How to treat China's geomantic omen and Jiangxi's situation school geomantic omen theory?

Rao Zutian, president of Shangrao Zhouyi Culture Research Association and professor of Shangrao Normal University, China ancient geomantic omen is a knowledge about the environmental position and layout of buildings. Its basic ideas are "harmony between man and nature" and "taking advantage of anger". "Harmony between man and nature" means that man and the environment should be harmonious, that is, the gas field between the building and the surrounding environment should be coordinated with the gas field of people, and they should not collide and interfere with each other. To achieve "harmony between man and nature", it is necessary to "benefit from qi" "Qi" is beneficial to people and living things, not supercooled, overheated or toxic gas. "Multiplication" means controlling, utilizing and controlling "anger" to make it stick, that is, "hiding the wind and getting water". There are many schools of Feng Shui in China, but they are consistent in the basic concepts of "harmony between man and nature" and "following the trend". The difference is mainly in the technical method of "taking advantage of the situation", and some focus on "form" as the method, which is called "form method" school, that is, "situation" school; Some lay particular stress on "reason" as the law, which is called "school of reason and law", that is, "school of reason and qi" Even in terms of technology and methods, situational school and rational style have much in common. The geographical environment of China is diverse, including plateau landform, plain landform, hilly landform and coastal landform. Therefore, the technology and method of "riding" to generate gas are different. We should adapt ourselves to local conditions, the times, the people, learn from others and make use of them. In order to survive and develop, people must exchange material and energy with nature. The "wind" in nature contains oxygen, terrestrial gas and water vapor, including light waves, energy, ultrafine particles, magnetic fields and cosmic rays. Nature's "water" is the source of human life. It can also absorb energy, light waves and ultra-microwaves, and adjust the temperature. "Feng Shui" can be used as a synonym for the environment. Wind and water exist according to a certain landform. Judging from China's geographical situation, it is located in the northern hemisphere, with high terrain in the northwest and low terrain in the southeast, with monsoon climate. Generally speaking, the ideal gas field of architecture is to sit in a winding place facing south, surrounded by mountains and waters. The location and layout of ancient settlements, imperial palaces, temples and tombs in China all follow these geomantic patterns. After thousands of years of historical tests, China Feng Shui has been proved to be effective, including geography, environmentology, meteorology, landscape, aesthetics, psychology, architecture and ethics. It is scientific in practice and can provide reference for modern urban and rural planning and building location layout. However, due to the limitation of the development level of productive forces and social conditions, China ancient people's understanding of man and environment is still in the stage of experience and experience, which is basically descriptive and general, and cannot be analyzed and discussed by modern geophysics, hydrometeorology, astronomy, environmental landscape and human life science. Some words in China's Feng Shui works are difficult to understand, such as "conflicting", "opposing" and "evil". Don't think these are all "superstitions". For example, the door of a building faces the main traffic road, which is called "through the heart" or "through the heart", which is prone to car accidents and unsafe. Conflict is contradiction, mutual resistance is contradiction, and evil is not good for people. Some mysterious things are unknown to modern people. We should use modern natural science and social science to uncover the mystery of Feng Shui and inherit and develop the wisdom of our ancestors. Of course, China's geomantic omen has gone through thousands of years. Due to the limitations of the times, some people fabricate superstitious things for some benefit. This does exist, it is dross, and it must be eliminated. We can't completely deny Feng Shui just because there are some mysterious and even superstitious things, so we caught a cold. The correct attitude should be to take the essence, discard the dross, bring forth the new and make the past serve the present. We should first "enter" and then "go out", and distinguish it from modern scientific and technological achievements from a historical perspective. Some things that belong to aesthetics, psychology and folk customs can't be judged by natural science, such as "suppressing evil and promoting good", which can reflect people's pursuit of auspiciousness and psychological comfort and can't be completely dismissed as "superstition". People in geomantic circles believe that Yang Junsong is the master of Jiangxi Situational School (improvisation school). Yang Junsong was from the Tang Dynasty. Sikuquanshu recorded his ominous life experience, but he didn't know the historical biography, but he knew that his Geography (not known as "Feng Shui" in the Tang Dynasty) had a unique theory. He lived in the same place and practiced benevolent policies, and was called "helping the poor" by the world. His "geography" works have not been handed down from generation to generation, but only "formula" secret biography. Apprentices