About Feng Shui Compasses The introdution of Thomson House Feng Shui Compass( Feng Shui Luo pan or Feng Shui Lo pan )
P.1 P.1 The Raymond Lo's 3 Period & 3 Harmony Combined Lopan Interpretation Auther:Raymond Lo Editer:Ri!y Than Pub"isher:Thomson Pub"isher:Thoms on House Ltd. The #eond Printed:$%$$( P. P. The Raymond Lo's 3 Period & 3 Harmony Combined Lopan Interpretation p.3Introdution: ¿The Lopan ( 罗盘) is the indispensable instrument in the practice of Feng Shui. It was first invented at the time of the Yellow mperor 黄帝(about!"##$.%.)as a compass for guiding directions. This tool was later iandscape mountain and water features& to find out how the various directional forces of nature will affect human well'being. Throughout the past ### ears si nce the Lopan( 罗盘) was invented& various Feng Shui masters( 风水师) have turned their valuable observations and discoveries into wor*ing formula and these precious *nowledge are engraved in the Lopan (罗盘)for hand references. +s such& toda toda&& Lopan( 罗盘) appears to be a complicated but beautiful instrument with smbols& trigrams and %hinese characters . +ll of them are important formula allowing feng shui practitioners to ,uic*l find out the influence of various landscape configurations affecting an environment. The #an #a n )uen )uen and #an *e shoo": -an different feng shui school arose during the past ### ears and the most influential schools are San Yuen (三元) meaning /eriods and San 0e( 三合)meaning 1armon school. +s such& each of them has a different Lopan ( 罗盘) design. The Lopan ( 罗盘) is basicall a compass for measuring directions. 1ence the most important part of the instrument is the magnetic needle and directional mar*ings. The %hinese wa of mar*ing direction is to divide 2#3 circle into twent'four& twent 'four& 453 sectors called 6! -ountain 廿四山7. This ring is the most essential part of the instru ment and it will be present in all tpes of Lopan( 罗盘). The ma8or differences in the other features of the San 0e( 三合派) and 9San Yuen( 三元派) school Lopan are briefl described below: Three Harmony +#an *e , Lopan: This school emphasi;es on the harmon of 1eaven& -an and arth. 1ence there are rings of ! -ountain 廿四山 each is used for different purposes. The San 0e( 三合派) Lopan(罗盘) also emphasi;e on the harmonious relationship between directional divisions smbolised b %hinese characters called 1eavenl Stems(天干) and arthl $ranches( 地支). 1ence the Lopan( 罗盘) is full of %hinese %haracters. Three Period+#an )uen , Lopan: The Lopan(罗盘) of this school onl carries one ring of ! -ountain 廿四山 and it emphasi;es on the dnamic influence of the passage of time on an environment . The time factor is smbolised b numbers and smbols of continuous lines and bro*en lines called Trigrams( 三爻卦) and 1e
interest in the sub8ect& it is better t o select a %ombined Lopan( 综合盘) version so ou can have the best of both schools. .#e"etin the si0e / The Lopan comes in different si;es which are usuall described b its diameter. The most common si;e is about ".5inches or 4=#cm. This si;e is hand and sufficientl large to contain the essential information. 3.#e"etin the maneti need"e / The magnetic needle is ver sensitive to metallic ob8ects. - personal preference is a larger si;e needle which is comparativel more stable than a small si;e one. (.Cheh!in the auray %hec* the eorth and South position of the Lopan which is mar*ed as(子) for #3 >orth and( 午) for eorth. - The red line under the needle& with ! small red dots under the round head of the needle. - The red nlon line on top of the circular plate. - The red nlon line covers eorth. - The straight line under the( 子) and the( 午) which e4 #. So the building is facing >4 #"with bac* against SB4. ". +fter identified the front and bac* positions of the building& ou can start our feng shui evaluation wor* bases on the school of our training. Ta*e for ePLA
Lopan(罗盘) is in the right >orth and South position.
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.The Lo Shu Ciagram This is a ring of numerical smbols copied from a msterious diagram found on the bac* of a giant t ortoise in the Aiver Lo about 2### ears ago in %hina. The diagram is showing a fi< pattern of numerical arrangements which forms a magic nine s,uare chart. This diagram leads to the understanding of the change of Feng Shui influences or the movement of Fling Stars over time.
