Guideline to 8 House School.

9 types of qi represented by the 9 numbers. The living spirits that influence our lives.

Visiting yearly stars to each of the eight palaces.

Refers to the information required for the reading to do the analysis.  Eg the formulas, eg mountain/water star.

‘8 Phenomenon’ (or signs, symbols).

8 House School based on House Trigram.

White Tiger, located to the left of a building when facing it.

Author of the 8 House Bright Mirror.

Two-lined figure.

Yang Fire.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

Refers to the basic information about the site.  Eg the forms, eg time star.

An element introduced between two other elements to transform a controlling relationship into a productive relationship.  eg fire to bridge wood and earth.

The palace located on either side of the facing.

Theory to determine whether the Castle Gate is useful to replace the ruling star.

The location of the central stars of a chart and depicts the overall harmony of the chart.

The Central Palace also refers to the pole star around which revolves the 28 constellations which mark the four seasons and the four animals.

The Dragon.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

‘Inheriting qi,’ to receive qi from the Earth.

The Ox.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

‘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.

‘Chaos’ in the beginning of time.

Consecutive numbers in each palace.

A school of Feng Shui which uses the Xian Tian trigrams and Luo Shu numbers.

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.

Holding the power of the Ling Xing.

Earth Theories.  Feng Shui as known in the old days.  Now a term for ‘geography.’

Earth Chart.  The earth qi which is fixed, indicated by the Luo Shu.

Yin Fire.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

The facing direction of the door (usually front door).

Artery of qi flowing from a mountain or across the landscape.

Lone Yin Sha.  Single tree in front of main external door.

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.

The yang side of a building.

Mountain or water star 5 in the central palace flies backward.

Flying Stars.

‘Wind Water’.

Door/opening of stove.

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.

‘Crouching Position.’  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

Prehistoric second emperor of China and founder of Xian Tian & Hou Tian Ba Gua (by popular opinion).

Mountain or water star 5 in the central palace flies forward, Earth chart is repeated, no Yin Yang interaction.

Popular Chinese deities representing Health; Wealth; Long Life.  Also known as the Three Lucky Gods.

Yang Metal.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

Lone Yang Sha.  Electricity post in front of main external door.

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.

Yin Water.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

The Pig.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

206 BC–220 AD

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.

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.

Tall post in front of a main external door.

Chart in reference to the period star (Ling Xing); or in reference to the construction date.

Six-lined figure.

Chinese for the back door which should remain closed.

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.

Things acquired or modified after birth, often incorrectly translated as ‘Later Heaven’.

Trigram defined by the sitting direction of a building.

Yellow Rock Elder.  Legendary author or keeper of the Cerulean satchel classic.

Misfortune, mishap.  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

Water star located in the central palace.

Yin Earth.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.

Yang Wood.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

Used the books in the Qing Nan Jing to overthrow the Chin Emperor to establish the Han Dynasty.

‘Huge Door’ - ‘The Monarch of Sickness’, Star 2 in the Flying Stars.

‘Destiny Totally Vanishing.’  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

The way of Heaven and the way of Earth.  Together this means the way of time and space.

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.

The Centre of Reference.  Where the luopan is placed.

‘Clean & Chaste’ - ‘The Devil of Ferocity’, Star 5 in the Flying Stars.

The second type of San Ban Gua.  Lian Zhu means stringed pearls.  In each and every palace, the three numbers are consecutive number.

Two polarities.  Referring to yin and yang.

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.

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.

‘Six Devils.’  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

‘Prosperity Retained’ - ‘The Phantom of Misfortune’, Star 3 in the Flying Stars.

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).

Boundary between two trigrams, undetermined qi.

Chinese for the front door which should be big and open.

The Rabbit.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

A person’s personal Trigram.

‘Bright Hall’ an open area at the front or entrance where qi can accumulate.

Fate, destiny; Fortune or luck; Doing good deeds; Education, study of books.

Boundary between first and second mountains, undecided qi.

Inventor of the 8 House School.

Visiting monthly stars to each of the eight palaces.

Star governing health, relationships and personality.

‘Tapping into qi,’ to receive qi from heaven.

Indicates the relative direction the qi is coming from towards the centre.

Each palace has a corresponding representative from the Upper, Middle and Lower Cycles.

‘Destructive Army’ - ‘The Spirit of Solemnity’, Star 7 in the Flying Stars.

Matter and energy in tangible and intangible form.

Entry point of qi, usually front door.

221BC – 206BC.  The Qin emperor unified China for the first time.

Cerulean (green) Dragon.   Cerulean Dragon, located to the right of a building when facing it.

