Adjustment
See Cure
Age 年運世會歲
A cycle of qi 氣, it is the primary requisite for construction of a Flying Star chart. It is this application of the time factor which determines the allocation of qi throughout the structure. Some schools prefer to utilize the move-in date as the essential time factor. The most widely recognized method is to use the time of construction as the determining factor and more specifically the time of the closing of the roof. Each age or period lasts twenty years and begins on a year ending in the number four.
The time periods are as follows:
Period 1: 1864-1883
Period 2: 1884-1903
Period 3: 1904-1923
Period 4: 1924-1943
Period 5: 1944-1963
Period 6: 1964-1983
Period 7: 1984-2003
Period 8: 2004-2023
Period 9: 2024-2043
Period 1: 2044-2063
See Flying Stars
Annual Star 當位星
In Luo Shu, Flying Stars, or Nine Star Ki, the center number is called the Annual Star. In a Flying Star chart, the energy or quality of qi is represented by a number called a Star. The Annual Star moves cyclically to a different location each year.
Armchair 靠背椅
See Form School
Astro-cartography
A western astrology horoscope which determines the most advantageous locations for an individual to reside.
Astrology, Western
A cosmological method of divination based on the positions of the Sun, Moon, Planets and other heavenly bodies, relative to time and place on Earth which is drawn into a horoscope.
Auspicious 吉
A term frequently used in Feng Shui, Astrology, and divination to denote favorable, desirable and beneficial influences and successful results.
See antonym Inauspicious
Azure Dragon 青龍 , also called Green Dragon
A symbolic animal of the Form School and one of four Celestial Animals. In the ideal armchair or cradle position of the Form School, the Azure Dragon refers to mountain ranges, rolling hills, trees, or structures that support and protect a building on the left side of the armchair when looking out the front door.
See Four Emblems, Celestial Animals
Ba Zhai 八宅 , also called Eight House Feng Shui, Eight Mansions, or East/West System 東西四命
The most basic and popular method of determining and regulating the qi in Compass School Feng Shui. First, sitting and facing directions of a structure are determined. Then the four most auspicious and four least auspicious sectors for the space are calculated, each having specific influences on the qi of a space.
See Eight House Feng Shui, EastWest system, Chinese Astrology
Ba Zi 八字
Refers to Four Pillars Astrology, but literally means eight (Chinese) Characters.
Bagua 八卦 , also called Ba Gua, Pa Kua
A diagram akin to the Chinese flow chart for the cyclical energies of the manifested universe, originating from the I Ching and the Luo Shu. The literal translation is “eight house”. It consists of eight external houses (guas) and a central one called the Tai Ji, a symbol denoting a perfect balance of the flowing energies of yin and yang, and also representing Earth. Each of the eight houses is named by a trigram, and points to a specific direction, number, element, season, color, body organ, family member, symbol, location and other life aspects in resonance with that trigram sector. The Bagua can be drawn in many different forms and is an indispensable tool in most schools of Feng Shui.
The eight guas are:
Kan (K'an)
Gen (Ken)
Zhen (Chen)
Xun (Hsun)
Li (Li)
Kun (K'un)
Dui (Tui)
Qian (Ch'ien)
See Fu Xi, Pre-Heaven Bagua, Later Heaven Bagua, BTB Feng Shui Bagua
Bamboo flute 蕭 , also called Hsiao
An end-blown bamboo flute, and musical instrument, used in Feng Shui as a remedy. This flute’s base includes the bamboo’s root joint which is bigger and stronger than the remaining, visible joints, allowing its base to acts as a support to energetically lift or raise qi. The bamboo flute represents peace, harmony, and grounding.
Bau-biologie
Translates from the German as building biology. A movement that has made a study of how buildings impact life and health in the living environment. Factors that it observes, measures and attempts to regulate at a building site include bio-physical forces above and below the earth’s surface, climatic and solar influences, air quality, and the toxicity of building materials. Bau-biologie advocates the use of safe and sustainable construction materials and the mitigation of excessive electro-magnetic fields. It encourages a holistic and healing approach to home and work environments.
Benker lines, also called the Ten Meter System
Named after Anton Benker of Germany, the dowser who discovered this system. Benker lines lie on every fifth Hartmann line and radiate up into space, but are stronger to a great degree. One side of a Benker line is positively charged, and the other side is negatively charged. They are considered to be a source of potential health problems, and are located by dowsing.
See Hartmann lines, Curry lines, Geomancy
Bing 丙 , also called Ping
The third heavenly stem in the cycle of ten, denoting Yang Fire, based on the Five Element productive cycle of the Five Elements as they go through their yin and yang phases. It refers to the more active and aggressive aspects of the Fire element and is used in Four Pillars Astrology.
See Heavenly Stems
Black
Historical elemental color of water, considered mysterious and independent, associated with the direction North and Yin activity.
Black Sect Tantric Buddhist Feng Shui, also called BTB Feng Shui, Black Hat
BTB Feng Shui has its roots in the pre-Buddhist, Bon religion of Tibet. It was also influenced by Indian Buddhism and later took on the traditions of Chinese philosophy including Feng Shui. It was brought to the West around 1980, and its practices spread rapidly through the Americas. The BTB Feng Shui Bagua is a modification of the Wen Wang (Later Heaven) Bagua and is superimposed on a site, building, or room using the Three Door Method which aligns the entry with one the three trigrams: Gen (Knowledge), Kan (Career) or Qian (Helpful People). BTB Feng Shui emphasizes following the flow of qi (in the space and the person), the use of transcendental solutions to reinforce mundane remedies, the power of intention and self cultivation through meditation.
Black Tortoise 玄武 , also called Black Turtle
The symbolic animal of Form School, and the most important of the four Celestial Animals. In the ideal armchair position of Form School, it refers to hills, mountains, trees or other structures that support and protect a building from behind. In the ancient traditions it was best located in the North. This was based on the climatic conditions of China where the cold winds came from the North. In modern times it can be located in any direction as long as it provides the physical and energetic backing needed to offer support for the building. The same principles can be applied inside the building when orienting furnishings.
See Four Emblems, Celestial Animals
Boar, also called Pig
See Hai 亥, Zodiac, Asian
Book of Changes
See I Ching
