Feng Shui Compass ~ The Feng Shui Trader

The North South Hemisphere Question:

The question of whether or not the orientation of the Lo Pan, Lo Shu should be reversed when applied to the Southern Hemisphere has been thrown back an forth for years so lets consider the excellent arguments put forward in Qi Concepts at the http://www.dragonsbreath.co.uk/

Feng Shui originated in China between 3000 and 5000 years ago. China is a vast country however its placement is entirely in the Northern hemisphere no part is closer than 18 degrees North of the equator. There is neither authentic historical data, nor are there any records regarding the application of Feng Shui theory in the Southern Hemisphere. Evidence simply does not exist, so unfortunately we have to debate the question, postulate our theories and make our own decision on what we feel comfortable with. Certainly if you live close to the equator, you need to be aware of the difference between the geographical equator and the magnetic equator, as I have already pointed out in the previous section. The difference can be quite considerable as much as 12? of latitude that's 720 nautical miles or 828 statute if you like.

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Tips on Feng Shui Compass Reading

Today there exist many different types of Feng Shui (Luo Pan) compass. It is believe that the first compass was invented in China around 2600 BC. A Luo Pan is an essential tool to accurately assess the geomantic qualities of a house or property. These Luo Pan was created from different masters and for different schools of Feng Shui. In general we classified them under the San Yuan, San He or Zhong He compass. All the Luo Pan has magnetized pointing needle that is finely suspend. They have rings or layers around the center needle. The simple Luo Pan will consist of 7 or 8 layers while the most complicated Luo Pan will have up to 39 rings.

Probably still work before 2012.

There is some rings which is common in all Luo Pan, one of them is the 24 mountains Earth ring. In my article, ‘How to draw the Flying Star Chart of your Property’, will be using the 24 mountain Earth ring based on San Yuan method. On the right is a diagram showing a Feng Shui Luo Pan on courtesy of goodorient.com. Below diagram show a simple Luo Pan template.

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It is not mandatory to take compass reading using a Luo Pan. A good compass is sufficient for personal audit. There are some basic requirements in choosing a normal compass. A normal compass should point out the direction with a precision of 2degree besides pointing out the 8 basic cardinal directions. Why? It is because while using a normal compass, the specific angle will tell you on the sector of a Luo Pan. The normal compass should also have two rotating dial. The first dial with the angles spell out is to align with the north pointing needle; the second dial is to point out the specific angle of your facing direction. A professional Luo Pan will show the specific sector in a glance. It also comes in a square base to align with walls or corners. Some Luo Pan comes with a spirit level for higher accuracy. A Feng Shui Luo Pan is widely available for sales, you can check out the local Chinatown, or simply purchase them online. A Luo Pan will usually cost about 10USD to 200USD.

Compass Reading Tips
When taking a reading, removed all metallic personal items, shut off electronics and remove all nearby magnetic items. Take your reading from outside the property starting from the main door. Never take your reading inside the property. If the space allows you, take readings from all directions. If not at least take 3 reading from your main door. Since a normal compass usually does not have square base attach, you should make sure that the axis when walking along the 3 points is parallel to your property. You can mark out the axis of the travel route before taking the reading. You can also further separate the readings by first taking it at knee level, follow by waist level and lastly shoulder level on a single location. Record all the readings and take the average. When you refer to a architectual layout of your floor plan, usually the architect will display a north pointing arrow. Do not use this north as this is the 'true' north, while we should always take magnetic north which is what the compass points to. The two type of north is about 2degree apart.