The Luo Pan

Written by Andrie
Tuesday, 04 November 2008 09:28 - Last Updated Tuesday, 04 November 2008 09:32

Luo means a net that encompasses everything and Pan means utensil or plate. This
allegorically refers to the union of Heaven and Earth and specifically to the electro
magnetic field that holds all matter together.

The Luo Pan has been developed for the past 2 000 years and every traditional Feng
Shui master of note has added to it throughout this time. So the Luo pan contains the
sum total of Feng Shui knowledge to date. There are 2 main types namely San he (triple
combination) which is an elementary level and the advanced level of San Yuan (3 eras).
There is also a combined Luo pan called a Zhong He and all of these Luo Pans can be
purchased from this site. You can also get training in the application and use of the Luo
pan through one of our accredited schools.

Luo Pans also come in various sizes ranging from 4 inches corresponding to the 4
seasons, 8 inches based on the Ba Gua and 12 inches for the 12 branches. Some rings
are paired and cannot not be used alone, some for direction only and some carry
important messages associated with timing. Although looking extremely complex, by
understanding the 5 elements you can quickly determine the auspiciousness of a direction
through the use of the 24 mountains. Although most rings use 5 elements, there are some
that are based on the 12 palaces and these stages of life range from birth through
maturity to death and then re-birth. They tell us the strength of an element in a particular
direction.

The different levels of feng shui information are contained

in each ring of a Luo pan

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The Luo Pan

Written by Andrie
Tuesday, 04 November 2008 09:28 - Last Updated Tuesday, 04 November 2008 09:32

RingDescription
0 Heaven pool

1 Registration mark
2 Pre heaven arrangement of Trigrams (Ba Gua)

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Written by Andrie
Tuesday, 04 November 2008 09:28 - Last Updated Tuesday, 04 November 2008 09:32

3 Luo Shu (late heaven bagua)

4 24 mountains
5 Menace and persecution ring
6 Correct needle 24 mountain San Yuan earth plate
7 Auspicious direction in 9 periods

8 San Yuan water method / dragon gates 8 boundaries

9 Houng Fun wu xing, or big wu xing.

10 Pre heaven Luo Shu and qua of square chart
11 64 Gua name and positions
12 Pre heaven 64 Gua and Luo Shu of round chart
13 Hexagram names
14 The 64 hexagrams 9 fate star
15 The 64 hexagrams with 60 Jia Zi for choosing day
16 Pre heaven 64 Gua round charts` Luo Shu
17 The father mother and three Yuan hexagrams
18 The directional hexagrams
19 The running of 384 hexagram lines
20 The sun arrive to mountain and face
21 24 seasons
22 Qi Men Dun Jia
23 The degrees of the Lunar Mansions
24 The auspicious or inauspicious positions
25 The 28 Lunar Mansions
26 360 degrees

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