‘Cerulean Satchel Classic’ given to Jiang Liang by the Yellow Rock Elder.

Yang Water.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

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.

The practice of tracing the path of the 9 stars on one’s own hand.

Rules for flying the stars in either the forward or backward sequence.

3 Combinations school of Feng Shui.

3 Cycles 9 Periods school of Feng Shui.

Evil.

Negative qi emanating from a variety of sources.

Misplaced mountain at sitting, misplaced water at facing.   Gone up a mountain and down into water.

The Monkey.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

‘Birth Energy.’  Generating Breath.  The best type of qi.   The best direction.  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

When a star is out of cycle.

Weakening, retreating or decaying.

Double Ruling Star at the facing.

Double Ruling Star at the sitting.

Descriptions of the Trigrams.

The Snake.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

Dead.

Four images.

The yin side of a building.

The centre of an individual room.

in Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the period Confucius lived.

The opposite direction to the Tai Sui.

The vibrant part and the soft part that the universe divided into.  The ‘Ultimate Greatness’.

The annual direction indicated by one of the 12 branches.

The official name of the Red Bird.

All yang.

‘Greedy Wolf’ – ‘The Angel of Sheng Qi’, Star 1 in the Flying Stars.

Cloth woven, you have horizontal and vertical threads.

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.

Heaven Chart or Time Chart.  The heaven qi which changes every twenty years.

The official name of the dragon, that is 1 – 7, stars number 1 – 7 in the 28 constellations.

‘Heavenly Doctor.’  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

The opportunity star

Three-lined figure.

The youngest daughter.  Metal.  Located in the South East in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the West in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

The youngest son.  Earth.  Located in the North West in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the North East in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

The middle son.  Water.  Located in the West in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the North in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

The mother.  Earth.  Located in the North in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the South West in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

The middle daughter.  Fire.  Located in the East in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the South in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

The father.  Metal.  Located in the South in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the North West in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

The eldest daughter.  Wood.  Located in the South West in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the South East in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

The eldest son.  Wood.  Located in the North East in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the East in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.

Prominent or vibrant.

Fortunate mountain at sitting, fortunate water at facing.

Same as Ling Xing.

After Spring Autumn Period

Star governing wealth and prosperity.

The Goat.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

‘Academic Path’ - ‘The Clever and Indecent Nymph’, Star 4 in the Flying Stars.

The Horse.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

Yang Earth.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.

‘Five Ghosts.’  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

In the beginning there was nothing, the ‘Ultimate Void’.

Yang Earth and Yin Earth Great Sha.  5 yellow.  When the annual 5 flies to a trigram, do not disturb the earth there. Putting metal in between helps but may not be good enough depending on how serious the disturbance is. This one affects everyone, no matter what the four pillars are like.

‘Military Path’ - ‘The Angel of Gallantry’, Star 6 in the Flying Stars.

Five phases of qi, the five elements of fire, earth, metal, water and wood.

The great emperor who cured the flooding Yellow River .

‘Something that comes with birth.’  ‘Xian’ means ‘early’ and ‘Tian’ means ‘heaven’.

The official name of the White Tiger.

Young yin.

Yin Metal.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

The Dog.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

Chinese Classic on Xuan Kong Feng Shui.

Black Tortoise, located at the back of a building, the most yin side.

Dragon’s Den or Lair, location for a good site.

Snow Heart Song.  The most important Feng Shui Classic on forms.

‘Prolonged Years.’  One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

The light, active, noisy, principle.

Any single line of a Bigram, Trigram or Hexagram.

Unknown, legendary author of the Qing Nan Jing.

Short for Yijing.

Yin Wood.  One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.  One of the 24 Mountains.

Book of Changes.  Ancient Chinese book of divination using the 64 Hexagrams.

The dark, passive, quiet, principle.

The Tiger.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

The Rooster.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

‘Right Assistant’ - ‘The Angel of Vigour’, Star 9 in the Flying Stars.

A period of time.  The Lower Yuan is period of 60 years from 1984 – 2044.

The location of the ruling star (Ling Xing) on the Earth chart which changes every 20 years.  This is where a mountain should be.

1122BC – 256BC.

‘Left Assistant’ - ‘The Angel of Wealth and Happiness’, Star 8 in the Flying Stars.

Crimson Bird, located at the front of a building, the most yang side.

The Rat.  One of the 12 Earthly Branches.  One of the 24 Mountains.

The Emperor in Heaven.  Zi Wei is the official name of the 7 stars in the Black Tortoise.  You

A type of Chinese Astrology.