This may have some validity in terms of the fen yeh ring, but is certainly not an appropriate macrocosmic use of Flying Star formulae, which was always designed to track microcosmic qi flows inside a building. The Interfluve zone By definition, any land which lies between two rivers is called an interfluve. With the exception of structures which span rivers, such as bridges, all buildings can be located in one interfluve or another. In San He theory each interfluve forms a discrete territory or zone.
Almost all land in any non-desert area can be divided into interfluves. According to San He feng shui, all buildings within an interfluve have the same dragon qualities, and the effect of this on a building can be measured by using the Dragon ring. Figure 2: Aerial photograph showing the main dragons, and the embrace of the xue located near the ring mark. The dotted lines indicate the passage of dragon energy. This photograph demonstrates the division of the landscape into interfluves separated by rivers.
Hu, Water mouths are an important feature of San He feng shui as they neatly divide up the landscape into discreet areas. The Xuan Kong Da Gua definition of a water mouth is a lot wider, and can include the junctions of roads. However that interpretation came historically a lot later. Figure 3: Relationship between ancient settlements and the drainage patter: interfluve analysis Wheatley , p.
Note there are five distinct interfluves shown on this map, but only three water mouths, as the other two are further downstream. The practical importance of this zone is demonstrated in Figure 3. They both have different water mouths, and arise from a different direction. The direction from which the first interfluve arises is south, and therefore gives the Elemental quality of Fire to the interfluve, and its buildings.
Likewise an interfluve originating in the NW carries with it the Elemental quality of Metal, whilst one originating in the East carries with it a Wood influence. This San He method popularised by Yang Yun Sung uses the orientation of an interfluve to characterise the Elemental nature of all buildings built within that zone, and allows precise positioning of the building using the 72 Dragon ring of the luopan.
The xue and its surrounding zone We can now zoom in our focus a bit more to look at the zone of the landform surrounding a particular house or grave or its xue. The xue is the most desirable in the landscape, and the term can apply to either yin chai gravesite or yang chai home. The xue in Figure 2 is located in front of the ring mark at the end of the central dragon and embraced by two dragons, one on either side.
The xue in Figure 4 is shown in relation to its surrounding rivers and mountains. Figure 4: A Chinese site map of a xue, showing a site facing Ding south, at the top and sitting at Gui the respective luopan Mountains. Four physical mountains are marked according to their perceived five Element nature and one in accordance with its Nine Stars nature.
March, reproduced in Skinner , p. The xue is the focus of the whole site map in Figure 4. It is the spot which the feng shui master strives to discover, as it is the most beneficial place to either build or bury. The water mouth is the point where the two streams meet roughly to the left of centre in the map, before meandering to the south top of the map. In this zone the location of mountains and the entry and exit points of watercourses are analysed using San He mountain and water formulae.
However, many San He water formulae designed for evaluating yin grave feng shui have also been incorrectly applied to yang house feng shui, but a lack of space precludes a full explanation of that. Such San He formulae are applied in decisions involving large scale projects, the layout of cities or isolated country mansions.
Figure 5: A nineteenth century map of Canton Guanzhou showing the positioning of one of several protective pagodas to the north of the old city top centre , in relation to the line of hills, or dragon, stretching away to the NE. Calculations involving the structure itself and its interior fall into the province of San Yuan feng shui, and its associated Xuan Kong methods. Orientation of the Building The categorisation of buildings according to their sitting position is addressed by the Eight Mansions method.
Eight Mansions is a San Yuan method, due to its reliance upon the trigrams, and can be applied to both the orientation of buildings and the orientation of people within a building in both cases based on their sitting position.. It is well known that Eight Mansion theory is used to identify the type of structure based on the gua of its Sitting direction as shown in Figure 7.
The key to this method is shown on the back of the luopan, and not amongst the rings on its face. Figure 7: The eight trigrams which are used to name the eight types of building identified by their sitting gua Walters, , modified. Note that as the formula is applied to a building rather than the landscape it uses the Later Heaven Sequence bagua. So for example, a house sitting in the West would be identified as a Tui house its sitting trigram.
This information used to be engraved or written on the back of all luopans see Figure 6. Nowadays it is preserved in tabular form independent of the luopan. From such a lookup table, the best direction or sheng qi of this particular type of house is NW. Correspondingly there are four bad directions of which the worst, jue ming, is located in the East.
According to the best known classic of this system, the Eight Mansion Bright Mirror Chan, , this indicates that in simplistic terms the best direction to open a door is in the NW sheng qi whilst the worst direction will be East jue ming. At no point does it develop maps of the building divided up into eight sectors, although such maps have been incorrectly added in recent editions of this text, especially in English translations. In the late 20th century it became popular to attribute the quality of these directions to the adjacent rooms i.
