The Protective Turtle and FENG SHUI

In the practice of landscape Feng Shui the black turtle is one of the four celestial animals.  The turtle signifies support and protection and its compass direction is the north.

In the current year of the Water Dragon (2012) which ran from 23 January 2012 the three celestial creatures, the green dragon of the east, the white tiger of the west and the red phoenix of the south are all present in the Flying Star chart for the period.

The one animal missing is the black turtle of the north and so inviting the image of this protective creature into your home or garden at the back will provide the missing link for the year.   Ideally the back of your home is also the direction of north.

Keeping a single live tortoise or turtle is also auspicious.  They are loners so it isn’t necessary to have more than one.  Your tortoise or turtle should be kept in the north for maximum benefit.  Failing this it is best kept at the back of your home.

It is said that it was a tortoise who left the Lo river in China thousands of years ago with numbers in the form of dots in each section on its back which came to signify the Pa Kua (the eight-sided symbol synonymous with Feng Shui practice.) This inspired the original Lo Shu Grid because the dots in each of the nine squares on its back added up to 15 in any direction.  The significance of the number 15 is that it takes 15 days for the moon to wax and 15 days to wane, to follow a full lunar cycle.

Although the turtle is known for its slow and steady movement this doesn’t have negative associations.  The opposite is true in that as it encompasses all that is good when it comes to determination and persistence.  The turtle will never give up.  It keeps going whatever the consequences and as a result will come out on top in the long run.  As in the story of the Hare and the Tortoise ‘slow and steady wins the race.’

The turtle is also identified with longevity as they have often been known to live for well over one hundred years.

One of the most auspicious images in Feng Shui is the dragon tortoise.  This image has the head of a dragon and the body of a tortoise.  It signifies protection and luck for the whole family.  This is a powerful combination.  The dragon displays power and protection and the turtle provides security, support and stability as well as inviting positive energetic vibrations to benefit all members of the family.

It is said that the turtle is comparable to the illustrious dragon in the practice of Feng Shui hence the dragon tortoise and with its longevity, protection and persistence who could argue that this elusive creature, either on its own or combined with the majestic dragon, can provide support and invite wealth and longevity to the whole family.

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Period Eight in FENG SHUI

In a more advanced practice of Feng Shui known as Flying Stars, the numbers in the original Lo Shu Grid as shown below ‘fly’ around the grid in a set pattern and create what is known as ‘Time Dimension Feng Shui.’

                                    S

4	9	2
3	5	6
8	1	7

                                               

                          

                                   N

The numbers in the grid move in the same set sequence regardless of the period, therefore the number 1 (North) flies to the Southwest, the number 2 (Southwest) flies to East, the number 3 (East) flies to the Southeast and so on.

This current period of eight places the number ‘8’ in the centre grid and it runs from 2004 to 2023.

The number eight is an Earth number and the central grid is an Earth area.  The number 8 in the original grid is situated in the Northeast and that is an Earth area signifying the mountain.  The mountain implies solidarity and stability rather than change and that is the prevailing energy for this 20-year period.

As well as flying stars for each of nine 20-year periods, there are also annual and monthly flying star changes occurring.

All of these changes have an influence on the energy of a space, therefore affecting the balance of the energy in your home and work.

As an example, in the current 20-year period the centre grid is currently housing the strong number 8 star, which is the ultimate auspicious star in Feng Shui, also known as one of the three ‘white’ stars, so enhancing the centre of your home with earth items such as crystals or pebbles is beneficial.  

In the 2012 Flying Star chart the number 6 star also an auspicious ‘white’ star is in the central grid. 

This is a metal star which also represents heaven luck.   This is auspicious for the whole family as it invites powerfully auspicious heaven energy into the home.

In the exhaustive cycle of the Five Elements Metal exhausts Earth so this does have the effect of weakening the powerful number 8 star.  It therefore makes it doubly important to enhance the centre with earth elements to maintain its strength. 

By introducing the Fire element in the form of light into the centre, the Fire is enhancing the Earth and therefore strengthening it.  The most auspicious combination to create this strength is a crystal chandelier, which represents the best of Fire and Earth through light and crystals.

At the same time as enhancing the element of Earth in the centre the Fire is also ‘destroying’ the Metal of the number 6 star.

The Five Elements is a fundamental part of all Feng Shui practice as it is necessary to analyse the effect each number or ‘star’ has on each point of the compass.

Each of the twelve lunar months will also have an effect on the energy in any area so by having a good working knowledge of the Five Elements it is possible to make the most of the very strong central star ‘8’ in this current 20-year period.

Your home has its own Lo Shu Grid based on when it was built or last renovated.  To retain positive Yang Energy in your home it is recommended that homes be updated to bring them into the current period of new positive energy.  Any home built since 2004 or renovated by changing the flooring, the roof and the front door will benefit from the energies of this current period of eight.

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Maximise FENG SHUI with Numbers

Numbers play a very important part in the practice of Feng Shui.

There are nine numbers, 1-9 and each of them are allocated a primary and secondary location around the compass, the final number takes the central position in the original grid, known as the Lo Shu Grid, and it was set out as follows:

                                    S

4	9	2
3	5	6
8	1	7

                       

These nine numbers, among many other things, have an impact on the location they occupy, on each person based on their personal Kua number, on their animal signs at birth, the seasons of the year, the annual animal signs and on enhancing or exhausting particular areas to maximise personal Feng Shui practice.

The numbers and the points of the compass are as follows:

1 – North – Water - Career

2 – Southwest – Earth – Love and Relationships

3 – East – Wood - Health

4 – Southeast – Wood - Wealth

5 – Centre - Earth

6 – Northwest – Metal - Mentor

7 – West – Metal – Family Harmony

8 – Northeast – Earth – Education and Study

9 – South – Fire – Fame and Recognition

Personal Kua numbers first of all identify whether you are an East or a West group person and secondly show which four of the compass directions are auspicious for you and which four are inauspicious for you.

One thing to remember is that individual auspicious locations will likely have a different meaning to those listed above.  The above list represents what is known in Feng Shui as the Eight Aspirations Formula.  The exciting thing is however that the above locations, together with your own individual auspicious directions can both be enhanced to activate for any desired aspiration.

In the more advanced practice of Flying Star Feng Shui the nine numbers ‘fly’ around the compass points in a set sequence during a particular 20-year time period (the current period being from 2004-2023, which is period 8 and sees the number eight in the central position on the grid); on an annual basis (the central Flying Star number for 2012 is 6 and this joins the number eight star in the central position); and on a monthly lunar basis.  Each of these numbers take the element associated with it to the square it enters.  This changes the energy in each of the locations, enhancing, exhausting or destroying the resident element of an area each year.

Once you have a good working knowledge of the Five Elements (check them out at www.abundance-chi.com) you can use the numbers associated with your Kua number to maximise the aspirations important to you and suppress the negative energies of the numbers inauspicious for you.

The four auspicious locations based on your Kua number refer to your overall wealth and good fortune, your health, your love life and your education and personal growth.

In the basic practice of Feng Shui, to allow you to maximise the use of these auspicious directions it is important to discover the ‘resident’ number of each of your auspicious directions and the element relating to that area.

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