The Imperial Guide to Feng-Shui & Chinese Astrology: The Only Authentic Translation from the Original Chinese

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Thomas Aylward
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Foreword
PART I TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION
	CHAPTER ONE The Importance of Cosmology, Calendars, and Divination in Imperial China
		Overview of Chinese Cosmology
		From Mythical to Historical Time
	CHAPTER TWO Understanding the Art of Scheduling and Positioning
	CHAPTER THREE Cosmological Forces and Their Rhythms
		Yin and Yang
		The Five Processes
		The Great Plan sequence of the Five Processes
		The Mutual Conquest Sequence of the Five Processes
		The Mutual Production Sequence of the Five Processes
		The Correlation between the Mutual Conquest and Mutual Production Sequences
		Series of Life Cycles
	CHAPTER FOUR The Counting Terms of Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui
		The Sexagenary Stem-Branch Cycle
		The Heavenly Stems and the Earthly Branches
		The Trigrams of the Book of Changes
	CHAPTER FIVE Astronomical Foundations of Chinese Astrology
	CHAPTER SIX Conclusion
PART II THE IMPERIALLY AUTHORIZED TREATISE ON HARMONIZING TIMES AND DISTINGUISHING DIRECTIONS
	Introduction
	CHAPTER ONE The Roots and the Springs - Part 1
		The Yellow River Chart 河圖
			Figure 1 Yellow River Chart 河圖
		The Luo River Diagram 洛書
			Figure 2 Luo River Diagram 洛書
		The Sequential Order of the Former Heaven Arrangement of the Eight Trigrams 先天八卦次序
			Figure 3 Former Heaven Trigram Order 先天八卦次序
		The Directional Positions of the Former Heaven Arrangement of the Eight Trigrams 先天八卦方位
			Figure 4 Former Heaven Trigram Positions 先天八卦方位
		The Sequential Order of the Latter Heaven Arrangement of the Eight Trigrams 後天八卦次序
			Figure 5 The Latter Heaven Trigram Order 後天八卦次序
		The Directional Positions of the Latter Heaven Arrangement of the Eight Trigrams 後天八卦方位
			Figure 6 The Latter Heaven Trigram Positions 後天八卦方位
		Depiction of the Former Heaven Arrangement of the Trigrams Coupled with the Yellow River Chart 先天卦配河圖之象
			Figure 7 The Former Heaven Trigrams and the Yellow River Chart 先天卦配河圖之象
		Depiction of the Latter Heaven Arrangement of the Trigrams Coupled with the Yellow River Chart 後天卦配河圖之象
			Figure 8 The Latter Heaven Trigrams and the Yellow River Chart 後天卦配河圖之象
		Numeration of the Former Heaven Arrangement of the Trigrams 先天卦配洛書之數Coupled with the Luo River Diagram
			Figure 9 The Former Heaven Arrangement Trigrams and the Luo River Diagram 先天卦配洛書之數
		Numeration of the La(ter Heaven Arrangement of the Trigrams Coupled with the Luo River 後天卦配洛書之數Diagram 後天卦配洛書之數
			Figure 10 The Latter Heaven Trigrams and the Luo River Diagram 後天卦配洛書之數
		The Heavenly Stem-]ia Periods
		The Ten Stems, the Twelve Branches, the Twelve Pitch Pipes, and the Twenty-Eight Houses
		The Four Sequences
		The Six Zodiac Divisions
		The Twelve Months Summon Hexagrams 十二月辟卦
			Figure 11 The Twelve Months Summon Hexagrams 十二月辟卦
		Diagram of the Twelve Zodiacal Signs and the Twenty Eight Lunar Lodges 十二辰二十八宿星象
			Figure 12 Diagram of the Twelve Zodiacal Signs and the Twenty Eight Lunar Lodges 十二辰二十八宿星象
		The Twenty-Eight Lodges Paired with the Days
		The Five Processes
		The Governing Periods of the Five Processes 五行用事
			Figure 13 The Governing Periods of the Five Processes 五行用事
		The Birth and Flourishing of the Five Processes
		The Stems, Branches, and the Five Processes
			Figure 14 The Stems, Branches, and the Five Processes 干支五行
			Figure 15 The Stems, Branches, and the Five Processes
			Figure 16 The Stems, Branches, and the Five Processes
		The Triune Harmonies 三合
			Figure 17 The Triune Harmonies 三合
		The Six Harmonies 六合
			Figure 18 The Six Harmonies 六合
		The Five Hidden Rats 五鼠遁
			Figure 19 The Five Hidden Rats 五鼠遁
		The Five Hidden Tigers 五虎遁
			Figure 20 The Five Hidden Tigers 五虎遁
		The Five Harmonies' Transformations of the Vital Breaths  五合化氣
			Figure 21 The Five Harmonies' Transformations of the Vital Breaths 五合化氣
		The Received Notes
		The Received Notes Five Processes as They Correlate with the Former Heaven Chart 納音五行應先天圖
			Figure 22 The Received Notes Five Processes as They Correlate with the Former Heaven Chart 納音五行應先天圖
		The Received Notes Five Processes as They Correlate with the Latter Heaven Chart 納音五行應後天圖
			Figure 23 The Received Notes Five Processes as They Correlate with the Latter Heaven Chart 納音五行應後天圖
		The Diagram Depicting the Correlation between the Three Beginnings of the Received Notes Five Processes and the Musical Pipes' Shifting Eight and Mutually Giving Birth 樂律隔八相生圖 納音五行三元應
