Architectural geomantic omen: on dragons

Our ancestors began to worship dragons very early. The legendary dragon is a giant that stretches like a mountain, so people often compare mountains to dragons. Throughout the country, there are countless names named after dragons, such as Longmen, Longquan, Longqiu, Longjing, Longxi and Longchi. Feng Shui borrowed the folk concept of dragon, calling the winding mountain Long Mai, or Mountain Dragon; Rivers with a long history are called hoses. Dragons are divided into dry dragons, supported dragons, real dragons, fake dragons, sick dragons, dead dragons, in and out dragons, straight dragons, horizontal dragons, dragons and hidden dragons. In ancient geomantic omen, it is auspicious to take Longshan as an auspicious place, take the gathering place of the mountains as a dragon cave, and build a cemetery or house in the dragon cave of the auspicious place. It can be seen that the concept of dragon in geomantic omen evolved from dragon worship. Although there are many ways to choose geomantic omen, it can be summed up as four elements: dragon, cave, sand and water (there is a book with an image on it, which is collectively called "the strategy of five places"), and its principle is four principles: "the principle of dragon", "cave", "the ring of sand", "the embrace of water" and "dragon" refer to mountains and "dragons". The dragon runs in a winding and rugged way, so it is inferred that the underground is "angry" and will inevitably flow with it. Among them, the main mountain is "Lailong"; The ridge winding down from the top of the mountain is called "Long Mai", also called "pulse removal". The purpose of finding dragons is for acupuncture, and acupuncture must first find dragons. "Cave" refers to an auspicious cave where mountains stop and lives gather. "When it comes to caves, people naturally think of tombs. In fact, the ancients were originally "caves in the wild", so "caves" refer to places to live and bury. " "Sand" refers to the mountains around the cave, and "sand ring" refers to the excellent natural environment surrounded by the mountains on the back and left and right sides of the cave. The sand ring can keep the life gathered underground from being blown away by the wind. Refers to the current and direction related to the cave, and "holding water" means that there is holding water in front of the cave. The water hug makes the underground ring of life gather inside, and there is no possibility of getting lost. Dragon is the most important of the four elements in the choice of geomantic environment. Without it, sand and caves are impossible, followed by water. However, most of the cities we live in today do not have "real mountains (dragons) and real water". What about "dragons" and "water" in urban housing? How to choose Feng Shui in turn? The ancients once divided houses into three categories: one is the house of luxury; Second, the house of the wilderness; House of the valley. Urban housing belongs to the first kind of Jing Yi house. There is a poem in the entry "Looking at the Dragon" in Volume 1 of the Collection of Sheep Zhai: "On the street of 10,000-tile scale, the roof of Gao Lian is the origin and development. Although the dragon fell from the sky, it must be traced back to the truth. In other words, the roofs of 10,000 houses that are densely connected are regarded as winding and undulating Long Mai. What about the water in the "dripping world"? " Yang Dijue said ... the method of gas collection is based on streets and lanes. "Yang Zhai's Understanding" clearly records: "The first floor of the street is covered with water ...". It can be seen from these ancient Feng Shui books that the streets in the city are regarded as "water boundary", which was said by the ancients long ago and is not attached to today's meeting. Therefore, the ancients said: "There is no corner in front of the building, and there is no straight ridge behind the house." To put it bluntly, it is emphasized that the water in front of the door should not rush straight, and the Long Mai behind the house should fluctuate and not be stiff. Why? In Feng Shui, the source of "Qi" is the most important. Tens of thousands of families have the most energetic and lively people living in their houses, and these "air passages" can definitely be compared with the ups and downs of mountains. Geomantic omen pays attention to "hiding wind and gathering gas", and urban residential buildings can really play the role of "hiding wind and gathering gas" similar to mountains, especially those tall buildings; Feng Shui attaches great importance to "guiding qi and realm". As the saying goes, gas comes with water, and gas stops with water. Busy streets must have the function of "guiding air", while uninhabited wide roads must have the function of "bounding air", so the streets in cities naturally play a role similar to "water" Because the buildings in the city have the shape of mountains and the streets have the characteristics of water, they have the connotation of mountains and water and play a similar role. Understand the above truth, the choice of urban residential feng shui environment is not difficult to grasp. For example, feng shui pays attention to "happiness and affection", and urban houses are afraid of straight streets; Feng shui pays attention to "mountains are surrounded by water", urban houses are afraid of the wind, and streets are arched; Feng Shui pays attention to "not living in the valley", and urban houses are afraid of "cutting the sky" (a narrow gap between two tall buildings); Feng shui pays attention to "winding ups and downs", and urban housing is afraid of being straight and stiff.