However if one reads the classic and avoids the illustrations added to modern editions it becomes obvious that this interpretation is not warranted.
In fact, in as much as the Eight Mansions theory applies to buildings, it establishes two things: the gua of the building and its best and worst directions, following which the effect of opening doors in any of these various directions is explained in considerable detail.
There is nothing in the Eight Mansion Bright Mirror which pertains to the interior rooms. The use of this theory to identify eight sectors inside a building and its rooms, and assign them qualities, is a misconception. Eight Mansion theory is therefore primarily concerned with the opening of doors. It is not, as commonly portrayed in English language literature, concerned with dividing up of interior areas or rooms. It is because of this that it does not clash with Flying Star feng shui which does deal with the qi quality of individual Palaces or rooms.
This has never been done before in English. The only information on the history of feng shui occurs as scattered chapters in a number of books, but these books often repeat the same tired generalisations, and include many largely erroneous statements.
This book has been meticulously researched, from authoritative Chinese texts and the analysis of many antique lo p'ans , and gives the real history of feng shui.
It contains the biographical details of many masters, and tracks the developments and people involved in propagating feng shui in the US, UK, Europe, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, in the 20th century, right up to date in It clearly shows the different feng shui methods and masters, and how they relate to each other.
Many errors have been corrected such as: 1. Even the older names ti li, kan yi , etc. Guide to the Feng Shui Compass or lo p'an. A detailed description of 75 rings of the lo p'an, and a feng shui time line. Virtually a Complete Compendium of Classical feng shui. Material never before available in English…and difficult to find even in Chinese. How to read the San He and San Yuan lo p'an , with an explanation of each ring in detail, the history and background of feng shui and the lo p'an luo pan.
This large book is pages in size, and packed with detailed information which is very clearly explained, so that after reading it anyone should be comfortable reading even the most complex lo p'an.
This book is the result of 30 years of research and practice. More than 75 rings are documented, illustrated, tabulated, and classified by Plate and School, with their use and history. Anyone reading the book can go from being a complete novice to complete familiarity with any lo p'an, ancient or modern. It clearly explains for the first time in English how feng shui developed and the relationship between the San He and San Yuan Schools. There are over 65 Tables, more than illustrations, and 32 full colour plates.
These include rare pictures and analyses of Ming and Ch'ing Qing dynasty lo p'ans. Every technical term, book title, or person's name, is carefully footnoted in traditional Chinese characters with supporting pinyin and Wade-Giles transliterations. There is a also a detailed feng shui history time line. Partial List of Contents. A Short History of Feng Shui. History of the Compass - Misconceptions.
The Shih Board. The Chai Ching Earth Plate. Tricks of the Trade. Rings, Plates and Needles. Mistaken Western Identifications. The 4 Seasons and Celestial Animals of the Quarters. The 8 Mountain Killings or yao sha.
The 8 Wandering Stars of the 8 Mansions or pa chai. The 9 Flying Stars or fei hsing. The 9 Numbers of the Lo Shu. The 12 Earthly Branches or ti chih. The 12 Life Stages Palaces or kung. The 12 Provincial divisions or fen yeh. He completed his Ph.
D in Classics at the University of Newcastle with a thesis on the transmission of magical methods and implements from the Graeco-Egyptian world to the grimoires. During this period he co-wrote books with Francis King, including the still popular Techniques of High Magic , which has gone through many editions since it was first released. Also with Francis King he wrote Nostradamus , following this with the best selling Millennium Prophecies. His interest in Western geomancy spurred him on to create the most complete and classic work in that field Terrestrial Astrology which has been considerably expanded and reprinted, and can be ordered here: Geomancy in Theory and Practice.
In the late s he published and owned a number of monthly magazines such as Wining and Dining , Healthy Living , Alternatives and XL. Later in the decade he was publisher of a number of client and affinity group publications such as , ARP and Goldlife. In he was responsible for launching and publishing the first full colour magazine on feng shui, Feng Shui For Modern Living, which was distributed in 41 countries with translated editions in German and even in Chinese.
This was followed by The Keys to the Gateway of Magic and then The Goetia of Dr Rudd , a complete 17th century version of the four books of the Lemegeton as used by a practising magician. He then produced a new edition of three versions of the most famous grimoire, the Key of Solomon as The Veritable Key of Solomon.
In he completed the Guide to the Feng Shui Compass , the most detailed study of the Chinese luopan in any language.
John Dee This mammoth work ran to folio pages, with thousands of footnotes and corrections. D in Classics from the University of Newcastle for a thesis on magic.
