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The Two Forms of Energy

Energy can take visible or invisible forms.

Visible Energy

Energy carried in landforms and exterior architectural features is said to be visible energy because it is manifested in visible structures. Using the feng-shui of Landform Classification,

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we can determine which type of energy--positive, neutral, or destructive--is carried by a given landscape or architectural design (feng-shui treats building exteriors as landforms).

Invisible Energy

Energy flowing inside a building is said to be invisible energy because it can only be revealed and charted using special tools such as the lo-p'an (compass) and the pa-k'ua (trigrams). Because all buildings have both exteriors and interiors, we need to know both the Landform Classification and Building Characteristics branches of feng-shui to understand the feng-shui of a building completely.

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