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Luopan

Luopan, Chinese 羅盤 luópán, also Lopan, literally “sample plate”: the Chinese compass; on the luopan the compass needle is surrounded by numerous rings on a rotatable plate (“heaven plate”) which can differ in their arrangement depending on the school. This

Luoshu

Luoshu, Chinese 洛書 luò shū, also Loshu, literally “Book of the river Luo”: This is a square composed of further nine squares. In this square the cardinal numbers are arranged in such a way that the total in every direction

Metaphysics

Metaphysics, derived from Latin Metaphysica, “what is beyond the nature”: ascribed to the range of philosophy. Metaphysics deals with issues about the universe, mind and matter and their relationship to each other. Chinese metaphysics in particular is an explanation model

New Age Feng Shui

New Age Feng Shui or Neo Feng Shui: in circles of experts also called “packed soup feng shui” or “McDonalds feng shui”. This is a strongly simplified and washy mordern variant of feng shui. It has been developed by the

Philosophy

Philosophy, Greek philosophia, literally “the love of wisdom”: according to the anceint Greeks the pursuit of wisdom (insight) or the sapience itself. Contrary to other sciences, philosophy is not restricted to specific areas or methods. The term itself is also

Purple Star Astrology

Purple star astrology, Chinese 紫微斗数 zĭ wēi dòu shù, literally “evaluation of the purple star”: part of the destiny studies, developed during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Based on the assignment of so called stars to twelve palaces corresponding to certain

Qi

Qi, Chinese 氣 qì, also chi, ki; literally inter alia “mist, puff, breath”, always has to do with something atmospherical, easy evaporating: qi is a core concept of the ancient Chinese world view; it means the life force in everything

Qi Men Dun Jia

Qi Men Dun Jia, Chinese 奇門遁甲 qí mén dùn jiǎ, literally “the mystical doors and hidden shields” or “the mystical doors hiding Jia”. It is a complex Chinese divination method belonging to the Three Styles (三式 sān shì) besides Tai

Religion

Religion, French, from Lat. religio, “piety”: “summarizing term for a welter of historical phenomena with a specific reference to the “transcendent on the one hand and a human being on the other hand in a normatively determining way of their

San He Feng Shui

San He feng shui, Chinese 三合 sān hé, literally “the three harmonies”: older than San Yuan (三元 sān yuán), is concentrated on landforms like mountains, sites and water, i. e. San He is more oriented towards the Luan Tou (巒頭