The difference between water of image and water of nature.
The moisture in geomantic omen is natural water and elephant water. Tangible water, sweet springs, clear streams, swift rivers, wide lakes, quiet ponds, boundless oceans, rain and dew in the sky and Jing Quan in the ground are all natural water. The image of water without water is called image water. Feng shui experts call all objects with the image of water water, that is, the image of water in Feng Shui. The water image in Feng Shui is mainly the product of Kan Yu's imagination, which connects water with time and space, making it transcend its own material form and rise to a spiritual realm. For example, all liquid objects in the north, winter, cold and downward are regarded as water, and even low-lying open spaces in streets and alleys are regarded as "water". According to the fluidity of water, people also associate water with financial resources, which is euphemistically called "financial resources are like water sources" and "seeing water makes money". Comparing roads and streets to rivers, and comparing the movement of people, cars and horses to water, there is a saying of "traffic" and "financial resources rolling" Modern geomantic omen compares shops, squares and other places where people gather as "water gathers the heart of heaven"; Giving people away by elevator is called "pumping water for class" and so on, which casts a mysterious color on "water" and makes it a symbol of wealth. Therefore, it is very important for feng shui masters to judge sand and water, what is sand and what is water, so as to decide good or bad luck, which also depends on the skill of feng shui masters.
Water law can judge the quality of geography.
The ancients said: Qi is the mother of water and water is the son of Qi. There is a saying in "River Map" that "the sky is full of water and the land is 60%"; Shang Shu Hong Fan defines it as the first of the five elements and points out that it is moist. Laozi praised: the nature is weak, and the good times do not dispute, just like the embodiment of the avenue. There is an inherent praise of "goodness is like water", and "benevolent Leshan, wise people enjoy water". Confucius praised water as a symbol of wisdom and has the reputation of five virtues! "Guan Zi Shui Di pian" said: "The earth is the foundation of all things, and the root of all things is also, and beauty and evil are not born of the monarch; Water, the blood of the earth, is like a flowing tendon. " The above is the understanding and evaluation of the ancient virgin water in China.
As the old saying goes, "don't look at the mountains, look at the water first." Don't look for land if there are mountains and no water. " "Qingnangjing" also said: "The earth has four potentials, and qi comes from all directions. The wind will disperse and the water will stop. " People think that only water can gather vitality and attract happiness. It can be seen that geomantic omen is to judge the good or bad of geography by the law of water. The so-called "mountain is expensive, water is rich." Where the water is shallow, people are poor; Where water gathers, the people are thick; Where water is scattered, people are far away; Deep water makes the people rich. Therefore, the mountains are full of gas, the water is thin, and the government is the center; Those rich in water and thin mountains are economic hubs. If there are mountains without water, the people will be fierce and poor; Where there is water without mountains, it must be a house of arrogance and extravagance, and there must be two tones. "Although this may not be the case, when we talk about places with extremely harsh environment, we will use entering wasteland as an analogy. When it comes to beautiful and rich places, it is often described as beautiful scenery, which can be seen.
According to the situation, quality and direction of incoming and outgoing water, it can be divided into auspicious water and fierce water. For example, water is "mysterious when it comes, curved when it goes, curved when it crosses, blocked against it, flowing gently, flowing clearly, holding it fearlessly, rushing fearlessly, far unwilling to be small, near unwilling to cut, big unwilling to swing, and inclined to be unwilling". There are even real water and fake water. For example, what you can see on the flat in front of the hall is real water. What I don't see is that the trend of collecting water vapor or collecting water is fake water. "Xue Xin Fu" said: "I have been blessed for a long time, and I need water to go around Xuanwu. For officials, it must be a water-wrapped dragon. Shuikou loves as tight as a gourd throat and as expensive as a horn. " The four water shapes of crossing, locking, weaving and knotting are auspicious, and the four water shapes of piercing, cutting, arrow and shooting are bad luck, which vividly summarizes the good and bad faces of the water in Luantou Feng Shui. Feng Shui experts believe that the good or bad luck of the Dragon Cave lies in water, and the layout of water in Feng Shui must be conducive to people's home life and meet people's spiritual needs, which is generally consistent. Generally speaking, there are the following requirements for water: first, it should be clean to avoid turbidity; Second, mobility is lucky. If it is stagnant water, geomantic speaking, stagnant water is lifeless and will soon become dirty; Therefore, it is good to recycle fish tanks at home or in the unit; Third, we should tolerate all beings and avoid opposing bows, that is, the water deviates from the base address and is heartless. Fourth, it is advisable to bend and avoid direct current, which will accelerate the flow, destroy the gas field and disperse the wealth. Fifth, the lower the water, the better, and avoid high water. Sixth, the deeper the water, the larger the water area, and the greater the role. Of course, real water is more powerful than a fish tank.
