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Feng
Shui Schools |
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| Xuan
kong liu pai gai shuo |
The 6 Flying Star schools. |
Dian nan pai |
Diannan school; one of six schools of xuankong |
| Wu
chang pai |
Wuchang school; one of six schools of xuankong |
| Xiang chu pai |
Xiangchu school; one of six schools of xuankong |
| Su zhou pai |
Suzhou school; one of six schools of xuankong |
| Shang yu pai |
Shangyu school; one of six schools of xuankong |
| Guan dong pai |
Guandong school; one of six schools of xuankong |
| Xuan kong |
Mysterious void - 60 year period time and space school of Feng Shui. |
Xuan kong
da gua pai |
Mysterious Void Wind and Water School of Great Divinatory Symbols (Trigrams and/or Hexagrams) |
| Yuan
kong |
60 year period time and space (school of Feng Shui) |
| Ba
gua pai |
Eight trigrams school of Feng Shui |
| Ba zhai pai |
Eight house school of feng Shui. Learn more with the Business Feng Shui Course |
| Wu xing pai |
Five stages of change (five elements) school of feng Shui. Learn more with the Key Concepts Feng Shui Course |
| Fan gua pai |
Gua changing school of Feng Shui |
| Li qi |
Numerology; paterns of qi |
| Li qi pai |
Compass school. Learn more with the Key Concepts Feng Shui Course |
| Qi men dun jia pai |
Qimen dunjia school of feng Shui. Learn more with the NEW! Feng Shui Course Dates TBA |
| San he pai |
Triple combination school of Feng Shui |
| Xiang shu pai |
School of symbol and number |
| Shu fang pai |
Studious school of "yijing" |
Zi wei dou shu pai |
Ziwei dou shu school of Feng Shui. Learn more with Zi Wei Dou Shu Astrology |
General Feng
Shui Terms |
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Feng Shui |
Wind and Water. |
Di li |
Water, watercourse, body of water |
Fu xi |
Legendary emperor |
Feng shui jia / Kan yu jia |
Old name for Feng Shui practitioner/master |
Kan yu |
Old name for Feng Shui |
Shui |
Water - one of the five elements |
Luo shu |
Ancient chart from River Luo, precursor of the Late Heaven Ba Gua |
Tian |
Heaven |
Di |
Earth |
Ren |
Man |
Tai yang |
The sun |
Tai yin |
The moon |
Xu shui |
Empty or virtual water |
Ba gua |
Eight trigrams. Learn more with the Key Concepts Professional Feng Shui Course |
He tu |
Drawing from the River He |
Xian tian ba gua |
Earlier or Pre heaven sequence of eight trigrams |
Hou tian ba gua |
Later heaven sequence of eight trigrams |
Wan |
Ten thousand |
Sha qi |
Noxious qi |
Qian |
Money |
An jian |
Secret arrow |
Tong shu |
Literally "The Book of Everything". The chinese almanac /farmer's calendar |
Nian shen
fang wei |
Positions of the year gods |
Bei dou xing |
Big dipper |
Liu sha |
Six killings. Learn more with the Professional Feng Shui Business Course |
| Ba Gua |
Eight trigrams. Learn more with the Key Concepts Feng Shui Course |
Qian |
Heaven |
Kun |
Earth |
Zhen |
Thunder |
Xun |
Wind |
Kan |
Water |
Li |
Fire |
Gen |
Mountain |
Dui |
Lake |
The Five
Elements |
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Wu xing |
Five transformational phases consisting of: |
Shui |
Water |
Mu |
Wood |
Huo |
Fire |
Tu |
Earth |
Jin |
Metal |
Xiang zhi |
Mutual control |
Xiang hua |
Mutual change (masking) |
Xiang ke |
Mutual overcoming/destruction |
Xiang sheng |
