bepgof 20 Report post Posted December 26, 2010 (edited) One thing I've noted. Why do the FS books place so much emphasis on South to the extent I have to flip the book 180 degrees so that South points downwards like it is supposed to. Note: In most fengshui books, South points upwards. Given the ancient wisdom of the Chinese, shouldn't they have spotted or rectified these before passing down the formulae? Could it have been missed out during the handing down or was it negligible in the first place? Food for thought. Hope to provide a ray of light to light up the little corner: - Ancient chinese maps's directional orientation always N-bottom, E-left, S-top, W-right, (6 o'clock to 6 o'clock, CW) unlike nowsadays' N-top,E-right,S-bottom,W-left(0-0 o'clock, CW)Many readers get confused, many books (esp english fs book) carry no explanation on this but sometime include pictures with both directional orientations. Some do orientation "conversion" only the top-bottom, & forgot the L-R conversion......like the bagua - in chinese directional orientation. I'm serious abt the 6 degree difference between magnetic pole & true pole (rotation axis). Because the longtitude and latitude are based on true pole, and navigation of ships & planes have to based on true pole not magnetic pole. If permanent magnets were used as directional navigator, in these carriers you can imagine the consequences. So, luopan is used to locate magnetic poles, not true poles. Good fsms should know the significance of both pole systems. Edited December 26, 2010 by bepgof Share this post Link to post Share on other sites