			Figure 24 The Diagram Depicting the Correlation between the Three Beginnings of the Received Notes Five Processes and the Musical Pipes' Shifting Eight and Mutually Giving Birth 樂律隔八相生圖 納音五行三元應
		The Received Notes, the Stems, and the Branches Assume Numbers in Harmony with the Five Processes
		The Five Processes and the Five Musical Notes
		The Received Stem-Jia
		The Columnar Chart of the Received Stem-Jia 納甲直圖
			Figure 25 The Columnar Chart of the Received Stem-Jia 納甲直圖
		The Circular Chart of the Received Stem-Jia 納甲圓圖
			Figure 26 The Circular Chart of the Received Stem-Jia 納甲圓圖
		The Chart of the Received Stem-Jia Receiving the Twelve Branches 納甲納十二支圖
			Figure 27 The Chart of the Received Stem-Jia Receiving the Twelve Branches 納甲納十二支圖
	CHAPTER TWO The Roots and the Springs - Part 2
		The Twenty-Four Directional Positions 二十四方位
			Figure 28 The Twenty-Four Directional Positions 二十四方位
		The Standard Five Processes 正五行
			Figure 29 The Standard Five Processes 正五行
		The Central Needle, Double Mountain Five Processes 中針雙山五行
			Figure 30 The Central Needle, Double Mountain Five Processes 中針雙山五行
		The Sewing Needle, Triune Harmonies Five Processes 縫針三合五行
			Figure 31 The Sewing Needle, Triune Harmonies Five Processes 縫針三合五行
		The Great Plan Five Processes 洪範五行
			Figure 32 The Great Plan Five Processes 洪範五行
		The Buried Dragon and its Transformed Revolution 墓龍變運
			Figure 33 The Buried Dragon and its Transformed Revolution 墓龍變運
		The Year or Month Conquers the Mountain School
	The Correlation between the Twenty-Four Directional Positions and the Twenty-Four Seasonal Nodes 二十四節氣方位
	Figure 34 The Correlation between the Twenty-Four Directional Positions and the Twenty-Four Seasonal Nodes 二十四節氣方位
		The Eight Trigram's Received Stem-Jia and Triune Harmony Associations
		The Lesser Roaming Year Trigram Transformations
		Figure 35 The Triune Harmonies of the Eight Trigrams' Received Stem-Jia 八卦納甲三合
		Comparison of Names Affiliated with the Stars of the Big Dipper and Roaming Year Line Transformations
		The Heaven-Fixed Trigrams 天定卦
			Figure 36 The Heaven-Fixed Trigrams 天定卦
		The Heaven Father Trigrams 天父卦
			Figure 37 The Heaven Father Trigrams 天父卦
		The Earth Mother Trigrams 地母卦
			Figure 38 The Earth Mother Trigrams 地母卦
		The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Dui Palace 兌宮翻卦
			Figure 39 The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Dui Palace 兌宮翻卦
		The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Sun Palace 巽宮翻卦
			Figure 40 The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Sun Palace 巽宮翻卦
		The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Kan Palace 坎宮翻卦
			Figure 41 The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Kan Palace 坎宮翻卦
		The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Gen Palace 艮宮翻卦
			Figure 42 The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Gen Palace 艮宮翻卦
		The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Zhen Palace 震宮翻卦
			Figure 43 The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Zhen Palace 震宮翻卦
		The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Li Palace 離宮翻卦
			Figure 44 The Trigram Transmutations of Trigram-Li Palace 離宮翻卦
		The Greater Roaming Year Trigram Transformations
		The Diagram of the Transformation of the Upper Line 上一爻變圖 小遊年生氣吉 大遊年生氣吉
			Figure 45 The Diagram of the Transformation of the Upper Line 上一爻變圖 小遊年生氣吉 大遊年生氣吉
		The Diagram of the Transformation of the Upper Two Lines 上二爻變圖 小遊年天醫吉 大遊年五鬼凶
			Figure 46 The Diagram of the Transformation of the Upper Two Lines 上二爻變圖 小遊年天醫吉 大遊年五鬼凶
		The Diagram of the Transformation of the Lower Line
			Figure 47 Diagram of the Transformation of the Lower Line 下一爻變圖 小遊年五鬼凶 大遊年禍害凶
		The Diagram of the Transformation of the Lower Two Lines 下二爻變圖 小遊年福德吉 大遊年天醫吉
			Figure 48 Diagram of the Transformation of the Lower Two Lines 下二爻變圖 小遊年福德吉 大遊年天醫吉
		The Diagram of the Transformation of the Uppermost Line and the Lowest Line 上下二爻變圖 小遊年遊魂凶 大遊年六煞凶
			Figure 49 Diagram of the Transformation of the Uppermost Line and the Lowest Line 上下二爻變圖 小遊年遊魂凶 大遊年六煞凶
	The Diagram of the Transformation of the Middle Line 中一爻變圖 小遊年絕命凶 大遊年絕命凶
	Figure 50 Diagram of the Transformation of the Middle Line 中一爻變圖 小遊年絕命凶 大遊年絕命凶
		The Diagram of the Transformation of All Three Lines 三俱爻變圖 小遊年絕體凶 大遊年延年吉
			Figure 51 The Diagram of the Transformation of All Three Lines 三俱爻變圖 小遊年絕體凶 大遊年延年吉
Notes
Glossary of Chinese Terms, Titles of Cited, and Names of Individuals
Bibliography
Index
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