For the uninitiated, there are 2 types of dwelling. The dwelling for the living, we called Yang dwelling and the dwelling for the dead called Yin dwelling. The studies of Fengshui originated from the studies for the Yin dwelling, notably from a classic called the Burial Classic (ZhangShu) by Guo Pu, the forefather of Fengshui.
Often arise the question that in the event the Yang dwelling Fengshui is auspicious but the Yin dwelling Fengshui is inferior, will one life be affected? In any instances, living in a good Fengshui spot, will generally override, with conditions, the effect of any Yin Fengshui in the event that the Yin Fengshui in question was inferior as compared to the Yang dwelling. However, the effects of the Yin Fengshui will take its toll to the generations of that person to come such as childless, defective birth and others. Instigating the fact that if the Yin Fengshui was inferior, reflected in the person’s BaZi (astrological) chart, the person in question would not have the advantage of living in a good Fengshui area, making such a question irrelevant. Saying thus, the stronger influence in one’s life will be the immediate environment he lives.
Since most of the Fengshui theory were originated from the studies of Yin Fengshui, the application to the Yang dwelling were similar. Point to note, the critical factors of the Yin dwelling were the depth in question whereas the Yang dwelling were the sitting of the building. How these were carried out requires a complete course to explain and demonstrate. It will not be surprised that most Fengshui master adopt the principles in wholesale, however, the salient point were differentiated from one method to another. Principally, the notion of dissolve killing Qi acquiring water was the principle. The operative word is how?
These Yin and Yang dwelling Fengshui crosses path at most time, only the emphasis were different, such as the external embrace versus the immediate embrace for a grave in question. The land formation as indicated by the classic of Ru Di Yan or Entering Earth Eye Classics applicable to both. The ultimate question is always the challenge of chasing the dragon, dotting the meridian with a big question of how, where and why? Therefore the studies of Yin Fengshui will be a pre-cursor to the study of Yang Fengshui.
Going back to the notion of BaZi, the year pillar usually were associated with the ancestor grave, notably whatever that moves or unmoved happening to the reveal or un-reveal usually indicates a possibilities reflective of the current status of the ancestor graves. To the uninitiated of BaZi these moving things and revelation stuff are nothing but jargon. On a more advance aspect of face reading, it will also reveal the similarities as in the case of BaZi. It goes beyond to say the identification of a noble or corrupt person by a look of the face, but rather reading the life of that person by just looking at the face. Rather heavy duty stuff that is not available in most center of Chinese metaphysics learning that usually strike on an artificial side of it.
The notion of the 4 pillars or BaZi was somewhat static in nature. You were born given a certain year, month, day and time. Nobody can change it. The similar energy that the ancestor grave has provided to mold oneself and one’s associates. An adept in the art of BaZi could well point out the similarities of every members of one family. These set of 4 pillars are pre-destined. However, one may have oversight that the dynamic part of it, as the luck and the year pillars set the course of life itself. That is where Yang Fengshui steps in to alter the destiny of one person. The notion of first faith, second destiny and third Fengshui are nothing but pure rubbish. The sequence is correct but the real understanding of what this notion meant has to be revealed by an adept of the art.
We were often dish by the same dilemma, to know or not to know. Fears were often instigated of not knowing as compared to knowing. However, my question is will one be so sure that the one who knows in fact, do not know and the one who do not know, knows. This is the heaven’s will. When it is time to know, one will know as one of the Xuan Kong verses quote: -
Dragon separates by two slices,
Gua pluck in 3 portions.
Dao (The Way) is NATURAL,
Mysterious is within XuanKong.
Ar. David Yek Tak Wai
