Feng Shui 8 Mansions: Chi Lin

Friday, 21 June 2013

Feng Shui Mythical Creatures

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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Friday, 1 March 2013

Feng Shui and the Three Killings

The ‘Three Killings’ or Sarm Saat (Cantonese)/San Sha (Mandarin) occupies a huge 90^o of the compass. In any given year it only ever resides in one of the four primary compass locations of North, East, South or West.

So what exactly are the ‘Three Killings?’

It translates as three types of negative energy affecting wealth, health and general well-being. It has been described as bringing losses through robbery, injury, money loss (Jie or Robbery Sha), accident, mishaps and illness (Zai or Calamity Sha), obstacles and setbacks (Sui or Annual Sha.)

Something to bear in mind: There are also MONTHLY Three Killings as well as annual and they make an appearance more than once within a month. These are three consecutive days when first the Robbery Star, then the Calamity Star and finally the Annual Star make an appearance. While troublesome, their effects only tend to last for the month unlike the annual Three Killings whose effects will last the entire year.

During 2013, the year of the Water Snake, the Three Killings is in the East (45^o -135^o.) This coincides with the location of the Trinity of Spring; the Wood animals of Tiger, Rabbit and Dragon. It is in conflict with the Metal Trinity of Allies; the Snake, Rooster and Ox. If your animal signs are either the Tiger, Rabbit or Dragon the Three Killings will have a negative influence on them.

The eldest son of the family may also experience some of the misfortune associated with the Three Killings during the year if he spends time in the East. The East is the location associated with the eldest son so it is beneficial to have him stay out of the area during this afflicted year.

Because all the numbers in the Lo-Shu Grid have returned to their original homes during 2013 this has the effect of strengthening the intrinsic energy of each location, something which only occurs every nine years. The Three Killings can therefore said to be even stronger than usual.

It is a Wood element affliction in the area of Big Wood so your large plants are best removed from the East for the year. Even more important is to ensure there are no Water features in the East. Water feeds Wood in the Productive Cycle of the Five Elements; not something to be recommended when Wood is sending out such inauspicious energy.

Being a Wood location the Fire element can be deployed to weaken the effects of the Three Killings. Bright lights or red décor in the East will exhaust the Wood. If you prefer physical cures, the three images traditionally used to offset the negative effects of the Three Killings are the Pi Yao (a mythical hybrid animal resembling a winged lion) said to protect against loss of wealth; the Fu Dog (a popular protector outside the home) who protects against accidents and the Chi Lin (Kei Loon or Dragon Horse) displayed to protect against the harmful effects of the Three Killings. Place these images in the East facing the affliction head on.

Knowing where the Three Killings are located in your home, your office or your workplace is important to ensure you are not inadvertently activating their malevolence. This is especially so if the East coincides with your main door, your living room, your bedroom or your office. Keeping the area as quiet and undisturbed as possible is essential. Any decorative work; renovations; digging holes or noisy maintenance work are best left for another year to avoid upsetting and therefore activating these negative stars. This applies whether it is in the East of your garden, your entire home, your living, sleeping or working areas. Outside, downstairs or upstairs, the effects will be the same, you will be activating the destructive force of the Three Killings by disturbing them.

Another essential consideration is to ensure you do not sit, sleep or work with your back to the Three Killings. This symbolises being ‘stabbed’ in the back. Facing or ‘confronting’ the Three Killings is like standing up to them; not being intimidated by their power. Knowing your good and bad directions is important here. If the West is your most auspicious direction this is the year to think carefully and consider which of your other three auspicious directions is beneficial to face as an alternative. Facing the West and having your back to the East will cause you more trouble than it is worth.