Mutual production/nourishing |
Bi he |
Mutual harmony / no effect |
Xiong mei |
Siblings (brother and sister) - one of five basic relationships |
Ke |
Control, destroy (controlling, destroying cycle) |
Sheng |
Birth |
Wu |
Insult, bully - when ke cycle is not strong enough to control |
Form
School - xing shi pai |
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Si ling shou |
Four Celestial Animals |
Bai
Hu |
White Tiger - western palace |
Qing Long |
Blue/green Dragon - eastern palace |
Xuan wu |
Dark Warrior/Black Tortoise - northern palace |
Zhu Que |
Red Bird - southern palace |
Long mai |
Dragon veins |
Shan |
Mountain, mountain ridge |
Shan gu |
Mountain valley |
Shan long |
Mountain dragon |
Shan shui |
Mountains and waters |
Shui long |
Water dragon |
Ming tang |
Bright hall - Space in front of the site |
Sha |
Noxious breath |
Luo
Pan Traditional Chinese Compass |
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Luo jing
pan |
Luopan (Feng Shui compass) |
San yuan luo jing pan |
3 cycle compass |
Zong he luo jing pan |
Combined luopan also known as zonghe combination of sanhe luopan and sanyuan luopan |
Tai yi jiu
gong pan |
Tai yi nine palace luopan |
Jiang pan |
San yuan luopan from Master Jiang Dahong |
San he luo jing pan |
Three combinations san he |
Si nan |
Older form of luopan based on dipper and used a large spoon |
Nei pan |
Inside circle plate part of luo pan |
Tian qi |
Heaven's pool centre of luopan |
Tian pan |
Heaven plate |
Di pan |
Earth plate |
Wai pan |
Outer plate - the square base |
Zheng zhen di pan |
Correct needle of the earth plate on luo pan |
Kong feng |
Junction between the 24 mountains |
Shi pan pan |
Han dynasty divination plate |
| San cai |
Three Gifts - Heaven, Earth, and Man plates |
Tian xin
shi dao |
Heaven center cross line - red cross lines |
Ba kong wang |
Eight void/evil lines - trigram divisions affecting facings |
Si kong wang |
Void (evil) lines |
Chu gua |
Out of the trigram |
Qi xian |
Line between trigrams on luopan |
Xiang |
Facing direction of a house or a tomb |
Zuo |
Sitting direction of a house or a tomb |
Wai ba gua |
Outer bagua |
Xia chuan |
Direction from where water flows away from the site |
| Xia gua tu |
Chart of lower trigrams |
Xia shui |
Below water |
Xiang dui |
Opposite, to oppose, face to face, relative |
Xie |
To leak out, drain,vent,scatter,disperse,dissipate, reveal |
Xing |
Form or formation refers to mountain and water formations and is used to describe the nature of energy as determined by the mountain's appearance or the pattern of waterways |
Twenty
Four Mountain Ring of Luo Pan - Er shi si shan |
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1 Zi- Rat |
352.5 - 7.5 degrees. Yin |
2 Gui |
7.5 - 22.5 degrees. Yin |
3 Chou - Ox |
22.5 - 37.5 degrees. Yin |
4 Gen - mountain trigram |
37.5 - 52.5 degrees. Yang |
5 Yin - Tiger |
52.5 - 67.5 degrees. Yang |
6 Jia |
67.5 - 82.5 degrees. Yang |
7 Mao - Rabbit |
82.5 - 97.5 degrees. Yin |
8 Yi |
97.5 - 112.5 degrees. Yin |
9 Chen - Dragon |
112.5 - 127.5 degrees. Yin |
10 Xun - wind trigram |
127.5 - 142.5 degrees. Yang |
11 Si - Snake |
142.5 - 157.5 degrees. Yang |
12 Bing |
157.5 - 172.5 degrees. Yang |
13 Wu - Horse |
172.5 - 187.5 degrees. Yin |
14 Ding |
187.5 - 202.5 degrees. Yin |
