 5 2 + 5 = 7 Your gua number is 5. Your gua number is 7. The gua 5 is not used. The men replace it by gua 2, and the women by gua 8. If your gua number is 1 , 3, 4 or 9, you belong to the East House. If your gua number is 2 , 6 ,7 or 8, you belong to the West House.
  • 13. • Your Gua is 7. It represents West. • Your element is metal. • Your season is autumn. • Your colours are white and metallic colours. • Your character : You do not show your feelings easily. • Direction to avoid : East. • Your Gua is 2. It represents South-West. • Your element is earth. • Your season is the beginning of autumn. • Your colour is yellow and ochre. • Your character : You are soft and tender. • Direction to avoid : North http://www.fengshui-village.com
  • 14. Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)
  • 15. Getty Center in Los Angeles