We know that in Feng Shui, water is of great significance to wealth. The method of Feng Shui is to obtain water first, and to hide wind secondly. In Yinzhai Feng Shui, it is required to climb the mountain to see the water entrance, enter the hole to see the bright hall, and so on. This shows that water is very important to Feng Shui. "Mountains manage people but water manages wealth." Water has an even greater Feng Shui significance for shops.
In Feng Shui, water in a narrow sense refers to rivers, channels, ditches, lakes, ponds, seas, etc. If there is no water in the soil, there will be no life; animals and plants cannot survive in it. It can be said that without water, there is no life. The significance of water in Feng Shui mainly depends on its good and bad luck. The auspicious waters include Jiuqu water, Yujie water, Jincheng water, Hengbao water, Bancang water, and scalding chest water (that is, water wrapped around Xuanwu), etc.; the evil waters include Shexiang water, shower head water, anti-bow water, and head-wrapped water ( Foot-cutting water), flushing water, oblique skimming water, leaking gill water, draining water, torture water, etc.
In Feng Shui, water in a broad sense not only refers to what we usually call water, but also refers to those river-like shapes that can bring popularity or airflow, that is, any shape that has the characteristics of flowing, downward, and inward. Urban buildings with a static nature at low places can be described as water. Public facilities such as city roads and streets are lower than other urban buildings, so they can naturally be called "water". Feng Shui: One inch higher is mountain, one inch lower is water, which also includes this meaning.
As for the shape of the road, there are mainly four types of water: meandering water hugging the city, front hugging water, straight flowing water, and reverse bowing water. According to the good and bad luck of water, water can be divided into so-called "affectionate water" and "heartless water". Any water that flows in meanders and bends, water that flows crosswise has the tendency to embrace, water that flows away lingers and wants to stay, and water that gathers is quiet and clear, are all "sentimental water"; while diagonal water, rapid water, and reverse bowing water, Straight water and so on are all called "heartless water". Therefore, the meandering water embracing the city and the forward embracing water belong to the sentimental water, while the reverse bowing water and the direct flowing water belong to the merciless water.
To judge the feng shui of a street shop, the key point is to see whether it is "affectionate" or "ruthless". Feng Shui pursues bends and meanders and believes that "curves are filled with emotions." Therefore, mountain dragons and water dragons can only gather energy in the bends and meanders and become alive. The flat and winding road is naturally filled with sentimental water. If it is a straight road, you must judge whether it is sentimental based on the actual situation. If the road is wide and straight, the traffic flows quickly, and there is no place to gather energy, it will become a ruthless water. It is generally not suitable for shops to be located on such a big road. But if the road is straight and wide but has many intersections, it is equivalent to a place where the water has twists and turns and can gather energy, so it may also be sentient water.
City main roads are generally considered to be lifeless and heartless water. However, if the main road has a large bend or is merged with other roads, and the water has a place to turn, it may partially become a sentient water, which can gather vitality and create a small commercial area.
In Feng Shui, there is a very bad kind of ruthless water - cut-foot water, which means the water flows too close to the homestead. There is also such a problem in cities, that is, shops are too close to the road. In such a place, the sidewalk is very narrow, and the pedestrians passing by are in a hurry. There may be many people passing by, but not many people really want to enter the store.
Why "water cutting the feet" is unlucky? This is easy to understand. First, because water cuts the feet, the bright hall must be small. If the bright hall is small, it will not gather Qi. If the Qi is not gathered, the career will be small and the fortune will be poor. Second, according to Feng Shui theory, Qi will gather where the water is gentle. Therefore, generally good Feng Shui places are located where water bends, slows, or stops. If it is water cutting off one's feet, there will be no place to gather or stop Qi in the bright hall in front, and of course one will not be able to do business.
The streets in the city are water, and Qi can accumulate in the corners of the road. We have mentioned this situation many times. There is one situation that can also slow down the "water" in the city, and that is uphill roads. Generally speaking, for the same street, the uphill side is always more commercially popular than the downhill side. To be honest, the traffic flow will slow down on the uphill section, and the walking speed of pedestrians will also slow down. In this way, a relatively large number of people will gather, and the popularity will increase. On the downhill section, people and cars are in a hurry, so it is relatively difficult to gather momentum.
When we choose a shop, we cannot ignore the traffic lights in city streets. Where there are no traffic lights, cars generally travel faster. Where anger cannot gather, wealth will not be good; At traffic lights, when the car slows down or even stops, Qi will naturally gather. If there is a relatively open hall and some Qi-gathering layout in front of the door, the fortune will generally be good.
Modern cities generally have many viaducts or viaducts. Shops facing them are bad luck in Feng Shui. The function of viaducts (roads) is to divert traffic, and the traffic flows very fast. In Feng Shui, it is equivalent to a ruthless stream of water passing by, which prevents Qi from gathering, thus blocking wealth. If it is located on the outer edge of the arc at the turn of the elevated road, it will be like a sickle cutting in the middle, which will be even more harmful. From a scientific point of view, the long-term noise impact of houses located next to elevated roads or overpasses, coupled with ground vibrations, can easily cause mental weakness and have many adverse effects on the people who live or operate here.
Overpass is a special kind of road. In Feng Shui, overpass belongs to empty water. If it goes diagonally and the water flows away, it is a sign of leaking wealth. If the shop faces the overpass and is right at the foot of the overpass, your financial fortune will be extremely poor. Because although the overpass is also a water mouth, the water flows from the side, and it flows down from a high place, and the ground door is not closed. Therefore, water and gas cannot be gathered.
Especially the "eight"-shaped overpass is a very unfavorable "eight-shaped water" trick in terms of shape. The water will flow fiercely, and no amount of wealth will be enough to drain it. To be honest, the flow of people up and down is diverted by such an overpass. Few people pass by the shops located under the overpass, so it is naturally difficult to do business.
Of course, if the shop happens to be at the entrance of the overpass, it is a different matter. Because the entrance of the overpass is at the water outlet, where water can be collected, its financial luck will be better than that of shops in ordinary locations. Many commercial buildings or shops will face the overpass, or directly connect the overpass to the second floor. Such shops have the water outlet connected to their own door, which naturally has good Feng Shui.
After the road was widened, a half flush was formed. The newly built road has taken away the water, and the front door of the remaining old house has been neglected. Because of the partial widening of the road, the remaining buildings may cause half of the road to be washed away, and the half of the building that is washed away by the road is more disadvantageous. In Feng Shui, this is the so-called decapitation evil, where the dragon's veins and energy are cut off. In reality, people passing by will walk in a straight line instead of following the cul-de-sac to the end before making a right-angle turn. How can you open a store if passers-by don’t come near and you can’t gather popularity?
Water can energize people and can also bound qi, so there is: qi bounds water and stops. Similarly, the roads in the city also play a great role in the gathering and dispersion of Qi. In many commercial streets, the commercial atmosphere may be cut in half by a cross road. One side is very prosperous, while the other side is much deserted. Therefore, you should consider carefully when choosing a store.