15 Wei - Sheep |
202.5 - 217.5 degrees. Yin |
16 Kun - Earth Trigram |
217.5 - 232.5 degrees. Yang |
17 Shen -Monkey |
232.5 - 247.5 degrees. Yang |
18 Geng |
247.5 - 262.5 degrees. Yang |
19 You - Rooster |
262.5 - 277.5 degrees. Yin |
20 Xin |
277.5 - 292.5 degrees. Yin |
21 Xu - Dog |
292.5 - 307.5 degrees. Yin |
22 Qian - Heaven Trigram |
307.5 - 322.5 degrees. Yang |
23 Hai - Pig |
322.5 - 337.5 degrees. Yang |
24 Ren |
337.5 - 352.5 degrees. Yang |
I
Ching -The Book of Changes |
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Liu shi si
gua |
Sixty four hexagrams |
Upper Cannon |
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1 Qian |
The Creative |
2 Kun |
The Receptive |
3 zhun |
Beginning |
4 Meng |
Childhood |
5 Xu |
Needing |
6 Song |
Contention |
7 Shi |
Multitude |
8 Bi |
Union |
9 Xiao chu |
Little Accumulation |
10 Lu |
Fulfillment |
11Tai |
Advance |
12 Pi |
Hindrance |
13 Tong ren |
Seeking Harmony |
14 Da you |
Great Harvest |
15 Qian |
Humbleness |
16 Yu |
Delight |
17 Sui |
Following |
18 Gu |
Remedying |
19 Lin |
Approaching |
20 Guan |
Watching |
21 Shi ke |
Eradicating |
22 Bi |
Adorning |
23 Bo |
Falling Away |
24 Fu |
Turning Back |
25 Wu wang |
Without Falsehood |
26 Da chu |
Great Accumulation |
27 Yi |
Nourishing |
28 Da guo |
Great Exceeding |
29 Kan |
Darkness |
30 Li |
Brightness |
Lower Cannon |
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31 Xian |
Mutual Influence |
32 Heng |
Long Lasting |
33 Dun |
Retreating |
34 Da zhuang |
Great Strength |
35 Jin |
Proceeding Forward |
36 Ming yi |
Brilliance Injured |
37 Jia ren |
Household |
38 Kui |
Diversity |
39 Jian |
Hardship |
40 Jie |
Relief |
41 Sun |
Decreasing |
42 Yi |
Increasing |
43 Guai |
Eliminating |
44 Gou |
Encountering |
45 Cui |
Bringing Together |
46 Sheng |
Growth Upward |
47 Kun |
Exhausting |
48 Jing |
Replenishing |
49 Ge |
Abolishing the Old |
50 Ding |
Establishing the New |
51 Zhen |
Taking Action |
52 Gen |
Keeping Still |
53 Jian |
Developing Gradually |
54 Gui mei |
Marrying Maiden |
55 Feng |
Abundance |
56 Lu |
Travelling |
57 Xun |
Proceeding Humbly |
58 Dui |
Joyful |
59 Huan |
Dispersing |
60 Jie |
Restricting |
61 Zhong fu |
Innermost Sincerity |
62 Xiao guo |
Little Exceeding |
63 Ji ji |
Already Fulfilled |
64 Wei ji |
Not Yet Fulfilled |
| I
Ching -The Book of Changes. General Terms Learn more with the Advanced I Ching Professional Course and at the Feng Shui School of Excellence |
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Jun ming |
Style of Jing Fang (77-37 B.C.) |
Yijing |
I Ching "Book of Changes" |
Hu ti |
Nuclear Trigram |
Zhong yao |
Nuclear lines, nuclear trigrams |
Chun gua |
Pure Hexagram |
Gua |
One of eight trigrams |
Shi yao |
Generation line |
Shi yi |
Ten Wings Commentaries |
Yao |
Trigram or hexagram line |
Jin qian gua |
Divination with (Golden) Coins |
Nine kinds of luck. Learn more with the Advanced I Ching Professional Feng Shui Course |
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Hui |
Regret, repent |
Ji |
Lucky, auspicious |
Jiu |
Fault, blame |
Lin |
Stingy, mean |
Ping |
Average, even |
Xiu |
Stop, cease |
Xiang |
Auspicious |
Zai |
Disaster/calamity |
Xiong |
Inauspicious/terrible |
Wen Wang Gua Terms. Learn more with the Advanced I Ching Professional Feng Shui Course |
