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28 Xiu
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28
Constellations divided into the 4 Celestial Animals.
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8
House Bright Mirror
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Guideline
to 8 House School.
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9
Stars
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9
types of qi represented by the 9 numbers. The living spirits that
influence our lives.
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Annual
stars
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Visiting
yearly stars to each of the eight palaces.
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Application
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Refers
to the information required for the reading to do the analysis.
Eg the formulas, eg mountain/water star.
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Ba
Gua
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‘8
Phenomenon’ (or signs, symbols).
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Ba
Zhai Pai
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8
House School based on House Trigram.
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Bai
Hu
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White
Tiger, located to the left of a building when facing it.
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Bamboohead
Daoist
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Author
of the 8 House Bright Mirror.
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Bigram
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Two-lined
figure.
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Bing
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Yang
Fire. One of the 10
Heavenly Stems. One of
the 24 Mountains.
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Body
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Refers
to the basic information about the site.
Eg the forms, eg time star.
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Bridge
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An
element introduced between two other elements to transform a
controlling relationship into a productive relationship.
eg fire to bridge wood and earth.
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Castle
Gate
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The
palace located on either side of the facing.
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Castle
Gate Theory
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Theory
to determine whether the Castle Gate is useful to replace the
ruling star.
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Central
Palace
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The
location of the central stars of a chart and depicts the overall
harmony of the chart.
The
~ also refers to the pole star around which revolves the 28
constellations which mark the four seasons and the four animals.
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Chen
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The
Dragon. One of the 12
Earthly Branches. One
of the 24 Mountains.
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Cheng
qi
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‘Inheriting
qi,’ to receive qi from the Earth.
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Chou
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The
Ox. One of the 12
Earthly Branches. One
of the 24 Mountains.
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Chou
Yao
Huang Xiang
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‘Chou’
means to ‘select’ ‘
Yao
’ means the line in the Trigram.
‘Huang’ is ‘change’ and ‘Shang’ is ‘image.’
A technique used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
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Chu
Kai
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‘Chaos’
in the beginning of time.
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Connected
Pearl
Sequence
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Consecutive
numbers in each palace.
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Da
Gua Pai
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A
school
of
Feng Shui
which uses the Xian Tian trigrams and Luo Shu numbers.
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Da
Xuan Kong
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Feng
Shui on the macro scale which uses only the Heaven Chart and the
Earth Chart to view the Feng Shui for a city, town or country.
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De
Ling
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Holding
the power of the Ling Xing.
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Di
Li
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Earth
Theories. Feng Shui as
known in the old days. Now
a term for ‘geography.’
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Di
Pan
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Earth
Chart. The earth qi
which is fixed, indicated by the Luo Shu.
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Ding
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Yin
Fire. One of the 10
Heavenly Stems. One of
the 24 Mountains.
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Door
Facing
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The
facing direction of the door (usually front door).
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Dragon’s
Vein
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Artery
of qi flowing from a mountain or across the landscape.
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Du
Yin Sha
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Lone
Yin Sha. Single tree
in front of main external door.
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Earth
Chart
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Di
Pan. Basic,
static chart with 5 in the centre tracing the Luo Shu path.
This
forms the basis of all charts. It is where the Hou Tian Ba Gua
comes from. The 8 "countries" (meaning the 8 directions)
are where the 8 different basic types of qi come from.
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Facing
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The
yang side of a building.
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Fan
Yin
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Mountain
or water star 5 in the central palace flies backward.
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Fei
Xing
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Flying
Stars.
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Feng
Shui
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‘Wind
Water’.
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Fire
Mouth
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Door/opening
of stove.
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Fu
Mu San Ban Gua
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Has
different meanings and structures in different schools of Feng
Shui. In Xuan Kong Fei Xing (Flying Stars), whenever the chart
structure has the combinations 147, 258, 369.
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Fu
Wei
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‘Crouching
Position.’ One of
the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
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Fu
Xi
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Prehistoric
second emperor of
China
and founder of Xian Tian & Hou Tian Ba Gua (by popular
opinion).
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Fu
Yin
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Mountain
or water star 5 in the central palace flies forward, Earth chart
is repeated, no Yin Yang interaction.
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Fu;
Lu; Shou.
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Popular
Chinese deities representing Health; Wealth; Long Life.
Also known as the Three Lucky Gods.
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Geng
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Yang
Metal. One of the 10
Heavenly Stems. One of
the 24 Mountains.
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Gu
Yang Sha
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Lone
Yang Sha. Electricity
post in front of main external door.
