Where to get a book on the use of the Luo Pan

[caid]

Hi there,
I would like to study FS and read books and articles on the FS websites.
Almost all what I found is very descriptive (what is a good or bad FS) but my search for the whys and wherefores is pretty much unfulfilled. Which are the books, which really go in depth?
Also, I want to find books, which teach you how the use the FS compass and its 30 tiers.
Thank you for your help
Stephane

[poohbearr88]

Hi Stephane,
Check out the 'American Feng Shui Institute'
website: www.amfengshui.com. I know they sell a compass and he has a book that goes into detail about it.
They are located in Monterey Park, CA.
If by chance that is the incorrect website address, trying under Yahoo search. Good luck.
Linda

[Administrator]

Dear Stephane,
From my opinion, the best Feng Shui books are not in English but in Mandarin
either written by practising Masters in Taiwan or in Hong Kong.
Unfortunately, one needs to know Mandarin in order to read such books.
Many of such books are also not translated into English and currently many
English educated Feng Shui authors are capitalising on this but many are
still no `match' for the `originals' although many English speaking Feng
shui authors try to make a good attempt at it.
Currently I will not mention the books here but we have found fundamental
flaws in the `current batch' of Feng Shui books on theories relating to
Pillars of destiny and the Flying star.
For example, one well researched author got the Pillars of Destiny `gender'
wrong and thus making anyone trying to use the steps... for such a
calculation flawed. Another author got the Flying Star interpretation
wrongly. Another author uses the year under the Lunar calendar and uses a
different calendar method to find the day, month and year. This is like
comparing apples with oranges. (The true traditional method of calculating
the Pillars of Destiny is to use entirely the Lunar calendar system and this
is the practise of expert Feng Shui Masters).
For recommendations on books, you can check out the following messages
extracted from the forum:-
http://www.geomancy.net/fs/bbs-yesbooks.htm
As for the Feng Shui compass, In Derek Walter's book on " Feng Shui ", he
devised a ready to use Feng Shui compass and it can readily be used (except
that you need to by a compass). I have a picture of this book at
http://www.geomancy.net/fs/books.htm Alternatively, a user here has already
recommended you to check out the American Feng Shui Institutes site (she
provided the link) for this in her message.
There is also a plastic Feng Shui kit by Kwok Mun Ho, I have a link at
http://www.geomancy.net/books/fs.htm (with a shortcomment of it).
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 8:21 PM
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From: "Stephane Roche"
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Hi there,
I would like to study FS and read books and articles on the FS websites.
Almost all what I found is very descriptive (what is a good or bad FS) but
my search for the whys and wherefores is pretty much unfulfilled. Which are
the books, which really go in depth?
Also, I want to find books, which teach you how the use the FS compass and
its 30 tiers.
Thank you for your help
Stephane