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Wen Wang Gua |
Hexagrams of King Wen (an advanced technique of the I Ching) |
Fei fu |
Hidden hexagrams (literally flying and hidden) |
Liu yao gua |
Six line hexagrams" a kind of "Yijing" divination technique) (see Wen wang gua) |
Shi |
Self (term used in "Yijing" divination technique for determining self or subject line in a gua) |
Ying |
Other (literally answer or response) (term used in Yijing divination technique for determining other or object line in a hexagram (gua). |
Shuo gua zhuan |
From Disscusion of the Trigrams, eight of Ten Wings |
Ba
gong |
Eight palaces |
Gong gua |
Palace hexagram |
Yi shi gua |
Ist generation of hexagram in palace |
Er shi gua |
2nd generation hexagram in a hexagram palace |
San shi gua |
3rd generation hexagram in a hexagram palace |
Si shi gua |
4th generation hexagram in a hexagram palace |
Wu shi gua |
5th generation hexagram in a hexagram palace |
Liu shi gua |
6th generation hexagram in a hexagram palace |
You hun |
Wandering soul, seventh generation in a hexagram palace |
Gui hun |
Returning soul, eight hexagram in a hexagram palace |
Liu qin |
Six relatives |
Xiong di |
Brothers |
Zi sun |
Children and grandchildren; descendants |
Fu mu |
Parents |
Qi cai |
Wife and wealth |
Guan gui |
Officer ghost |
Yuan shen |
Originating application |
Tui shen |
Retreating application |
Ji shen |
Annoying application |
Jin
shen |
Progressing application |
Chou shen |
Hostile application |
Yong shen |
Focus application |
Gou Chen |
Crouching/hidden application Hooking use (another name for Grey Earthworm, 1 of 6 spirits) |
Gua shen |
Body of hexagram |
Ti |
Body |
Shang gua tu |
Upper trigram chart |
San ban gua |
Three kinds of gua |
Shi er xiao xi gua |
Twelve accumulation and dispersion hexagrams |
Shou gua |
Head hexagram |
Yao |
Shine, illuminate, illumination |
Yue jian |
Month builder |
Time
Periods |
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Ri |
Day |
Yue |
Month |
Nian |
Year |
Shi |
Two hour period |
Liu ri xing |
Current daily star |
Liu yue xing |
Current monthly star |
Liu nian xing |
Current yearly star |
Jiu yun |
Nine 20 year periods |
San yuan jiu yun |
Three periods and nine subcycles |
Shang yuan |
Upper 60 year period |
Zhong yuan |
Middle 60 year period |
Xia yuan |
Lower 60 year period |
Yun |
20 year period (subcycle) |
Yun qi |
Usage/lucky period |
Yun xing |
Period star/timely star |
Wu zi yuan |
Five zi cycle |
Yang gong ji ri |
Master killing dates. Master Yang's inauspicious dates. A holiday for Feng Shui practitioner |
Hou |
Five day period |
Flying
star Feng Shui |
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Fei xing |
Flying stars |
Yi bai- tan lang |
One white - Greedy Wolf |
Er hei - Ju men |
Two black - Enormous Gate |
San bi - lu cun |
Three blue-green/jade green - Salary Preserved |
Si lü - wen qu |
Four green - Literary star |
Wu huang - Lian zhen |
Five yellow - Chasteness and Purity |
Liu bai - wu qu |
Six white - Military and authority star |
Qi chi - po jun |
Seven red - Broken Army |
Ba bai - zuo fu |
Eight white - Left Assistant |
Jiu zi - you bi |
Nine purple - Right Assistant |
Zhu |
Host star |
Ke |
Guest star |
Cheng men |
Castle /city gate |
San ban gua |
