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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SBSVC, post: 332620, member: 136&quot;]It&#039;s a Feng Shui compass, is it not?</p><p><br /></p><p>Why couldn&#039;t it be authentic, whether used or unused? It just looks a little beat up, is all...</p><p><br /></p><p>For those not familiar with these:</p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4">True Feng Shui always requires a compass.&nbsp; Without a compass, one is only practicing interior design and personal preference.&nbsp; A Feng Shui analysis is very specific: There are eight directions, North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest.&nbsp; On a Lo Pan, or Chinese Compass, these directions are divided into three different sections.&nbsp; There are 24 divisions on a Lo Pan of 15 degrees each.&nbsp; Each division&#039;s orientation can result in a different house in terms of its prosperity.&nbsp; A few degrees one way or another is a completely different house type.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">There are many different levels of Chinese Feng Shui.&nbsp; The commonly used teachings include:</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">Form - The Form method only addresses the external or internal environments.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">Eight House (Also known as the East/West teachings) - This method addresses the basic orientations and how best to align one&#039;s self to the favorable directions.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">Xuan Kong (Also known as Flying Star Method) - This is a time specific Feng Shui which looks at orientations and time factors.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">One of the first things newcomers will notice is that the arrow or red mark on the compass needle points South and not North, which is correct for Chinese Feng Shui Compasses.&nbsp; On a Lo Pan, the arrow or red marking (red for fire) always points South, the other side of the needle points North.</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p>from: <a href="https://www.stanleylondon.com/chinese-feng-shui-compass.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.stanleylondon.com/chinese-feng-shui-compass.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.stanleylondon.com/chinese-feng-shui-compass.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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