This concept of residential choice of the ancients has also been confirmed in many modern architectural practices. For example, after liberation, someone once built a "workers' sanatorium" in front of the herringbone waterfall in Huangshan. The torrent roared and the evil wind was biting. As a result, healthy people recuperate here, but many problems have arisen. Buildings have seriously damaged the inherent landscape pattern of Huang, and naturally they are criticized by everyone. The "flowing water villa" designed by American architect Wright hangs above the waterfall. Although poetic and beautiful, it is not suitable for long-term residence. So soon after it was completed, the owner donated this beautiful house as a tourist attraction to the public, and he moved to Kyrgyzstan.
Ancient people's understanding and utilization of water in the process of building construction
Yang Zhai's geomantic omen emphasizes the local atmosphere, and the house is dedicated to water. Yang Zhai is built on the ground, not to take the earth vein, but to take gas. Water can just gather gas, which is easy to come true and make a fortune. There have been different Feng Shui books since ancient times. Generally speaking, the large pattern formed by rivers is used as the base of towns, smaller ponds and ditches are used as the layout of family villages, and private courtyards generally use pools and wells to adjust feng shui. Therefore, as long as it is beneficial to the house, it is a good direction.
"Guan Zi I Riding a Horse" said: "All countries are based on mountains and must be above Guang Chuan. High is not close to drought, and water is enough; Don't go near the water, but the ditch is safe. Because natural materials are beneficial, the city walls don't have to be in the rules, and the roads don't have to be good. " In other words, whenever a capital is built, it must be built above a big river, not under a big mountain. The height should not be close to drought to ensure sufficient water use; ● It should not be close to running water, so as not to build ditches and dikes.
Generally speaking, the building of Yangzhai first chooses a place close to the water source. Putting the highland behind the house is called "building a mountain" and calling the front of the house "facing the water", which means facing the water source. In the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji's "Manxing" said: "Looking for Longshan water should be discussed at the same time, and the mountains are prosperous and the people are prosperous in water; I saw that the mountain peak did not see water, which was called loneliness. " Therefore, when the ancient ancestors chose the base site of Yangzhai, most of them chose the riverbed with beautiful environment near the mountains and waters as the base site. On the one hand, due to the downward flow of water, the inertia of water impact can make the sediment at the bend of the river bed accumulate continuously, which makes the area as the foundation of the house expand continuously; On the other hand, living near water can be more convenient for fishing, hunting and transportation, which is beneficial to production and life.
In ancient geomantic omen, choosing the location of Yangzhai not only needed water source and water potential, but also attached great importance to water quality. The Feng Shui classic "Boshan Pian" said: "Seek dragons to recognize qi, recognize qi and taste water. Its color is blue, its taste is sweet and its fragrance is expensive. It is white in color, clear in taste and warm and expensive. Its color is light, its taste is pungent, its gas is strong, and it is cold and expensive. If it is bitter and sour, if it is steamed, it is not enough. " This is consistent with our understanding of modern science. Through careful observation of the geography of mountains and rivers, Feng Shui masters of past dynasties borrowed the clear and beautiful water of nature to create people's ideal blessed land, so as to achieve the purpose of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. Unfortunately, today, some people still regard such excellent environmental awareness as superstition, but turn a blind eye to the dirty and poisonous flow discharged by some factories, all because of the lack of knowledge of geomantic omen.
The most important water in feng shui is the nozzle, which is what the ancients called "going into the mountains to find the nozzle". "River Map" thinks that "water is born", water is born from the sky, and its nature is dry yang, so the fortune should be the fastest. Therefore, in Feng Shui, the place where water comes from is called Tianmen, and the place where it comes from is called Tianmen Kai. Wherever water goes, it is called "ground closure" The place where water flows in or out is called a nozzle. The incoming water should be broad and gentle, and the outgoing water should be curved, stagnant and tightly contracted. In Feng Shui, it is believed that when Tianmen is open, the main financial resources will be abundant, and when landlords are closed, the main financial resources will be inexhaustible. The terrain of China is high in the west and low in the east. According to the theory of Tai Chi and Xiao Tai Chi in the Book of Changes, in general, the water inlets are mostly in the west, southwest and northwest, and the water outlets are mostly in the east and southeast. Therefore, many cities, villages and even people's courtyards in our country have placed outlets in the east and southeast to gather wealth and receive happiness. This is what Yang Zhai Feng Shui called "opening the door and releasing water".
In order to meet the requirements of feng shui, we often use our own methods to make water in feng shui conditioning, that is, to build ponds and fountains at home, or to raise fish to replenish water, so as to achieve the effect of balancing yin and yang.