String of pearls - special chart in Flying Star Feng Shui |
Fu mu san ban gua |
Three fates - special chart in Flying Star Feng Shui |
Shan xing |
Mountain star |
Shui xing |
Water star |
Xiang xing |
Facing star |
Dou niu sha |
Bullfight sha star combination |
Ling xing |
Timely star |
Ti xing |
Replacement star |
Qi xing da jie |
"Seventh star robbery" method to manipulate qi |
Wang shan wang shui |
Correct positioning of mountain and water stars |
Shang shan |
Above mountain see shang shan xia shui |
Shang shan xia shui |
Above mountain and below water, out of place mountain and water, reversed house |
Wang |
Prosperity |
Zhao shen |
Mirror spirit (secondary auspicious star) |
Zheng shen |
Upright spirit (the timely star) |
Zi bai jue |
Method of purple and white/ purple and white secret |
Ai xing tu |
Chart of neighbouring stars |
Fan yin |
Opposite, reversed |
Fu yin |
Repeat charting |
Gao song |
High tower star |
Shi yun |
Losing the yun |
Four
Pillars Chinese Astrology |
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Ba zi |
"Eight Characters" astrology |
Si zhu |
Four pillars of Destiny astrology |
Ming li |
Fate calculation |
Shi |
Output |
Bi |
Compare, parallel |
Guan |
Power |
Cai |
Wealth |
Yin |
Resource |
Ten
Heavenly Stems - Shi tian gan |
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1
Jia |
Bud - the sign of growth, Thumbnail. Helmet. |
2 Yi |
Sprout - the spread of growth, bursting forth from Mother Earth |
3 Bing |
Concentrated growth like fire in the house. |
4 Ding |
Maturity, solidity, Heavens kiss. Bee sting. |
5 Wu |
Flourishing and nuturing. |
6 Ji |
Full bloom |
7 Geng |
Harvesting and abundance. Fullness leading to change |
8 Xin |
Dead heading, reformation. |
9 Ren |
Sustenance, supporting life. |
10 Gui |
Regenerating roots and preparation for spring. |
12
Earthly Branches - Shi er di zhi |
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Di zhi |
Earthy branches |
1
Zi - Rat |
Young shoot of a plant. Gate of yin and yang. |
2 Chou - Ox |
Young plant supported by stick. |
3 Yin - Tiger |
Celebration of sping and New Year. |
4 Mao - Rabbit |
Life springing forth. Spring equinox. |
5 Chen - Dragon |
Pregnant and timid. Easter. Estrogen. |
6 Si - Snake |
7 months pregnant with fully formed embryo. |
7 Wu - Horse |
Summer solstice. height of yang cycle and beginning of yin. |
8 Wei - Sheep |
Big tree with solid branches. |
9 Shen - Monkey |
Expansion. |
10 You - Rooster |
Harvest, celebration. |
11 Xu Dog |
Clearing and prepration. |
12 Hai - Pig |
Conception, mating of yin with yang |
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Xue |
Cave, den, hole, lair of the dragon - site with an accumulation of qi - where energy converges |
Xun long |
To seek the dragon, by Feng Shui rules, which belongs to and surrounds a grave site |
Yang sheng shui |
Life-giving water |
Yang zhai |
Yang dwelling - houses |
Yin zhai |
Yin dwelling - tombs |
Yuan chen shui |
"source water", the water in front of the site |
Zhen wu |
Structure intended to ward off evil influences, such as pagoda or stone lion |
Zhi |
Restriction |
Zhi long |
Straight dragon |
| Zhi sha |
Restricting suppression |
Zong miao |
Royal ancestral temple |
| Zou shu |
Written report; written memorial presented to the emperor or one of auspicious spirits li shi; bo shi; can shi etc. |
