Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui or ''Xuan Kong Fei Xing'' is a discipline in
Feng Shui
Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...
, and is an integration of the principles of
Yin Yang
Originating in Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (, ), also yinyang or yin-yang, is the concept of opposite cosmic principles or forces that interact, interconnect, and perpetuate each other. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary an ...
, the interactions between the five elements, the eight trigrams, the
Lo Shu numbers, and the
24 Mountains, by using time, space and objects to create an astrological chart to analyze positive auras and negative auras of a building.
These include analyzing wealth, mental and physiological states, success, relationships with external parties, and health of the inhabitant.
During the
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
, it was popularized by grandmaster
Shen Zhu Ren, with his book Mr. Shen's Study of Xuan Kong, or ''Shen Shi Xuan Kong Xue''.
Flying Star Feng Shui does not limit itself to buildings for the living or ''Yang Zhai'', where rules pertaining to directions equally apply to all built structures; it also applies to grave sites and buildings for spirits or ''Yin Zhai''.
Fundamentals
Numbers

In the
Lo Shu Square
The Luoshu (pinyin), Lo Shu (Wade-Giles), or Nine Halls Diagram is an Ancient China, ancient Chinese diagram and named for the Luo River (Henan), Luo River near Luoyang, Henan. The Luoshu appears in Chinese mythology, myths concerning the Chinese ...
, flying stars are nine numbers.
Each number in the Lo Shu represents one of the Chinese
Trigram
Trigrams are a special case of the ''n''-gram, where ''n'' is 3. They are often used in natural language processing for performing statistical analysis of texts and in cryptography for control and use of ciphers and codes. See results of analysi ...
s and is related to an Element, Family Member,
Cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to
* Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
, Colour, Hour, Season,
Organ
Organ and organs may refer to:
Biology
* Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
...
, Ailment and many others.
The numbers always move to the lower right (northwest), middle right (west), lower left (northeast), upper center (south), lower center (north), upper right (southwest), middle left (east), upper left (southeast) and back to the center.
Time
Time
Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...
is divided into 20-Year cycles. Each cycle of 20 years is a Period or "Yun". A grand cycle comprises 9 Periods in total, which covers a span of 180 years.
Periods are used to describe the cyclical pattern of
Qi. Different types of Qi have different strengths and weaknesses with the reference to a particular Period.
Periodic Table on Flying Stars
Timely and Untimely Flying Stars
A timely star is positive for a building whereas an untimely star is negative. For the current period, ''Period 8'' (Year 2004–2023), stars ''Eight'', ''Nine'' and ''One'' are timely (For a building, they are timely if and only if the object placed in that palace is timely). Star ''Eight'' is most timely which is often treated as Prosperous and Noble Star. Star ''Nine'' and Star ''One'' belong to ''Sheng Qi'', a growing
energy
Energy () is the physical quantity, quantitative physical property, property that is transferred to a physical body, body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of Work (thermodynamics), work and in the form of heat and l ...
. The other six stars are regarded as having retreating, killing or dead ''qi''.
Space
An accurate measurement of direction must be obtained before any system of
Feng Shui
Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...
can be undertaken.
A
Luopan
The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetism, magnetic compass, also known as a feng shui compass. It is used by a feng shui practitioner to determine the precise direction of a structure, place or item. Luo Pan contains a lot of inform ...
is a magnetic compass to determine the precise direction of a structure or an item.
24 Mountains
The most important ring on the
Luopan
The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetism, magnetic compass, also known as a feng shui compass. It is used by a feng shui practitioner to determine the precise direction of a structure, place or item. Luo Pan contains a lot of inform ...
is the 24 Mountain ring.
On the 24 Mountain ring, each direction is subdivided into three sectors.
Taking Directions
Using the principles of
Yin and Yang
Originating in Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (, ), also yinyang or yin-yang, is the concept of opposite cosmic principles or forces that interact, interconnect, and perpetuate each other. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary an ...
, the facing of a building is determined by the side of the built structure that receives most ''Yang Qi''.
A house is constructed with an architectural frontage with its side that faces whatever landscape feature. The facing of that house is considered by the direction of its frontage which is most ''Yang'' in nature.
In apartments, or condominiums, the facing of a unit is determined by the facing of the entire building. If the structure is not an obvious facade, the facing of the unit is determined by the side of the building having the most ''Yang'' energy (faces the busiest crowd flow).
Taking locations
Energy in a building can be tapped into by locating a person within a sector that houses the energy. Ideally, living objects should be located in a sector with positive
Qi as determined by Flying Star Chart.
The layout of a building is demarcated with a Nine Palace grid, which looks like a ''tic-tac-toe grid''. A door, room or other object's location refers to the square within this grid where the object is found. This may or may not correspond to the direction that the object faces. A door could be located in the southwest sector, but face south. Its location could be also southwest, and its direction to be facing to the south.
Objects
Objects are essential to evaluate the
Feng Shui
Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...
of a building.
Mountain
Mountain generates
Qi. A lush and green mountain or hill generates auspicious Qi, while a barren, rocky rising area will, in general, generate inauspicious energy.
