Feng Shui Celestial Creatures

Green Dragon in the Landscape

Unlike its western counterpart, which was a fire-breathing mythical creature to be feared and hunted to extinction, the celestial Green Dragon known in Feng Shui possesses insight; symbolises wisdom and offers protection.

In Landscape Feng Shui (San He Formula) the Yang Green Dragon is traditionally a mountain or higher ground located to the left of your front door looking out.  The mountain (Yin Earth) is more auspicious if it is ‘green and pleasant land,*’ a rolling landscape simulating a curled resting Dragon.  Where there is a Dragon mountain there will also be Dragon veins.  This welcomes positive flowing Chi.  The quality of this Chi is often referred to as the ‘Dragon’s Cosmic Breath’ or ‘Sheng Chi.’

*From a William Blake poem, now better known as the anthem ‘Jerusalem.’

Where a Yin Earth mountain is rough, barren, exposed with craggy outcrops it indicates aggressive inauspicious negative Chi, known as Sha Chi. 

Until the end of period 9 in 2043 the Earth areas of the northeast and southwest, the Metal areas of the west and northwest and the Fire area of the south are auspicious locations for your Dragon protection to be present.  To identify its exact location, use a compass to determine a) which direction the Green Dragon is situated and b) the direction of your front door. 

If you are house-hunting, this is the ideal time to incorporate this aspect of Landscape Feng Shui into your search.

As many of us now live in an urban environment it means we accepting that the Green Dragon as a physical mountain is unlikely to be present in our surroundings.  Instead in the modern world the practice of Feng Shui; this ancient-modern living skill, identifies the mountains as higher buildings or tall trees, both of which will serve as protection when located to the left of your home.  Just like the mountains, the shape and materials of the buildings will determine the quality of Chi.  For example, a tall building with sharp edges pointed towards you will send Sha Chi; a tall building with rounded features or with coloured glass windows will send Sheng Chi your way.

Green Dragon in the Home

The home of the Yang Green Dragon is the East.  It is the location of the eldest son of the family; known as the Dragon of the family and the trigram CHEN, which is made up of two broken Yin lines (female) sitting above a single solid Yang line (male and eldest son.)  It is associated with action, like the Dragon rising from the lower depths to soar high into the sky above. 

The East represents thunder, like the roar of the mighty Dragon.  It is the direction of the rising sun welcoming each new day; the location of springtime bringing a new season of growth and expansion.  It is also the location of health and longevity.  Displaying an image of a Dragon in the East will benefit not only the eldest son but all members of the family.  A Green Dragon or a Dragon carved from Wood will be equally auspicious.  As Water feeds Wood displaying a water feature with a Dragon will activate positive Chi.

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Feng Shui and Your Surroundings

Chi travels on the wind; is scattered by the wind; gains speed with the wind

Chi meets water and is slowed; it moves with the flow of the water; it brings harmony

Chi (Energy) is dependent on harnessing both wind and water to create an auspicious environment 

In the early days of this practical approach to living in harmony with the environment; with Heaven and Earth; with Yin and Yang; Feng Shui was concerned primarily with the external landscape and locating auspicious sites for homes.  This was to protect homes from extreme conditions and at the same time find a spot that would allow crops to grow well.

In our modern lives we haven’t got the luxury of large swathes of open land.  This makes it an interesting challenge when seeking a new home, or making the most of what we have while still benefitting from the power of Feng Shui.  Now that we have looked at what to do this Spring season in the garden, should the sun ever shine, let us take a couple of steps back and investigate the quality of Chi in your immediate environment, both at the front and back of your home.

Where do you live?  Not where in the world, but do you live in an urban, semi-rural or rural area?  Do you live at the top of a hill, or the bottom of a hill; in a cul-de-sac or somewhere in between?

Many new developments today have an unstructured layout, seeming to fit different sized properties into the available space rather than creating an harmonious plan; this causes Chi to zigzag around in an erratic pattern not knowing which way to go.  Some older properties stand side-by-side on either side of a main road or back-to-back in an estate; this creates fast-moving Chi between the houses especially when the road outside, or the gardens behind, are straight and flat.  There are also houses built in a cul-de-sac roughly resembling a horseshoe.  This will bring Chi in but once there it has nowhere to go, so it stagnates; it becomes stagnant unwelcoming energy. 

All of these layouts, as well as their locations, will have a different feel.  No two properties has the same Chi; no two properties will feel the same.

How is the quality of the Chi flowing around your home?  Sheng Chi, is auspicious gently flowing energy which will always create a positive feel.  You will know it is there because your entrance will look and feel welcoming.    

Sha Chi, fast-moving straight line energy will create a poison arrow, especially if it is heading directly for your home; or it will result in a lack of positive Chi around you if it is moving past your home in a straight line.  You can get a sense of how this feels when you stand at the side of the road and a car passes.  Even at 30mph/48kph you can feel the force of energy passing by.

Is there a solution to a less than auspicious situation?  Not always, especially if it is a major negative form in the environment however there may be something you can do to improve things.  Planting trees (where you have the space), bushes, flowers, displaying earth-element structures and water features will all help to harness auspicious Chi.  Lights are an excellent way of attracting positive energy.

So what can you do if you don’t have a garden?  Hanging baskets on either side of your front door, lights, wind chimes can all be used to capture passing Chi and slow it down enough to bring positive energy into your home.

Remember also that the ‘kerb appeal’ of your property for visitors, and for the all important Chi, is about keeping it clear, clean, bright and cared for to maximise the positive energy you capture from your external environment.  