China is a mountainous country, many mountains are magnificent, and suddenly they go straight into the sky, filled with clouds; Sometimes it rises and falls, sometimes it stretches and falls slowly, falling straight into the sky; Or disappear and disappear, disappear. Dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation. Feng Shui refers to the winding and colorful mountains as Long Mai in a vivid way of thinking, which is a very appropriate metaphor. The original meaning of dragon in Feng Shui refers to the dynamic momentum of mountains. There are also dragons on the plains, but they are hidden under the surface and don't show their true bodies. Mountains are formed by the gradual uplift under the action of in-situ stress formed by the gravity of cosmic stars and the high temperature and high pressure in the depths of the earth, and also due to the long-term erosion of surface water. Therefore, the majestic mountains are all high-energy fields on the earth's surface and areas rich in water resources. The distribution of high energy field on the earth's surface is generally consistent with the orientation of mountains. This kind of energy field is called "dragon gas" in geomantic omen, and dragon gas is a comprehensive field composed of complex components such as geostress, geoelectric field, gravity and stellar gravity. Dragons have good luck and bad luck. Whether the intensity and frequency of this energy field meet the threshold required by human physiology and psychology is the main criterion to distinguish suffocation from anger. The dragon spirit that is harmful to human physical and mental health is called "suffocation", and the dragon spirit that is beneficial to human physical and mental health is called "anger". Feng Shui emphasizes "anger burial", so how to find anger? Through long-term observation and summary, the sages of Feng Shui focused on the relationship between the shape and trend of mountains and Feng Shui. After thousands of years of hard exploration, they finally formed a set of basically complete gas exploration theories and methods in the Jin Dynasty. The Book of Burial written by Guo Pu is a summary of finding gas. On the basis of inheriting the essence of Guo Pu's theory and combining with his long-term practical experience in geomantic omen, Yang Junsong in Tang Dynasty wrote two monographs on dragon-seeking, namely, Yaolong Classic and Suspected Dragon Classic. Yang Gong's "Two Dragons Classic" is the main classic and theoretical basis for scholars seeking dragons, and it has also become a must-read book for all those who study geomancy.

1. China Long Mai originated from Kunlun Mountain.

Feng Shui uses anthropomorphic methods to distinguish different levels of dragons. It believes that as a specific dragon somewhere, it does not exist in isolation or out of thin air. Dragons, like people, have parents and ancestors. The peak behind the acupoint is called Mother Mountain, followed by Shaozu Mountain, Taizu Mountain and ... The source of the mountain range is the ancestor of the dragon. The ancestors of Cha Qiulong at all levels were called Renzong. As the old saying goes, "You don't recognize sects, but you get nothing in the end." It can be seen that the origin of the dragon has a very important relationship with the wealth of the dragon cave. All Long Mai in China originated from Kunlun Mountain, also known as Xu Mi. Yang Gong wrote at the beginning of the book "Rocking the Dragon": "Xu Mi is the bone of heaven and earth, and the clock world is really a giant. Such as The Back of Man and Xiang Liang. Give birth to a four-legged dragon. The limbs are divided into four realms, east, west, north and south. Tens of thousands of kilometers northwest, three miles east is a mystery. Only Nanlong enters China, and it is strange that there are pregnant ancestors. The Yellow River bends into the large intestine and the Chuanjiang River bends into the bladder. Branches are divided into vertical and horizontal veins, and qi and blood hook water. It is a capital city and an empire, and a small county is a duke. Secondly, there are private towns and places where the rich live. " There are three dry dragons in China, bounded by the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The dry dragon in the south of the Yangtze River is called Nanganlong, the dry dragon sandwiched between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River is called Zhongganlong, and the dry dragon in the north of the Yellow River is called Beiganlong. Sanganlong is a branch of South Dragon in Kunlun Mountain. Therefore, Kunlun Mountain is the common ancestor of all Long Mai in China. Three dry dragons are the general program of supporting dragons at all levels. If we want to explore the ins and outs of Long Mai, we must first understand the distribution areas and basic trends of the three dry dragons, so as to recognize the ancestors of dragons and dragons.

