With the rise of Sinology craze, Feng Shui culture, which has inherited China's human settlement wisdom for thousands of years, has re-entered people's daily life. The most important thing for people is the feng shui design of human settlements (houses). Generally speaking, the geomantic design of living environment (residence) should follow the following six principles.
First, science.
Is geomantic omen superstition or science? Ci Hai, compiled in 1950s, explains Feng Shui in this way: "Also known as' Kanyu', a superstition in China." Since 1980s, some scholars in Chinese mainland have restarted the study of geomantic omen, questioning that "man can conquer nature" and advocating "harmony between man and nature". However, the saying that "geomantic omen belongs to superstition" still persists. After 30 years of practice and research, the scientific nature of Feng Shui theory has been continuously confirmed. Many universities have offered geomantic omen courses and published a series of academic works, which have attracted wide attention from international academic circles. Traditional Chinese medicine and geomantic omen have the same origin. There are many unscrupulous swindlers in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, but people generally do not completely deny the scientific nature of traditional Chinese medicine. Similarly, we can't completely deny the scientific nature of Feng Shui just because there are unscrupulous swindlers among Mr. Feng Shui. Denying the scientific nature of Feng Shui is a superstition in itself. Some people have ghosts in their hearts, and it is easy to attract foreign ghosts and fake feng shui masters, and they will be fooled when they spend money. For example, according to a newspaper, in front of a court, people found a bow and arrow and a sword hanging on the top of a metal pole, both pointing south. It turned out that several leaders of the court were investigated. The current leaders invited Mr. Feng Shui to investigate and give directions, and hung these objects next to the court gate to "ward off evil spirits" to prevent the court leaders from "having an accident" again. The layman can see that there is a doorway inside. At that time, reporters gathered and newspapers and letters continued, which was simply a problem of self-explosion.
Feng Shui has materiality, knowability, visibility and measurability. If the air quality and water quality in a place are not good, it will undoubtedly affect the internal feng shui of people living in it and affect people's health. Invisible force fields, magnetic fields and life fields will also affect buildings and human bodies. The "evil spirits" in Feng Shui include tangible evil spirits, qi evil spirits, sound evil spirits, light evil spirits and wind evil spirits. If feng shui is replaced by "environment" and "evil" is replaced by "pollution", it can conform to the modern scientific discourse system. To put it bluntly, it is air pollution, water pollution, light pollution, magnetic field pollution and so on. The common subway "through the heart" in big cities is a kind of force field pollution. With modern science and technology, the tide in a glass of water can be measured. The main component of the human body is water, which has tidal phenomenon. Every time the subway passes by, it will cause tides in the nearby human body, every few minutes from morning till night, and its influence is much greater than that caused by the moon, which can be measured. After the opening of Beijing Metro Line 4, many basements used to live along the line have been emptied, because staying in it for a few days will make people dizzy and many people get sick. The most shocking thing is that all the rats in the basement moved on a large scale and fled collectively. No matter what kind of "magic" or "law" is used, this "penetration of evil" cannot be resolved. If someone believes that it can be resolved, it is superstition. Some people blindly worship the mysterious feng shui master, and after hiring a feng shui master, they turn themselves into hairy crabs tied with ropes, fearing and being suspicious. If feng shui master's advice goes against scientific common sense, we should dare to question it.
Second, safety.
The primary purpose of feng shui conditioning is for personal safety and health. As the saying goes, "Everyone is rich, no one counts", and geomantic design can be used to "make money", but this design cannot endanger the safety of houses and people. For example, someone's kitchen is facing a telephone pole, and the invited feng shui master thinks that this will cause anxiety in the house, so he suggests closing the kitchen window with a brick wall to "block the evil spirit". This change not only did not solve the problem, but also hindered the light transmission and ventilation, which easily led to the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning and endangered people's lives. In another case, a feng shui master suggested that someone put a marble brick above the main entrance of his villa to avoid misfortune. As a result, a few years later, one of the marble bricks fell and killed the owner. If we don't use the fixed hanging method by drilling, but use the pasting method with low safety factor, this marble brick hanging at the entrance and exit of the gate constitutes a "cliff dangerous stone", which is an extremely dangerous feng shui pattern. In some places, if the feng shui is not good and needs to be adjusted, you must give up living. The construction of large-scale residential areas must first carry out local historical and geographical research.
Third, function.
There are two forms to realize the function of Feng Shui design. One is physical transformation, and the principle is well known. The other is to use mascots, which are mysterious in principle and usually related to folk culture. Feng shui design should achieve certain functions, do not do useless work and do not hinder other functions. For example, the office building of a county government is facing a main road, forming a "road rush", which is a "big killer" according to Feng Shui theory. The main reason is the existence of traffic hidden dangers. For example, the residence of Lin Jiquan, a resident of Yilantou Town, Taiwan Province Province, has been hit by a car for more than 200 times in the past 30 years. Following the advice of a Feng Shui master, the county leader bought a scrapped fighter plane to block the road, which means "soaring" and "soaring". It is not convenient for the masses to complain, and they have reported it. In fact, this "road rush" is not difficult to resolve. Just put a long stone or build a small landscape outside the gate, and you can turn it into a demon. Rushing to close roads regardless of people's livelihood will inevitably lead to public grievances. Besides, the fighter itself is a weapon and should not be placed at the door of the county government.
Fourth, beautiful.
Feng Shui design should conform to aesthetic common sense, and should not use weird and scary decorations and shapes, especially Machamp's chaotic gods, which are incompatible with the religious beliefs of the main family. There are many fabricated geomantic omen on the market now, and they often boast that they have some special functions. Even the mascots that can be used in Feng Shui should be chosen, not too many. The feng shui of a good building is natural, and the artificial feng shui conditioning should leave no trace. If you go to buy a house and see too many obviously unnatural and strange geomantic structures and utensils in buildings and houses, you will almost certainly not buy them.
Verb (short for verb) Economy.
Feng shui design should consider the cost, and expensive is not necessarily good. Sometimes spending too much money is harmful. Renovating the living room at home into a magnificent hotel lobby or even a temple does not conform to the old adage of "cherishing happiness and preserving health". If it is light, it is harmful.
Sixth, harmony.
Do business to make money, stay at home for health. Geomantic design should attach importance to harmony, including harmony with surrounding communities and harmony with nature. The 300-mile Epang Palace is extremely luxurious because of the baldness in Shushan, but the "baldness in Shushan" ruined the feng shui and made hundreds of thousands of civilian workers work, making chickens and dogs restless. Finally, "birds of a feather flock together, but it is a pity to burn the land." Kill 10 thousand and lose 8 thousand Residential feng shui's design is not suitable for fighting Feng Shui, and it is not allowed to abuse the five elements to benefit others. Don't be teased into "cockfighting" by unscrupulous geomantic omen, fighting endlessly and losing both sides.
Historically, China people are full of awe and gratitude for nature. Almost every place has its own geomantic shrine (forbidden area), and stone tablets for protecting mountains and forests can often be seen between mountains and rivers. Village rules and regulations often carve stones and erect monuments, and their contents are mostly based on Feng Shui theory, which protects the environment and requires people to live in harmony with nature. People often circulate books to advise kindness, such as "Advise the monarch not to catch birds in spring, let the son look forward to his mother's return in the nest" and "No throwing filth into running water". The overall safety of the house depends on the surrounding environment, so the feng shui design should consider the environment and try to be in harmony with the weather.
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