An ma ni ba mi hong |
Chinese version of Tibetan mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" |
Ba sha huang quan |
The Eight Evil Spirits of the Yellow Springs (Underworld) |
Bi he |
Comparatively harmonious |
Can shi |
Silkworm room |
Chu |
Outward, goes out, exit |
Cun |
Inch |
Li |
Unit of length - 500 meters |
Da fu |
Senior officer |
Dai wang shui |
Water for prosperity and high rank |
Dang ling |
"serving as commander", "in season" |
Dao shan dao shui |
"arrive mountain and arrive facing (water)" |
De ling xing |
To obtain or get the command star |
Di xian |
Sink low star |
Du tian |
Capital of heaven |
Fan gua shui fa |
Turn over trigram water method |
| Fan pu gui zhen |
Return to original nature (recover man's original simplicity). "Return to uncut jade and revert to the one's natural self." |
Fei shen |
Flying spirit - noxious wind |
Fu |
Good fortune, blessing, happiness |
Fu xing shui fa |
Water method |
Gan zhi |
Ten Heavenly stems and twelve earthy branches |
Ge |
Structure: refers to a landform that fits a certain set of criteria. Used to describe the relationships of geographical features over a large area. |
Gui |
Ghost, devil |
Gui men |
Devils gate (the door of the devil) (NE) |
He |
Harmony, harmonious |
Hou gui men |
Back door of the devil (SW) |
Hu lu |
Calabash, medicine bottle, believed to be able to capture evil spirits |
Hui feng fan zhao |
"Returning the wind by reflection of the mirror." |
Jia long |
False dragon |
Jian |
"Leaning" |
Jian xiang |
"Leaning direction" |
Jiang hu ren |
Quacks, swindlers, charlatans (lit. "outlaws of the marsh people") |
Jin |
Layer (row) of a house |
Jiu xing |
Nine stars |
Ju |
Condition: refers to relationships of geographical features in the immediate vicinity of a site and is used to describe the nature of energy surrounding a site |
Ju shan |
Office mountain |
Kai men ba gua |
"Open door bagua" |
Kan tong |
Kan Tong system |
Ke chu |
Controlling outwardly; destroying outwardly |
Ke ru |
Controlling inwardly; destroying inwardly |
Kui |
Chief, head |
Li shi |
Powerful scholar (one of four niannshen fangwei) |
Lin guan shui |
Water for success |
Ling |
Command |
Liu chong |
Relationship of six oppositions |
Liu he |
Six harmonies |
Liu shen |
Six spirits, six gods or six animals |
Liu shou |
Six animals or six spirits, six gods |
Long shen |
Dragon spirits |
Lu |
Official's salary in feudal China, emolument, social status |
Luan tou |
Terrain/form |
Mo |
Vein - pathways of energy flowing in mountain ranges. |
Mu |
Tomb |
Mu shui |
Water for tomb |
Mu yu shui |
Water for bathing |
Luan tou |
Terrain (form) |
Pan tuo sha |
Spiral staircases sha |
Po |
Part of (seven) soul(s) which remains in the grave |
Qi feng |
Junction (line) of 2 separate pieces of paper/thing |
Qi kou |
Qi mouth |
Qi long |
Dragon riding on the site |
Qi xiang |
Power structure: used to describe power in the land. |
Qi xing tu |
Chart of starting (derived) stars |
Ru |
Inward, enter, enters, goes in |
Ru men di zi |
Dedicated personal (closed-door) disciple |
Ru qiu |
In prison |
Ru shi di zi |
Into this world. Dedicated personal (closed-door) disciple |
San gong |
Three nobles |
San sha |
Three sha |
Ta |
Tower, pagoda |
Shang shu |
Official title in ancient China |
