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Feng Shui is a form of classical Chinese metaphysics that has existed for centuries. Both a science and an art, Feng Shui taps into the cosmic energies of Qi to appraise a person's life through observation and analysis of the surrounding environment.
Xuan Kong (pronounced "Shu-en Kong") is the "mother" of the renowned Flying Stars Feng Shui system. It is a sophisticated branch of Feng Shui replete with many techniques and formulae, enabling practitioners to evaluate Feng Shui on a more thorough and in-depth basis.
The study of Xuan Kong encompasses numerology, symbology and science of the Ba Gua along with the mathematics of time. Xuan Kong Feng Shui is widely practiced by leading Feng Shui masters in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Xuan Kong' carries many meanings and interpretations. It has no definitive English translation, and so has been variously referred to as "Mysterious and Void" or "Mysterious Subtleties" or "Time and Space Dimension" Feng Shui.
In the definitive Feng Shui text by Master Shen Ju Reng (Qing Dynasty), Xuan was said to represent "One" while Kong represents "Nine". Xuan Kong therefore represents the interaction and relationship between One and Nine; hence, the Nine Flying Stars.
Xuan can also represent "Heaven", while Kong represents "Earth". Thus, Xuan Kong symbolizes the interaction of forces between Heaven and Earth. Furthermore, as Heaven stands for Yang, and Earth stands for Yin, Xuan Kong represents the interaction of Yin and Yang within the living universe.
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AFP - Saturday, May 30TAIPEI (AFP) - - A Taiwanese man who lost two million US dollars in Las Vegas is threatening to sue the casino for using feng shui to cause his losing streak, a report here said.
The man, surnamed Yuan, alleged that the Venetian dug a one-metre (40-inch) square hole on the wall of the presidential suite he was staying in April last year and covered it with a black cloth, said Apple Daily.
The casino also put two white towels in front of Yuan's suite and turned on two large fans facing his room without notifying him, it said.
Yuan claimed that his luck turned bad after discovering the arrangements and that he went from winning 400,000 dollars to losing two million, the report said.
"We Chinese drape black and white cloths only when there is a death in the family. It is such a taboo for regular people, let alone for the gamblers," he was quoted as saying.
Yuan filed a complaint against the Venetian after returning to Taiwan and demanded the cancellation of a two-million-dollar debt to the casino, half of it on credit, it said.
The casino has promised to refund him 100,000 dollars in cash and the same amount in chips, the paper said, without explaining why it had agreed to this.
Yuan had notified the Venetian through his lawyer of his intention to sue for feng shui sabotage if the casino fails to come up with a "reasonable solution," it said.
Feng shui, or wind and water, is an ancient Chinese belief that seeks to channel good and bad psychic energy through the arrangement of furniture and ornaments.
There are some common feng shui taboos among Taiwanese gamblers, such as bringing a hair brush to a gambling table as "brush" is a homophone of "lose," the report said.
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