As is
well-known, Feng Shui translates as ‘Wind’ and ‘Water.’ The Wind means direction, and when a
consultation is carried out this direction is of significant importance to
determine the effects of Feng Shui on a property or location. Water represents wealth. Therefore the direction (Wind) and its effect
on the wealth (Water) can be pinpointed exactly when accurate measurements are
taken by a Feng Shui Practitioner using the Luo Pan.
In BaZi, or
Four Pillars Destiny Analysis, the year Pillar comprises a Heavenly Stem
(annual element) and an Earthly Branch (astrological animal.) This astrological animal has a 150
compass direction, one of the 12 sub-sectors, which is used to analyse a BaZi
Destiny Chart.
The 24Mountains, each of which is 150, refers to the 24 compass sub-sectors
as well as the 24 ‘seasons’ of the year.
12 of the 24 sub-sectors are the compass locations for the Chinese
astrological animals.
The Chinese Luo Pan is a compass used by
professional Feng Shui Practitioners when conducting consultations; (Luo means a net encompassing the ’10,000
things’* and Pan signifies a plate
or base.) The Luo Pan is said to incorporate all things
in Heaven and Earth; the moveable plate is known as the Heaven dial and the
base is the Earth plate. The compass
sits exactly in the centre. There are
three different types of Luo Pan based around the two authentic traditional
Schools of Feng Shui, the first being San He, the second being San Yuan.
The third
Luo Pan is known as the Zhong He Luo Pan which combines San He and San Yuan Schools
into one instrument.
*’10,000 things’ was the term used by Lao Zi
in the Tao Te Ching as signifying all things in Heaven and Earth.
Depending
on the Feng Shui School followed each Luo Pan has up to 36 concentric rings
each one of which tells a different story and which enables the Practitioner to
present accurate recommendations to a client, even down to the effects of
individual compass degrees. Every direction,
however small, can have a profound influence on the Feng Shui of a location.
There are
such things as major and minor emptiness lines which signify misfortune and
severe bad luck. The major emptiness
lines separate each of the four primary and four secondary compass
sectors. The minor emptiness lines
separate each of the 24 sub-sectors. There
are also what is known as death lines, which fall in the exact centre of each
of the primary and secondary sectors. These
lines indicate extreme forms of bad luck, rather like the effects of the inauspicious
and malevolent 5 Yellow.
The San He
School of Feng Shui places significant importance on natural environmental
features like the lie of the land and natural bodies of water. The direction, position in the landscape,
flow and appearance of the features are all taken into consideration before any
recommendations are made. It is this
School of Feng Shui that is used to analysis the destiny of an individual based
on their BaZi Chart determined at the moment of birth.
San Yuan
School Luo Pan has each of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching as one of its rings and
is concerned more with the effects of time and space and with Flying Star Feng
Shui.
To the fulfillment of your
dreams
LynC
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