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Feng Shui in the Far East Essay

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Introduction
Feng Shui has been practiced in China for centuries. Throughout ancient China,

masters of Feng Shui “were highly respected meteorologists, astronomers, and other

scientists and who were charged with sustaining the good fortune and prosperity of the

royal court. It has been guardedly passed down the generations through very specific

lineages” (Feng Shui Advisors). It was widely practiced in modern-day China until the

Cultural Revolution when Chairman Mao utilized mass force to destroy those with different ideas (Craze 9). It has evolved to be both a science and/or an art, depending on whose opinion is being given or taken. The science comes from the calculations and methodology used to …show more content…

There are three types of Feng Shui. First there is Compass or Lo P’an Feng Shui. “This approach relies heavily on the use of a traditional Feng Shui compass, called a ‘lo p’an’.” “The compass consists of 64 rings,” and is used “to determine whether your house is ‘right’ for you” (Craze 10). The second type is Directional or Pah Kwa Feng Shui. “This type of Feng Shui makes use of the direction your house faces to derive information, as well as dividing the house into eight areas, or enrichments¾the ‘pah kwa’ (sometimes spelled ‘bagua’)¾that govern every area of your life, including relationships, family, career, and health” (Craze 11). The third type is Intuitive or Yin Yang Feng Shui. “This school of Feng Shui deals with the way energy flows in and around your home and how you fit in with that energy” (Craze 11).
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explain some basic principles of Feng Shui while showing how the topic is relevant to the geography of Asia. Since there are numerous principles to Feng Shui, I have researched and will explain some of the very basics of it. For example, what ch’i is, the eight remedies, the four compass directions and what they represent, the five elements and what they

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