The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui, Third Edition

400 Pages·2005·20.855 MB·English

by  Elizabeth Moran, Master Joseph Yu;Biktashev, Val

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Part1: let'sGetintoFengShui
1 WhatIsFeng Shui? 3
Understandthedifferencebetweenauthenticandfaux schools
offengshui.Learnhowthisancientartandsciencecanhelp
youimproveyourhealth, wealth, andrelationships.
2 WesternIntellectualHeritageandthe HolyGrail 17
Howwehavebecomeacultureofseparatistthinkersandhow
wearebecomingacultureofunifiedreformers.
3 TheGreatWallofKnowledgeandtheRiseofFengShui 29
China$reverencefornaturegivesrisetofengshui.
4 Qi Wiz!It'sLife'sForce! 41
Identifyingandunderstandingtheunder~yingessenceofall
things.
Part2: ThefundamentalPrinciplesofFengShui 55
5 ThePrinciple ofYinandYang 57
Separate, buttogether,yinandyangexpressthemovement
andtransformationofallthings.
6 ThePrinciple ofthe FivePhases 65
Theqiexpressionsoffire, earth, metal, water, andwood
enhancefavorable qiandremedyunfavorableqi.
7 ThePrinciple ofthe EightTrigrams 81
Theyinandyanglinescombinetoproduceeighttrig;rams
associatedwiththeeightdirectionsofthecompass, thefive
phases,familialrelations, andpartsofthebody.
8 What'sYourGua? 91
YOuryearofbirthandgenderdetermine towhich trigram
youbelong. Calledyourminggua,itdescribesyourinnate
personality.
Part3: UnderstandingYour£nvironment 109
9 Turtles, Tigers, andDragons, Oh My:Evaluating
YourEnvironment 111
Howcelestialdeitiesbecameterrestriallandformsthatinflu-
enceyourhealthandlivelihood. Roadwaysandrivercourses
areevaluated.
iv Th,(ompl,t,Idiot's6uid,tohngShui,Third(dition
10 Home SweetHome: EvaluatingYourHouse and
ItsSurroundings 121
Recognizeinternalandexternalfactors thatmayinfluence
howyousleep, think,andfeel. Bedanddeskpositionsare
evaluated.
Part4: r~ngShuiM~chanics B5
11 The FlyingStars,Part 1 137
Thehistorybehindthenumber-basedsystem: TheHetu
(Before Heaven) andLuosbu (AfterHeaven) mapsand
theirsignificancetofengsbui.
12 TheFlyingStars,Part2 149
Useacompasstodeterminetowhichofthe24mountains
yourdwellingcorresponds.
13 TheFlyingStars,Part3 163
LearnabouttheChineseconceptoftime.Determinetowhich
20-yearperiodoftimeyourdwellingcorresponds.
14 TheFlyingStars,Part4 175
Createanumericqimapofyourdwellingbyflyingthestars
(numbers).
15 TheFlyingStars,Part5 211
Thenumericqidistribution determineswhetheryourhouse
maybelongtofourspecialtypes.
16 TheFlyingStars,Part6 221
AnalyzeaFlyingStarchart. Learnhowthepositionofthe
stars(numbers), theirinherentnature, timeliness, andthe
numberit'scombinedwithinfluencesyourwell-being.
17 The FlyingStars,Part7 233
Flytheannualstar. Learnhow theyearlyinfluenceaffects
yourhealthandfinancialoutlook.
Part5: PracticalApplication Z45
18 ApartmentHuntingWe Will Go 247
Followasinglewomansearching[oranapartmentthat
inspiresromance.
19 HomeIsWhere the HearthIs 255
A split-levelhome isevaluated.
ContentsataGlance V
20 Does YourOfficeMeasureUp? 263
Willharmonyreplacediscord?
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Part6: fat~orfr~~Will:What'sYourD~stiny?
21 Introducingthe TwelveAnimalsofthe ChineseZodiac 275
Learnyouranimalsign!Learnhowtodeterminewhosyour
friend andwhosyourfoe.
22 TheFourPillars ofDestiny, Part 1 289
LearnhowthismethodofChineseastrologycanforecastyour
fate. Constructyourlifechartcomprisingtheyear, month,
day, andhourpillarsusingacomputerpt·ogram.
23 TheFourPillars ofDestiny, Part2 299
Examine thestarsthatruleyourdestiny. Understandyour
lifespurpose.
24 TheFourPillars ofDestiny, Part3 311
Discoverthestrengthofyourchart.
25 TheFourPillarsofDestiny, Part4 319
Whatareyourluckycolors, careers, andenvironments?
Whatkindofmatebestsuitsyou?
26 TheFourPillars ofDestiny, Part5 327
Understandhowyour Lit-yearandyearlyluckpillarsimpact
yourdestiny.
App~ndix~s
A Glossary 337
B Common Questions andPracticalAnswers 345
C LearnMoreAboutFengShui 349
D ChinesePeriodsand Dynasties 355
E LearnMore AboutTaking aProperCompass Reading
Usingthe 24Mountains 359
F QuickReference Charts 363
Index 367

