Modern people pay more and more attention to the living environment. Before buying a house, you should choose a good place and look around. What kind of "living environment" should you choose for the deceased? Especially at present, cemeteries are concentrated in the form of cemeteries. How many people can realize their wishes and choose a blessed land with good feng shui for their deceased relatives?
Here is a brief introduction to the general feng shui principles for choosing a cemetery:
The principle of relying on mountains and rivers
Surrounded by mountains and rivers, green mountains and green waters are a beautiful environment that people generally yearn for, and it is also the basic principle of a good cemetery. Reflected in the theory of geomantic omen, it is that "the master of mountains is Ding, and the master of water is wealth", which means that choosing mountains can make future generations prosper; Choosing water can make money roll in. Stone is the bone of the mountain and water is the blood of the mountain. The benevolent Leshan, the wise happy water. Water is the source of life, and there is life when there is water in mountains. A mountain without water seems to have no soul, so there is a saying in Feng Shui: If there is no water in the mountain, don't look for land again. Look at the water before you look at the mountain. It can be seen that "the master of mountains and the master of wealth" is the simplest and most incisive summary of investigating the geomantic omen of cemeteries. Some feng shui theories that focus on regulating qi emphasize storing wind and gathering qi. As the saying goes, "the method of geomantic omen is to get water first, then hide the wind" (burial book) thinks that the bigger the water surface, the thicker the gas gathering and the thicker the wealth.
The principle of leaning forward and leaning back, embracing each other left and right.
I'm afraid that people have heard a lot in the cemetery. This is feng shui's summary of the terrain around the cemetery. In fact, it is surrounded by mountains and there is a spacious basin in the middle. The "cave" in geomantic omen is in this basin. The surrounding mountains are called "sand" in geomantic omen. This kind of terrain is also reflected in the word "mound" mentioned earlier, that is, the word "arch" under the word "mound", which means holding up and hugging together with both hands to form a hollow cave in the middle. The ancients thought it was a good burial place, so the word "burial" itself reflected the ancients' view of funeral.
Principles of buckling and winding
In the past, quadrangles and temples had screen walls facing the gate, but modern people pay more attention to the design of the porch when decorating. Screen walls and porches are created to cope with geomantic omen, not just for beauty. Their function is to avoid and block Sha Qi from colliding head-on. How can a cemetery stop suffocation? The principle of geomantic omen advocates "straight is blunt" and "curved is smooth". The road should be curved and the landscape should be winding. The winding path leads to a secluded place not only has the practical effect of geomantic omen, but also has a unique artistic effect, such as the garden buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, which embodies this aesthetic psychology.
The principle of opening the hall
In ancient times, when someone became famous, became an official or made a fortune, people often talked about the geomantic omen of this person's ancestral grave, which was called: outstanding people and outstanding people. Feng Shui believes that Tang Ming's opening up is conducive to training talents and developing its career. Therefore, we should "go up the mountain to see the Shuikou" and "go into the cave to see Tang Ming". Tang Ming means that there must be a vast and flat place in front of the tomb. Only when Tang Ming is open and full of vitality can it have a bright future. On the contrary, cemeteries should not be located in narrow and limited valleys.
The principle of returning to nature
In the current urban planning, the cemetery is getting farther and farther away from the city. Why not be closer to the city? It is convenient to pay homage to the grave. Isn't it more humane? Isn't it more modern to be wrapped in the middle of a tall building? Otherwise, the geomantic omen of Yin House is just the opposite of that of Yang House. City people advocate the integration of people and vehicles, man-machine (computer) integration, work first, efficiency first, cemetery emphasizes nature first, and harmony between man and nature.
Principle of launching against the wind
The cemetery pays attention to "the upper hand is on the water", facing the mountains and the water, commanding.
Yellow mud principle
It is not easy to make the bones of ancestors yellow and not enter the roots of trees. According to China and Tian Yun's geomantic theory, in order to make bones yellow, tombs should be built and buried in time, the head and qi should be unified, and the auspicious selection and arrangement should be unified. Secondly, the location of the cave should have suitable soil structure and correct rock direction. A good cave site should have a fine and smooth yellow clay on the surface, and a loose and dry metamorphic soil layer under the clay. The deteriorated soil layer is not only fresh and smooth, but also contains no nutrients for biological survival. The air is not easy to penetrate, and the rain is not easy to penetrate, so it can gather heat energy. On the topic of the direction of rock strata in the cemetery, Mr. Feng Shui summed up in the practice of house exploration: only caves with rock strata entering the mountains are suitable for burial, and caves with rock strata leaving the mountains are not suitable for burial.
Why did you come to such a conclusion? From the point of view of natural science, it is not difficult to find that geothermal airflow tends to rise along rock particles and accumulate in changing soil layers. On the other hand, the accumulated water in the stratum often seeps along the rock particles, which makes the variable soil layer warm and dry. The yellow mud covered on the surface of the variable soil layer is like plastic tape, which prevents the loss of geothermal energy and the infiltration of rain and air. The bones buried here naturally become dry, yellow and shiny. However, caves with rock formations are just the opposite. Geothermal airflow can't rise and accumulate, and the accumulated water in the stratum can't flow away deep, which makes the stratum cold and humid, and the bones buried in this cave are often prone to decay.
Therefore, choosing a grave house requires not only a beautiful landscape, but also a beautiful geological level. When sweeping graves, we should also be careful not to destroy the soil structure at the top of the gold well, so that rain and air will not easily penetrate and geothermal energy will not easily dissipate. Natural science should be used to guide burial, and the cloak of superstition should be removed, so that the practice of geomantic omen can be legally followed and well documented.
To sum up, the significance of geomantic omen is to help people choose good or bad luck, which is consistent with the starting point of choosing a cemetery for funeral to let the dead rest in peace and the living feel at ease. As for whether Feng Shui will benefit future generations, that is a matter of different opinions, but it is not wrong to choose an auspicious place. It is said that I.M. Pei, a famous architect, and Bill Gates, a super-rich man, always refer to geomantic factors when choosing architectural design and residence.
An ideal place for geomantic omen, backed by the main mountain and surrounded by water. The main mountain has a long history and a prosperous atmosphere. It should be surrounded by mountains on the left and right, or guarded by sand mountains on the left and right, so as to nourish the spirit by hiding the wind. There should be water around the front, and the water should not be urgent. Tianmen should be opened and local households should be closed. Only in this way can we get water and gas, which is the ideal feng shui model.