Glossário de Feng Shui e Afins.

28 Xiu	28 Constellations divided into the 4 Celestial Animals.
8 House Bright Mirror	Guideline to 8 House School.
9 Stars	9 types of qi represented by the 9 numbers. The living spirits that influence our lives.
Annual stars	Visiting yearly stars to each of the eight palaces.
Application	Refers to the information required for the reading to do the analysis. Eg the formulas, eg mountain/water star.
Ba Gua	‘8 Phenomenon’ (or signs, symbols).
Ba Zhai Pai	8 House School based on House Trigram.
Bai Hu	White Tiger, located to the left of a building when facing it.
Bamboohead Daoist	Author of the 8 House Bright Mirror.
Bigram	Two-lined figure.
Bing	Yang Fire. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Body	Refers to the basic information about the site. Eg the forms, eg time star.
Bridge	An element introduced between two other elements to transform a controlling relationship into a productive relationship. eg fire to bridge wood and earth.
Castle Gate	The palace located on either side of the facing.
Castle Gate Theory	Theory to determine whether the Castle Gate is useful to replace the ruling star.
Central Palace	The location of the central stars of a chart and depicts the overall harmony of the chart. The ~ also refers to the pole star around which revolves the 28 constellations which mark the four seasons and the four animals.
Chen	The Dragon. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Cheng qi	‘Inheriting qi,’ to receive qi from the Earth.
Chou	The Ox. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Chou Yao Huang Xiang	‘Chou’ means to ‘select’ ‘ Yao ’ means the line in the Trigram. ‘Huang’ is ‘change’ and ‘Shang’ is ‘image.’ A technique used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Chu Kai	‘Chaos’ in the beginning of time.
Connected Pearl Sequence	Consecutive numbers in each palace.
Da Gua Pai	A school of Feng Shui which uses the Xian Tian trigrams and Luo Shu numbers.
Da Xuan Kong	Feng Shui on the macro scale which uses only the Heaven Chart and the Earth Chart to view the Feng Shui for a city, town or country.
De Ling	Holding the power of the Ling Xing.
Di Li	Earth Theories. Feng Shui as known in the old days. Now a term for ‘geography.’
Di Pan	Earth Chart. The earth qi which is fixed, indicated by the Luo Shu.
Ding	Yin Fire. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Door Facing	The facing direction of the door (usually front door).
Dragon’s Vein	Artery of qi flowing from a mountain or across the landscape.
Du Yin Sha	Lone Yin Sha. Single tree in front of main external door.
Earth Chart	Di Pan. Basic, static chart with 5 in the centre tracing the Luo Shu path. This forms the basis of all charts. It is where the Hou Tian Ba Gua comes from. The 8 "countries" (meaning the 8 directions) are where the 8 different basic types of qi come from.
Facing	The yang side of a building.
Fan Yin	Mountain or water star 5 in the central palace flies backward.
Fei Xing	Flying Stars.
Feng Shui	‘Wind Water’.
Fire Mouth	Door/opening of stove.
Fu Mu San Ban Gua	Has different meanings and structures in different schools of Feng Shui. In Xuan Kong Fei Xing (Flying Stars), whenever the chart structure has the combinations 147, 258, 369.
Fu Wei	‘Crouching Position.’ One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Fu Xi	Prehistoric second emperor of China and founder of Xian Tian & Hou Tian Ba Gua (by popular opinion).
Fu Yin	Mountain or water star 5 in the central palace flies forward, Earth chart is repeated, no Yin Yang interaction.
Fu; Lu; Shou.	Popular Chinese deities representing Health; Wealth; Long Life. Also known as the Three Lucky Gods.
Geng	Yang Metal. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Gu Yang Sha	Lone Yang Sha. Electricity post in front of main external door.
Guest	The star being treated as the guest by the host star. The energy which is affecting or interacting with the Host. Eg When the earth chart and the heaven chart are compared, then the earth chart is the host and heaven chart is the guest.
Gui	Yin Water. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Hai	The Pig. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Han Dynasty	206 BC–220 AD
He Tu	Sequential pairs of elements forming the ‘birth’ of the 5 elements, 1 & 6 is water, 2 & 7 is fire, 3 & 8 is wood, 4 & 9 is metal. He Tu has more to do with space while Luo Shu has more to do with time.
He Tu Diagram	In the He Tu, 1 and 6 are in the north (at the bottom of the diagram), 2 and 7 are in the south, 3 and 8 are in the east, 4 and 9 are in the west while 5 and 10 are at the centre.
Heart Piercing Sha	Tall post in front of a main external door.
Heaven Chart	Chart in reference to the period star (Ling Xing); or in reference to the construction date.
Hexagram	Six-lined figure.
Ho	Chinese for the back door which should remain closed.
Host	The star being used in a particular area.eg a water star is used in a yang area. The subject in question. Eg when considering the qi at the front door, the water star is the host.
Hou Tian	Things acquired or modified after birth, often incorrectly translated as ‘Later Heaven’.
House Trigram	Trigram defined by the sitting direction of a building.
