Is ancient Chinese Feng Shui science or superstition?
The biggest proposition of Chinese Feng Shui is the unity of heaven, earth and man. Therefore, in long-term practice, Feng Shui has summarized a set of specific operating methods for heaven, earth and people. The so-called Tianyun refers to the cyclical changing characteristics of the cosmic aura - the movement of celestial bodies in the universe. According to the evolution of celestial bodies in time and space, Chinese Feng Shui summarizes the destiny of heaven as the "Three Yuan and Nine Luck Theory". The so-called geological movement refers to the earth's aura - the earth is affected by the sun and the moon. Its geology, landforms and physical fields vary greatly with the geographical location, forming unique microclimates on the earth's surface. Chinese Feng Shui summarizes the earth's destiny as the "dragon's cave sand and water theory".
The so-called dragon cave sand water is a strong aura point. The basic pattern of typical Feng Shui is mountains surrounded by water. The ancients have a saying: "The rivers and mountains support the world." Gong is a gesture used as a greeting in ancient times, which is called Da Gong. This gesture makes a fist with one hand and hugs each other with the other. Arch, describes the state of a ring of mountains and rivers. The mountains and rivers are arching around each other, forming a strong environmental aura.
The ancients talked about the characteristics of Feng Shui: "When it encounters wind, it disperses, and when it encounters water, it becomes bounded." The meaning of "the world ends" means that to create an aura between mountains and water, water must be used to control the wind. The ancients discovered that there is a geographical form that meets these two conditions, that is, "mountains surrounded by water", that is, mountains block the wind and water stops Qi. "If you are surrounded by mountains and water, you must have Qi." "If you are surrounded by mountains and water, you must have great fortune." , this is an important Feng Shui law.
If there are outstanding people in the land, outstanding people in the place, and good feng shui in the earth, then outstanding people will emerge. Based on this principle, the places where the ancients chose to build their capitals all had terrain surrounded by mountains and rivers. China's four major ancient capitals pay attention to their geographical environment. Xi'an, Luoyang, Beijing and Nanjing all have very good atmosphere.
The ancient capital of Xi'an has mountains on three sides to the northwest and the Yellow River to the southeast. It is surrounded by mountains and water. In history, more than a dozen dynasties established their capitals there. The ancients called this aura "king aura". Looking at Beijing, Luoyang and Nanjing, they are also surrounded by mountains and rivers and have a very strong momentum.
"Surrounded by mountains and rivers" also needs to talk about the specific situation. The key link is to seize the breath as the ancients said. There are two characteristics of Qi: avoiding wind and catching water, which is our view of Feng Shui. How to avoid the wind? The north wind is very strong in winter. There should be a ring blocking the west, northwest, north, and a part of the east to block the way. If the northwest wind in winter cannot blow, the air cannot be blown away, that is, the west, north, and east sides should be high.
Surrounded by mountains and rivers, there is no southern one. When the macroclimate is good, consider the microclimate. If the macroclimate is not good, the microclimate will not be good either. There are buildings built directly south of some bungalows, and there are high-rise buildings behind and on both sides. Sandwiched in the middle, this place is not good. Where sunlight cannot shine and anger cannot enter, accidents often happen in such a place
This situation occurs a lot in bungalows. Mainly look at the north and south. If there are tall buildings in the north, it will be no problem. It will block the north wind, which is a good thing. I'm afraid that it will be blocked by the south, so I won't be able to see the sun, and the path to anger will be blocked. If you encounter such a place and cannot avoid it, it is considered a bad thing. No matter how particular you are indoors, it is still a fly in the ointment.
Why is there energy when surrounded by mountains and rivers? The first thing we need to discuss is why mountains are hugged? This is directly related to the microwave characteristics of the aura.
We know that in addition to the "wave-particle duality" of wave particles, microwaves also have their own unique characteristics: they have strong penetrability, can penetrate clouds and fog, and can penetrate hundreds of meters of loose dry soil. , it also has certain penetration power into rocks; more importantly, when microwaves encounter wind, they will drift away and their energy will weaken. It can be seen from the microwave reflection curves of the sea surface under different wind speeds that the microwave reflectivity increases under strong winds, that is, "dispersed when encountering the wind"; this is also an important reason why mountains are encircled, because the cosmic energy received on the ground is can be stored better.
At the same time, the mountain ring is also conducive to better absorbing the energy of the universe. Because the mountain ring is shaped like a pot-shaped satellite TV receiver, it can greatly improve its efficiency in receiving the energy of the universe. This is actually a conclusion drawn by our ancestors from long-term observations of the natural world.
Why does water have a ring? This is also directly related to the characteristics of microwaves, because microwaves have a great "affinity" with water and can fully absorb microwaves, that is, they "stop when they encounter water." According to this characteristic, microwaves can heat food containing water (microwave oven principle). The reflectivity of pure and clean water to electromagnetic radiation is less than 3% in the blue light band, that is, more than 97% is absorbed.
As the wavelength of electromagnetic waves increases, the absorption rate increases. After infrared waves, especially microwaves, are almost completely absorbed, with only a reflectivity of 1%-1.5%. However, when the water contains suspended mud and sand, the reflectivity of the water body increases.
Especially the red to near-infrared light band produces strong reflection, which means that the ability of turbid water to absorb electromagnetic waves is greatly reduced. When the water body contains algae, plankton and aquatic plants, due to the action of chlorophyll, the water body produces high reflection in the infrared band and forms a strong absorption valley in the red light band.
When the water contains pollutants such as petroleum, the water will produce high reflection in the ultraviolet band, which means the water will lose its ability to absorb short waves, which is harmful to the human body. Because of these characteristics, the ancients not only proposed that water should be embraced, but also further emphasized the quality of the water body. The cleaner the water, the better Feng Shui. This all reflects our ancestors’ understanding of the essence of Qi, but it does not rise to the level of modern physical theories such as wave spectral characteristics.