Dragon Horse
Numerology is one of
the fundamental forces in Feng Shui. The
numbers 1 to 9 play an important role in analysing personal Feng Shui; the Feng
Shui of your environment; as well as your living and working spaces. That being said, where did the numbers, and
more importantly, their position in the He Tu* and Lo-Shu Grid come from?
*He Tu (River Map) is
also sometimes written as Ho Tu or Hetu.
Chinese legend recalls
that at a time when much of the country was under the influence of a great
flood around the area of the Yellow River (or Ho River) a creature with the
body of a horse, the head of a dragon and fish-like scales emerged from the
flooded river. On its back it had curly
hair that created a sequence of dots laid out in a square pattern radiating
outwards from five dots in a central square.
The middle square showed dots from 1 to 4 and the outer square displayed
dots 6 to 9.
The odd numbers were
white and they are yang in nature, the even numbers were black and yin in
nature. Each one of the four primary
sectors of the compass have two each of these numbers - a pairing of one yang
and one yin number and an association with the Five Elements. The He Tu looks like a cross with South at
the top and North at the bottom with the centre housing the number 5.
1 (Water) and 6
(Metal) are located in the North creating the element of Water
2 (Earth) and 7
(Metal) are located in the South and represent the element of Fire
3 (Wood) and 8 (Earth)
are located in the East with Wood as the element
4 (Wood) and 9 (Fire)
are located in the West having Metal as the element
5 (Earth) is located
in the Centre
Each compass location is
in harmony with the element created by the combination.
The information
together with the eight trigrams was used to help create the eight sided Yin Pa
Kua (Pa Kua of the Early Heaven arrangement.)
This placed the trigram Chien (Qian)-the male at the top in the South
signifying Heaven and Kun-the female at the bottom in the North representing
Earth.
The Dragon Horse is
said to be the guardian of the Gates of Heaven.
In modern symbolic
Feng Shui the Dragon Horse is also known as the Chinese Unicorn, Qi Lin, Kei
Loon or Chi Lin. It is said to be
particularly loyal to its owners. Offering
protection and inviting good luck as well as good health are more of the
benefits this symbolic creature will afford its owners when displayed in the
home; and good fortune when displayed in the workplace. It is associated with strength, ambition,
abundance and perseverance.
It can be displayed in
the home or the workplace in the location relevant to the aspiration important
to you. Displayed as a pair on either
side of the main door will afford protection and avoid loss. It should be displayed facing outward and not
inward towards you.
This mythical creature
has the speed and endurance of the horse and the power and protection of the
dragon; two of the 12 Chinese Astrological animals. They are located at SE1 (dragon) and S2 (horse)
around the compass. Its fish-like scales
were said to represent the carp, a fish associated with wealth and abundance.
To
the fulfillment of your dreams
LynC
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