Using Early and Later Heaven Ring in Xuan Kong Liu Fa

Explorers of Xuan Kong won’t be alien to one of the literatures called Xuan Kong Liu Fa (XKLF) or also known as the 6 Methods of Xuan Kong.

The 6 Methods of Xuan Kong comprises of 1. 玄空-Xuan Kong, 2. 雌雄-Ci Xiong, 3. 金龙-Golden Dragon, 4. 挨星-Ai Xing, 5. 城门-Chen Men and 6. 太岁-Tai Sui. Of which, the most useful and yet misunderstood is 挨星-Ai Xing.

While some authors downplay the early heaven ring, some Practitioners completely omitted it in assessment.

This 2 rings – Early and Later Heaven basically rooted back to an I-Ching fundamental. 先天为体，后天为用 – Early Heaven as the Body and Later Heaven as Use. Now, replace the word ‘Body’ with the word ‘Link’ and the word ‘Use’ to the word ‘Application’ and it will all be clear in our present context. Below is an abridged explanation for those with affinity to see this passage.

先天为体 (Early Heaven as Link)→Look at the Early Heaven ring (it comprises of a ring of numbers) on the compass to identify if the 2 Gua (卦) or sectors can connect. The key to connect is via combo (5, 10, 15), Same Numerals or HeTu (16, 27, 38, 49). For example, E2 and NE2 (卯 and 艮) is able to pair with 4,9 HeTu combo.

后天为用 (Later Heaven as Application)→ For those Gua (卦) or sectors that can connect, refer to the Later Heaven ring to see if it the Gua (卦) number is 1,2,3,4 or 6,7,8,9. And we apply water or fire activation depending on the period we are in. For example, E2 and NE2 (卯 and 艮) has the number 6 and 7, which is a lower cycle number; hence to apply air flow, Qi, movement, using of that sector or fire in form of candles. As per what the western world call: Direct and Indirect Spirit.

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The important key or secret lies in the application of 挨星-Ai Xing resides in above image/ chart, where it narrates the 3 groups of gua (卦). Heaven and Earth Parent Gua (天地父母卦), Thunder and Wind Eastern Gua (雷风江东卦) and Mountain and Lakes Western Gua (山泽江西卦). The key is to use only those Gua that are of the same group. This alignment allows each gua to communicate with each other as they are of the same family. For example, the door is in the Xu-Dog sector. As such, Ren-Water sector can be activated to bring in Nobleman, Reputation and Business Prosperity.

With this the most useful and yet often misunderstood 挨星-Ai Xing application has been comprehensively explained and demystified. When applied with 玄空-Xuan Kong and 雌雄-Ci Xiong, the application of 挨星-Ai Xing will not just be confined to the house layout but be more dynamic.

Important Disclaimer: Note that the above is not the full application and should be deemed as leisure reading.