Literally, "longevity with rich descendants",
the best location for enhancing the quality of home life and family
relationships.
Pa Kua
The eight-sided symbol used to help interpret good
or bad Feng Shui. It corresponds to four cardinal points of the compass
and four sub-directions and derives its significance from the eight
trigrams of I Ching.
Pa-Kua Lo-Shu theory
The theory based on the Pa-Kua and Lo-Shu that every
abode can be divided into eight sectors, each representing an auspicious
or inauspicious situation.
Poison arrow
Any sharp or straight structure from which foul energy
or Shar Chi emanates caring with it ill fortune and other odious effects.
Productive Cycle
Each element creates the next in the cycle: Fire ->
Earth -> Metal -> Water ->Wood ->Fire
Sau
The Chinese god of health and longevity.
Shar Chi
Literally " disruptive Chi from the west"
or inauspicious energy lines, caused by the presence of sharp, pointed
objects or structures that channel bad Feng Shui; also known as "killing
breath".
Sheng Chi
Literally " growing Chi from the east" or
auspicious energy lines that travel in meandering fashion. Also known
as "dragon's cosmic breath". Also the best location for attraction
prosperity.
Sun
The Gentle. Trigram with southwest direction and number
4.
"The Way", philosophy and the way of life
- the eternal principle of heaven and each in harmony.
Tao Te Ching
An important Chinese philosophical text traditionally
ascribed to Lao Tzu. One of the keys to philosophical Taoism.
Taoism
The philosophical system set forth in Tao Te Ching.
Tien Ti Ren
Heaven luck, earth luck, and man luck.
Tien Yi
Literally "doctor form heaven". The best
location for members of the household who are ill.
Trigram
One of eight figures each made up of three lines either
broken of complete. It symbolize the trinity of heaven, man, and earth.
Each of trigrams has its own multiple sets of minings and named Kan,
Ken, Chen, Sun, Li, Kun, Tui, and Chien.
Tui
The Joyous. Trigram with west direction and number
7.
A formula that offers twelve water flow and exit directions
across a plot of land. Also the title of one of the source texts for
Feng Shui practice about the relative merits of waterways.
Wu Kwei
Literally "five ghosts". The location that
generates a kind of bad luck resulting in fires, burglary, and loss
of income or employment.
Yang
Creative energy, one aspect of the complimentary opposites
in Chinese philosophy. It reflects the more active, moving, warmer aspects; see also Yin
Yin
Receptive energy one aspect of the complimentary opposites
in Chinese philosophy. It reflects more passive, still, reflective aspects.
Literally, "wind/water", the Chinese system
of balancing.
Five Elements
The Chinese believe the interactions of these five
elements earth, wood, fire, metal, and water can be combined in different
quantities to create all the permutations that are found in the forces
of nature.
Form School
The Feng Shui school that focuses predominantly on
the contours of physical landscapes - their shapes,sizes, and courses.
Fu Wei
Literally, "overall harmony", the location
achieving peace.
One of two Pa Kua arrangements, used when considering
Feng Shui of Yang dwellings, or abodes of the living.
Li
The Clinging trigram with direction south and number
9.
Lo Shu
The magic square, comprising an arrangement of nine
numbers into a three-by-three grid that first appeared about 4,000 years
ago on the back of a turtle. The square exerted a powerful and mystical
influence on Chinese cultural symbolism.
Lui Sha
Literally, "six killings", the location
that represents grievous harm to dweller and his family.
Luo Pan
The Chinese Feng Shui compass that contains all the
clues and symbols that indicate good or bad Feng Shui.