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FENG SHUI and EIGHT MANSIONS

“Use awareness to make changes”

Are you and your home in harmony? 

Personal Eight Mansions is well-known in Feng Shui.  Your date of birth identifies your Kua number which in turn identifies your four good and four bad locations.  This gives you a head start when it comes to knowing which direction to sit or sleep.  Or which direction to face when you are working/playing/studying.

However this is only half of the picture.

To look at the bigger picture, knowing the Eight Mansions or the Natal Chart of your home, which takes into consideration the distribution of energy throughout the building will determine whether you and your home are meant for one another.  The Eight Mansions of your home is based on its facing and sitting direction. The facing direction of your home is the direction of maximum yang energy.  This is often, but not exclusively, the place where the main door is located and it is important to determine the facing direction before beginning.  The sitting direction is exactly opposite and benefits from more yin than yang energy.  The yang of movement, of positive chi, is best entering your home from the front and the yin of stillness, is best at the back of your home providing quiet, stability and support.

Ideally your front door will be located in the sheng chi (overall good fortune) location of your home.  Depending on the stage you are at in your life, your bedroom will be best located in your tien yi (health) or your nien yen (relationships) location.

Your kitchen, the third most important sector of your home, is different.  While it is a vital part of the overall picture in ensuring the health and wellbeing of your family, it is best located in one of your four bad locations.  In effect, it is best being in a location where it can press down and suppress the bad chi of a location.  The kitchen itself however, and in particular the stove, can be designed to bring good luck to the family.  The stove (the knobs) are most auspicious when facing the best direction of the breadwinner of the house.

So how do you deal with a less than auspicious layout?  Where do you sit?  Which direction do you face?

Location is more important than direction.  If you can sit, or work, or sleep, in one of your four good locations you then also have the option to face one of your four good directions thereby increasing the auspicious chi you are exposed to.  If you have to sit, work or sleep in one of your four bad locations you then only have the option to face one of your good directions within that location.  

It is never going to be possible to have the perfect configuration (unless you are building your own home and you have more control over the finished product) so the answer is to benefit as much as possible from what you can do and then get on with your life.  Being aware of Eight Mansions for the home, and knowing your good and bad directions based on your Kua number will definitely give you an advantage if you are house-hunting.  Taking along a standard western compass to determine the facing and sitting directions of a property, will definitely help you in your house search.  It will also allow you to find out whether the location of the master bedroom and the kitchen will benefit or restrict you.

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FENG SHUI Vases for Wealth and Love

You may wonder what vases have to do with Feng Shui never mind wealth and love.

Well first of all we are not talking about the glass vases bought to display your flowers.

The vases we are discussing are decorative vases with a particular shape designed to retain good fortune within them.  If you have been to a Chinese Restaurant you may well have seen these vases displayed.  They can be large and displayed on either side of the door or small and displayed prominently around the room.

These vases have a small round base and a bulbous body narrowing near the top.  The shape is significant as the bulbous centre allows for plenty of wealth to gather and the narrow opening prevents that wealth from escaping.

Oriental vases are generally decorated with auspicious symbols such as one of the celestial animals such as the dragon, the phoenix or the turtle.  They can also be decorated with flowers such as the peony or the lotus flower.

Wealth to the Chinese is not just about financial wealth it also signifies love, peace, family harmony and friendship. 

With this in mind the vase can be filled with auspicious objects to signify the various areas of wealth important to the individual.  They can then be displayed in an area auspicious for the breadwinner of the family based on their Kua number, preferably their Sheng Chi (overall good fortune) direction.  These vases are decorative and not the same as the wealth vases described below.

‘Wealth vases’ for monetary wealth are slightly different from the decorative vases above in that they have a lid to contain all the ‘wealth’ inside.  Their basic shape is the same as the decorative vase and it has a narrow top and a lid.

To the Chinese the essential items placed in the wealth vase are:

A Wealth God – his direction within the vase should be noted to ensure he faces into the home and not out

Five gem globes signifying wealth from all directions (based on the Five Elements)

Crystals signifying wealth from the Earth

Faux gold bars – a universal symbol of wealth

Gold ingots – Chinese ancient symbols of wealth

Faux diamonds signifying the most precious of gemstones

Wish-fulfilling jewels which will help manifest your desires

3 Chinese brass coins tied with red string to signify current wealth (these are the coins with the square centre signifying ‘Heaven and Earth’ energy and having a Yang and Yin side)

9 Emperor Coins for long-term wealth

Semi-precious stones to invite the accumulation of your assets

A lock coin to protect your wealth

I-Ching coins to smooth the path to your desires

6 smooth crystal balls to invite family harmony

5 types of food to signify abundance (food such as rice grains as rice is the staple of Chinese food) – this is best placed deep in the vase

A Ru Yi which is the symbol of power

Additional items you may wish to add:

Soil from the home of a wealthy person (this has to be given to you it is inauspicious to take it without asking)

Cash given by a wealthy person (you can exchange a bank note with a wealthy person)

Pictures of wealthy individuals, homes, cars, clothes, jewellery – anything you aspire to own

Money in currencies from the major countries of the world

Put the lid on top and cover it with five different coloured materials (blue, green, red, ochre or yellow, white) based on the Five Elements and tie the material tightly with five different coloured strings.

Your wealth vase should not be openly displayed but should be hidden deep within a cupboard (ensuring the Wealth God is facing in towards the home.)

Next time – W-Wealth

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