In urban areas, skyscrapers, apartments or any structure that rises from the ground have a similar role to a mountain: generating energy outside. From inside, cupboards, wardrobes, or any furniture that is taller or larger than any others nearby are also considered mountains.
Water
Water conducts
Qi. It is essential to identify the cleanliness of the water, the location and the flow of the water formation. These include ponds, lakes, rivers, drains and fountains.
In urban areas, highways and lowlands play a similar role to waterways, conducting Qi. Inside a building or a room, a spinning fan or anything lower than ground level is considered water.
Nine-Palace Flying Stars
Nine Palace Flying Stars or ''Jiu Gong Fei Xing'' is another name of the Flying Stars method whereby palaces are the nine sectors overlaid onto a layout of the house.
Flying Star Chart
A Flying Star chart consists of three numbers in each Palace of the
Luo Shu. These numbers are called the Base Star, the Facing Star and the Sitting Star.
Constructing a Flying Star Chart requires the dates that the building was occupied by the owners and the facing of the building
For example, if a building is constructed in the year 2003, but the residents do not move in until February 4 of 2004, the Period of the building is 8, not 7.
The period does not change again unless there is major renovation undertaken to the structure.
Rules and Procedures
Creating a ''Flying Star chart'' is always begun with the Base Star. The period of the building determines the number occupies the Base Star position of the ''Central Palace''. Base Stars always fly in the
Luo Shu path.
Once all the base stars are distributed amongst the nine palaces, the number in Facing Palace on the Luo Shu grid is determined by the facing direction of the building. This number is the facing star.
The ''Sitting Palace'' is always opposite of the ''Facing Palace''. The sitting star is the number in the sitting palace.
For instance, in a Period-8 building that faces southwest, the number that locates in Facing Palace is number 5 whereas the number in Sitting Palace is number 2; thus, 5 is Facing Star and 2 is Sitting Star.
Unlike the Base Star, the Facing Star and Sitting Star can fly in either ascending (''Yang'') order, or descending (''Yin'') order. The order depends upon two factors: whether the star is an even number or an odd number, and which mountain the unit faces.
Even-numbered Stars follow a ''Yin-Yang-Yang'' form. In a certain number which comprises three mountains, if the mountain that the property faces is ''Yang'', then the numbers fly in ascending order of
Lo Shu path, and vice versa.
Odd-numbered Stars follow a ''Yang-Yin-Yin'' form. In a certain number which comprises three mountains, if the mountain that the property faces is ''Yang'', then the numbers fly in ascending order of Lo Shu path, and vice versa.
To determine the polarity of number 5 star, go by the polarity of the Period number.
Properties of Nine Stars
Timely and Untimely
Flying stars can be timely or untimely. The nature of flying star depends on which period is to be referred and which star is being activated.
Portents and Natures
Famous Combination of Stars
Bull fight
Result of overcoming of untimely Flying Star 3 (Wood) upon Star 2 (Earth)
Relationship: Son harassing mother-in-law, a male violating a woman
Activities: Problems (Conflict, arguments, combat, lawsuit, disharmonies) for mother
Health: woman is hurt at the belly (while pregnant) or having stomachache
Cure: introduce a red carpet or a painting that is red. Red represents fire and will be able to change the effect that wood has on earth (control cycle) into a wood, fire and earth, supporting cycle.
Death and Disastrous
Result of combination of untimely Flying Stars 2 (Earth) and 5 (Earth)
Activities: Accidents, bankruptcy, haunted house, death
Health: Serious sickness, cancer of the digestive system
Fire hazard
Result of fire combination of untimely Flying Stars 2 (Earth) and 7 (Metal), or of untimely Flying Stars 7 (Metal) and 9 (Fire)
Relationship: Lesbian, Male with strong female personalities
Activities: Fire, explosion
Penetrating the heart
Result of combination of untimely Flying Stars 3 (Wood) and 7 (Metal)
Relationship: Male and female fight
Activities: Cripple, armed robbery, burglary, lawsuit, scams
Health: foot disease, liver cancer, arm injury by metal
Wisdom
Result of combination of timely Flying Stars 1 (Water) and 4 (Wood),
or combination of timely Flying Stars 3 (Wood) and 9 (Fire),
or combination of timely Flying Stars 1 (Water) and 6 (Metal)
Activities: Intelligence, Splendid for studies and research
Metal in battle
Result of metal combination of untimely Flying Stars 6 and 7.
Relationship: combat and competition between brothers
Activities: Conflict, armed robbery, death by metal
Rich and Authority
Result of combination of timely Flying Stars 6 and 8, or timely Flying Stars 2 and 6
Activities: Success in business, especially real estate or owning land, Inheritance, Great authority
Fame and Celebration
Result of combination of timely Flying Stars 8 (Earth) and 9 (Fire)
Activities: Promotion, Marriage, Birth, Fame, Championship
Chemistry of Flying Stars
According to
I-Ching, south direction belongs to fire. However, in a building, the south sector may not be a fire. The nature of a palace depends on the combination among elements of the ''base star'', of the ''sitting star'', of the ''facing star'' and of the ''Heaven Trigram''.