His interests include feng shui, ancient civilisations, geometry, travel, computers, magic and the Middle Ages. He is the author of more than 36 books published worldwide in more than 20 different languages. He spends his time writing, teaching and researching feng shui and the Western Hermetic tradition. Hear Stephen Skinner talking about real magic. His Latest Books. Publisher: Watkins Publishing. Book ISBN : Hardcover: pages.
Dimensions: Published: 12 October Available through eBook from The publisher Hardback from Amazon. Edited by Dr Stephen Skinner. Written between and , this book contained within this collection make up one of the most ground-breaking works on the practice of magick ever written. Their influence on alternative western thought and philosophy cannot be exaggerated. Also known as Book Four , or Liber ABA , the four parts bring together many rituals, received texts, theorems and unequalled insights into the practice of magick, culminating in The Book of the Law , the central, sacred text dictated to Crowley by the preternatural entity Aiwass.
Anyone interested in yoga, ceremonial magic, esoteric thought, invocation, divination and beyond, or those looking to delve into the fascinating, playful and illuminating writings of a unique man, will find this book an inspiration. For the first time, one of the world's leading experts on Western esoteric traditions and magic, Dr. Stephen Skinner, introduces the text, sharing his insights into Crowley's take on yoga, ceremonial magick and Thelema. His long involvement with magic, both as an academic and as a practitioner, enabled Dr.
Skinner to highlight the differences between the psychological and the spirit-orientated approaches to magic, and to show how that dilemma shaped Crowley's practice and his founding of Thelema, enlightening the reader to many previously unknown connections.
Publisher: Golden Hoard. ISBN : Pages: pages. Published: , , Available through Amazon. The Oracle of Geomancy. Stephen Skinner. This popular book on Western geomancy has look up tables for the answers to many typical questions. This is resolutely a practical book, with hundreds of answers to a range of practical questions. It provides you with the resolution of every possible combination of the last three Figures, two Witnesses and one Judge, and how they should be interpreted.
A large section on the practice of Astro-geomancy links geomancy with astrology. Pages: pages, 8" x 10". Published: 8th May Available through Llewellyn Amazon. Edited and Introduced by Dr Stephen Skinner "In its influence, dissemination, length, and complexity the Ars Notoria is the most important surviving treatise of ritual magic.
The Ars Notoria is a mediaeval grimoire which was widely distributed and very popular in the 13thth century, but virtually unknown until recently.
The present text is a reorganisation of that commentary into subject order without the loss of any practical detail. The Ars Notoria is still very relevant in the 21st century because it contains detailed techniques to enable the practitioner to absorb whole subjects very rapidly, and to understand very complex subjects on first reading, as well as remembering whatever has been read.
Like many magic manuscripts this work was attributed to famous individuals including Solomon who reputedly received the book directly from God via the angel Pamphilius , which was translated into Greek by the magician Apollonius of Tyana, along with input from Euclid of Thebes, the father of Honorius of Thebes the author of The Sworn Book of Honorius Liber Juratus and Mani, the prophet.
Solomonic grimoires are concerned with the evocation of spirits or demons, but the Ars Notoria stands alone as angel magic concerned only with memory and the ability to understand and absorb whole subjects rapidly, making it a veritable student's grimoire, a key to obtaining knowledge rapidly.
Despite its popularity and enduring history the Ars Notoria has never been printed in its complete form. After its early Latin appearance there was only one incomplete English translation by Robert Turner in , and that omitted the most vital component for its operation, the notae , a set of complex pictorial illustrations, without which the system just does not work. Volume 12 in the SWCM series. Published: 31st August Click to Order. Published: 30th September Only available direct from Golden Hoard Press.
The Ars Notoria is a mediaeval grimoire, or magician's manual, which was widely distributed and very popular in the 13thth century, but virtually unknown today. It is however still very relevant in the 21st century because it contains detailed techniques to enable the practitioner to absorb whole subjects very rapidly, and to understand very complex subjects on first reading, as well as remembering whatever has been read. Of all the grimoires attributed to the Solomonic tradition of magic, one of the oldest and most enigmatic is the Ars Notoria.
Like the many magic manuscripts this work was pseudepigraphically attributed to several famous individuals ranging from Solomon who reputedly received the book directly from God via the hand of the angel Pamphilius , through its supposed translation by the magician Apollonius of Tyana who called it Flores aurei , or the Golden flowers , to Euclid of Thebes. The Ars Notoria stands alone in its own category of angel grimoires, for while most other Solomonic grimoires are concerned with the evocation of spirits or demons, the Ars Notoria instead was concerned only with memory and the ability to understand and absorb whole subjects rapidly.
