Feng Shui and Flying Stars (Xuan Kong Fei Xing Formula)

So what are Flying Stars in the context of Feng Shui?  Flying Star Feng Shui or Xuan Kong Fei Xing is one of the more advanced Formulas of Feng Shui.  'Xuan' means time; 'Kong' means space and 'Fei Xing' refers to the cyclic changes of time and space.  Flying Stars focuses on the dimensions of time and space and how universal energy is constantly in motion.

Flying Star Feng Shui encompasses the Five Elements of Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal, balance of Yin and Yang, and the original numbers of the Lo Shu Grid (1-9) as well as the eight Trigrams and 24 Mountains.

There are nine 20-year Flying Star periods resulting in one complete cycle of 180 years.  Each period has different associations and meanings.  We are currently in period 8 (2004-2023) which is an Earth period.  Period 7, a Metal Star whose home location is the West, representing the youngest daughter (Dui) and the lake, placed focus on accumulating wealth.  As an Earth Star period 8 signifies a change in energy to one of creating stability, nurturing and support.   Its home location is the Northeast,  representing the youngest son (Gen) and the mountain as well as the number 8, a White Star signifying current wealth.  The number 7 is a Red Star, auspicious during period 7 and extremely inauspicious during period 8 reverting to its natural state as a Star of Violence and Robbery.

There is a Flying Star Chart for each individual home.  This Chart identifies the Qi of the property on completion and moving in date.  So any home built and completed between 1964-1983 is a period 6 home; any home built and completed between 1984 and 2003 is a period 7 home and any home built and completed between 2004 and any time up to 2023 is a period 8 home.  This Chart has a Base Star in the centre of each of the nine grids as well as a Facing and Sitting Star for each sector.  The Facing Star sits in the top right hand corner and it represents career and wealth.  The Sitting Star sits in the top left hand corner of a sector and it represents individuals and health.

During our current period 8, and regardless of the period when the home was completed, identifying where the number 8 Facing and Sitting Stars are located and activating them can help the occupants with their desires and aspirations.  Forgetting to do this and continuing to activate the number 7 Star will have negative consequences for the residents of a property.

In addition to the Flying Star Chart of a home there are annual, monthly and daily Flying Stars.  These 'fly' from sector to sector in a set pattern which is known as the Lo-Shu Path.

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Feng Shui and the 24 Mountains

What are the 24 Mountains and how do they relate to Feng Shui?

When undertaking a Classical Feng Shui audit use of the Luo Pan compass is an important part of the process.  The 24 Mountains appear as one of many rings on a Luo Pan and it represents 24 directions employed by consultants when analysing a property and the fortunes of its residents using formulas like Flying Stars and Eight Mansions Feng Shui as well as studying the BaZi charts of the occupants.

How are the 24 Mountains calculated?

A standard compass is separated into 360⁰ with the primary directions of North, East, South and West and the four secondary directions of Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest each covering 45⁰.  The 24 Mountains of the Luo Pan is no different, however the 45⁰ are then further sub-divided and it is this sub-division that sets the 24 Mountains ring apart.

Each of the 8 sectors are sub-divided into three; eg N1, N2 and N3; totalling 24 (each 15⁰.) 

What do they represent?

The sub-sectors are all either Yin or Yang; they represent one of the four elements* of water, wood, fire and metal or one of the 12 Chinese Astrology animals.  Finally, each of the four corners is denoted by four of the eight trigrams (four members of the family unit.)  Northwest (NW2) is the position of Qian (male), Northeast (NE2) houses Gen (youngest son), Southeast (SE2) is the home of Xun (eldest daughter) and Southwest (SW2) is the location of Kun (female.)

The primary directions are the location of the four celestial guardians in Feng Shui, the Green Dragon (East), the Red Phoenix (South), the White Tiger (West) and the Black Turtle (North.)  They also represent the Rat (N2), Rabbit (E2), Horse (S2) and Rooster (W2.)  As well as being one of the cardinal directions these animals are also known as the Peach Blossom Stars.  Peach Blossom represents relationships in all its many forms and each year there is a 'reigning' Peach Blossom Star.  As an example, during the year of the Horse the Peach Blossom animal is the Rabbit (E2.)

* You may have noticed there are only four elements around the 24 Mountains and that Yin and Yang Earth are 'missing.'  Yin and Yang Earth, being the transitional element between seasons, sits at the centre of the 24 Mountains.

The four elements represent Heavenly Stems; the animals represent Earthly Branches, both used in the BaZi chart.  They each have many meanings from the existing energy; years, months, days and hours; Yin and Yang to name a few.

You can begin to see that each sector has multiple meanings. Understanding and analysing this deeper knowledge makes the 24 Mountains such an important ring in the Luo Pan compass.

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LynC

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Feng Shui, BaZi and the Luo Pan

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.

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