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The classical Chinese framework of knowledge encompassing Mountain (山), Medicine (醫), Destiny (命), Divination (卜), and Physiognomy (相). The organising system of all practice within the Liuren Fajiao lineage.

The fundamental binary of Chinese cosmology — complementary, interdependent polarities (dark/light, receptive/active, Earth/Heaven) from whose interaction all phenomena arise.

The five elemental phases: Wood (木), Fire (火), Earth (土), Metal (金), Water (水). Their generating (生) and overcoming (剋) cycles are the operative logic of all Five Arts systems.

The dual cycle of ten Heavenly Stems (天干) and twelve Earthly Branches (地支) that generates the 60-unit sexagenary cycle (六十甲子). GanZhi encodes time, direction, and elemental quality and is the calendrical skeleton of BaZi, ZWDS, QMDJ, and all Feng Shui systems.

The ten cyclical signs: Jia (甲), Yi (乙), Bing (丙), Ding (丁), Wu (戊), Ji (己), Geng (庚), Xin (辛), Ren (壬), Gui (癸). Each carries a Five Element association and Yin or Yang polarity.

The twelve cyclical signs: Zi (子), Chou (丑), Yin (寅), Mao (卯), Chen (辰), Si (巳), Wu (午), Wei (未), Shen (申), You (酉), Xu (戌), Hai (亥). Each corresponds to a zodiac animal, season, direction, and Five Element quality.

The eight three-line symbols derived from the I Ching: Qian (乾), Dun (兌), Li (離), Zhen (震), Xun (巽), Kan (坎), Gen (艮), Kun (坤). They encode Heaven, Lake, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Water, Mountain, and Earth — and serve as the spatial and elemental vocabulary of Feng Shui, QMDJ, and divination.

The fundamental animating force in Chinese cosmology, medicine, and metaphysics. Qi flows through the environment (studied in Feng Shui), through the body (studied in Medicine), and is cultivated through Mountain Art practice.

Within the Liuren Fajiao lineage, Fa refers to ritual method, power, and the active dimension of Liuren Fajiao practice. The term is strictly preferred over "Dharma" — Fa is a distinct Chinese ritual concept, not a Sanskrit-derived Buddhist one.

The sacred space of ritual practice within Liuren Fajiao. The Altar is set up and consecrated according to lineage protocols. The term "Altar" is strictly preferred over "Shrine" within this lineage.

Ritual hand gestures used in Liuren Fajiao Fa practice to channel and direct Qi and intention. "Hand Seal" is the strict lineage term — "Mudra" is not used.

Water ritually consecrated and empowered through Fa methods for use in lineage ritual practice. "Fa Water" is the strict lineage term — "Dharma Water" is not used.

The 3×3 magic square derived from the Lo Shu (洛書). The nine palaces provide the spatial template for Qi Men Dun Jia, Flying Stars Feng Shui, and much of Chinese cosmological mapping.

The four GanZhi pairs derived from birth year, month, day, and hour. Together they form the BaZi (八字, eight characters) birth chart — the foundational structure of Destiny Art (Ming Shu).

The Heavenly Stem of the Day Pillar. In BaZi analysis, the Day Master represents the self (the chart subject) and is the primary reference point for all Ten God relationships.

The ten relational archetypes derived from the relationship between each chart element and the Day Master: Eating God (食神), Hurting Officer (傷官), Direct Wealth (正財), Indirect Wealth (偏財), Direct Officer (正官), Seven Killing (七殺), Direct Resource (正印), Indirect Resource (偏印), Friend (比肩), Rob Wealth (劫財). Source: Yuan Hai Zi Ping (淵海子平), Chapter 2.

Ten-year cycles of fortune that progress through the GanZhi from the Month Pillar. Each Luck Pillar modifies the natal chart, bringing different elemental influences and Ten God dynamics into prominence.

Special indicators within the BaZi chart that modify interpretation beyond the basic Five Element and Ten God analysis. Includes Tian Yi Gui Ren (天乙貴人, Heavenly Noble), Wen Chang (文昌, Literary Star), and many others. Source: San Ming Tong Hui (三命通會), Volume 2.

Structural configurations of the BaZi chart that indicate the dominant energy pattern and optimal life strategy. Major patterns include Follow (從格), Special (特別格), and Standard (普通格) types.

The most important of the twelve palaces in a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart. The Life Palace anchors the Purple Star (紫微) and the cluster of major stars assigned to it, revealing the core character and life direction of the chart subject.

The Emperor Star — the highest-ranked major star in the Zi Wei Dou Shu system. Its palace placement and interactions with other stars determine the overall chart structure and life quality.

The twelve life domains charted in ZWDS: Life (命宮), Siblings (兄弟宮), Spouse (夫妻宮), Children (子女宮), Wealth (財帛宮), Health (疾厄宮), Travel (遷移宮), Friends (僕役宮), Career (官祿宮), Property (田宅宮), Karma (福德宮), Parents (父母宮).

The four star transformations applied each year based on the year stem: Hua Lu (化祿, Wealth transform), Hua Quan (化權, Power transform), Hua Ke (化科, Reputation transform), Hua Ji (化忌, Obstruction transform). They activate dynamics across the twelve palaces.

The specialised compass used by Feng Shui practitioners. Consisting of concentric rings encoding the 24 Mountains, Eight Trigrams, Flying Stars, 64 Hexagrams, and other systems, the Luopan maps directional Qi at a property or landscape site. The Liuren Fajiao platform provides a digital Luopan.

