Ox:
See Chou and Zodiac Asian
Pakua
Also known as pagua or bagua. An octagon shaped amulet, consisting of eight sections, sometimes called the eight trigrams.
Partnership
Same as a sole proprietorship, except there is more than one person involved. The owners are personally liable for the company and its debt, income is distributed equally and is added on each owner's personal
tax returns.
Pendulum
An apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
Period
A cycle of qi, it is the primary
requisite for construction of a Flying Star chart. This is the beginning process of the time factor to determine the allocation of qi throughout the structure. Some schools utilize the move-in date as the essential time
factor. The most widely recognized method is to use the construction date as the determining factor (and more specifically the closing of the roof). Each age or period lasts 20 years and begins on a four-ending year
(i.e., 1964, 1984).
Phoenix
The symbolic animal in form school that lies in the South or in front of a building. It is represented by the summer and the color red.
Poison Arrow
A
term that refers to sharp, hostile corners or objects both indoors and out that cause an abundance of oppressive energy, or sha chi, to be directed at the inhabitants of a space.
Portent
An omen
or sign of something to come manifested in accordance to a resonance with persisting energy; from the Eight House or Eight Mansions method. Each of the eight outer sectors of the Bagua has a portent depending on the gua
calculation for the person or building it is being related to. Each portent has an auspicious or inauspicious association. This association is determined by the pattern of the changing lines of the trigram contained
within that sector.
Practitioner
One who practices an art or discipline.