Beiganlong is distributed in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hebei, Liaoning, JiNing, Heilongjiang and other provinces.

In Qianlong, including Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Shandong and other provinces.

South Gan Long includes Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces.

The general trend of the three dry dragons is from west to east to the sea, while others extend to the islands on the continental shelf. In the process of extending eastward from Kunlun Mountain, three dry dragons split their veins all the way, giving birth to branches at all levels, giving birth to thousands of rich caves and large and small city walls, which are scattered all over China like stars.

Second, recognize the stars.

Yang recognized it as: "the mountain must start from the star peak, and the flat land is not famous." The peaks are named after the stars, and the stars are formed at the foot of the mountain. " Therefore, the nine planets of Beidou are used to name the peaks of Long Mai-the stars in different forms. There are nine kinds of stars: Wolf, Wu Qu, Giant Gate, Wen Qu, Pojun, Lucun, Lian Zhen, Zuo Fu and Youbi. Among them, Wolf Greed, Wu Qu, Jumen, Zuo Fu and You Bi are auspicious stars, while Wen Qu, Pojun, Lian Zhen and Lu Cun are ominous stars, which are collectively called "Five Blessingg Four Fierces", also known as the dragons of the nine planets. Wolf is wood, Wu Qu and Pojun are gold, Wen Qu is water, Lian Zhen is fire, and Jumen, Lucun, Zuo Fu and Youbi are earth. Long Xing is pointed, round and square, and blessed by the gods. Stiff, stiff, crooked, broken, empty, too stiff, too soft, evil and godless are all fierce. The word "dragon god" is used to find mountains. God is a spirit dragon, not a quality. Quality is the noumenon of God, and God is the manifestation of quality. The star is beautiful, and its god must be clear; If the star peak is ugly, its god will be turbid; When the star peak is full, its god will be thick; The stars are towering and the gods are evil; The peaks of the stars are weak, and so are their gods.

1. Identify the true and false dragons: Feng Shui pays attention to the "true point of the dragon", but there must be a "true point of the dragon" to have a "point". Distinguishing between true and false dragons is the most important kung fu in geomantic omen. All mountains have dragons, but not every mountain is a real dragon. The real dragon must have a strange ancestor, born active, and the star peak is beautiful and dignified, or sharp, or round, or square. Between the lines, the account goes through the heart (there are also real dragons that don't go through the heart), and the details are full of ups and downs, peeling and changing, swallowing the gorge, lively and lovely. Speaking of the beginning, Ying Xing is obvious and points out the situation. The sand is forced and the nozzle is locked. The hall is flat and straight. After crossing the pulse, the dragon, the gorge and the knot, there is a farewell in front, a welcome in front and guards on both sides. At the end of the relationship, there are many mountains and rivers, and the surrounding mountains and rivers are affectionate. Pseudodragons also have ancestors, but the pulse is not beautiful, the five-star peak does not appear, or tough and rough, or fierce and stubborn. Pulse * * * heartbeat, or passing through the heart, is not popular. Occasionally see beautiful peaks, but also cut branches and leaves alone, there is still no way to deviate. Although there are branches, they are long and short, or vicious and sharp, or bloated and rude, which runs counter to themselves. Although there are ups and downs, the pulse is not smooth. Although there is a canyon, the wind blows water and grabs it, and there is no shelter on both sides, either thick and hard, or inclined. Although there is peeling, the more peeling, the more inclined it is, or a bad star is born after peeling. There is little protection for dragons along the way, and protection has never been Zhou. At first, Ying Xing was vague, and the cave field was dim, and there was no hole to go down. There is no end in the sand, the nozzle is not closed, the hall falls down, the water does not return to the hall, or the bow is reversed. Go straight, chop off your feet, or shoot threats. Dragon and tiger flee, or bend over and bend their arms. Although facing the mountain is beautiful, the foot is ruthless. Real dragons have holes, while fake dragons have no holes. Real dragons will be entangled heavily, and fake dragons will be entangled with little or no protection. Real dragons must have beautiful peaks, while fake dragons must have rough mountains. The real dragon will be lively and gratifying, and the fake dragon will be dull and stupid. Real dragons must have feelings, and fake dragons must have mountains and rivers.

