The ancients in China believed that man's gas field was controlled by the gas field of the universe, that harmony between man and the universe was auspicious, and disharmony between man and the universe was fierce. So they put all levels of information in the universe, such as the five behaviors on the earth and everything represented by heavenly stems and earthly branches, on the compass of experience.
Through the rotation of the magnetic needle, find the most suitable position or time for a specific person or thing. Although the concept of "magnetic field" is not mentioned in geomantic omen, the coordination of the directions, orientations and intervals of each layer on the compass implies the law of "magnetic field".
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There are many kinds of compasses, such as ternary disk, three-in-one disk, ternary three-in-one dual-purpose disk, easy disk, mysterious disk, and unique disks of users in various schools.
However, no matter what kind of compass it is, there must be a layer in the middle that is in the direction of the twenty-four mountains. From the north, they are Renzigui, Ugly Genyin, Jiamaoyi, Chen Xunsi, Bingwuding, Shen, Geng Youxin and Xu Ganhai. * * * Twenty-four directions.
The "Mao" on the compass represents the East and "Wu" represents the South. You represent the west, Zi represents the north, Xun represents the southeast, Kun represents the southwest, Gan represents the northwest and Gen represents the northeast.