{ "heading": "Chinese Geomancy: The Art of Feng Shui", "body": "## Defining Geomancy\n\n\nThe term **Geomancy** comes from Greek *geōmanteia* (\"earth divination\"). While originally referring to a specific Western method of divination using markings on the ground, 19th-century missionaries used it to translate **Feng Shui**.\n\n\n**Chinese Geomancy** specifically refers to the art of interpreting the energy patterns of the earth (dragon veins, water flows) to determine auspicious sites for tombs and houses." }