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5.The Aing ofESubstitute Stars In Fling Star school of feng shui& it is mecessar to measure a building direction to the accurac within the boundar of one of the 453 ! -ountains. 1owever& there are situation when the directional measurement falls ver close to the borderline between ! -ountains. +s such& the Feng Shui influence of such borderline direction is considered not pure and it is necessar to use a special formula called Substitute stars to handle such cases. The o""o2in is the ormu"a or #ubstitute stars: #ubstitute #tars <7<37E17#@31 #@7<17E37E7#@17
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2.The ! -ountains arth /late This is the essential ring of the Lopan mar*ing the ! directions of the compass. ach mountain occupies 453 ma*ing up the full 2#3 of a circle. The ! divisions are mar*ed in tpes of %hinese characters& namel 4! arthl $ranches( 地支)& ? 1eavenl Stems( 天干)and Trigrams( 三爻卦). This ring is also called the arth /late with the magnetic poles of the arth. The ring is for measuring the landscape and the mountain range& *nown as the Cragon( 4) in feng shui terms. This is also the ring for measuring directions of buildings and houses.
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".The ! -ountains -an /late This is the invention of a famous Feng Shui -aster named6Lai /o Yee 5677 who created this middle ring of ! mountains which is ".53 to the right of the Earth /late 地盘. The deviation in direction measurement is due to different method of establishing the >orth direction. In the arth /late( 地盘)& the >orth /late( 8盘 9:)"the >orth is measured according to the position of the star called /olaris. This /late translates each of the ! mountains into ele ments in accordance with the stars and constellations. The ring is used for measuring ob8ects such as roc*s& tall mountains& lamp post& tall buildings etc. in the surrounding& and the elements show how the ang house or in house will be affected b these ob8ects in its vicinit. 1. HARD?<) #CH??L L?PA< / DA< PLATE 9ront and ba!+se", Ro! support se"#upprt+Resoure, 3
Ro! same as se"Prosper+9riend, Ro! onuered by se"#er5ant+Doney, Ro! i5en birth by se"EFhaustin+Inte""iene, Ro! onuerin se"4estruti5e+Po2er, (1()/45 ?.The ring of 0ua >umbers This is an essential ring for San Yuen school( 三元派) of Yin house( @宅) feng shui for measuring the /rosperit aspects of the Cragon@s Gein(4派)'''incoming parent mountain behind the Cragon@s Cen( 4A) and the direction for setting up the tomb stone. The San Yuen school ( 三元派)places emphasis on the influence of time dimension on prosperit. Cifferent directions are associated with different time periods. The mumbers=&&&?&!&"&2&4&are smbols of !# ears time periods called +ges( 三B). Ta*e for eumbers:'=&&&?&!&"&2&4& (1() 4. The 2 heumber %D. The >umbers provide another criteria to determine the combination of the four essential points in San Yuen school( 三元派) to set up a prosperous Cragon@s Cen( 4 A). These four points are: a) The in'coming Cragon& b) The Bater opposite to the Cragon& c)The bac* of the Tomb stone& and d)the front facing of the Tomb stone. Ta*e for e
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44.The ! -ountains 1eaven /late The is the ring of ! mountains for the measurement of water flows in the san 0e( 三合派) school of feng shiu. The ring (1eaven /late 天盘K:) has a discrepanc of ".53 from the arth /late as its >orth direction is measured from the Sun Cial( LMN). The plate is essential in the application of various water formula in Yin 1ouse(@宅) feng shui to identif the auspicious direction of incoming and outgoing water& position of water and the direction of flow. (1() p4= In 1armon School water method& the direction of water flow in front of the Cragon@s Cen( 4A) determines the suitable facing direction for the in house or ang house. The following table shows the relationship between water flow'cloc*wise(left to right) or anti'cloc*wise(right to left) and its corresponding auspicious facing directions: )anGProsper 9ain C"o!2ise: E1 E @1 @ <1 < #1 # (
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>ote: Bater outlet onl ta*es 1eavenl Stems and Trigram direction 1.The pper and -ottom Lines o eah HeFaram In advanced San Yuen school( 三元派)"when selecting the most auspicious direction for setting a Yin 1ouse(@宅)"one can meticulousl loo* into the ver fine graduation of ? small sections of the circle. These ? fine division represents each of the 2 lines of the 2 1eumber(卦D). In a 1eumber( 卦D). The relationship between such ! numbers affects the prosperit and harmon of a direction. Ta*e for e
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1(.The 3$ derees o a ir"e This ring enables conversion of the ! -ountains( 廿四山) reading into ordinar compass degree reading.
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APPE<4I> H?@ T? 4RA@ A 9L)I<= #TAR CHART 4. + Fling Star %hart is also called a nine s,uare chart. It is a chart showing the distribution of Fling Stars J or abstract Feng Shui influences in different location of a house or apartment. The nine s,uare chart shows = positions J with ? directions and a centre position& each of the s,uares contains numbers which smbolises the Fling Stars or abstract feng shui forces in a particular location. The following is sample of a Fling Star chart showing the feng shui influence for a building facing >! direction and this building was built in 4=?5.