Shen qi |
Spirit energy: used to describe whether a landform has "vital" or "life" energy and is "alive","ill" or "dead". |
Sheng chu |
Giving birth outwardly; creating outwardly |
Sheng ru |
Giving birth inwardly; creating inwardly |
Sheng shu |
Number which creates |
Shi |
Power: refers to the amount of energy at any one of the above landforms |
Shi dao |
"Way of ten" (setting out of the reference line) |
Shuai |
Decay/ weaken |
Shuai shui |
Water for bad luck |
Shuang shan shang wu xing |
Double mountain (join) up (in) five |
Shui fa |
Water method |
Shui kuo |
Water mouth, referring to the direction and quality of the Water courses |
Si he yuan |
Traditional Chinese courtyard house |
Tai ji |
Greatest absolute (pole) |
Tang |
Flat low space before a tomb (See also Ming Tang) |
Teng she |
Yellow Snake. From Form School. |
Tian chuan |
"Heavenly pass",direction from where the water is coming towards the front of the site |
Tian men |
"Heavenly door (gate)", the direction from where the water is coming towards the front of the xue |
Tian xin |
Heaven heart |
Tian zi |
Son of Heaven |
An jian sha |
Hidden (secret) construction killing |
Chu shi |
Literally "out of this world" |
Po sui |
Break and shatter sha |
Nei ba gua |
Inner bagua |
Sha |
To kill or killing |
Sha |
Evil spirit, goblin |
Shen |
Gods or spirits |
Shou |
Longevity |
Na jia |
Adopting the stems - the relationship of bagua with 24 mountains |
Na zhi |
Adopting the branches |
Si qi |
Dead qi |
Auspicious
and Inauspicious Spirits |
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Yang gui
ren |
Yang noble person (auspicious) |
Yin gui ren |
Yin noble person (auspicious) |
Bo shi |
Rich scholar; (auspicious) |
Sui lu |
Year income (auspicious) |
Sui ma |
Year horse (auspicious) |
Sui de he |
Year virtue combination (auspicious) |
Sui de |
Year virtue (auspicious) |
Jie sha |
Robbery sha (inauspicious) |
Zai sha |
Disaster sha (inauspicious) |
Sui po |
Year breaker (inauspicious) |
Sui sha |
Year sha (inauspicious) |
Sui zhi de |
Year branch virtue |
Da huo |
Big calamity (inauspicious) |
Tai sui |
Jupiter's position in relation to the earth |
Fu bing |
Ambush (inauspicious) |
Qi
Men Dun Jia - Mysterious Gate/Door - Eight gates |
|
1st
sheng men |
Gate of life (birth) |
2nd shang men |
Gate of injury |
3rd du men |
Shut (clumsy) gate |
4th jing men |
Gate of view (prospect) |
5th si men |
Gate of death |
6th jing men |
Gate of surprise (alarm) |
7th kai men |
Open (relaxed) gate |
8th xiu men |
Gate of rest (auspicious) |
Sixty
Stems and Branches Harmonics - liu shi jia zi na yin |
|
Wu he |
Relationship of five unities. |
Wood Rat
or Wood Ox Wood Horse or Wood Sheep Fire Tiger or Fire Rabbit |
Metal In
The Sea Metal In The Sand Fire In The Furnace |
Fire Monkey or Fire Rooster Earth Dragon or Earth Snake Earth Dog or Earth Pig |
Fire On The Slope Wood In The Forest Wood On The Plain |
Metal Horse or Metal Sheep Metal Rat or Metal Ox Water Monkey or Water Rooster |
Earth On Roadside Earth On The Wall Metal On The Sword |
Water Tiger or Water Rabbit Wood Dog or Wood Pig Wood Dragon or Wood Snake |
Metal In Gold Foil Fire On A Mountain Fire In The Lamp |
Fire Rat or Fire Ox Fire Horse or Fire Sheep Earth Rat or Earth Rabbit |
