San Sha: one of the annual plagues, known as the 3 evils. In 2022, they cover the extended North, i.e. they extend from NW3 (322.5°) to NE1 (37.5°).
Schools:
Compass Feng Shui School: The Compass School uses the compass to sectorize the place according to the cardinal directions. It can be either San He or San Yuan.
Flying Stars Feng Shui School: The Flying Stars School or “Xuang Kong Fei Xing” adds a temporal dimension to the analysis. It allows to define the energy diagram of the habitat thanks to the use of numbers from 1 to 9 called stars.
Feng Shui School of Form: this is the oldest school of feng shui. The Form School studies the formations of the landscape to determine if the energy of the place is favourable.
Shapes: the 5 Chinese elements are characterised by a material, a colour or colours, but also by shapes: the square represents the earth, the round is linked to metal, fire is represented by a triangle, the rectangle represents wood and all the wavy shapes are linked to the water element.
See also school of form.
Shar Chi: this is negative Chi, it assaults our senses.
It can result from energy lines created by angles, beams…
We must try to limit their effects.
Sheng Chi: this is a positive Chi, the nourishing Chi. It carries favourable currents. This type of Chi will contribute to our well-being.
Sitting: this is generally the back of the house, or at least the side opposite the front. This is particularly important for the Flying Star School.
Stars: in Feng Shui, these are not real stars in the astral sense. They are represented by numbers whose characteristics are reminiscent of trigrams. They can be front stars, seat stars, water stars, mountain stars, annual stars, monthly stars…
Sui Po: one of the annual plagues, called the Breaker of the Year. In 2002, it is at SO3, and therefore Le extends from 232.6 to 247.5°.