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!. $efore drawing a Fling Star chart for a building& it is necessar to obtain ! information about the building J 4. the E+geof the building& and !. the facing direction of building. 1. the +ge of the building J The age refers t o a time concept calledEThree /eriods and >ine +ges. + large time ccle is 4?# ears which is sub'divided into <2# ears /eriods& which are again sub'dvided into !# earsE+ge. ach E+ge is assigned with a number from 4 to =..
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Ta*e for e!& bac* againt S!& then one can start drawing the Fling Star %hart for such building Step b Step. ST/4' Craw an +ge of "chart with " in the centre and according to the Lo Shu pattern J see Lo Shu Ciagram on the Lopan laer :
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ST/!' nter the numbers representing the front and bac* direction into centre of the chart. In our e! bac* against S!& the number in the > is and the number in the S is !. S o we place the ! and in the centre of the chart. The ! is called E-ountain St ar which should be placed on the left and is called EBater Star which should be placed on the right. -ountain Star affects human harmon and water star affects mon prosperit.
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ST/'Bith the numbers ! and in the centre& the neBMBM>MSM>MSBMMS. 1owever& there are ! was of placing these numbers& it can move Forward k$ from the center in ascending order& or it can move $ac*ward l$ from the centre in descending order. This can be read from the Lopan. !. The number in the Lo Shu diagram is found in the & and ! of the ! mountains is mar*ed in $lac*& meaning Yin or $ac*ward l$. Then the number should move bac*ward M!M4M=M?M"M2M5M. The following is the completed Fling Star chart for +ge of " building facing >!:
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For interpretation of the Fl ing Star %hart& please refer to Aamond Lo@s boo*s EFeng Shui and Cestin&EFeng Shui J The /illars of Cestin& EFeng Shui and Cestin for -anagers and EFeng Shui and Cestin for Families Pottery buria" iurine ho"din a ompass Southern Song(44!"'4!"=) This potter figurine holding a compass in his right hand represents a geomancer. n the base is written the characters Nhang Oianren (Nhang the i mmortal)
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The instrument consisted of the earth plate made of bron;e and the spoon made of lodeston. The earth plate was s,uare& with a sun*en circular area in the middle. It was mar*ed with trigram from EI'%hin& ? heavenl stems and 4! earthl branches J a total of ! positions. The spoon was ground from lodestone& and
when placed on the smooth circular area of the earth plate& it would naturall come to rest in a north'south orientation. Daneti ompass in the orm o a tortoise
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9The wooden tortoise moved freel on the piont of a bamboo pivot which in trun rested on a wooden plate. Inside the tortoise@s bell was a piece of lodestone. Bhen the tortoise came to rest& its head and tail would be oriented in a south'north direction. This compass was current in Yuan dnast.(4!"4'42?) TH?D#?< H?#E LT4. 9stablished in 4=?#& is the first full scale lopan manufacturing compan in 1ong 0ong. It owns a complete production line for the Lo /an production from computer graphics design to the final finished product. The compan also publishes the Tung Shu'''' ™š(%hinese +lmanac) in the past !5 ears(4=?# ˜!##5). In recent ears& the art of Feng Shui become ver popular in the west and Thomson 1ouse Ltd. +ccepted its first order for ma*ing a Lopan in the foreign language in 4==. This is the world@s ver first Lopan in Derman. Thereafter& we have received man en,uiries about the meaning and practical usage of the Lopan. +s such& we have also produced a bi'lingual Lopan called theEI -%hin %ompass with nglish instructions. +fter ears of continual research and refinement& we have been able to decipher the mster of complicated Feng Shui techni,ues to the public in an eas'to'understand manner. Ger encouraging responses have been received from all over the world. To follow up on the success of theEI -%hin %ompass& we are ver honoured to be able to wor* with the world renowned Feng Shui -aster -r. Aamond Lo to produce a new Lopan with full Instruction -anual in nglish. The 1ong 0ong Feng Shui %entre was also set up in 4=== with the ob8ective to promote the valuable classical Feng Shui techni,ues to all enthusiasts in the world. Be also hope that the %entre will be able to unite the genuine Feng Shui practitioners so as to fi< a sstem of professional standards and even set up e
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Aamond Lo& also popularl *nown asEFung Shui Lo "is professional Feng Shui researcher and practitioner. 1is e>& +$>& %>$% and AT10. 1e is often invited to give tal*s and lecture at world' renowned conferences such as the Borld conomic Forum and the % niversit. 1e is a Feng Shui lecturer at the S./.+.%..under the niversit of 1ong 0ong& and is a consultant to the 1ong 0ong Tourist +ssociation for their 1ealth and F ortune
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