The Chinese Feng Shui compass is a magnetically polarized tool, used to indicate the flow and harmony in the world and the spaces around us. Ever since its creation in ancient China, Feng Shui masters have taken its advice in the use of materials and discovering the hub of energy inside any building.

In contrast to the Western world’s compass that directs you toward the North Pole, the Chinese compass actually guides the bearer to the South Pole. This resulted from an ancient experiment that revealed to the old scientists that the magnetic pool of the planet originates from the South and travels North, so they designed a compass that would always seek the starting point.

The Lo-Pan (meaning ‘bowl of everything’ or ‘bowl leading to the entire metaphysical universe) is used mostly to direct the construction of new buildings in such a way that the energies within the building flow freely and appropriately with the surrounding natural habitat. For a finished building, the Lo-Pan evaluates areas of rooms and doorways to find any problem spots that need further protection or adornments against negative energy.

With its magnetic pull, the compass’s reading will be thrown off by any area with a high gathering of metals, and this subsequently is believed to put a block in the path of the planet’s own magnetic flow. Any master or experienced Feng Shui user will know the dispersion of metals is highly important, if at all possible, since stops in nature’s energy are perfect places for negative energies to dwell.

The life source energy the Chinese refer to is know as Qi, or Chi, the good spiritual power that courses through the world. According to the laws of Feng Shui, Chi must be given proper means of passage throughout the home as a way to ward off the antagonistic energies present in the world. Chi can also been enhanced by certain means, such as bringing plants inside to care for, or tying a coin with a red ribbon to the front door to invite fortune.

The compass makes the job of assessing a space much easier, in that it can be exacting and precise about what elements need to be paid attention to, and what areas are flowing nicely. The user discerns this by facing the area in question, then examining the direction of the needle. All polar directions on the compass’s face are divided symbolically to represent certain elements, and Feng Shui wisdom directs where items belong. If these two directions correlate, then balance has been found.

The Lo-Pan has been used in China for centuries, leading as the guiding force in constructing buildings, and even the directions of entire cities. The Chinese Feng Shui compass takes on a few different forms to better suit varying personalities and experience, allowing anyone to access the ancient wisdom of beauty in nature.

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