Feng Shui FAQ 1
 By Henry
Fong
What is a Lo Pan? The Lo
Pan is the Chinese name for a Feng Shui compass.
How old is Feng Shui? Nobody knows for sure. Archaeological
evidence suggests that Feng Shui may be over 6000 yrs old.
This is based on a 6000 year old gravesite unearthed in the
Henan Province that contains some sort of evidence of Feng
Shui astrology practice.
What is the Form School? This school became very popular
during the Tang Dynasty (618 …#34; 906 AD). It places
importance on the form of the surrounding such as mountains
and water bodies such as rivers and lakes.
What is Feng Shui? It is Wind Water in Chinese. It studies
the effect of the surroundings on the occupants.
What is Xing Fa? Xing is form while Fa is technique. It is
the Chinese name for the Form School of Feng Shui. This
school is quite old and is believe to be practiced as far
back as 200 AD.
What is Li Qi? Li is methodology while ‘qi’ is ‘qi’.
It is known in the west as the compass school of Feng Shui
and is based on the concept that different ‘qi’ comes
from the eight direction. At lot of emphasis is placed on
analyzing the time and space of these ‘qi’.
What is Yang Feng Shui? Yang Feng Shui is the Feng Shui of
the living and focus is on dwellings.
What is Yin Feng Shui? It is the Feng Shui of the dead and
focus is on burial sites.
What is Xuan Kong Fei Xing? Xuan is time while Kong is
space. It is a major branch of the compass school and there
are many sub schools with Xuan Kong Fei Xing (or Flying
Star) being one of them. The other popular sub school is
Xuan Kong Da Gua (or the Hexagram).
What is Heaven Qi? It refers to energy coming from out of
space due to inter-planetary forces. It is also known as
cosmic energy.
What is Earth Qi? It refers to energy that exist on earth
such as those generated by gravity. More importantly it
refers to the unseen and unquantifiable ‘qi’ called
Dragon Breath that is the core of Feng Shui practices.
What are the Heavenly Stems? Chinese timekeeping is based on
the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches. Every year, month,
day and hour can be represented by a stem and branch. The
Stem (and the branch) denotes the type of cosmic (and
earthly) energy present at the time.
What are the Earthly Branches? They are 12 earthly branches
and together with 10 heavenly stems they are use to
represent year, month, day and time. The Branch (and the
Stem) denotes the type of earthly (and cosmic) energy
present at the time.
What is Sheng Qi? Sheng Qi is living qi and is highly
favorable to our well being.
What is Sha Qi? Sha Qi is
Killing Qi and is unfavorable to our well being.
What is the Yin and Yang? Yin and Yang are two primary
forces of nature. Yin is the direct opposite of Yang. Both
are needed and neither is superior or more important to the
other. For example Yin is soft and passive while Yang is
hard and active.
What is the Tai Ji? The Tai Ji is a pictograph of the Yin
and Yang energy. Yin is also represented by a broken line
while Yang is represented by a solid line.
Give examples of Yin and Yang. North is Yin while South is
Yang. Cold is Yin while hot is Yang. Still, depressed and
round is Yin while motion, aggressive and angular is Yang.
How does Yin and Yang apply to the four seasons? Winter is
Yin while summer is Yang. Yang energy increases from winter
to summer while Yin energy increase from summer to winter.
Can plants be classified into Yin and Yang? Yes. Small
plants are Yin while larger trees are Yang. Those with
larger rounded leaves are Yin while those with shape narrow
leaves are Yang.
What is the difference between Yin and Yang water? Yin water
is still (like water in a vase) while Yang water is active
and flowing e.g. river.
What is Yin and Yang Wood? Small plants are Yin Wood. So are
static wooden items like a chair. Large trees are Yang Wood.
What are Yin and Yang colors? Solid color tone is Yang while
pastel color tone is Yin.
Can the body be divided into Yin and Yang? Yes. Front is Yin
while Back is Yang. Below the waist is Yin while above is
Yang. The interior organs e.g. the heart is Yin while the
exterior organs e.g. the skin is Yang.
How do you classify objects into Yin and Yang? Small rounded
object are Yin while large angular objects are Yang. Objects
with dull or pastel color tone and cold to the touch are
Yang. Objects with bright or solid color tones that are warm
to the touch are Yang.
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