In order to beautify the home environment and add interest to life, many people like to build fish ponds on balconies or gardens and put fish tanks in living rooms, restaurants or other places. Because ancient geomantic omen repeatedly emphasized the close relationship between "water" and "wealth", how to build fish ponds and put fish tanks to make money became the focus of people's attention.
"People who moisten everything will not be moistened by water."
Ancient sages had a deep understanding of the characteristics of water. The Book of Changes says, "Those who scratch everything are not ill with wind, and those who moisten everything are not moistened with water", pointing out that wind energy makes everything bend and shake, and water can moisten everything. He also said: "The wind can disperse it, and the rain can moisten it", pointing out that the wind can disperse everything and the rain can moisten everything.
Laozi believes that the characteristics of water are very close to the origin of the world-"Tao", and the eighth chapter of Tao Te Ching says: "Being good as water, everything in water conservancy is indisputable, so many people hate it, so it is not as good as" Tao ". At the same time, Lao Tzu also realized that water has two sides. In Tao Te Ching, he said: "The water in the world is not weak, and the strong are invincible", which reveals that water has both the weakest side and the invincible side.
Confucius said that "the benevolent enjoys Leshan and the wise enjoys water", and water is a symbol of wisdom.
Regarding the physical characteristics of water, Shang Shu Hong Fan pointed out that "water is moist", which holds that water can not only moisten everything, but also flow downward forever.
The living environment is "the best to get water"
From the point of view of human settlement, geomantic omen relates water and gas. Guo Pu thought that "the wind blows away, and the water stops", and people should gather gas, so that people can gather gas by hiding the wind. Later generations further explained that "without water, the wind will disperse, with water, the wind will stop, and there is no wind." Therefore, the word "Feng Shui" is the most important word in geoscience. The land where water is obtained is the top and the land where wind is hidden is the bottom. " This view holds that the living environment should first choose the place where water is hidden, which is the inheritance and development of the Yijing theory.
I also have a full understanding of the duality of water, which can carry a boat or overturn it. According to Shui Long Jing, it is unlucky that the incoming water should bend, the lateral water flow should surround it, the flowing water should linger, the gathered water should be clear and melodious, and the water should be inclined, steep, turbulent and rebound. In addition, according to geomantic omen, the good or bad effect of water in different directions will change with time. Specifically, four "positive gods" can't see water, and four "zero gods" can see water, while "positive gods" and "zero gods" will change every once in a while.
Confucius realized the relationship between "water" and wisdom, and Kan Yu further linked "water" with wealth, and thought that "Shan Zhi people are rich" and "Shan Zhi is rich, and water governs your wealth" had a far-reaching impact on the ancient urban construction and residential site selection in China, and became an ideal living mode in the eyes of China people. In fact, the phenomenon that "people in deep water are rich, people in shallow water are poor, people who gather together are thick, and people who disperse are far away" can be verified from ancient and modern history.
The five elements of "avoiding water" can also be put in a fish tank.
Although the ancients had a profound dialectical understanding of water, they all discussed the water in nature. Even ancient geomantic omen did not put forward specific requirements for the layout of indoor pools or fish tanks. Some people think that building fish ponds and putting fish tanks should refer to the five elements of the head of household, and people who avoid water in the five elements should not build fish ponds and put fish tanks at home. This view is too rigid, and the interaction of the five elements can be transformed. People who have more water and less fire in the five elements don't have to worry about being bad for themselves if they have fish ponds and fish tanks at home. Just plant various plants next to the fish ponds or fish tanks. People with strong water and weak soil in the five elements can build some rockeries on fish ponds and put some strange stones next to fish tanks.
The placement position should not be higher than the top of the head.
For the shapes of fish ponds and fish tanks, it is generally considered that fish ponds are round or pork loin, and fish tanks are round or square or rectangular. In fact, the shape of a fish pond or fish tank depends on the specific location where it is built and placed. Try not to build a triangle in the fish pond. The triangular fish tank is best placed in the corner, and the two sides of the fish tank are against the wall. For the height of the fish tank, some people think that the maximum height should not exceed the position of the adult's heart and the minimum height should not be lower than the position of the adult's knee. This view has some truth, but it is not a standard. As long as the fish tank is not placed on the head or directly on the ground, there is no problem.
You can put a small fish tank in the study.
Many people have doubts about the location of building fish ponds and putting fish tanks, and don't know where the "positive god face" and "zero god face" are. There is a view that during the Eighth National Games (1996 ~20 16), the "zero god side" was in the south, west, northeast and northwest (relative to the house center), and the "positive god side" was in the other four directions. To build fish ponds and put fish tanks, we should choose the four directions of "Zero God Square" instead of "Positive God Square" and "Middle Palace". This view is different from the popular view in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and can be used for readers' reference.
In addition, don't put ancestral tablets in the fish tank. Large fish tanks should be placed in conspicuous places such as living rooms and restaurants, not in bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms. If you want to put a fish tank in the study, you can choose a small fish tank.