Luo Pan is the compass used exclusively by Feng Shui consultants and masters.
This compass is one of the oldest in the world and like a conventional compass, a Luo Pan is a location finder used for measuring houses and buildings.
However, it assumes more obvious differences, like the Feng Shui formulas engraved on up to 40 concentric rings on its surface.
This instrument is essential for carrying out Feng Shui studies and consists of a metal or wooden plate known as the sky display that generally rests on a wooden base also known as the earth plate. A thread, usually red, runs through the compass plate, and the sky dial at 90 degree angles, this line is used to find the direction and position on the rings.
One of the aspects that I was most fascinated with, when starting to study about this metaphysical milenar art, was definitely knowing about the influences of the different directions in our lives and achieving this knowledge was a real blessing for me. “If you don’t know what direction to take, you haven’t acknowledged where you are”…
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