Huang Shi Gong	Yellow Rock Elder. Legendary author or keeper of the Cerulean satchel classic.
Huo Hai	Misfortune, mishap. One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Imprisoned ruling star	Water star located in the central palace.
Ji	Yin Earth. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.
Jia	Yang Wood. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Jiang Liang	Used the books in the Qing Nan Jing to overthrow the Chin Emperor to establish the Han Dynasty.
Jue Men	‘Huge Door’ - ‘The Monarch of Sickness’, Star 2 in the Flying Stars.
Jue Ming	‘Destiny Totally Vanishing.’ One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Kan Yu	The way of Heaven and the way of Earth. Together this means the way of time and space.
King Wen	Some say he rearranged the Xian Tian Ba Gua to form the Hou Tian Ba Gua (although most say this was the work of Fu Xi), most agree he attached explanatory statements to the Hexagrams.
Li Ji	The Centre of Reference. Where the luopan is placed.
Lian Zheng	‘Clean & Chaste’ - ‘The Devil of Ferocity’, Star 5 in the Flying Stars.
Lian Zhu San Ban Gua	The second type of San Ban Gua. Lian Zhu means stringed pearls. In each and every palace, the three numbers are consecutive number.
Liang Yi	Two polarities. Referring to yin and yang.
Ling Shen (Holy 0)	The opposite direction to the Zheng Shen, which is also the location of the star 5 in the Time chart for each 20 year Period. This is where water should be.
Ling Xing	A card issued by the emperor to his officer in charge giving the holder ‘power of attorney’ to represent the emperor. The ruling star of the 20 year cycle. The ancients were very careful in choosing the appropriate word when they wanted to introduce a new term. The term ‘Ling Xing’ was chosen to mean the ‘Ruling Star.’ The person who carries the ‘Ling Pai’ (the card, usually like a long rhombus with one end longer than the other) is described as ‘De Ling’ meaning holding the Ling Pai. De Ling, of course, also means having power because of this.
Liu Sha	‘Six Devils.’ One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Lu Cun	‘Prosperity Retained’ - ‘The Phantom of Misfortune’, Star 3 in the Flying Stars.
Luo Shu	9 Star allocated sequence of numbers used in Feng Shui analysis showing the types of qi coming from the 8 directions. Earth qi is charted by the static Luo Shu (with 5 at the centre). Heaven qi is charted by the dynamic Luo Shu (with the time star at the centre).
Major Void	Boundary between two trigrams, undetermined qi.
Man	Chinese for the front door which should be big and open.
Mao	The Rabbit. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Ming Gua	A person’s personal Trigram.
Ming Tang	‘Bright Hall’ an open area at the front or entrance where qi can accumulate.
Ming; Yun; Ji Yin De; Du Shu	Fate, destiny; Fortune or luck; Doing good deeds; Education, study of books.
Minor Void	Boundary between first and second mountains, undecided qi.
Monk Yi Xing	Inventor of the 8 House School.
Monthly Stars	Visiting monthly stars to each of the eight palaces.
Mountain Star	Star governing health, relationships and personality.
Na qi	‘Tapping into qi,’ to receive qi from heaven.
Palace	Indicates the relative direction the qi is coming from towards the centre.
Parent Sequence	Each palace has a corresponding representative from the Upper, Middle and Lower Cycles.
Po Jun	‘Destructive Army’ - ‘The Spirit of Solemnity’, Star 7 in the Flying Stars.
Qi	Matter and energy in tangible and intangible form.
Qi-mouth	Entry point of qi, usually front door.
Qin Dynasty	221BC – 206BC. The Qin emperor unified China for the first time.
Qing Long, Cong Long	Cerulean (green) Dragon. Cerulean Dragon, located to the right of a building when facing it.
Qing Nan Jing	‘Cerulean Satchel Classic’ given to Jiang Liang by the Yellow Rock Elder.
Ren	Yang Water. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Replacement Stars	Alternative stars used when the compass direction of the facing is almost on the boundary between the first and second mountains or third and first mountains, in other words between the Major or Minor Voids.
Ruler to Measure Heaven	The practice of tracing the path of the 9 stars on one’s own hand.
Rules of flight	Rules for flying the stars in either the forward or backward sequence.
San He	3 Combinations school of Feng Shui.
San Yuan	3 Cycles 9 Periods school of Feng Shui.
Sha	Evil.
Sha Qi	Negative qi emanating from a variety of sources.
Shang Shan Xia Shui	Misplaced mountain at sitting, misplaced water at facing. Gone up a mountain and down into water.
Shen	The Monkey. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Sheng Qi	‘Birth Energy.’ Generating Breath. The best type of qi. The best direction. One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Shi Yuan	When a star is out of cycle.
Shuai	Weakening, retreating or decaying.
Shuang Ling Xing Dou Xiang	Double Ruling Star at the facing.
Shuang Ling Xing Dou Zou	Double Ruling Star at the sitting.
Shuo Gua Zhuan	Descriptions of the Trigrams.
Si	The Snake. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Si	Dead.
Si Xiang	Four images.
Sitting	The yin side of a building.