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PartI: Lft's6ftinto~fnCJShui 1
I WhatIsFfngShui? 1
TheFengShuiIQTest .4
WhatFengShui IsNot 6
WhatFengShuiIs 7
Who Practices FengShui? 10
FengShui'sBeginningsintheEast 11
FengSbuiMoues West 11
FengShuiand You 12
WhatDo INeed to PracticeFengShui? 13
TwentyWaysto Benefitfrom FengShui 14
Pinyin andWade-Giles: ChineseRomanization 15
Z WfstfrnIntfllfdualllfritagfandthflIolyGrail 11
MindPower 101 18
TwelvePercentoftheWhole 18
FauxFengSbuiandtheWestern Mind 20
In Search ofthe HolyGrail 20
UnitedWe Stand 22
ScientificHolistic Theories 23
TheoreticalHolistic Theories 23
Nature SpeaksMathematics,Too 25
FascinatingFibonacciandtheGoldenRatio 25
OtherProfoundPatterns 27
ANewWorld Visionfor theMillennium 27
1 ThfGrfatWallofKnowlfdgfandthfRisfofFfngShui 29
Made in China 30
China's GreaterNature 30
Skywatcher forHire .31
TheArtofAstrology 31
TheScienceofAstronomy 32
Confucianismand Daoism 33
Experience VersusExperiment .34
ReversalIstheMouementoftheDao .34
Change Isin the Wind .35
TheMaskedOriginoftheYijing .35
ChangingPatterns 36
HowDoes FengShuiFitIn? .37
NeolithicFengShui 37
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TheForm SchoolofFengShui .38
TheCompassSchoolofFengShui .39
FengShui Today 40
4 QiWiz!It'sLiff's~Or(f! 41
WhatIsQi? 42
QiAround the World 43
Qi onthe Move 43
TheThreeForcesofQiEnergy 43
Heaven Qi 44
EarthQi 46
Human Qi 47
FeelingQi's Power 48
ShengQi 49
ShaQi 51
PoisonArrowQi 52
TheHolyTrinity, ChineseStyle 53
Part2: The~undamental Principlesof~enCJShui 55
5 ThfPrindplfofYinandYang 51
TheBigBang,ChineseStyle 58
TheNothingofEverything 58
Yin: TheFeminineSide 59
Ytmg: TheMasculine Side 60
TheSymbolofTaiji-i-OppositesDoAttract 61
WhichWayIsUp? 62
Yinand YangCulture Clash 63
Western rang 63
Eastern Yin 64
Yinand Yangand FengShui 64
6 ThePrindplfofthf~iVfPhasfs 65
WhatAre the FivePhases? 66
IfIt'sFire,ItMustBeSummer 66
TheProductiveCycle 68
The ControllingCycle 69
TheWeakeningCycle 69
ASpoonfulofSugar 72
Mirror,Mirror . 76
TheFivePhases ofBuildings 77
TheFivePhases Quiz 77
1 ThfPrindplfofthf(ightTrigrams 81
MotionoverMatter-Qi's PatternofMovement 82