Yet despite its popularity and enduring history the Ars Notoria has never been printed in its complete form. From its early published Latin appearance in Agrippa's Opera Omnia to the first and only English translation by Robert Turner in , all published versions of this work have omitted the most vital component of its operation, the notae , a set of complex pictorial illustrations that are the heart of its system.
That is however until now. The present edition contains all the notae which have always been left out of other printed editions, without which the system just does not work.
For the first time ever the Ars Notoria is presented in its complete form. We also present a complete facsimile of Yale University's Beinecke MS Mellon 1 in full colour, the earliest known manuscript of this work, with a complete copy of the s printed Latin text. Detailed commentary is provided on its origins, content, possible authors, owners, methods of use, and practical considerations as well as comprehensive tables of the almost notae variants. The progress of the Ars Notoria is traced from its Greek origins, via its flourishing 13th century monastic life to its supposed inclusion in the Lemegeton.
Volume 11 in the SWCM series. Published: 8th January Now available from Llewellyn or Amazon. Use the PayPal button. Clavis or Key to the Mysteries of Magic. This manuscript grimoire contains magical formulae and procedures dating back to , which were brought together in by Dr.
Ebenezer Sibley. Finally in the 19th century this particular copy was made by a master calligrapher. Although there are a number of other manuscript copies of the Clavis or Key to Unlock the Mysteries of Magic located in libraries spread around the world 14 at last count , this one is totally unique. There are a range of detailed methods for evoking spirits and binding them, with an explanatory commentary by the editors which is not directed towards just theory and history, but to practical usage.
Specific spirits, such as Birto, Agares, Vassago and Bealpharos and the methods for invoking them are explained, with illustrations of the form the spirits usually appear in. As you might expect, there is a whole section on skrying in the crystal, and the use of the magic bell, which explains the differences between evoking the spirit outside the circle in a triangle and seeing its image in a crystal.
Methods involving the use of the Demon Kings to compel the lesser spirits, which have never appeared in any other published grimoires, are explained in detail. This extraordinary grimoire marks the high point in Victorian illustrated grimoires. Hardback with dust wrapper. Click to purchase now. Advanced Flying Star Feng Shui. This is the first book in English on Flying Star feng shui which explains how it compatibly relates to Eight Mansion feng shui, and provides giving lower kua Flying Star charts with 24 Mountain direction indicator, as well as all of the variant Substitution Star ti kua charts.
Flying Star assumes there is a very real link between the present time, the time a building was built, its directional orientation, the birthdates of its occupants and the consequential changing luck of its occupants. Contrary to popular mis-conception, Flying Star feng shui is completely compatible with Eight Mansion feng shui.
The effects of using Flying Star feng shui correctly can often be impressive and very rapid, often within 10 days. By contrast San He the other great school of feng shui relies upon combinations of the 5 Elements in their yin and yang forms with the 12 Earthly Branches, forming 60 chia-tzu jia zi or dragons.
Techniques of Solomonic Magic. Solomonic magic is a major part of the grimoire tradition. This volume is about the methods of Solomonic magic used in Alexandria and how they have been passed via Byzantium the Hygromanteia , to the manuscripts of the Latin Clavicula Salomonis and its English incarnation as the Key of Solomon.
Jewish techniques like the use of pentacles, oil and water skrying were added along the way, but Solomonic magic despite its name remained basically a classical Greek form of magic.
The emphasis in this book is upon specific magical techniques such as the invocation of the gods, the binding of demons, the use of the four demon Kings, and the construction of the circle and lamen. The requirements of purity, sexual abstinence, and fasting have changed little in the last years, and the real reasons for that are explained. The use of amulets, talismans and phylacteries or lamens is outlined along with their methods of construction.
The structure of a Solomonic evocation puts into perspective the reasons for each step, the use of thwarting angels, achieving invisibility, sacrifice, love magic, treasure finding, and the binding, imprisoning and licensing of spirits. The facing directions and timing of evocations have always been crucial, and these too have remained consistent. Practical considerations such as choice of incense, the timing of the cutting of the wand, utilisation of rings and statues, use of the Table of Evocation, or the acquisition of a familiar spirit are also explained.
The emphasis is on what magicians actually did and why. Tools used by magicians in 7th century Alexandria, 15th century Constantinople and 19th century London are very much the same. More than 70 illustrations many in colour of magical equipment like the wand, the sword, wax images and magical gems, drawn from a wide range of manuscripts are reproduced and examined. This is the most detailed analysis of Solomonic magic, from the inside, ever penned.
Order from Llewellyn or Amazon. The Complete Magician's Tables. These more than magical tables are the most complete set of tabular correspondences covering magic, astrology, divination, Tarot, I Ching, Kabbalah, gematria, angels, demons, Graeco-Egyptian magic, pagan pantheons, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Taoist and mystical correspondences ever printed.
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