Small Tai Ji	The centre of an individual room.
Spring and Autumn Period	in Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the period Confucius lived.
Sui Po	The opposite direction to the Tai Sui.
Tai Ji	The vibrant part and the soft part that the universe divided into. The ‘Ultimate Greatness’.
Tai Sui or Grand Duke	The annual direction indicated by one of the 12 branches.
Tai Wei	The official name of the Red Bird.
Tai Yang	All yang.
Tan Lang	‘Greedy Wolf’ – ‘The Angel of Sheng Qi’, Star 1 in the Flying Stars.
Tao	Cloth woven, you have horizontal and vertical threads.
Three Types of Luck	The Cosmic Trinity. The study of a person’s life palace in relation to the house’s chart; Heaven Luck, Earth Luck and Human Luck.
Tian Pan	Heaven Chart or Time Chart. The heaven qi which changes every twenty years.
Tian Shi	The official name of the dragon, that is 1 – 7, stars number 1 – 7 in the 28 constellations.
Tian Yi	‘Heavenly Doctor.’ One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Time Star	The opportunity star
Trigram	Three-lined figure.
Trigram Dui	The youngest daughter. Metal. Located in the South East in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the West in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Trigram Gen	The youngest son. Earth. Located in the North West in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the North East in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Trigram Kan	The middle son. Water. Located in the West in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the North in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Trigram Kun	The mother. Earth. Located in the North in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the South West in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Trigram Li	The middle daughter. Fire. Located in the East in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the South in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Trigram Qian	The father. Metal. Located in the South in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the North West in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Trigram Xun	The eldest daughter. Wood. Located in the South West in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the South East in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Trigram Zhen	The eldest son. Wood. Located in the North East in the Xian Tian Ba Gua, in the East in the Hou Tian Ba Gua.
Wang	Prominent or vibrant.
Wang Shan Wang Shui	Fortunate mountain at sitting, fortunate water at facing.
Wang Xing	Same as Ling Xing.
Warring State Period	After Spring Autumn Period
Water Star	Star governing wealth and prosperity.
Wei	The Goat. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Wen Qu	‘Academic Path’ - ‘The Clever and Indecent Nymph’, Star 4 in the Flying Stars.
Wu	The Horse. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Wu	Yang Earth. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems.
Wu Gui	‘Five Ghosts.’ One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Wu Ji	In the beginning there was nothing, the ‘Ultimate Void’.
Wu Ji Da Sha	Yang Earth and Yin Earth Great Sha. 5 yellow. When the annual 5 flies to a trigram, do not disturb the earth there. Putting metal in between helps but may not be good enough depending on how serious the disturbance is. This one affects everyone, no matter what the four pillars are like.
Wu Qu	‘Military Path’ - ‘The Angel of Gallantry’, Star 6 in the Flying Stars.
Wu Xing	Five phases of qi, the five elements of fire, earth, metal, water and wood.
Xia Yu	The great emperor who cured the flooding Yellow River .
Xian Tian	‘Something that comes with birth.’ ‘Xian’ means ‘early’ and ‘Tian’ means ‘heaven’.
Xiao Wei	The official name of the White Tiger.
Xiao Yin	Young yin.
Xin	Yin Metal. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Xu	The Dog. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Xuan Kong Mi Zhi	Chinese Classic on Xuan Kong Feng Shui.
Xuan Wu	Black Tortoise, located at the back of a building, the most yin side.
Xue	Dragon’s Den or Lair, location for a good site.
Xue Xin Fu	Snow Heart Song. The most important Feng Shui Classic on forms.
Yan Nian	‘Prolonged Years.’ One of the 8 Wandering Stars used in Ba Zhai Feng Shui.
Yang	The light, active, noisy, principle.
Yao	Any single line of a Bigram, Trigram or Hexagram.
Yellow Rock Elder	Unknown, legendary author of the Qing Nan Jing.
Yi	Short for Yijing.
Yi	Yin Wood. One of the 10 Heavenly Stems. One of the 24 Mountains.
Yijing/Yi Jing/ I Ching	Book of Changes. Ancient Chinese book of divination using the 64 Hexagrams.
Yin	The dark, passive, quiet, principle.
Yin	The Tiger. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
You	The Rooster. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
You Bi	‘Right Assistant’ - ‘The Angel of Vigour’, Star 9 in the Flying Stars.
Yuan	A period of time. The Lower Yuan is period of 60 years from 1984 – 2044.
Zheng Shen (Holy 1)	The location of the ruling star (Ling Xing) on the Earth chart which changes every 20 years. This is where a mountain should be.
Zhou Dynasty	1122BC – 256BC.
Zhou Fu	‘Left Assistant’ - ‘The Angel of Wealth and Happiness’, Star 8 in the Flying Stars.
Zhu Jue	Crimson Bird, located at the front of a building, the most yang side.
Zi	The Rat. One of the 12 Earthly Branches. One of the 24 Mountains.
Zi Wei	The Emperor in Heaven. Zi Wei is the official name of the 7 stars in the Black Tortoise. You
Zi Wei Dou Shu	A type of Chinese Astrology.

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