What is the difference between Chính Thần and Linh Thần?
Chính Thần is the direction currently in period, meaning the direction corresponding to the star that rules the current period. Linh Thần is the palace symmetrical to Chính Thần through the central palace, meaning the palace carrying the number 10 minus the period number (period 9 is Khảm, the North), where the energy of the period is at its most declining. According to Thẩm Trúc Nhưng in Trạch vận tân án, the Chính Thần direction should have a door opened to receive energy and should not see water, while the Linh Thần direction should see water and should not have a door opened to receive energy.
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