2. Know the dragon's movements: dragons have certain rules, some need hundreds of knots, some have dozens of knots, and some have hundreds of knots. It is difficult to find the acupoint field correctly without knowing whether it is a knotted dragon or a dragon. In the middle of Long Xing, the mountains don't stop flowing, the water is in a hurry, the mountains and rivers don't get together, and the portal is not closed; When the dragon stops, respect the stars, stop against the current, sand meets water, and the nozzle is closed. Longxing must split his teeth and open his claws, and the branches (that is, the foot of the mountain) flash behind; When the dragon stops, it hides its teeth and shrinks its claws, and its hands and feet move forward. Swimming in scales and wings is not a real fall; Pull back the horse and bend the bow, but it really stopped. Land of dividing water, land of dragon swimming; What comes naturally, the dragon ends here. The dragon wants to walk, and the water guides it; If the dragon wants to stop, it will be proved by water. Therefore, to identify the movement of the dragon, we can look at the ups and downs of the mountain, the encounter between sand and water, the opening and closing of the water, and the closing of the nozzle.

3, identify the old tender dragon: According to the cloud: "It is no exaggeration for the old dragon to pull the tender branches." The age of dragons is the same as that of people. Old people have no fertility, and they have no vitality to use. All the mountains are thick and stupid, bloated, with cloudy stars and short and withered branches, and they all belong to the old dragon. Old dragons are absolutely lifeless and never give birth. Some have stripped off and changed, but those who are not tender, called Lao Kang, are also lifeless and have no holes to find. Dragons turn themselves into luck by peeling, becoming bigger and smaller, becoming thicker and thinner, and changing from old to tender, just like snakes shed their skins and cicadas shed their shells. It has a new look, ups and downs, ups and downs, activities. It is like a new branch of an old tree when the Spring Festival comes, full of vitality and natural vitality, and there must be a hole to be found.

4. Look at the branches and feet of the dragon: on land, animals can walk with their feet. In water, it is feasible to prepare paddles. Dragons also need their own branches and legs to stop. Branches and feet are a very vivid metaphor. The shape of the branches and feet varies with the dragon, the dragon is long, and its branches and feet are also long; The dragon is short, and the branches and feet are short. The branches and feet are flexible, the shapes are changeable, and there are also noble and low points. Geelong's branches and feet also show off from the stars; The branches and leaves made by fierce dragons are evil and ugly, and now they are fierce. There are mountains with branches and feet, one after another, accompanied by dragons, or for warehouses, or for flags and drums, or for sword seals, or for Taiyi Tianyi, standing on both sides; Or a royal screen exhibition, or an axis of heaven and earth, or a civilian military commander, or a noble person, or a tortoise, a snake and a lion, or a jade inlaid with gold, or a beautiful article, or a bell, or a team fight, or a forest, or a grandchild, or a slave, and so on are all branches of making money into Baolong. Although there are branches and feet, those who are not straight are called weak; Those who are sloppy and untidy are called virtual; Those who are heartless behind them are called opposites; Sharp and fierce, can reflect their own, called killing; Too much procrastination, running around is called a robber. All the branches and leaves that are uneven, of different lengths, with or without, smooth and contrary, beautiful and ugly, or hanging down from both sides, such as throwing a gun to carry a reed, cutting off one's arm and finger, and littering with leaves, are the branches and leaves of a dragon.

