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24 Seasonal Periods (Solar Terms)
二十四節氣
Many have confused the Lunar Chinese calendar and 24 solar terms. Ancient
Chinese had long used the solar movements for agricultural activities. The
traditional Chinese calendar is known as Agricultural Calendar or “Nong Li’.
It is based on the movement of the moon as well as the Sun.
‘Tropical Year’ and ‘synodic month’ is the basic elements of the
Agricultural Calendar. A tropical year is the time forms a vernal equinox to the
next, which is 365.2422 days. The time between two successive occurrences of new
moon or full moon is called a synodic month, and equals 29.5306 days. Months in
Agricultural Calendar start with a new moon, which occurs when the Moon and Sun
move to the same longitude on the ecliptic. There are only 354.3672 days in 12
synodic months, more than 10 days shorter that a tropical year of 365.2422 days.
The difference accumulates to give a lead month. There are 7 leaps months in 19
years in the Agricultural Calendar.
This Chinese 24 seasonal period is the sun movement relative to earth
location that caused the climatic changes in a year and is divided by 24
sessions. Each session is roughly half a month long. The first two weeks is terms as Jia Qi “節氣” and the middle month is called the Zong Qi "中氣’. These terms are associated with weather and time
changes.
These 24 periods in accordance to sequential order are: Spring Solstice 立春、Spring Showers雨水、Insects Waken驚蟄、Vernal Equinox春分、Bright & Clear清明、Corn rain 穀雨、Summer Solstice 立夏、Corn Forms小滿、Corn On Ear 芒種、Summer Solstice夏至、Moderate Heat 小署、Great Heat大署、Autumn Solstice 立秋、End of Heat 處署、White Dew白露、Autumnal Equinox秋分、Cold Dew寒露、Frost 霜降、Winter Solstice立冬、Light Snow小雪、Heavy Snow大雪、Winter Solstice 冬至、Moderate Cold 小寒、Severe Cold大寒。 This is the indicator for the climatic changes for
agricultural cultivation as well as harvesting periods.
Crops and produce growth phenomenon are reflected here.
Inferior Planets (are closer to the
Sun than the Earth): Mercury and Venus
Superior Planets (further away
from the Sun than Earth): Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Eclipses
Solar eclipse occurs when the
moon is in line between the Earth and the Sun. The moon casts a shadow on the
Earth’s surface and obscures some parts of the sun. The proportion of the Sun
being blocked depends on the position of the observer on the Earth. When only
the moon’s penumbral shadow strikes the Earth, a partial eclipse of the Sun is
observed. However, if the Moon’s
dark umbra shadow sweeps across Earth’s surface, a total eclipse of the Sun is
seen. Sometimes the moon is farther away from the Earth and its umbra shadow is
not long enough to reach the Earth. The Moon appears smaller than the Sun and
cannot completely cover it. Instead the ‘antumbral’ or negative shadow
reaches the Earth. If you are within this shadow, you will see an eclipse where
a ring or ‘annulus’ of bright sunlight surrounds the Moon at the maximum
phase. Those within the penumbra would observe a partial eclipse.
Lunar eclipse occurs when the
Moon enters the earth’s shadow. The Earth casts a long shadow behind the side
facing the Sun. This shadow has two parts: the total shadow called the umbra and
the partial shadow termed the penumbra. If the Moon becomes completely immersed
into the umbra, a total eclipse occurs; and if only a portion of it falls into
the umbra, a partial eclipse occurs. During totality, the Moon is not completely
invisible. This is due to the fact that some sunlight is refracted by the
Earth’s atmosphere into the umbra and illuminates the Moon, making it
coppery-red. Its brightness varies for different total eclipses depending on the
geometry of the Moon’s path though the umbra and also on the Earth’s
atmospheric conditions. Sometimes the Moon only enters the penumbra without
touching the umbra. This is a penumbra lunar eclipse. During a penumbral lunar
eclipse, only the apparent brightness of the Moon will become dimmer but the
Moon will not be obscured by the Earth’s shadow.
They’re 5-eclipses in 2009, two of the Sun and three of the Moon: Source from the Hong Kong Observatory Almanac
January 26: Annular eclipse
of the Sun (曰環食)-visible to Hong Kong
Eclipses begins 1708
Maximum eclipse 1803
Sunset
1808
February 9: Penumbra eclipse
of the Moon (半影月食)-visible to Hong Kong
Moon enters penumbra 2037
Middle of eclipse 2238
Moon leaves penumbra 0040
Feb 10
July 7: Penumbra eclipse
of the Moon (半影月食)
July 22: Total eclipse of
the Sun (曰全食)-visible to Hong Kong
Eclipse begins 0815
Maximum eclipse 0926
Eclipse ends 1046
August 6: Penumbra eclipse
of the Moon (半影月食)
San Her Huang Quan Ba Sha (八煞-The San Her Method of Unkind Energy)
1.
