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Guide to the Feng Shui Compass or lo p'an :
a
Compendium of Classical feng shui. Including a
history of feng shui, a detailed description of
75 rings of the lo p'an, and a feng shui time line.
Stephen Skinner
Material
never before available in English´and difficult to find even
in Chinese
How to read the San He and San Yuan lo
p'an, with an explanation of each ring in detail, the
history and background of feng shui and the lo p'an (luo
pan).
This large book is 448 pages in size, and packed
with detailed information which is very clearly explained, so that
after reading it anyone should be comfortable reading even the
most complex lo p'an. This book is the result of 30 years of
research and practice. More than 50 rings are illustrated,
tabulated, and classified by Plate and School, with their
use and history. Anyone reading the book can go from being a
complete novice to complete familiarity with any lo p'an,
ancient or modern that they may pick up. It clearly explains
for the first time in English how feng shui developed and the relationship between
the San He and
San Yuan Schools.
There are over 65 Tables, more than 174
illustrations, and 32 full colour plates. These include rare
pictures and analyses of Ming and Ch'ing (Qing) dynasty lo p'ans.
Every technical term, book title, or
person's name, is carefully footnoted in traditional Chinese
characters with supporting pinyin and Wade-Giles
transliterations. There is a also a detailed feng shui
history time
line.
The book may not be available through
bookstores.
"No Classical feng shui practitioner can
afford to be without this book.￣
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Virtually a Complete Compendium of Classical feng shui
448 pages
hardback with dust jacket
65 Tables, 174 Illustration,
32 Colour Plates
reduced to
£39.95
(Approx US$65.00)
plus P&P of £10.00 airmailed
in its
very own
protective document case
ISBN: 978-0-9547639-9-2
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Partial List of Contents
A
Short History of Feng Shui
History of the Compass - Misconceptions
The
Shih Board
The
Chai Ching Earth Plate
Reading the Lo P¨an
How
to Align the Lo P¨an
Tricks of the Trade
How
to Buy a Lo P¨an
Physical Structure of the Lo P¨an
The
Rings of the Lo P¨an
Rings, Plates and Needles
Mistaken Western Identifications
The
4 Seasons and Celestial Animals of the Quarters
The
8 Wandering Stars of the 8 Mansions or pa chai
The
8 Mountain Killings or yao sha
The
9 Numbers of the Lo Shu
The
9 Flying Stars or fei hsing
The
10 Heavenly Stems or t¨ien kan
The
12 Earthly Branches or ti chih
The
12 Life Stages Palaces or kung
The 12 Yellow Springs or huang ch'┨an
The
24 Mountains or shan
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The 24 Robbery Sha or chieh sha
The
60 Sexagenary Combinations or chia tzu
The
60 Earth-Penetrating Dragons or tou ti lung
The
72 Mountain-Piercing Dragons or chuan shan lung
The
120 Golden Divisions or fen chin
The
240 Golden Divisions or fen chin
The 12 Jupiter Years or
tz¨u
The 12 Provincial divisions or
fen yeh
The
24 Heaven Stars or t'ien hsing
The
24 Mini-Seasons or chieh ch¨i
The
28 Lunar Mansions or hsiu
The
60 Uneven Dragons or ying so
The
365.25 Chinese day-degrees or tu
The
360 new Western degrees or hsien tu
The 940 Degrees of the Complete Calendar or
shou shih li
The
12 Sovereign Hexagrams or p¨i kua
The
60 Root Hexagrams or pen kua (San He)
The
64 Hexagrams or kua
The
384 Hexagram lines or kua yao
The
｀Alphabet¨ of Feng Shui
Chinese Dynasties and Feng Shui Chronology
Catalogue of Common Lo P'an Rings
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