The 360° compass divided into 24 directions (15° each), each named by a GanZhi sign or trigram. The 24 Mountains are the foundational directional system of the Luopan and all Feng Shui compass work.

The Xuan Kong Flying Stars system tracks nine numbered stars as they cycle through the nine palaces over periods (元運), years, months, and days. A flying star chart maps the energetic quality of each area of a property. Source: Di Li Bian Zheng (地理辨正), Jiang Dahong.

The Xuan Kong school of Feng Shui, developed from the San Yuan (三元) tradition. It centres on Flying Stars analysis and the Period (元運) cycle. Period 9 (2024–2043) governs the current era.

A Feng Shui system that categorises properties and individuals into eight house types based on the facing direction, mapping auspicious and inauspicious sectors using a fixed star arrangement.

The direction a building or site faces — one of the two defining axes of any Feng Shui assessment, along with the sitting direction (坐). Facing is determined with the Luopan to within ±0.5° in professional practice.

The ritual magic tradition at the heart of this platform and the Fuying Hall lineage (六壬伏英舘). Liuren Fajiao is a system of Fa practice — ritual, not divination. Ba Wu Jin Ji (百无禁忌) — Hundred No Taboos — is its foundational philosophy.

The lineage hall (舘) of Liuren Fajiao, tracing to Li Chunfeng's third son in hagiographic tradition. The Fuying Hall is the organisational and spiritual centre of the Liuren Fajiao lineage.

One of the Three Wonders (三式) of classical Chinese divination. Da Liu Ren uses a complex temporal-spatial matrix with twelve divine generals (十二神將) to assess situations with precise diagnostic detail. The "Liu Ren" in Liuren Fajiao references this tradition.

The twelve spirit generals of the Da Liu Ren system: Da Ji (大吉), Gong Cao (功曹), Tai Chong (太衝), Tian Gang (天罡), Tai Yi (太一), Sheng Guang (勝光), Xiao Ji (小吉), Chuan Song (傳送), Cong Kui (從魁), He Kui (河魁), Deng Ming (登明), Shen Hou (神後). Each governs a specific directional and temporal domain.

One of the Three Wonders (三式) — the most complex of the classical Chinese strategic assessment systems. QMDJ combines the Nine Palaces (九宮), Eight Gates (八門), Nine Stars (九星), Eight Deities (八神), and GanZhi to map the optimal timing and direction for any endeavour.

The eight directional gates in the Qi Men Dun Jia system: Rest (休), Life (生), Injury (傷), Du (杜), Scenery (景), Death (死), Fright (驚), Open (開). Each gate carries auspicious or inauspicious qualities for different types of activity.

The nine stars distributed across the nine palaces in QMDJ: Tian Peng (天蓬), Tian Rui (天芮), Tian Chong (天衝), Tian Fu (天輔), Tian Qin (天禽), Tian Xin (天心), Tian Zhu (天柱), Tian Ren (天任), Tian Ying (天英). Each star has elemental and strategic attributes.

The eight deities that overlay the nine palaces in QMDJ: Zhi Fu (直符), Teng She (螣蛇), Tai Yin (太陰), Liu He (六合), Gou Chen (勾陳) / Bai Hu (白虎), Zhu Que (朱雀), Jiu Di (九地), Jiu Tian (九天). They add a further interpretive dimension to palace analysis.

The traditional Indian system of astrology. Rooted in the Vedas, it uses the sidereal zodiac and precise mathematical cycles (Dashas) to map individual karma and life timing.

The twelve zodiac signs in Indian astrology, from Mesha (Aries) to Meena (Pisces). Rashis filter the energy of the nine planets (Grahas).

One of the 27 sectors of the ecliptic defined by the Moon's daily motion. Nakshatras reveal the deep psychological and karmic imprint of an individual.

Planetary time cycles in Jyotish that dictate when specific karmic seeds will manifest. The 120-year Vimshottari Dasha is the most widely used predictive system.

The angle between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs. Standard Lahiri ayanamsa is used for professional Vedic calculations on this platform.

The cosmic memory field that stores the energetic imprint of every event, thought, and deed. Rooted in the Vedic element of Akasha (Space).

The subtlest of the five great elements (Pancha Mahabhuta). It is the all-pervading substratum and the medium through which primordial sound (Shabda) travels.

The mental space or field of the mind where personal memories and psychological impressions reside.

The space of pure consciousness. It is the level beyond time and individual ego where the universal Akashic Records are accessed.

The primordial evolutionary energy coiled at the base of the spine. When awakened, it ascends through the Sushumna Nadi, activating the Chakras and leading to higher states of Shen (Spirit).

Energy vortices or "transformers" within the human energetic body. The seven primary Chakras map to the endocrine system and correspond to the three Dantians in the Chinese tradition.

Channels through which Prana or Qi flows. Mapped to the Meridian system in Chinese Five Arts. Sushumna, Ida, and Pingala are the three primary Nadis.

The Indian equivalent of Qi — the vital breath or life-force energy that sustains all living beings.

A high-precision system within the Xuan Kong tradition that uses 64 hexagrams and 96 mountains for ultra-fine directional analysis (±0.9275°). Used for advanced site selection.

A classical San Yuan water method that leverages the "Five Ghosts" sector of a property as a gateway to draw wealth energy from auspicious external water sources.