8 Palaces Ba Sha (avoid seeing water either incoming or outgoing)
Ham
Dragon –Avoid Dragon and Dog incoming or outgoing water
flow
Kwan
Dragon –Avoid Rabbit in coming or outgoing water flow
Chan
Dragon –Avoid Monkey in coming or outgoing water flow
Shun
Dragon-Avoid Rooster in coming or outgoing water flow
Kin
Dragon-Avoid Horse in coming or outgoing water flow
Dui
Dragon-Avoid Snake in coming or outgoing water flow
Kan
Dragon-Avoid Tiger in coming or outgoing water flow
Lei
Dragon-Avoid Boar in coming or outgoing water flow
These
8 pure Bagua unkind energies is none other than the Koon GUI Yao.
Example:
Ham
is water while Dragon and Dog are Earth, earth destructs water as Koon GUI Yao.
Kwan
is earth while rabbit is wood, wood destructs earth as Koon GUI Yao
The
purpose is to avoid harnessing such bad energy. It is bad that impact on both health as well as fortune for
the inhabitant.
2.
8 Sak Huang Quan (avoid outgoing water)
Kang
Direction-Avoid Kwan outgoing water
Kwan
Direction-Avoid Kang and Ding outgoing water
Ding
Direction -Avoid Kwan outgoing water
Shun
Direction-Avoid Yuet and Peng outgoing water
Yuet
Direction-Avoid Shun outgoing water
Peng
Direction-Avoid Shun outgoing water
Kap
Direction-Avoid Kan outgoing water
Kwai
Direction-Avoid Kan outgoing water
Kan
Direction-Avoid Kap and Kwai outgoing water
Kin
Direction-Avoid San and Yam outgoing water
San
Direction-Avoid Kin outgoing water
Yam
Direction-Avoid Kin outgoing water
This
purpose is not to let the water to flow out of the De Huang (liveliest for such
Gua)
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郭翹鋒先生是馬來西亞華人,然而他對中國文化追求及深厚知識,絕不遜色於一位地地道道中國學者.他所接受的教育是完全地西方化,而兩者結合就產生出更優秀的風水學者,一則他能透徹地把中國文化翻譯成英語,二則他更能體會到西方人對風水所需要的真正面貌,所以兩者結合,就是中國人所說的天時,地利,人和.Power of Feng Shui是他的第三部風水著作,對他來說更是駕輕就熟了,此書更能全面發揮風水知識,讓中外人士一起參與及追求中國文化,從而造福社會,尤其是當前嚴峻金融海嘨,只要各位一書在手,有恍如明燈照路,在此祝賀郭翹鋒先生一紙風行,宏揚世界.
-術數縱橫集團行政總監 Patton Lo
要購買一本術數書不難,
但要選購一本優質的英文術數書卻不易,
郭翹鋒先生今次的著作帶給我一份驚喜,
盼望很快可以再看到更多著作出爐, 讓追求術數知識的人士多一本實用的參考書.
-馬健富,
馬健記圖書有限公司
我認識 KK (Kerby Kuek) 多年,
他給我的印象是踏實及勤務,
他對術數的熱衷及務實求學的精神, 是現代這輩人少有的.
今次他出版這本風水書可說是把自己所學平白無私的介紹給西方,
難得!- 王陽光師傅
郭翹鋒師傅學貫中西,並鑽研風水多年,現以英文成書,將風水心得介紹給外國人,此等胸襟,令人敬佩!-陳法申,
六壬師傅
恭喜大師,經過這麼多年指導,風水已經在我生活中變成不可缺小的元素,亦不是遙不可及的東西。
希望你能夠繼續把風水發揚光大 。-文幹權,聯席董事,中銀國際
中華文化中之天文,地理經先賢探究今哲承傳,精深博大,郭翹鋒師傅對尋龍點穴實有所得. 今以英文著述心法,既為地理作承傳之據.亦藉以向外傳播, 對先生用心, 謹以數語表示欽敬-華生華太, 香港上海印書館
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Website:www.misterfengshui.com