Introduction
The word geomantic omen originated in Fuxi era. According to the simple map developed by Taihao Fuxi, it was inferred that the earth had a period of wind and water. "Simple Classic" records: "Yan Di said: a fog, two geomantic omen, three landscapes, four hills, five rivers, six rivers, seven little rivers, eight water shortages and nine water shortages." Geomantic omen, also known as geomancy, painting houses, green sacs and the art of landscape, is an important part of oriental mysticism.
Guo Pu, a native of the Jin Dynasty, said in the ancient book Buried Sutra: "Qi is dispersed by the wind, and the boundary water stops. The ancients gathered together to make it last, but they stopped doing it, so it is called Feng Shui. The method of feng shui, water is the best, followed by Tibetan wind. "
commonly known as geomantic omen, also known as geomantic omen and geomantic omen, it is a metaphysical technique with a long history in China. Geomantic omen is one of the five techniques, and its basic composition comes from the Book of Changes, which is divided into two methods: the method of guarding the well stove and the method of watching the sand and water in the dragon cave. Its main schools are ternary method, triple method and nine planets method.
Kanyu has the meaning of phase and divination, in which "Kan" means exploration; "Yu" originally refers to the carriage, which means load, and is cited as territory and tunnel. The ancients in China believed that it was heaven, earth and tunnel, and integrity was the way of heaven and earth, which had a high status. Integrity is the body and feng shui is the use.
In p>25, the China Architectural Culture Center of the Ministry of Construction established the China Architectural Geomantic Culture Expert Committee (Jian < 25> No.77.) Xu Shaoshan, a researcher, served as the Secretary-General and held the first official Feng Shui training course in China in 25. On August 5th, 28, Chengkan Village in Anhui Province was approved by Huangshan Municipal Government to become the first village in China to apply for the World Heritage by geomantic omen.
[ Edit this paragraph] Geomantic elements
Wind: the phenomenon of air flow.
water: current.
qi: terrestrial qi and some invisible qi in the air.
In addition, there are dragons, sand, caves, water, sitting direction and so on.
[ Edit this paragraph] Feng Shui Prop
Compass
Feng Shui master thinks that the compass is the operating tool of the Qi-regulating sect, which is mainly composed of a magnetic needle located in the center of the disc and a series of concentric circles, and each circle represents the ancient people in China's understanding of a certain level of information in the cosmic system
Landscape painting
Feng Shui master thinks that water represents wealth; When the living room is decorated with landscape paintings, we must pay attention to the fact that the direction of water flow in the painting can not be toward the door or outside the house, but the direction of water flow is best in the master bedroom and inside the house. Especially, don't put the paintings of "Wan Ma Benteng" and "Tiger Down the Mountain" in the bedroom, otherwise it will easily destroy the harmony between husband and wife.
feng shui sword
feng shui sword
feng shui masters believe that there are many kinds of feng shui swords. Seven-star swords, peach blossom swords, or swords made of other materials are mainly used to restrain sharp corners and telephone poles outside the house and avoid lawsuits. It should be noted that Feng Shui swords do not need to be edged, or even should not be edged, because a edged sword is sharp and easy to hurt people, while a blunt sword does not hurt people, but it can still drive away evil spirits.
Eight Diagrams Mirror
Eight Diagrams Mirror
Feng Shui master thinks that the mirror's function of turning evil is really first-class. Walking in the streets, it is easy to find the eight diagrams mirror hanging on the eaves wall. There are three points to pay attention to when hanging the Eight Diagrams Mirror: 1. Hang it at 12 noon sharp; 2, open the light; 3, the direction of reflection should not be shot to other people's houses, and you should not turn your home to others' homes.
feng shui tank
feng shui fish
feng shui master thinks that raising a basin of feng shui fish is a well-known method of transportation change. But because it is simple, it makes people think that raising fish is effective. In fact, there are quite a few matters needing attention in fish farming, including that if you want to make money, you must put it in the Ming financial position, which is the diagonal corner of the door at home; As long as you take good care of the fish, don't get sick and die easily.
pictures of deities and buddhas
Feng Shui masters think that people will bring the pictures of deities and buddhas home to offer sacrifices and worship, but they don't know that they have to ask the deities and buddhas to take possession of this picture after the mage opens the light. Because it is said that bad filth, evil spirits and evil ways may possess the form of gods and buddhas, which will destroy the luck of those who burn incense and worship.
potted plants
feng shui masters believe that there are many potted plants that can turn the stem and bring good luck, among which money bamboo, malabaric chestnut, orchid and so on are the top ones that everyone likes to use. When these potted plants, which symbolize auspiciousness, have withered flowers and withered leaves, they must be replaced immediately in order to continue to gather gas.