5. Distinguishing the dragon's side is positive: apart from the difference between true and false, there are also differences between the dragon and the side, so we should pay attention to identification. At the foot of the ancestral mountain, several dragons came out together. What is a dragon? What is a dragon? Zheng Long was born of justice, but most of them were exhausted by it. The stars are dignified and respectful, the dragons are lively and natural, and the attendants are always around. Welcome when crossing the gorge, and entangle mountains and rivers when binding. The shape and momentum are different from those of mountains. Although Panglong has beautiful peaks, peeling, ups and downs and branches, it always shows an expression of collapse, resignation and retreat. It is not difficult to distinguish carefully from the master-slave relationship. Sages and gentlemen are bred by Dragon and Yizhong, which is the result of righteous inspiration. However, the grandsons, fathers, sons, brothers and younger brothers in their families are different in virtue and folly, or evil is not right. Why? This is due to the different stars in each section of Long Mai and the different directions of sand and water. Dragons have no beauty, and naturally have no merit, which is the result of heaven.

6. Distinguish between the subject and the object of the dragon: the subject and the object are the mountain that receives the hole, and the guest is the mountain facing the sun. The subject and object should be clearly defined, and the object is slightly weaker than the subject. The joy of the host and the object are congenial, and the situation is commensurate. One is to avoid defeating the strong with the weak and defeating the strong with the strong. Second, avoid having a host and no guests. There are many ways to distinguish between host and guest, and the most convenient way is to look at the waterfront in Tang Ming: Shuicheng must be the host and Shuicheng is the guest.

7. Distinguish the front and back of the dragon: Zushan and Dragon are divided into front and back. According to Zushan's theory, it will be beautiful if the curtain rises from the pulse. Its back is a wall, or a cliff, or bloated, stout and stubborn, without milk springs and branches and feet. Even if there are branches and feet, the hanging needle is sharp, the stars can't stand it, and the pulse is short. Can only be used as an altar and a Buddhist temple. Mountain dragon theory, the dragon must be protected before, and the mountain is surrounded by water; The dragon has no branches, no feet, no protection, or toes, or steep mountains and rivers. Based on the theory of flat land dragon, the sand is wide and the water is slow, because there is an opening on the surface, and the sand is narrow and the water is urgent, because there is no opening on the back. The ancients said, "Pingyang ocean dragons don't say anything, but immortals can't get up." . The so-called openness means having a naturally generated inner hall. There is a hole in front of the dragon, but there is no hole behind the dragon.

8. The "three potentials" of the dragon: the gas reservoir of the five elements is underground, and everything is born and gathered into a dragon. There are three possibilities: Shan Ye, Pinggang and Pingyang. As the Burial Book says, "If you crouch and practice, its source lies in the sky, if the waves are like water, if the horses are relaxed", which refers to the trend of Shan Ye. The mountains and dragons are ups and downs, and the potential is high and low, high and low, big and small, broken and recovered. Dragons in Pinggang are mostly fairy belts, winding and swinging, such as snakes, flying like ribbons. The dragon of the flat land is more resistant, and the potential pulse falls to the plain. A Ma Pingchuan is endless and slightly powerful. An inch high is a mountain and an inch low is water. The dragons of the three grids all originated in the mountains and landed on the Gaogang Plateau. Although dragons have different shapes, their vitality is negligible. There are also mountain dragons that fall to the ground and knot holes, and there are also flat dragons that get up from the pier and knot holes.