Water In The Stream Water From The River In Heaven Earth On The Castle |
Earth Monkey or Earth Rooster Metal Dragon or Metal Snake Metal Dog or Metal Pig |
Earth On Highway Metal Cast Into Mold Gold For Ornament |
Water Horse or Water Sheep Water Rat or Water Ox Wood Monkey or Wood Rooster |
Wood Of The Willow Tree Wood Of The Mulberry Tree Water In The Spring |
Wood Tiger or Wood Rabbit Fire Dog or Fire Pig Fire Dragon or Fire Snake |
Water In The River Earth In The House Earth In The Sand |
Earth Rat or Earth Ox Earth Horse or Earth Sheep Metal Tiger or Metal Rabbit |
Fire Of Lightning Fire Of The Sun Wood Of The Pine Tree |
Metal Monkey or Metal Rooster Water Dragon or Water Snake Water Dog or Water Pig |
Wood Of The Guava Tree Water Flowing In Perpetuity Water Of The Immense Sea |
Xing du "Passing degrees" 28 lunar mansions Taught in person at the Feng Shui School of Excellence |
|
| 28 Lunar Mansions | Name | Auspicious / Inauspicious | Starting from 24/7/03 occurs every fourth; |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 da jiao |
Great Horn |
Auspicious |
Thursday |
| Twenty
Four Solar Terms - er shi si jie qi Taught in person at the Feng Shui School of Excellence |
Solar Term | Name | Dates | Sun Enters |
1 Li Chun |
Beginning
of spring |
4 Feb- 18
Feb |
16º
Aquarius |
2 Yu Shui |
Rain water |
19 Feb - 4 Mar |
1º Pisces |
3 Jing Zhe |
The movement of insects |
5 Mar - 20 Mar |
16º Pisces |
4 Chun Fen |
spring equinox |
21 Mar - 4 Apr |
1º Aries |
5 Qing Ming |
Serene clarity |
5 Apr - 19 Apr |
16º Aries |
6 Gu Yu |
Grain rain |
20 Apr - 4 May |
1º Taurus |
7 Li Xia |
Beginning of summer little |
5 May - 20 May |
16º Taurus |
8 Xiao Man |
surfeit |
21 May - 5 Jun |
1º Gemini |
9 Mang Chong |
Grain in ear |
6 Jun - 20 Jun |
16º Gemini |
10 Xia Zhi |
The summer solstice |
21 Jun - July 6 |
1º Cancer |
11 Xiao Shu |
Little heat |
7 July - July22 |
16º Cancer |
12 Da Shu |
Great heat |
23 Jul - 6 Aug |
1º Leo |
13 Li Qiu |
Beginning of autumn |
7 Aug - 22 Aug |
16º Leo |
14 Chu Shu |
Heat ceasing |
23 Aug - 6 Sep |
1º Virgo |
15 Bai Lu |
White dew |
7 Sep - 21 Sep |
16º Virgo |
16 Qiu Fen |
Autumn equinox |
22 Sep - 7 Oct |
1º Libra |
17 Han Lu |
Cold dew |
8 Oct - 22 Oct |
16º Libra |
18 Shuang Jiang |
Frost descends |
23 Oct - 6 Nov |
1º Scorpio |
19 Li Dong |
Beginning of winter |
7 Nov - 21 Nov |
16º Scorpio |
20 Xiao Xue |
Little snow |
22 Nov - 6 Dec |
1º Sagitarius |
21 Da Xue |
Great snow |
7 Dec - 21 Dec |
16º Sagitarius |
22 Dong Zhi |
Winter solstice |
22 Dec - 4 Jan |
1º Capricorn |
23 Xiao Han |
Little cold |
5 Jan - 19 Jan |
16º Capricorn |
24 Da Han |
Great cold |
20. Jan - 3 Feb |
1º Aquarius |
| Twelve
Jianchu Spirits - Jian chu shi er shen Taught in person at the Feng Shui School of Excellence |
|||
Jianchu Spirit |
Name |
Auspicious
/ Inauspicious |
|
1 Jian |
Beginning
of things |
Inauspicious |
|
2 Chu |
Eliminating |
Auspicious day |
|
3 Man |
Filling up |
Inauspicious |
|
4 Ping |
Levelling |
Inauspicious |
|
5 Ding |
Settling matters |
Auspicious day |
|
6 Zhi |
Commanding the situation |
Auspicious day |
|
7 Po |
Broken |
Inauspicious |
|
8 Wei |
Dangerous |
Auspicious day |
|
9 Cheng |
Ending the situation |
OK day |
|
10 Shou |
Collecting |
Inauspicious |
|
11 Kai |
Open |
Auspicious day |
|
12 Bi |
Close |
Inauspicious |
|