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Guest
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The
star being treated as the guest by the host star. The
energy which is affecting or interacting with the Host.
Eg When the earth chart and the heaven chart are compared,
then the earth chart is the host and heaven chart is the guest.
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Gui
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Yin
Water. One of the 10
Heavenly Stems. One of
the 24 Mountains.
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Hai
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The
Pig. One of the 12
Earthly Branches. One
of the 24 Mountains.
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Han
Dynasty
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206
BC–220 AD
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He
Tu
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Sequential
pairs of elements forming the ‘birth’ of the 5 elements, 1
& 6 is water, 2 & 7 is fire, 3 & 8 is wood, 4 & 9
is metal.
He Tu has more to do with space while Luo Shu has more to
do with time.
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He
Tu Diagram
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In
the He Tu, 1 and 6 are in the north (at the bottom of the
diagram), 2 and 7 are in the south, 3 and 8 are in the east, 4 and
9 are in the west while 5 and 10 are at the centre.
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Heart
Piercing Sha
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Tall
post in front of a main external door.
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Heaven
Chart
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Chart
in reference to the period star (Ling Xing); or in reference to
the construction date.
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Hexagram
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Six-lined
figure.
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Ho
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Chinese
for the back door which should remain closed.
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Host
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The
star being used in a particular area.
eg a water star is used in a yang area. The
subject in question. Eg
when considering the qi at the front door, the water star is the
host.
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Hou
Tian
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Things
acquired or modified after birth, often incorrectly translated as
‘Later Heaven’.
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House
Trigram
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Trigram
defined by the sitting direction of a building.
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Huang
Shi Gong
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Yellow
Rock Elder. Legendary
author or keeper of the Cerulean satchel classic.
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Huo
Hai
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Misfortune,
mishap. One of the 8
Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
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Imprisoned
ruling star
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Water
star located in the central palace.
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Ji
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Yin
Earth. One of the 10
Heavenly Stems.
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Jia
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Yang
Wood. One of the 10
Heavenly Stems. One of
the 24 Mountains.
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Jiang
Liang
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Used
the books in the Qing Nan Jing to overthrow the Chin Emperor to
establish the Han Dynasty.
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Jue
Men
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‘Huge
Door’ - ‘The Monarch of Sickness’, Star 2 in the Flying
Stars.
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Jue
Ming
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‘Destiny
Totally Vanishing.’ One
of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
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Kan
Yu
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The
way of Heaven and the way of Earth. Together
this means the way of time and space.
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King
Wen
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Some
say he rearranged the Xian Tian Ba Gua to form the Hou Tian Ba Gua
(although most say this was the work of Fu Xi), most agree he
attached explanatory statements to the Hexagrams.
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Li
Ji
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The
Centre of Reference. Where
the luopan is placed.
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Lian
Zheng
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‘Clean
& Chaste’ - ‘The Devil of Ferocity’, Star 5 in the
Flying Stars.
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Lian
Zhu San Ban Gua
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The
second type of San Ban Gua. Lian
Zhu means stringed pearls. In
each and every palace, the three numbers are consecutive number.
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Liang
Yi
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Two
polarities. Referring
to yin and yang.
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Ling
Shen
(Holy
0)
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The
opposite direction to the Zheng Shen, which is also the location
of the star 5 in the Time chart for each 20 year Period.
This is where water should be.
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Ling
Xing
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A
card issued by the emperor to his officer in charge giving the
holder ‘power of attorney’ to represent the emperor.
The ruling star of the 20 year cycle.
The
ancients were very careful in choosing the appropriate word when
they wanted to introduce a new term. The term ‘Ling Xing’ was
chosen to mean the ‘Ruling Star.’
The
person who carries the ‘Ling Pai’ (the card, usually like a
long rhombus with one end longer than the other) is described as
‘De Ling’ meaning holding the Ling Pai. De Ling, of course,
also means having power because of this.
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Liu
Sha
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‘Six
Devils.’ One of the
8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
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Lu
Cun
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‘Prosperity
Retained’ - ‘The Phantom of Misfortune’, Star 3 in the
Flying Stars.
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Luo
Shu
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9
Star allocated sequence of numbers used in Feng Shui analysis
showing the types of qi coming from the 8 directions.
Earth qi is charted by the static Luo Shu (with 5 at the
centre). Heaven qi is
charted by the dynamic Luo Shu (with the time star at the centre).
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Major
Void
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Boundary
between two trigrams, undetermined qi.
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Man
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Chinese
for the front door which should be big and open.
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Mao
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The
Rabbit. One of the 12
Earthly Branches. One
of the 24 Mountains.
