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Feng Shui Schools, Systems, & Approaches by Denise A FengFeng ShuiShui Feng Shui Schools, Systems, & Approaches By Denise A. Liotta-Dennis Feng Shui, (pronounced foong only two major “Schools” or shway), literally means wind/water “Universities” of Feng Shui; San He and is the Taoist art of living in (Three Harmonies) and San Ÿuan harmony with the environment. (Three Cycles), everything else in the The ancient Chinese people have practice of Feng Shui falls under their relied on feng shui for urban devel- auspices and we will discuss a large opment, building homes, city- portion of them; however this article planning, temples, and even to is by no means exhaustive. The fol- bury the dead. In our modern lowing are some of the basic tools the world, feng shui is practiced as a feng shui master or student should sophisticated science in Hong Kong, Ma- have extensive understanding and knowl- laysia, Singapore and Taiwan and is part of edge of: the Yin and Yang/Tai Chi princi- everyday life. The business community ple, the Eight Trigrams/Guas, the Cosmic consults a feng shui master prior to select- Trinity, the code of the He Tu (“river ing an office, business location or even a map”) the Lo Shu (“magic square of 9”, business venture/investment. Homeowners the “nine palaces”, “ming tang”), the Five rely on feng shui to find the optimum site to Element Theory (Wu Xing, and its three build or find a new home in order to ensure cycles), the Heavenly Stems/Earthly family health and prosperity. Feng shui was Branches (Ganzhi system), the 24 moun- introduced to the Western world about 25 tains (“mountain circle” or directions), the years ago. Now architects, real estate twelve phases of growth/birth, (essential for Dragon-Gate Feng Shui Scottsdale, AZ agents, interior designers and homeowners application of water formulas), how to use are interested in feng shui. Since the body a Lo P’an, the Early Heaven Ba Gua (Xien 480-241-5211 of knowledge is extensive, Feng Shui has Tien or Fu Xi), and the Later Heaven Ba Emails: [email protected] become very confusing to many, even for Gua (Ho Tien or the Wen Wang). Please those who are well-read on the subject. refer to other tutorials on these subjects Website: There are currently over 300 published within our website for more information at www.dragongatefengshui.net books on Feng Shui (feng shui is one of the www.dragongatefengshui.net major categories of Chinese metaphysics), thousands of websites and hundreds of Form School Feng Shui courses offered on the market. There is really no such thing as “Form The popularity and resurgence of this an- School” per se; this is a term that was made cient practice has also produced the over- popular by a famous Feng Shui author. night experts, the charlatans, and even self- This method of assessing the landforms, proclaimed Feng Shui “Masters”. specifically the water/mountain relation- ship, falls under the San He System. Ob- The mass amount of information on the serving the environment is one of the oldest subject of Feng Shui does not however methods of feng shui practiced, dating back make the enthusiasts clear, quite the con- thousands of years to when Feng Shui was trary. It is the purpose of this tutorial to in its infancy and known as K’an Yu. The introduce the reader to the schools and vari- ancients became masters at observing and ous formulas used by a genuine feng shui interpreting the landscape and the effect it master or practitioner. There are essentially had on human fortune. They studied all forms and shapes of the environment, The Eight Mansions (Pa Zhai,/Ba Gate Theory (Sent Mun Kuet) are used the rivers, streams, mountains, and so Chai also known as the East/West to tap the energy of a natural body of forth. Poetic ways of describing certain System) water for greater prosperity. areas of the external environment Eight Mansions or Pa Chai falls under brought about the Celestial animals — the San He School. There are two popu- Also under the San Ÿuan, are the Zi the White Tiger (the West or the right- lar methods of Eight Mansions—one Bai (Purple-White Flying Stars), the hand side), the Green Dragon (East di- from the classic text “Huang di Ba Zhai Xuan Kong Da Gua (Big 64 Hexa- rection or the left-hand side), the Black Jing” (the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of grams Method), Xuan Kong Shui Fa Tortoise (North or the back), the Red/ Ba Zhai) and one from the classic, Ba (Time-Space Water Method) and the Crimson Phoenix (the South direction or Zhai Ming Jing (“Eight House Bright San Ÿuan Dragon Gate Eight (Long the front) and the center is always occu- Mirror”). The Eight Mansions use the Men Ba Da Ju) method. Formulas such pied by