inherit a lot and have a far-reaching reputation. The Book of the Dragon in Han Dynasty, the Book of the Dragon in Medicine, the Book of Tian Yu and the Book of Qing Nang Ao Yu contained in Sikuquanshu were all written in the name of Yang in Ming Dynasty. Zhong Wang's Collected Works of Wang Mingxian: "According to Guo Pu's Funeral Book, the later generations are divided into two factions. One is the ancestral temple method, which began in central Fujian and has a long source. It was still popular in the Song Dynasty. It is said that the main star divines, Yangshan faces the sun, and Yinshan faces the sun. It is pure. The Jiangxi method originated from Jiangxi people, such as Yang Junsong, Zeng Wendi, Lai Dayou, Xie Shinan, etc. They were particularly proficient in learning. They said that the main reason was the situation, that is, what they did, that is, what they stopped. They meant the combination of sand and water in Longdong, but he was afraid. His learning is prosperous today, and the philosophers in the south of the Yangtze River will follow. " A close reading of "Shake the Dragon Classic" and "Doubt the Dragon Classic" shows that the main contents are in line with the "realm" of "dragon, cave, sand and water". Although it was not written by Yang Junsong himself, it embodies Yang Junsong's "geography" theory. Yang Gongzhi's geomantic theory originated from the situational theory in the book of burial. "thousands of feet is the potential, a hundred feet is the shape", the mountains are the dragons, "the potential is like a fine horse, descending from the sky", "the potential is like a huge wave, and the mountains overlap the peaks", "the potential is like a dragon, and the water flows around the clouds", "the potential is like a heavy house, and the vegetation is lush" are all auspicious places; "Like a pot, it is rich" and "Like a crown, it is Yongchang Music" is also an auspicious place. Because gas and water always accompany the situation, a good situation can "take advantage of anger." A typical auspicious place, the back of the mountain is like a mirror, surrounded by sand and stones. The situation chooses the auspicious "cave" of dragon, sand and water. In the "Shake the Dragon Classic", the situation of the mountain ridge falling off the pulse is discussed, such as "Xu Mi is the bone of heaven and earth, and the world of Zhong Zhen is huge. If a man's back is against Xiang Liang, a quadruped dragon will be born. " "The place where the two water clips are real dragons, with branches and leaves in the middle." "Water should hold mountains, but water can't hold mountains." This is the purpose of the situation school, but the theory of "nine planets" has been added to the "Rocking Dragon Sutra", such as "Please talk about the nine planets from outside the wall and how many people are there in the Beidou Palace. The greedy giant Xing Wu assisted, and Lu Wenlian broke the ground. " There is "nine planets divination" on the compass, which, together with five lines of gossip, determines the good or ill luck of the year of a small tour and the year of a big tour. Rational style is much used, and situational school uses nine planets to analyze the shape and potential of mountains, and absorbs some "geography" of rational style to make itself more perfect. The geomantic theory of Jiangxi Situation School, from the perspective of "Shake the Dragon Sutra" and "Doubt the Dragon Sutra", mainly serves the location of the Yin House. Is it useful for the location and layout of Yangzhai? As long as we know the ancient view that "birds of a feather flock together, people are divided into groups", it is not difficult to understand. The ancient ancestors in China had the tradition of "pursuing the distance cautiously" and respecting the elderly. They believed that the deceased old people should be regarded as strangers, strangers should "take advantage of anger" and the deceased should "take advantage of anger". The deceased "buried underground", choose auspicious place to live comfortably, "respond with anger, ghosts have good news, people have good news", which can "shade future generations" and make the living children happy and healthy. Therefore, these plush chair patterns of "Riding Anger", "Surrounded by Mountains and Waters", "Left Qinglong, Right White Tiger, Former Suzaku and Later Xuanwu" can also be used in Yang Zhai. Xiangyang House and Xiangyin House are interlinked in many concepts. "The Yellow Emperor's House Classic" said: "People are the foundation of home. People take their homes as their homes, and if they are prepared for danger in times of peace, their homes will be Changji; Disturbance leads to family decline. The grave belongs to Kawaoka, let me tell you. " However, in addition to its large shape and great potential, Xiangyang Building also emphasizes "orientation" (that is, orientation and orientation) and introduces Yin and Yang, five elements, eight diagrams, twenty-four mountains and nine stars. Therefore, the location and layout of urban and rural buildings should be based on the theory of situational school, combined with some rational and fashionable contents. Generally speaking, the geomantic theory of Situational School is more suitable for Jiangnan area where there are many Long Mai, but is it suitable for plain areas and coastal areas with little or no Longshan? As long as we follow the concepts of "taking advantage of anger" and "hiding wind and taking water" and adapt the techniques, we can apply them. In the plain area, "one inch high is a mountain, one inch low is water", and "Rocking Dragon Classic" says: "One inch high is