Wind chimes
Feng Shui masters think that the sound of wind chimes colliding, crisp and loud, coupled with cute shapes, attracts many people's love. Wind chimes in geomantic omen are tools for making evil spirits, especially suitable for hanging at the entrance of the gate. But never hang it in children's study or master bedroom, because listening to the sound of wind chimes for a long time will make people impatient.
Xiang Shi Rui beast
Xiang Shi Rui beast
Feng Shui master thinks that lions, deer, horses, dragons, unicorns, money-biting toads, raccoons, etc. are all Xiang Shi Rui beasts that will be taken into consideration when changing Feng Shui. Lions, Kirin, and money-biting toads must face the door, indicating that they will attract wealth and fortune from all sides. However, the running direction and head of the deer and horse should face the house, representing the auspicious spirit entering the house.
[ Edit this paragraph] Geomantic schools
Historically, there was a major misunderstanding in the division of Geomantic schools: it is wrong and unrealistic to divide Geomantic schools into two categories: situation schools and rational styles. It doesn't make any practical sense. And it is easy to lead people astray.
In fact, no matter which school, as long as it is not deceptive pseudo-geomantic omen, it insists that the situation is the body of geomantic omen, and regulating qi is the basic principle of geomantic omen.
the division of feng shui schools is actually formed by the differences in the methods of regulating qi.
in the method of regulating qi, it can be roughly divided into two major schools, with many branches under it.
The school that directly adopts eight diagrams to manage qi is the school of eight diagrams to manage qi. Including Bazhai School, Xuankong Feixing School (there are six big schools and more than 1 small schools), Qimen Feng Shui, Heluo Feng Shui, Dasanyuan Yi Li School, Jinsuo Yuguan and so on.
The school that adopts the principles of Yin-Yang and Five Elements in Hetu, Luoshu and the Eight Diagrams in Successive Days is the Five Elements School. Including Yang Gong geomantic omen, Neo-Trinity School, numerology geomantic omen, Zhengwuxing geomantic omen, etc.
at present, China feng shui has developed into many schools of feng shui, and each school has different theories. Here's a detailed introduction for you:
(1) Luantou School: (1) Situation School (2) Image School (3) Form School
(2) Eight Houses School (2) Numerology School (3) Sanhe School (4) Guagua School (5) Feixing School (3). 13) Stars School (14) Golden Lock and Jade Pass School
First, the principle of situation school
When it comes to situation school, people will think of Guan Lu and Guo Pu, the founders of Feng Shui, who used the situation to talk about good or bad luck. The situation school emphasizes the geographical situation, mainly focusing on dragons, caves, sand and water, and always talking about ancient fierceness. Although the situation school is divided into three small schools: Luantou School, Image School and Xingfa School, in fact, these three small schools are interrelated and not completely separated.
1. Luantou School. Luantou indicates the situation of mountains and rivers in nature, and the Luantou in natural geography includes dragons, sand and mountains. Dragon refers to a mountain that stretches out in the distance? ; Sand refers to the hills within 36 degrees around the cave site; Mountain refers to the distant mountain peak outside the cave.
2. Image school. Image is actually a profound knowledge in Feng Shui, because it vividly regards the mountain situation as an animal or other object. For example, a mountain is shaped like a lion. There are many names about images, such as beauty looking in the mirror, seven stars with the moon and so on.
3. Form and method school. Form method refers to some rules in Luan Tou developed on the basis of visualization school, mainly discussing the rules of the cooperation between image and acupoint field. For example, there is a road that hedges with the cave field, which is called "an arrow goes through the heart" in the school of metaphysics.
