FENG SHUI - Mountain and Water Stars

"Qi is scattered by the Wind, and gathers at the boundaries of Water"

Guo Po (276-324AD) Book of Burial

The purpose of Classical Landform Feng Shui (Luan Tou) is to assess the natural environment; the mountains and water; to analyse the quality of Qi in an area.

Yin Mountains create Qi.  With wind but no water this Qi will scatter.  With too much wind the Qi will not collect.  To harness the Qi it must come into contact with Water allowing it to gather.  We can then harness this Qi and direct it towards our property and both mountains and water are necessary to achieve this. 

When the natal chart of a property is created it is based on the date the residents move in, it takes account of the Water Stars (facing) and the Mountain Stars (sitting) as well as the Base Star (the dominant Qi) of each location.  Each of the eight sectors (the four primary and the four secondary sectors) have a central base star and a facing and sitting star.

Water Stars are said to govern wealth; it is Yang and movement, Mountain Stars are said to govern people; they are Yin and still. 

Water is influenced by the orbit of the moon and to a lesser degree the orbit of the earth around the sun; the tides of the oceans and seas is caused by the gravitational force of the moon and sun.  As Feng Shui is often depicted pictorially, imagine the flow of Water; Water flows and it is this flow that governs wealth.   

The 'wealth' aspect of the Water Stars is the wealth of money and the wealth of career or business growth. 

Looking pictorially at the image of a Mountain it represents stability and security.  The Mountain is unmoving, supportive and reliable.  Mountains are created by the magnetic pull of the stars that produce them and they are named after these same stars.   The quality of each mountain is determined by the star that creates it.  Mountains generate Qi.  Some emit positive Qi, these are the lush green mountains and some emit negative Qi, these are hard and rocky, the type of mountains that do not foster growth.

The 'people' aspect of the Mountain Stars covers your family tree, relationships, health, personal attitude to life and the rank or level of achievement you aspire to.  It determines the quality of your life.

In an urban environment mountains are replaced by buildings and water is replaced by roads.  These are analysed in the same way as the mountains and water of the natural world.

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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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