geomancy
- n divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)
- According to the ancient Chinese practice of geomancy, or feng shui, the placement and shapes of natural features, buildings or even furniture can have positive or negative effects .
- They are all square, built on a north-south axis and are surrounded by high walls--the layout owes a great deal to Chinese geomancy.
- Surrounded by mountains and washed by a wide river, it was the site's propitious geomancy that recommended it as the seat of the Choson Dynasty in 1394.