Examining the doctrines of the so-called "Southern Hemisphere School" - by Ray Harris Introduction One of the great controversies in Feng Shui today is whether to alter the various ancient formulas to suit the Southern Hemisphere (an issue that never surfaced in premodern China). Feng Shui practitioners of equal experience and credibility profoundly disagree about this issue. As far as I am aware it has never been examined in detail and astonishing claims have been made without challenge. The issue arises out of the obvious differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. To understand this issue clearly we need to examine their differences. Distribution of solar radiation on the surface of the Earth The angles of the Sun's rays create a band of warm temperature along the ecliptic that is delineated by the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. In addition the Sun's rays create regions of cold temperature at the…