What is Feng Shui theory?

Astronomy, geography and humanities are the three scientific pillars of Feng Shui in China. The unity of heaven and earth is the highest principle of China's geomantic omen. Ancient scientists in China looked up at astronomy and down at geography, and everything was near and everything was far away. After five thousand years of practice, research, induction and understanding, they formed the world-famous oriental science-China Feng Shui.

According to China's ancient scientific and technological theory, everything in the universe consists of three parts: qi, number and image. According to the viewpoint of modern science, they are: energy, information and situation or form. The three are inseparable and clearly defined. Qi, as an objective existence, can be assumed as energy according to modern scientific viewpoint. Number is the program or logic of everything in the universe, which can be assumed as information according to the viewpoint of modern science. Like the shape or changing trend of qi according to the number. In modern science, it can be summarized as follows: image is the situation that energy exists according to information program.

Everything in the universe has information, energy and their existence; Similarly, if there is energy, there must be information and situation, and if there is situation, there must be information as the instruction and energy as the basis. The existence of everything in the universe is the inseparability of qi, number and image, and it is real and concrete. Information "number" directs energy "Qi" to exist according to a certain situation, and energy "Qi" forms a certain existing situation "image" according to the instruction of "number", which is guided by information "number" and based on energy "Qi".

Number, qi and image are information, energy and posture, that is, the god of harmony between man and nature. Western philosophy is called the "noumenon" of all things in the universe, and it is also a function. Copula, the Book of Changes, said, "God is easy to die without Tao.". The ancient prose of "Fang", also called "Fang", is in this direction. Without square, there is no place, no place and no place. Essence, Qi and Spirit in the Book of Changes and Buddhist Scriptures. Confucius said: "essence is a thing, wandering souls are changing." A wandering soul is a god, a form.

In essence, the ancient sages in China were also called Xuan, Tao, Yuan, Yi and Shui. It is called sperm because human information comes from father's sperm and mother's egg. It is called Xuan because information is difficult to observe (Huai Xuan, Xuan is unpredictable, Xuan is indescribable); Praise is because information determines the only way for the biochemistry of all things in the universe; It is called yuan because information is at the beginning of the tangible universe; One is called one because one is the beginning of natural numbers, "Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything" (embrace one, keep one, return to one, be true one and be too one); It is called water because life on earth originated from water.

According to China's ancient scientific and technological theory, "Li" is the principle of studying the change, change and invariability of numbers, qi and images. The principle is the form of energy existence recognized by human beings, referred to as conformation or energy field for short. Tangible and metaphysical. There are two research methods: one is deductive reasoning, which western science relies on; First, China and Oriental science and technology come from analogy and induction.

Deductive reasoning is suitable for a limited mathematical range, while analogical induction is suitable for an infinite mathematical range. People know qi and number through images, which are different from "nothing" and "being". There is an objective existence, which can be perceived through human senses or with the help of instruments; On the other hand, it is useless. However, it is impossible to express its image in words. The objective existence is unchangeable or unchangeable. The Book of Changes says, "Meaning is endless, words are endless, and books are endless." The objective existence that can express its image in words is called specialization. Laozi said: "Tao can be Tao, not surprising;" The name can be named. It's very famous. "All specific Tao, name, qi and number are specialized.

Therefore, China's sages believed that matter was a relatively stable and specialized form of energy (qi). Modern high-energy physics proves that matter and energy are mutually transformed. At first, the universe only had energy, that is, gas, and no matter. The universe, including the solar system, is made of gas. The "Qi" that generated the universe is considered by modern science to originate from black holes, and China's ancient scientific and technological theory called it infinite inaction. "Qi can be called" ether "here, because matter is completely flowing at first, without hardness, discontinuity and termination, and cannot be divided into two. This is the thinnest object that people have ever imagined. "

The "ether" in natural science can only exist as an imaginary medium to transmit the interaction between matter and matter. It seems that "ether" and physical object are isolated, but Zhang Zai and Wang Fuzhi believe that "qi" and "shape" are mutually transformed. So their "Qi" is closer to the field in modern science than the ether.

Westerners exclaim, "My God!" , is "my god". China people shouted "My God!" . China's ancient ancestors did not artificially create a "god" like westerners. They think that the things that dominate heaven, earth, man and everything are heaven, air and field, the spirit of the universe or the weather, that is, the laws of the universe. From this, everything in the sky and underground is "earthly". There is the Jade Emperor in the sky and the Yan Emperor in the ground. Heaven and earth are integrated, holographic. That is, there is something in the sky, there must be something on the ground, and it is the same underground.

The whole universe consists of energy (gas), information (numbers) and situation (images). Based on this understanding, it is not difficult to understand that Feng Shui in China originated from ancient astronomy, geography and humanities. China's geomantic omen, which integrates heaven, earth and people into a big system, has long been vilified and criticized. It is only in today's rapid development of science and technology that it is re-recognized and discovered.