In short, we can't look at the image without the mountain (Luantou): we can't look at the mountain without the image and shape. In many places with high mountains in China, because of its great influence, many geomancers attach importance to the image of mountains and Luantou.
second, the rational style is also called the house school or the ternary rational style. Due to the rational style, almost all the theoretical viewpoints of the five techniques, such as yin and yang, five elements, eight diagrams, river map, Luo Shu, astrology, divine evil spirit, Na Yin, Qimen and Liuren, are included in its argument principle, forming a very complicated theory of Feng Shui. It is precisely because the style of management is too complicated that many small sects are divided. It is precisely because of this that people who study geomantic omen should pay special attention to their choices, otherwise they will not learn anything, but may also make disastrous geomantic omen.
The author will introduce some theories of some sects, which will not only help beginners to choose, but also help those who have already studied Feng Shui.
1. Bazhai School. There are only two points in the eight-house school: one is to talk about good luck and ill luck by sitting on a mountain with wandering stars. The so-called wandering stars are: crouching, heavenly doctors, angry, four auspicious stars and five ghosts, desperate, evil, six evil spirits and four evil stars. According to the ups and downs of the Bagua Mountain in the house, the eight stars respectively match this wandering star in the direction of innate gossip, which is auspicious and fierce. Second, according to the gossip of residence, it is divided into Dongsi House and Xisi House, and then combined with human life, that is, Dongsi Life matches Dongsi House and Xisi Life matches Xisi House. Generally speaking, the calculation of divination by Bazhai School is based on the annual expenditure. In other words, if people born in the same year are of the same sex, their divination is the same, and their feng shui layout is the same. So? There are millions of people born in a year. According to the geomantic view of Bazhai School, they are all in the same place. Therefore, the geomantic theory of Bazhai School is too simple and rough. In particular, the view that East and West Fates are matched with East Four Houses and West Four Fates are matched with West Four Houses is even more crude and difficult to be accurate. Readers who want to learn Feng Shui should never copy it by mistake. However, it is of reference value to talk about the good or bad luck of wandering stars, and to cooperate with the mysterious flying stars in the way or indoor layout. The author will discuss the specific usage later.
2. numerology school. It is of great guiding significance for the interior decoration and feng shui adjustment of all kinds of houses to arrange feng shui with the five elements of the house owner's life and the five elements of the 24 mountains and the flying stars in the sky, and to cooperate with the decorative colors.
3. Sanhe School and Twenty-four Shantou School. Based on the landscape, the relationship between the Twenty-four Mountain and the home delivery Mountain is discussed. The so-called sitting on the house mountain actually refers to the relationship between the five elements sitting on the compass and the peaks or buildings outside the house. Water distribution is based on twelve longevity positions to discuss good or bad luck. The twelve immortals are longevity, bathing, wearing a crown, being an official, being prosperous, declining, getting sick, dying, being buried, dying, having a baby and raising in numerology. Generally speaking, the upward distribution of water and the coming and going of water are good or bad, mainly used in yin houses. However, in the Sanhe school, there is a mixed image of yin and yang between upward water distribution and twelve longevity, and there are often deviations in application. Therefore, the author reminds Yi You, who is studying Feng Shui, that the twelve immortals should not use all the water, so we must distinguish between Yin and Yang, and make the best of both.
4. Guagua School. Dig out nine planets hexagrams with gossip, and then cooperate with landscape to discuss good or ill luck. There are several methods of divination-turning, such as auxiliary star divination, also known as Huang Shigong divination-turning, which is based on the following figures: greedy wolf, giant gate, Lu Cun, Wen Qu, Lian Zhen, Wu Qu, Pojun, Zuo Fu and You Bi nine planets.
5. Xuankong Feixing School. It is to transport the mountain-to-mountain coordination yuan to the mountain-to-mountain coordination yuan, so as to see whether the water-to-mountain coordination interior layout is good or bad. The so-called Xuankong nine planets refers to: one white is a wolf in Kan, the other black is a giant gate in Kun, the third green is a treasure in earthquake, the fourth green is Wen Qu in Xun, the third green is Lian Zhen in wuhuang, the sixth white is Wu Qu, the seventh red is Pojun, the eighth white is left in Gen, and nine purple is right in Li. The essence of metaphysics is to pay attention to the prosperity and decline of Yuan Yun, as well as the birth and restraint of nine numbers from 1 to 9 and the coordination of likes and dislikes in life. As long as readers can grasp this point, even if metaphysics has started, generally speaking, it can adjust indoor geomantic omen for people. But to grasp the true essence of metaphysics, of course, we must study deeply.
