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Feng shui as a pattern language

note10 Aug 2026under a minute34 words

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Feng shui is a tacit two thousand year old pattern language. Alexander's Timeless Way of Building shows its Chinese sources, which makes the parallel a genealogy rather than a coincidence.

Developed in the 2026-08 essay Sinosophy.

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