a mountain, and one inch low is a water ring". It is easy to find the broken wire, and the more it retreats, the worse it gets. "Visible, although the geographical situation is different, but the truth is the same, to adjust measures to local conditions. In the Collected Works of Zhong Wang in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Xian believed that the geomantic omen of the situation school was "learning is better than today", and that of the rational school was "using today is new". What is the reason? Because the feng shui of the situation school focuses on the situation of mountains and rivers, qi gathers and disperses with the situation, which is visible and tangible, and the situation is more scientific by combining the aesthetics of mountains and rivers. If the mountains are majestic, rushing and rich in vegetation, there must be more oxygen; If it is an isolated mountain with sparse trees, there will be insufficient oxygen. Surrounded by mountains and waters, it is pot-shaped, just like an oversized antenna that receives information energy. It is conducive to hiding wind and getting water and absorbing the vitality and energy of nature. The situation faction puts "the situation" in the first place, which is easy for the people to accept. However, some specific practices of rational style also have many taboos. For example, combining the nine planets with the twenty-four mountains to determine the orientation, and then combining it with numerology, is even more "mysterious". It is hard to say "true" and it is not easy for ordinary people to accept, so fewer people use it. The rationalist school, supported by five lines of gossip's theory of Yin and Yang, is speculative, while the situational school emphasizes application and lacks philosophy and speculation. Therefore, the later situational school also absorbed the advantages of rational style and developed and enriched the original situational school. In fact, situational school and rational style have merged with each other. I have you, and you have me, but each has its own emphasis. Schools have their own characteristics, innovations and complementary effects, allowing different opinions to meet diverse needs. However, schools should not vilify and attack each other, but should seek common ground while reserving differences based on factual effects and promote harmonious development. The geomantic theory of Jiangxi Situation School was very prosperous in ancient China. Is it valuable for modern urban construction? The answer is yes. China's economic construction has entered the fast lane of rapid development, industrialization and urbanization have developed rapidly, and the construction of a new socialist countryside is in full swing. " "Building a harmonious society" has become a major decision of the country, which is a good opportunity for Jiangxi situation school Feng Shui theory to show its talents. "Harmony between man and nature" has become an important part of building a "harmonious society". Jiangxi Situation School Feng Shui helps people to choose the best "acupoints" of architecture by looking for dragons, sand, water and air, so that they can "hide the wind and get water", with beautiful environment, flowers and birds, full of vitality, comfortable living, long life and prosperity, harmony between man and nature, and harmony between man's body and mind and interpersonal relationship. At present, there are still some problems in urban construction and rural construction in China, mainly the lack of planning, which leads to great waste. Even if there is a plan, it also pays attention to functions (central area, living area, commercial area, industrial area, etc.). ) and rarely consider the requirements of harmony between man and the environment. Some industrial areas and cemeteries are built in places where wind blows and water flows, causing waste gas, dead people and smelly water pollution. Some built traffic arteries on the "Four Meridians" (meridian and You Mao) line to guide residents and commercial ports to build along the arteries, which caused the magnetic attraction and east-west direction of the earth's magnetic field, which was not conducive to people's health. Some cities have less green space, because greening, as the "lung" of the city, has the functions of "hiding wind and taking water" and "transforming evil spirits". Some architectural concepts lack creativity, stick to "imitation of foreign countries" and do everything possible to form a "heat island effect" with high-rise buildings. Some do not pay attention to the protection of ancient buildings with historical value in the reconstruction, expansion and relocation of cities and rural areas, which leads to the loss of architectural culture with geomantic value and regional characteristics, and makes cities and rural areas "lose their memories" and lose their cultural heritage. In order to maintain the confidence of China's architectural culture, some buildings with "wearing suits and melon hats" are set up, which are "four unlike" and do not meet the requirements of the situation school. Situational school pays attention to beauty Architecture is a combination of technology and art, which requires higher aesthetics. Architecture is an "epic of stone" and a "solidified music" with rhythmic beauty. Its outline and shape have the beauty of sculpture. Internal space is a combination of mechanics and aesthetics, with structural beauty. In a word, the geomantic theory of Jiangxi Situation School will provide beneficial enlightenment for the location and layout of buildings in urban and rural construction.