the Yellow Dragon. The early Life Gua formula to determine favor- as Robbery Mountain Sha (Chor San practice of K’an Yu also incorporated able and unfavorable directions for Kibb Sart), the Three Killings (Sam the use of the Five Elements (Wu Xing) every person. Other important Pa Zhai Sart), the Great Sun Position (Tai and the principles Yin and Yang. All considerations are given to door loca- Yang Dou San Pan), the Tai Sui classical Feng Shui schools use the tion, door direction, stove location, toi- (Grand Duke) and the Sui Po (Year analysis of “forms” as part of the Feng let placement, location of staircases, and Breaker), the calculation of the daily, Shui design/diagnostic. the house/building orientation. There is monthly and yearly “stars” are other also advanced Pa Zhai methods that techniques used to assess the Feng Compass School assist in fine tuning the Feng Shui for Shui, all part of the San Yuan School. Yet another term that does not truly re- people in the same household that are late to a “School” of Feng Shui. The use from different groups. San He (Three Harmonies) of a compass or Chinese Lo P’an is the San He (pronounced San Hur and also quintessential tool of any genuine Feng San Ÿuan (Three Cycles) and the known as San Hup) is one the major Shui Master or practitioner. All authen- Flying Stars Feng Shui Schools. This system is used tic and traditional schools of Feng Shui San Yuan is one of the two major for and has applications for large-scale use a compass or Lo P’an to perform “Universities” or Schools of Feng Shui feng shui projects, such as a Master- assessments. The technology of the com- and has many sub-sectors that fall under planned community, city planning, pass was invented by the Chinese during its umbrella. Xuan Kong (“mysterious high-rises, hotels, resorts, airports, hos- the Chou dynasty, and later it was devel- subtleties”, “time and space”) is a divi- pitals and so forth. It has the technology oped into a complicated and intricate sion of the San Ÿuan “University”. of considering the macro-level view of tool known as the Lo P’an used by Feng Xuan Kong Fey Xing is one the most the project and the best placement of; Shui Masters. This beautiful instrument recognized of the San Ÿuan systems, the dragon (mountain), the land may contain as many as 36 rings, each often referred to simply as Flying Stars. (topography), and the water (real or ring containing formulae used to assess Flying Stars is one of the techniques virtual) in relation to each other--thus and adjust the Feng Shui. There are spe- used to take into account the time di- its name the “three harmonies”. These cific “rings” used to measure water mension aspect of Feng Shui. This considerations are paramount before the (known as the heaven plate), mountains method relates to the changing forces feng shui “micro-engineering” is de- (known as the human plate) and build- during different periods of time. Flying signed into the buildings. ings (known as the earth plate). As Feng Stars is the process of extracting infor- Shui developed over hundreds of years, mation from the intangible influences of The San He School of Feng Shui has it gained considerable complexity, and the numbers and combination of num- extensive systems and formulas— often Feng Shui Masters were among the bers of the magic Lo Shu square or nine several to assess formations for disaster Scholars and Sages of their day. There palaces. Flying Stars explains why no and others to bring wealth and good are three main types of Lo P’ans used structure will forever enjoys good or luck. For example the Peach Blossom my masters/practitioners today—the San bad Feng Shui as it cycles through time. Sha Formation (bad romance & illicit He Lo P’an, the San Ÿuan Lo P’an and Each building or structure will have a affairs), Eight Roads of Destruction combination of the two known as the Natal Flying Star Chart, and there are (Pa Loo Hwang Chuen, disasters), Chung He Lo P’an. A feng shui master special Flying Star charts for buildings Eight Killing Forces ( Pa Sha Hwang would eventually design his own Lo that can be exceptionally auspicious. Chuen, adverse affect on health, money P’an containing his “secrets” to pass on They are the Pearl String Formation and romance). Other formulas like the to his filial students. My Sifu, (Grand (Lin Cu San Poon Gua), the Combina- Five Ghost Carry Treasure (a well- Master Yap Cheng Hai), has designed tion of 10 (two formations-one good for guarded secret from Taiwan) and several Lo P’ans, one of which contains money, the other good for people), and Three Door Harmony are used to at- his specialized water dragon water for- the Parent String Formation (Fu Mo tract wealth.
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