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Ming
Gua
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A
person’s personal Trigram.
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Ming
Tang
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‘Bright
Hall’ an open area at the front or entrance where qi can
accumulate.
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Ming;
Yun; Ji Yin De; Du Shu
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Fate,
destiny; Fortune or luck; Doing good deeds; Education, study of
books.
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Minor
Void
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Boundary
between first and second mountains, undecided qi.
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Monk
Yi Xing
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Inventor
of the 8 House School.
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Monthly
Stars
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Visiting
monthly stars to each of the eight palaces.
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Mountain
Star
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Star
governing health, relationships and personality.
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Na
qi
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‘Tapping
into qi,’ to receive qi from heaven.
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Palace
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Indicates
the relative direction the qi is coming from towards the centre.
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Parent
Sequence
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Each
palace has a corresponding representative from the Upper, Middle
and Lower Cycles.
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Po
Jun
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‘Destructive
Army’ - ‘The Spirit of Solemnity’, Star 7 in the Flying
Stars.
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Qi
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Matter
and energy in tangible and intangible form.
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Qi-mouth
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Entry
point of qi, usually front door.
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Qin
Dynasty
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221BC
– 206BC. The Qin
emperor unified
China
for the first time.
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Qing
Long,
Cong
Long
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Cerulean
(green) Dragon.
Cerulean
Dragon, located to the right of a building when facing it.
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Qing
Nan
Jing
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‘Cerulean
Satchel Classic’ given to Jiang Liang by the Yellow Rock Elder.
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Ren
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Yang
Water. One of the 10
Heavenly Stems. One of
the 24 Mountains.
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Replacement
Stars
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Alternative
stars used when the compass direction of the facing is almost on
the boundary between the first and second mountains or third and
first mountains, in other words between the Major or Minor Voids.
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Ruler
to Measure Heaven
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The
practice of tracing the path of the 9 stars on one’s own hand.
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Rules
of flight
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Rules
for flying the stars in either the forward or backward sequence.
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San
He
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3
Combinations school of Feng Shui.
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San
Yuan
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3
Cycles 9 Periods school of Feng Shui.
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Sha
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Evil.
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Sha
Qi
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Negative
qi emanating from a variety of sources.
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Shang
Shan Xia Shui
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Misplaced
mountain at sitting, misplaced water at facing. Gone
up a mountain and down into water.
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Shen
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The
Monkey. One of the 12
Earthly Branches. One
of the 24 Mountains.
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Sheng
Qi
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‘Birth
Energy.’ Generating
Breath. The best type
of qi. The best
direction. One of the
8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
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Shi
Yuan
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When
a star is out of cycle.
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Shuai
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Weakening,
retreating or decaying.
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Shuang
Ling Xing Dou Xiang
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Double
Ruling Star at the facing.
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Shuang
Ling Xing Dou Zou
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Double
Ruling Star at the sitting.
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Shuo
Gua Zhuan
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Descriptions
of the Trigrams.
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Si
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The
Snake. One of the 12
Earthly Branches. One
of the 24 Mountains.
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Si
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Dead.
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Si
Xiang
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Four
images.
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Sitting
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The
yin side of a building.
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Small
Tai Ji
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The
centre of an individual room.
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Spring
and Autumn Period
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in
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the period Confucius lived.
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Sui
Po
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The
opposite direction to the Tai Sui.
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Tai
Ji
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The
vibrant part and the soft part that the universe divided into.
The ‘Ultimate Greatness’.
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Tai
Sui or Grand Duke
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The
annual direction indicated by one of the 12 branches.
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Tai
Wei
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The
official name of the Red Bird.
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Tai
Yang
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All
yang.
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Tan
Lang
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‘Greedy
Wolf’ – ‘The Angel of Sheng Qi’, Star 1 in the Flying
Stars.
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Tao
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Cloth
woven, you have horizontal and vertical threads.
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Three
Types of
Luck
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The
Cosmic Trinity. The
study of a person’s life palace in relation to the house’s
chart; Heaven Luck, Earth Luck and Human Luck.
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Tian
Pan
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Heaven
Chart or Time Chart. The
heaven qi which changes every twenty years.
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Tian
Shi
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The
official name of the dragon, that is 1 – 7, stars number 1 – 7
in the 28 constellations.
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Tian
Yi
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‘Heavenly
Doctor.’
One
of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
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Time
Star
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The
opportunity star
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Trigram
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Three-lined
figure.
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Trigram
Dui
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The
youngest daughter. Metal.
Located in the South East in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the
West in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
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Trigram
Gen
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The
youngest son. |
