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SELECTED FENG SHUI ARTICLES by Susan Levitt
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A RAT TALE OF GOOD FORTUNE
Feng Shui Journal — Summer 1999
The Heaven area of the ba-gua represents people who assist us, as if they
were angels sent from heaven. Feng shui embellishments to this gua can increase
reciprocity in relationships, philanthropy, helpful people, qualified staff,
good neighbors, volunteers, and networking opportunities. This gua also
corresponds to opportunities for travel. If this gua is incomplete or missing,
there may be illness, difficulties with employers, and lack of vitality.
If this area is larger or there is a projection, it brings empathy and concern
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THE EARTH
RELATIONSHIP GUA
Feng Shui Journal — Spring 1999
Feng shui master Professor Thomas Lin Yun brought to the West a feng
shui method of applying the ba-gua map as an eight-sided map to rooms,
buildings, and lots. Use of the ba-gua map has become popular because
it is easy to understand and brings excellent results. Ba means eight
in Chinese and gua means tri-gram. A tri-gram is a symbol made of three
lines stacked on top of each other. A solid line represents yang “masculine”
energy. A broken line represents yin “feminine” energy. The
eight guas of the ba-gua map correspond to natural elements and life experiences:
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THE EIGHT TRI-GRAMS
Feng Shui Journal — Fall 1998
The art and science of feng shui is intimately connected with the eight
tri-grams. The creations of the eight tri-grams is attributed to the legendary
king Fu Hsi as early as 2860 B.C. Fu Hsi was a ruler during the ancient
Neolithic period of the third millennium B.C. known as the Hsia period.
This pre-Shang dynasty ancient culture was surprisingly very developed,
as proven by the archeological excavations at Anyang in northern China.
Ruler Fu Hsi devised the eight tri-grams through Taoist observation of the
natural world as seen on the patterns on the back of a tortoise's shell
as the animal emerged from the Yellow River. Fu Hsi saw the microcosmos
of the elemental world symbolized in the eight orderly markings of the tortoise's
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TAOIST ALCHEMY:
The Balance of Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood
Feng Shui Journal — Summer 1998
The last issue of Feng Shui Journal explained the five Taoist elements of
fire, earth, metal, water, and wood. Fire is very yang (masculine), its
planet is Mars, and its season is summer, the time of heat, growth, and
intense light. Fire's position on the feng shui ba-gua represents fame/reputation
and illumination. Earth is yin (feminine), its planet is Saturn, and earth's
season is the last eighteen days of each of the four seasons, the time of
seasonal transition. Earth's position on the feng shui ba-gua represents
unity and balance. The element metal is yin since it is extracted from the
yin earth, yet it is less yin than earth or water. Metal's planet is Venus,
and its season is autumn, the time of harvest (with a metal scythe). Metal's
position on the feng shui ba-gua represents children and creativity. Water
is the most yin of the five elements, its planet is Mercury, and its season
is winter. Water's position on the feng shui ba-gua represents career and
the life journey. The element wood is yang, but less yang than fire. Wood's
planet is Jupiter, the largest planet, symbolic of wood's growth in springtime,
which is wood's season. Wood's position on the feng shui ba-gua represents
ancestors and family relationships. Click for
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THE FIVE TAOIST ELEMENTS:
Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood
Feng Shui Journal — Spring 1998
The four elements of fire, water, air, and earth are the basis of many magical
and spiritual systems: the native American medicine wheel, the four corners
of pagan European ritual, the four elements of alchemical schools of ancient
Egypt, and the four elements of astrology. Even the tarot deck and playing
cards are based on these four elements whereby fire is wands (clubs), water
is cups (hearts), air is words (spades), and earth is pentacles (diamonds).
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