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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LynC

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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.  

To the fulfillment of your dreams

LynC

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