From the natural factors, the most ideal environment for people to choose their place of residence is of course mountains and water. Among them water is the most important. Because all life comes from water, at the same time, water is also the most basic condition to maintain all life. Therefore, the book Eye in the Ground says: "Husband is proud of blood, and water is the blood of the ground". However, is the water in Feng Shui what people call the water in nature? Are they the same thing? The correct answer should not be.
According to the textual research of Simple Classic, there are roughly nine kinds of water: "one fog, two geomantic omen, three mountains and rivers, four hills, five rivers, six places, seven small waters, eight water shortages and nine water shortages." Some people say that the feng shui here is the water in the original sense of feng shui. As far as the author is concerned, this is not the case. Because what is analyzed here is the distribution of water. In its original meaning, the geomantic omen here does not conform to the water in the sense of geomantic omen.
What is the so-called water in Feng Shui? This is about the meaning of "water" in Feng Shui. Guo Pu pointed out in "The Book of Burial": "When the sky is angry, there will be six empty spaces around you, and the earth will do everything.". "the gas is scattered by the wind, and the boundary water stops." Jiang Pingjie said in the Water Dragon Classic: "Qi is the mother of water; Stop water and gas. If the gas does not follow, the water will stop the gas. Mother and son pity each other, and water and gas repel each other. Husband is beneficial to the outside world, while the trace is water, and the invisible person who walks on the ground is qi. The combination of appearance and appearance is the wonderful use of nature. Therefore, the gas in the land flows from east to west, that is, the water is either gone or coming. The dragon needs water to help, and there must be water in the air. "
Therefore, Feng Shui believes that water can make dragon gas accumulate and stay. Mountains can't live without water. Without water, the air will disperse. Without water, the land can't support everything, which means that without life, it can't be a dragon. Where the water stops, it is where anger gathers. The place where the water meets forms Lake Chize, which is the place where dragons rest.
In geomantic omen, the most important thing is not water, at least in theoretical expression and logical relationship. It's all about anger. Water is important because it can limit gas. The so-called "stop at water" is because anger will stay when it meets water. Contrary to "wind", it plays a role in geomantic omen, which is to disperse and interfere with angry factors.
The water in geomantic omen refers to all the symbols that can keep life and good luck. Therefore, the "water" in Feng Shui has the following meanings:
First of all, the water of nature
That is, the tangible and qualitative flowing water of nature. Such as springs, streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, ponds, etc. The ancients said: don't look at the mountains, look at the water first. There are mountains and no water, so don't look for land. No matter what kind of water it is, we should pay attention to the coming and going of water. The incoming water should be wide, gentle and surrounded by family; Dehydration must bend over and shrink tightly to gather vitality.
Second, the water of image.
That is, everything with the image of water and the similar characteristics of water comes down to water. For example, there are rolling cars, or endless crowds, as well as streets, roads, paths, pipelines, media and so on for people, goods, things, information to flow, walk and circulate.
Third, the extended meaning of water.
For example: money flows in and out; And people's pursuit of "avenue", the so-called "goodness as water" is an image description of this extended meaning; Or it represents the wisdom of intelligence and genius. The so-called "wise men enjoy water" is an extension.
In short, the mountain ring can "hide the wind and accept the gas" and the water hug can "carry the gas and accept the gas". The "water" in geomantic omen is all elements with fluidity that can restrain or bring happiness and auspiciousness to people.