For example, a house that faces bearing 337.6 – 352.5 was built in 2001, and was occupied by residents in 2006.
Period of the house: Period 8, since 2006 is the year of occupying
Facing: Ren mountain in North direction, bearing 337.6 – 352.5
Sitting: Bing mountain in South direction, opposite of the facing
Timely Flying Star
Timely flying star is a catalyst to the phase combination of ''Sitting Star'', ''Facing Star'', ''Base Star'' and ''Heavenly Trigram'', implying whether to boost the current aura to best or to the opposite. For example, annual Star 1 (Water) has the ability to combat the competition of metallic stars 6 and 7.
Annual and Monthly Flying Stars
In
Sexagenary cycle
The sexagenary cycle, also known as the gānzhī (干支) or stems-and-branches, is a cycle of sixty terms, each corresponding to one year, thus amounting to a total of sixty years every cycle, historically used for recording time in China and t ...
, a new Chinese year begins on start of spring, which usually falls on February 4. The annual flying star that visits the center palace has to be subtracted by one every Chinese year. Once ''Star 1'' is reached, annual star would loop back around to 9 in next year.
''Star 1'' occupies center palace in 1999, 2008, 2017 and so on.
Annual and monthly stars always follow Lo Shu path.
Daily Flying Star
Daily Flying Stars are governed by,
RULE 1: From the onset of
Winter Solstice
The winter solstice, or hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's geographical pole, poles reaches its maximum axial tilt, tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern Hemisphere, Northern and So ...
until
Summer Solstice
The summer solstice or estival solstice occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). The summer solstice is the day with the longest peri ...
in the following year, the daily stars progress in ascending order (... 7,8,9,1, 2, 3, ...). The stars are distributed around the nine palaces following
Lo Shu path.
On the very first Yang Wood
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
day or ''Jia-zi'' day after Winter Solstice, daily ''Star 1'' presides the center palace.
RULE 2: From the onset of Summer Solstice until the next Winter Solstice, the daily stars progress in a descending order (... 3,2,1,9,8,7,...). The stars are distributed around the nine palaces fleeing Lo Shu path.
On the very first Yang Wood
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
day or ''Jia-zi'' day after Summer Solstice, daily ''Star 9'' presides the center palace.
Bihourly Flying Star
Bi-hourly Flying Stars are ruled by,
[Zhu zuxia ''Feixing Feng Shui Xue.'' Zhu Zuxia Training Centre (2009) 43.]
RULE 1: From the onset of
Winter Solstice
The winter solstice, or hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's geographical pole, poles reaches its maximum axial tilt, tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern Hemisphere, Northern and So ...
until
Summer Solstice
The summer solstice or estival solstice occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). The summer solstice is the day with the longest peri ...
in the following year, the bi-hourly stars are distributed around the nine palaces following
Lo Shu path. The stars progress in ascending order every bi-hourly.
On
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
,
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...
,
Horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
, and
Rooster
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...
days, ''star 1'' occupies the center sector at
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
hour (11 pm of previous day – 1 am). On
Ox,
Dragon
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
,
Goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...
, and
Dog
The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from a population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. ...
days, ''star 4'' occupies the center sector at
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
hour. On
Tiger
The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is a large Felidae, cat and a member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is ...
,
Snake
Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...
,
Monkey
Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...
,
Pig
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus '' Sus''. Some authorities cons ...
days, ''star 7'' occupies the center sector at
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
hour.
RULE 2: From the onset of Summer Solstice until next Winter Solstice, the bi-hourly stars are distributed around the nine palaces fleeing Lo Shu path. The stars progress in descending order every bi-hourly.
On
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
,
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...
,
Horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
, and
Rooster
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...
days, ''star 9'' occupies the center sector at
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
hour. On
Ox,
Dragon
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
,
Goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...
, and
Dog
The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from a population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. ...
days, ''star 6'' occupies the center sector at
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
hour. On
Tiger
The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is a large Felidae, cat and a member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is ...
,
Snake
Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...
,
Monkey
Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...
,
Pig
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus '' Sus''. Some authorities cons ...
days, ''star 3'' occupies the center sector at
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...
hour.
See also
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5 Elements (Wu Xing)
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Bagua
The ''bagua'' ( zh, c=八卦, p=bāguà, l=eight trigrams) is a set of symbols from China intended to illustrate the nature of reality as being composed of mutually opposing forces reinforcing one another. ''Bagua'' is a group of trigrams—co ...
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Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for officia ...
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Feng shui
Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...
*
Luopan
The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetism, magnetic compass, also known as a feng shui compass. It is used by a feng shui practitioner to determine the precise direction of a structure, place or item. Luo Pan contains a lot of inform ...
*
9 Star Ki
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Yin and yang
Originating in Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (, ), also yinyang or yin-yang, is the concept of opposite cosmic principles or forces that interact, interconnect, and perpetuate each other. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary an ...
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