In the long-term study of ancient astronomy, geography and anthropology, that is, the laws of the development and change of heaven, earth and man, China Feng Shui gradually formed a complete set of theories about the laws of the universe, and on the basis of this theory, it summarized the characteristics of the universe into three aspects: the holographic nature of the universe; Helix of the universe; Yin and Yang of the universe.

China's three principles of geomantic omen: the principle of integration of heaven and earth; Principle of balance between yin and yang; The principle of mutual generation and mutual resistance of the five elements.

In the long-term historical development, with the continuous enrichment and improvement of human understanding and the progress of science and technology, China Feng Shui has formed many schools because of its poor understanding. Among them, the two most basic schools: one is the situation school, which pays attention to the integration of heaven and earth, and takes the mountain as the shape in the spatial image, such as: "thousands of feet is the potential, and a hundred feet is the shape", so it is also called the shape method, the phoenix head and the trinity; The other is rational style, which pays attention to the integration of heaven and earth in time series, such as: yin and yang, five elements, zodiac, four seasons and five parties, gossip and nine winds, ternary luck and so on. , so it is also called ternary, regulation law.

Before the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the theory of yin and yang and five elements was mostly based on the trend of mountains and rivers, that is, Luan Tou was the most important, such as: Guo Pu's "Buried Sutra"; After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, people paid attention to the harmony between heaven and mind and the principle of qi, so as to effectively understand heaven. For example, Shao Yong's theory of "fortune telling" reached its peak.

In China geomantic omen, "shape method" is mainly used for site selection and shape selection; The "logical method" focuses on determining the indoor and outdoor orientation mode; In addition, there is a kind of "Japanese law" used to choose auspicious days to make things happen; The law of auxiliary truth chooses unfavorable measures to remedy the laws. According to the applicant, China Feng Shui is divided into Yang Zhai Feng Shui, that is, Yang Zhai Xiang method, which specializes in the location and layout of Guo Cheng houses where strangers live; Yin house geomantic omen, that is, Yin house burial method, specializes in the location and layout of graves and graves of the dead.

Feng Shui in China has different living environments, such as the so-called secluded house, the house in the wilderness and the house in the valley. For example, ternary geography has its own emphasis on the application of geomantic omen. For houses in the wilderness and in the valley, due to their close relationship with the surrounding natural geographical environment, more attention is paid to forms and methods; However, due to the limitation of its external environment, Jingyi House often adopts the way of paying equal attention to form and rationality.

The school of geomantic omen in China pays attention to finding dragons, examining sand, looking at water, taking acupoints and orienting. However, it pays attention to the theories of Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Branches and Branches, Eight Diagrams and Nine Palaces, and establishes a set of strict field work tools-jujube compass to determine the location planning orientation. China's geomantic omen, regardless of the situational school or the rational style, has formed many practical methods in history, but it must follow the following three principles: the principle of the integration of heaven and earth; Principle of balance between yin and yang; The principle of mutual generation and mutual resistance of the five elements.

Geomantic omen theory is actually a natural science integrating geophysics, hydrogeology, cosmology, meteorology, environmental landscape, architecture, ecology and human life informatics. Its purpose is to seriously investigate and understand the natural environment, use and transform nature, create a good living environment, win the best climate, place and people, and achieve the perfect state of harmony between man and nature. Now some scholars have specifically summarized Feng Shui into the following principles:

Overall system principle

As a complete science, holistic system theory came into being in this century. As a simple method, the sages of China began to use it very early. Geomantic omen theory regards the environment as a whole system, taking people as the center, including everything in the world. Every whole system in the environment is an interrelated, interdependent, antagonistic and transforming factor. The function of geomantic omen is to grasp the relationship between subsystems, optimize the structure and seek the best combination.

Feng Shui pays full attention to the integrity of the environment. The Yellow Emperor's House Classic advocates "taking emotion as the body, spring as the blood, land as the skin, vegetation as the hair, house as the clothes, and portal as the crown belt". If this is the case, it is a rigorous and elegant thing, but it is for Shangji. " In the Qing Dynasty, Yao Yanluan emphasized the overall functionality in the book "Yang Zhai Integration-Single Crystal Story", and advocated that "Yin Zhai must choose a good terrain, and the water behind the mountain is called the people's heart. Mountains have long hair, and water must surround them. It is a blessing to have a spacious hall, and the collection of Shuikou is only a few thousand dollars. Both sides are barrier-free and aboveboard. "

The general principle is the general principle of geomantic omen, and all other principles are subordinate to the general principle. It is the basic feature of modern geomantic omen to deal with the relationship between man and environment with the principle of wholeness.

Principle of adapting to local conditions

According to local conditions, that is, according to the objectivity of the environment, adopt a lifestyle suitable for nature. I ching's "Da Zhuang Gua" puts forward: "Enough is enough". In the pre-Qin period, Jiang Taigong advocated adjusting measures to local conditions. "Historical Records" and "Biography of Borrowing and Raising" record: "The squire king was sealed in the camp, and the land was exhausted and there were few people. The squire advised him to be a woman, with great skills and good fishing."