6. the school of stars. The Star School refers to twenty-eight lodgings, such as Kang Jinlong, Shi Tu Raccoon, Fang Ri Rabbit, Heart Moon Fox and Tail Fire Tiger, which respectively represent the five elements. According to the theory of sitting orientation, it is mainly used to show favoritism to the twenty-four Luan Tou.
I won't introduce the strange sects, the Five Elements Sect, the Great Divination Sect, the Golden Lock Jade View Sect and the Ziwei Big Numbers Sect in the style of reason.
strictly speaking, feng shui schools are situation schools and rational styles. Their theories also permeate and blend with each other, which is exactly the meaning of returning all laws to the Sect. Therefore, learning Feng Shui should absorb the essence of the two schools. We should not only be proficient in rational style, but also absorb the essence of situational school. However, because there are many schools of geomantic omen, which are useful and useless, learners must discard the false and retain the true, get the rough and get the essence, and don't go into the misunderstanding of geomantic omen.
We can't completely deny the schools of Feng Shui, nor can we combine the theories and operational skills of each school of Feng Shui. We should adhere to the principle that practice is the sole criterion for testing truth, discard the false and retain the true, and discard the rough and extract the essence. The field of geomantic omen needs to be thoroughly cleared up, and the ancient geomantic mystery should not be left to future generations!
[ Edit this paragraph] Origin and development
The formation of Feng Shui in China has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient times.
In primitive society
Although there was no saying of geomantic omen, people at that time had to "choose a place to live" and choose a place "near the water and facing the sun" suitable for human reproduction and habitation because of the survival challenge posed by the harsh natural environment and the value of the farming and animal husbandry society. This is an adaptive choice. After entering civilized society, geomantic omen was immediately recorded in written records, such as Oracle Bone Inscriptions, where there were many records about Buzhai. It can be seen from a large number of Oracle Bone Inscriptions Oracle inscriptions and The Book of Songs excavated in later generations that in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, China people divided the land areas into different landforms such as mountains, ports, hills, plains, tombs and hills, and divided the waters into rivers, springs, rivers, streams, marshes, rivers and torrents. At that time, they classified the differences of the earth in a very detailed way, which was the development of "physiognomy" in the future. In Shangshu, the territory at that time was divided into Kyushu by rivers and mountains, which is also the origin of China's name "Kyushu". In the "Zhou Li", there appeared such a text: "Take the method that is suitable for the soil, do the famous things with two kinds of soil, unload their interests with the houses, enrich the people, care for the birds and animals, and care for the vegetation." The saying of "xiangmin house" began to appear, and there was a knowledge system of "suiting local conditions to law". "Yizhoushu" contains "the soil is suitable for the right time, and everything can be governed". It can be seen that the word "soil is suitable for the right time" echoes the right time, and attaching heaven to the ground was the rule that everything obeyed at that time, and it was also the method of governing things, which therefore became the basis of geomantic omen in later generations. During the Zhou Dynasty, when Zhou Wuwang built Luoyi, he ordered the Duke of Zhou to visit the land. In Shangshu, it was stated that "Zhao Gong was in love with the house, and the Duke of Zhou went to camp for a week, so he sent a message." It can be seen that people in the Zhou Dynasty believed in divination, and Duke Zhou was also a master of physiognomy.
During the Warring States Period and the Pre-Qin Period, with the development and prevalence of the Book of Changes and the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, academic thoughts led by "observing astronomy and observing geography" began to be established. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he not only inherited the previous concept of "soil suitability" but also became more specific, and at the same time began to have the concept of "qi". From the Book of Jin, we know that "at the beginning of the emperor, the gas-watcher said,' Jinling will have the gas of the emperor in five hundred years', so the emperor traveled eastward to suppress it, changed its land to the edge, and cut the northern mountain to its absolute potential." At that time, there was a saying of "gas watcher", which showed that there were professional workers in the Feng Shui industry. According to Volume 95 of Taiping Universe, there was a mountain in Changshui County of Qin Dynasty (now south of Jiaxing County, Zhejiang Province). When Qin Shihuang heard the warlock say that there was a royal spirit on the mountain, he sent a group of death row prisoners to dig the mountain.